Choose a strategy from the list or use another
strategy you know to solve each problem.- Fine Foods sells a 2-lb wheel of cheese for $9.28.
Stacey’s Snacks sells the same cheese for $0.27
per ounce. Which store has the better price? - Raphael bought 3 pounds of red apples at $2.39
per pound. Kim bought 2.5 pounds of green apples
at $2.99 per pound. The green apples are larger
than the red apples. Who paid more? - A box of macaroni and cheese contains 2.4 servings.
Each serving is 3.5 oz. How many ounces does the container hold? - Fine Foods sells raisins in bulk for $0.32 per ounce. A 7-oz box of raisins
sells for $2.39. If Shannon wants to purchase 14 oz of raisins, which would
be a better option: buying the raisins in bulk or buying 2 boxes of raisins? - A shop began the day with $437 in the cash register. Three purchases
were made for $7.12, five for $5.68, and two for $11.35. The shop owner
took $300 from the register at noon. How much was left in the register? - Lily uses the $25.00 she earns each week from her part-time job
to pay for lunches and snacks. She spends $30.00 more
each week on lunches than she does on snacks. How much does
Lily spend on lunches each week?
Use the table for problems 17–20.- What is the price of the larger bottle
of oregano? - How many more ounces does the large bag
of wild rice contain than the small bag? - A restaurant needs 9 pounds of white rice.
Will it be less expensive to buy one 5-lb bag
and four 1-lb bags or two 5-lb bags? - Cindy buys 3 small boxes of raisins.
How much less would she have had
to spend to buy one large box instead? - Use the table to write a problem modeled on problem 19 above.
Have a classmate solve it.
Product Size Unit Price
0.25 oz 0 $.48/oz
Oregano
0 0.5 oz 0 $.42/oz
00.1 lb 0 $.09/oz
White Rice
00.5 lb 0 $.07/oz
0 0.5 lb 0 $.37/oz
Wild Rice
3.25 lb 0 $.25/oz
.500 g $5.48/kg
Raisins
0 1.2 kg $5.20/kgUse These Strategies
Use More Than One Step
Use Simpler Numbers
Write an Equation
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