Choose a strategy from the list or use another
strategy you know to solve each problem.
- The two-act play is 104 pages long.
The first act is 53 pages long.
How long is the second act? - The play was performed on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. Ben, Sue,
and Dana went on different nights.
Sue went after Dana. Ben missed the
first night, so he went the next night.
When did Sue and Dana see the play? - The cast received 3 curtain calls on
Thursday and double that on Friday. On
Saturday there were 2 more than on Thursday.
What was the total number of curtain calls? - There were 142 people in the audience on
Thursday night. Forty of them were adults.
How many were children? - There are 3 bears and 2 penguins in the
animal dance line. In how many different
ways can the animals be arranged? - Jake, Kyle, and Lou play the jester, the king,
and the leopard. No one plays a part that
begins with the same letter as his name.
Kyle decided not to play the jester. Who
plays the king?
Use the table for problems 15 and 16.
- Mr. Mendez bought tickets for 2 adults
and 2 children. How much more than
ten dollars did he spend? - Ms. Shapiro spent $ 14.40 on tickets.
What tickets did she buy?
Use these Strategies
Logical Reasoning
Choose the Operation
Make a Table or List
Guess and Test
Write a Number Sentence
Adults Children
$ 3.20 $ 2.00
Tickets
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