Name _____ Date __
Ima Thinker
MENU MATTERS
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I’ll start with Special #2. Without
the cookies, the total cost of the 2
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
is $11.00 —$3.00, or $8.00.
1.How did Ima figure out the cost of a peanut butter and jelly
sandwich? __
2.How can you figure out the cost of a dish of ice cream?
3.Replace each item in the signs with its cost. Check.
Do the sums match the total costs? __
PROBLEM
(^2) How much is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
Easy Eats has
2 specials.
The signs are
clues to the
costs of the
items.
Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr
. 5
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