Visualize yourself in the problem
as you reread it. List the facts
and question.
Facts: amount saved — $130
cost of bicycle — $250
first week — $10
each week — $4 more than the preceding week
Question:How many weeks must he work
to have enough money?Make a table. Add to find how long
it will take to have at least $250.Solve each problem. Make a table to help.
0 1. Henry saved $130 to buy a $250 bicycle.
His dad paid him for doing chores each week.
Henry received $10 the first week. For each
additional week Henry received $4 more
than the preceding week. How many weeks
must he work to have enough money
to pay for the bicycle?Week 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Amount $130 $10 $140 $14 $154 $18 $172 ?0 2. A baker uses 3 c of sugar, 3 c of flour, and
2 sticks of butter for each pound cake. How much
of each ingredient is needed for 8 cakes?0 3. Sue played a game in which she won 8 points and
lost 5 points in each round. In which round did
her score reach 15 points?0 4. Adam inspected apples. He found 2 out of every 15 apples
to be of poor quality. How many apples of poor quality
could he expect to find in a shipment of 165 apples?0 5. During an experiment Dana recorded the following temperatures:
22°C, 12°C, 15°C, 5°C, 8°C. If this pattern continues,
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