- REDECORATING An interior decorator
purchased a painting for $95, a sofa for $225, a
chair for $275, and an end table for $155. The tax
was $60 and delivery was $75. If she paid for the
furniture with $50 bills, how many bills were
needed? How much did she receive back in
change? - WOMEN’S BASKETBALL On February 1, 2006,
Epiphanny Prince, of New York, broke a national
prep record that was held by Cheryl Miller. Prince
made fifty 2-point baskets, four 3-point baskets, and
one free throw. How many points did she score in the
game? - COLLECTING TRASH After a parade, city
workers cleaned the street and filled 8 medium-size
(22-gallon) trash bags and 16 large-size (30-gallon)
trash bags. How many gallons of trash did the city
workers pick up?
61. Write an application problem that would have the
following solution. Use the phrase how much does
eachin the problem.
62. Write an application problem that would have the
following solution. Use the word twicein the
problem.
REVIEW
- Check the following addition by adding upward. Is
the sum correct? - Check the following subtraction using addition. Is the
difference correct? - Check the following multiplication using estimation.
Does the product seem reasonable? - Check the following division using multiplication. Is
the quotient correct?
407
27 10,989
73
59
6,407
42,403
1,675
40,728
3,714
2,489
781
5,500
303
12,987
55
2
110
410,000
(^6) 2,460,000
1.6 Problem Solving 79
fromCampus to Careers
Landscape Designer
- A 27-foot-long by
19-foot-wide rectangular
garden is one feature of a
landscape design for a
community park. A
concrete walkway is to run
through the garden and will
occupy 125 square feet of
space. How many square
feet are left for planting in
the garden? - MATTRESSES A queen-size mattress measures
60 inches by 80 inches, and a full-size mattress
measures 54 inches by 75 inches. How much more
sleeping surface (area) is there on a queen-size
mattress?
WRITING- Write an application problem that would have the
following solution. Use the phrase less thanin the
problem. - Write an application problem that would have the
following solution. Use the word increasein the
problem.
49,656
22,103
71,759
25,500
6,200
19,300
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