Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 5

DOLLAR DILEMMA

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1.What is the cost of Elsie’s skis? ___

2.How did you figure out the cost of Elsie’s skis?

3.What is the cost of Brownie’s skis? ___

4.What is the cost of Bertha’s skis? ___

PROBLEM

(^5) What is the cost of each cow’s skis?
Use the facts to figure out the costs.
FACTS:
A) Bertha’s skis cost $30 more than
Brownie’s skis.
B) Brownie’s skis cost $100 plus
the cost of Elsie’s skis.
C) Elsie’s skis cost $60 plus the
cost of Splotch’s skis.
D) Splotch’s skis cost $120.
Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr

. 5
© 2008 by Greenes, Findell & Cavanagh, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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