example
Paul received
$50 for his birthday. He spent
$31.64 on a video game. How much of Paul’s birthday money was left?
Solution
What are you asked to find? |
How much did Paul have left? |
Write a phrase. |
$50 less $31.64 |
Translate. |
50−31.64 |
Simplify. |
18.36 |
Write a sentence. |
Paul has $18.36 left. |
example
Jessie put
8 gallons of gas in her car. One gallon of gas costs
$3.529. How much does Jessie owe for the gas? (Round the answer to the nearest cent.)
Answer:
Solution
What are you asked to find? |
How much did Jessie owe for all the gas? |
Write a phrase. |
8 times the cost of one gallon of gas |
Translate. |
8\left($3.529\right) |
Simplify. |
$28.232 |
Round to the nearest cent. |
$28.23 |
Write a sentence. |
Jessie owes $28.23 for her gas purchase. |
example
Four friends went out for dinner. They shared a large pizza and a pitcher of soda. The total cost of their dinner was
$31.76. If they divide the cost equally, how much should each friend pay?
Answer:
Solution
What are you asked to find? |
How much should each friend pay? |
Write a phrase. |
$31.76 divided equally among the four friends. |
Translate to an expression. |
$31.76\div 4 |
Simplify. |
$7.94 |
Write a sentence. |
Each friend should pay $7.94 for his share of the dinner. |
example
Marla buys
6 bananas that cost
$0.22 each and
4 oranges that cost
$0.49 each. How much is the total cost of the fruit?
Answer:
Solution
What are you asked to find? |
How much is the total cost of the fruit? |
Write a phrase. |
6 times the cost of each banana plus 4 times the cost of each orange |
Translate to an expression. |
6\left($0.22\right)+4\left($0.49\right) |
Simplify. |
$1.32+$1.96 |
Add. |
$3.28 |
Write a sentence. |
Marla's total cost for the fruit is $3.28. |