6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Visualize yourself in the problem above as you

reread it. List the facts and the question.

Facts: 2 lb apples at $1.09 a pound

3 lb oranges at $.89 a pound

3 lb bananas at $.39 a pound

Question:How much did the fruit cost

Mrs. Lopez?

To find the total cost you must use more than one step.

Step 1: To find the total cost for each fruit, multiply:

2 
$1.09 a

3 
$.89 b

3 
$.39 c

Step 2: To find the total cost of all the fruit, add the products.

Solve each problem by using more than one step.

Use variables to represent the unknown.

0 1. Mrs. Lopez bought 2 lb of apples at $1.09 a pound,

3 lb of oranges at $.89 a pound, and 3 lb of bananas

at $.39 a pound. How much did the fruit cost her?

0 2. Dry cat food comes in regular and jumbo sizes.

The 8-oz regular size costs $.96. The 12-oz

jumbo size costs $1.35. Which is the better buy?

0 3. Judy’s school has a 0.5-km track. One day at practice

she ran around the track 9 times and then ran

another 1 km in sprints. How far did she run that day?

0 4. An airplane travels 2044 mi in 3.5 h. Another

travels 3146 mi in 5.2 h. Which airplane is faster?

by how much?

0 5. Natural Apple Sauce comes in 8-oz, 10-oz, and 16-oz jars.

The 8-oz jar sells for $.54, the 10-oz jar for $.62, and the

16-oz jar for $1.00. Which size jar is most expensive

per ounce?

0 6. Kim’s mother is 3.5 times her age. Her father is 5 years

older than her mother. Kim is 7 years older than her

brother, who is 3. How old is Kim’s father?

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