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Audrey buys 2 pencils at $1.89 each and 3 markers at $3.29 each. How much did she spend in all? What steps did you take?

$13.65 Steps: Multiply (2 x 1.89) and (3 x 3.29) and then add the products

Think it Through: You spent $35.25 on supplies and $12.89 on lunch. Your budget was $60. What operation will help you find how much you’re under budget?

Subtraction also will take (add first then subtract)

You earned $135 one week and $120.50 the next. You want to save 20% of your total. How much will you save?

$51.10

Liam painted 2/5 in the morning and 3/10 in the afternoon. What fraction of the fence is left to paint?

3/10

Each garden bed needs 5/6 bag of soil. Claire has 4 1/2 bags. How many full garden beds can she fill?

5 beds

Talk it Through: Tina bought a shirt for $18.75 and a pair of shoes for $42.30. She paid with a $100 bill. What steps would you take to solve this problem?

Subtract $18.75 and $42.30 from $100

Audrey ran 2.5 miles, then walked 1.75 miles. Later, she ran 1.25 more miles. What is the total distance?

5.5 miles

Tina bought a shirt for $18.75 and a pair of shoes for $42.30. She paid with a $100 bill. How much change did she get back?

$38.95

Talk it Through: Abby wants to buy a video game that is 25% off the original price of $60. What steps would you take to find the sale price?

Find 25% of $60, then subtract that from $60

A video game originally costs $48. A 10% sales tax is added. What is the final price?

52.80

Talk It Through: Aubrey has $150 and wants to spend 40% on a new backpack. What steps would you follow to figure out the cost?

Multiply $150 by 0.40

Talk It Through: If 5/6 of the class brought lunch and there are 30 students, how many did not bring lunch?

5

Audrey ran 1/4 mile Monday, 2/3 mile Tuesday, and 5/12 mile Wednesday. How far did she run in total (mixed number)?

1 1/3 miles

Audrey drinks 2/3 of a bottle of water each hour. How much does she drink in 3 hours?

2

Audrey is baking cupcakes. She needs 3/4 cup of sugar for one batch and wants to make 2 1/2 batches. How much sugar will she need?

1 7/8 cups or 15/8 cups

There were 3.5 of bags of flour in the kitchen. 4.5 bags of flour were delivered. How many bags of flour are there in total?

8

On Thursday the Meat King Market sold 210 pounds of ground beef. On Friday they sold twice that amount. On Saturday they only sold 130 pounds. How much more meat did they sell on Friday than Saturday?

290 pounds

Brayden and Gavin were playing touch football against Cole and Freddy. Touchdowns were worth 7 points. Brayden and Gavin’s team scored 7 touchdowns. Cole and Freddy's team scored 9 touchdowns. How many more points did Cole and Freddy have

14

Jennie makes quilts. She can make 7 quilts with 21 yards of material. How many yards of material would be required to make 12 quilts?

36 yards

Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting. He charges $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?

$414.90