6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Use a strategy from the list or another strategy you

know to solve each problem.

8. There are 19 boxes of cherries in the stockroom.
   This is 5 less than twice the number of boxes of
   kiwis. How many boxes of kiwis are in the
   stockroom?


9. At Sandwiches to Go, you can buy 1 sandwich at
   half price for every 1 you buy at regular price.
   Sandwiches are regularly $3.98 each. If Lisa and her
   friends buy 8 sandwiches, how much do they spend?


10. One box of apples weighs 3 lb less than twice another. If the
    heavier box weighs 29 lb, how much does the lighter box weigh?


11. Each day the price of a cookbook will be reduced by
    1
    1
    0
    
    
    of the sale price until all the cookbooks have been sold.
    The original price of each cookbook is $10. What is the
    price on the 5th day of the sale?


12. On Monday, Martin packed 927 pieces of fruit for shipping. If he
    packed 250 apples and 302 oranges, how many pears did he pack?

Use the table for problems 13–16.

13. Tara has $7.50. Can she buy
    two 20-oz blocks of Monterey
    Jack cheese?


14. How much will Lindsey pay per
    ounce for sliced Swiss cheese?
    Round to the nearest cent.


15. A quiche recipe calls for 10 oz
    of cheese. Which block cheese
    would be the least expensive to
    use in the quiche: American,
    cheddar, or Monterey Jack?


16. Use the table to write a problem modeled on
    exercise 15 above. Have a classmate solve it.

Use These Strategies

Use More Than One Step

Interpret the Remainder

Make a Table

Use Simpler Numbers

Write an Equation

Guess and Test

Cheese Quantity Price

American 1 lb, sliced $3.59

lb, block $1.89

Cheddar 8 oz, sliced $2.29

24 oz, block $4.19

Swiss 1 lb, sliced $7.29

16 oz, block $5.39

Monterey Jack lb, sliced $2.49

20 oz, block $3.99

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