Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 5

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1.What is the cost of Shorty’s glove? ___

2.How did you figure out the cost of Shorty’s glove?

3.What is the cost of Celia’s glove? ___

4.What is the cost of Gerry’s glove? ___

PROBLEM

(^4) What is the cost of each giraffe’s baseball glove?
Use the facts to figure out the costs.
FACTS:
A) Gerry’s glove costs $10 plus the
cost of Celia’s glove.
B) Celia’s glove costs $2 more than
Shorty’s glove.
C) Shorty’s glove costs $26 plus the
cost of Jack’s glove.
D) Jack’s glove costs $24.
Celia
Jack
Gerry
Shorty
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