Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 5

Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr. 5 © 2008 by Greenes, Findell & Cavanagh, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Who is on the ball?

Sally Soccer Bobby Baseball

Buddy Basketball

As an expert

solver, I say

that Bob’s jump

rope costs $8.

Using my brain,

I figured out

that Bob’s

jump rope

costs $4.

I am quite

certain that

Bob’s jump

rope costs $5.

What is the cost of Bob’s jump rope?

Use the facts to figure out the costs.

FACTS:

A)Bob’s jump rope costs $3 plus the

cost of Fin’s rope.

B) Fin’s jump rope costs $2 plus the

cost of Larry’s jump rope.

C) Larry’s jump rope costs $1 less than

Bubbles’ jump rope.

D) Bubbles’ jump rope costs $7.

Larry Bubbles

Bob Fin

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