MENU MATTERS
Name _____ Date __
Ima Thinker
How much is a chicken sandwich?
Ben’s Brunches has
2 specials.
The signs are clues
to the costs of the
items.
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I’ll start with Special #2. The
total cost of 3 sandwiches
without the quart of lemonade
is $22.00 —$4.00, or $18.00.
1.How did Ima figure out the cost of
a chicken sandwich? ____
2.How can you figure out the cost of an ear of corn?
3.Replace each item in the signs with its cost. Check.
Do the sums match the total costs? __
SOLVE
THE
PROBLEMAlgebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr. 5
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