Problem-Solving Answers

When tackling a difficult question, which is NOT usually a problem-solving step that you use to help you find the right answer?

A summer carnival charges a $2 admission fee and $0.50 for each ride. If Tamara has $10 to spend, how many rides can she go on?

David, Ping, Mandy, and Alan are each studying one of the animals shown in the table for a science project.Animal Study ProjectAnimalSpeedTypeHabitatElephant25 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsSailfish68 mph (swimming)FishOceansGiraffe32 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsDolphin30 mph (swimming)MammalOceansSource: www.worldalmanacforkids.comDavid is studying a mammal, but Ping is not. The animal that Mandy is studying can be found in the ocean. The animal that Alan is studying is slower than the animal that David is studying.Who is studying the dolphin?

David, Ping, Mandy, and Alan are each studying one of the animals shown in the table for a science project.Animal Study ProjectAnimalSpeedTypeHabitatElephant25 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsSailfish68 mph (swimming)FishOceansGiraffe32 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsDolphin30 mph (swimming)MammalOceansSource: www.worldalmanacforkids.comDavid is studying a mammal, but Ping is not. The animal that Mandy is studying can be found in the ocean. The animal that Alan is studying is slower than the animal that David is studying.Which animal is David studying?

Make a table to help solve this problem. Cory, Srey, Molly, and Mao each visited a different city: Santa Clara, Seattle, Des Moines, and Pittsburgh. Cory and Molly visited cities with two words in their names. Mao and Cory visited cities whose names start with an S. Who visited Pittsburgh?

An airport parking lot charges a basic fee of $2 plus $1 per half-hour parked. What is the total charge from parking in the lot for 72 hours?

An amusement park sells hats, T-shirts and stuffed toys. The table on the top gives the number of each type of souvenir sold during a two-week period. The table on the bottom gives the price of each souvenir. Find the total amount spent on souvenirs each week. HatsT-shirtsToysWeek 112824058Week 213021589ItemPriceHats$14T-Shirts$18Toys$24

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The receipt for repairs on Victor’s car is shown below:Auto Repair#111Auto LaneLana, TX 78787InvoiceDate: July 7ItemAmountParts Brake Fluid$6.00Wheel Cylinder$28.50Rear Brake Shoes$20.00Front Brake Pads$15.00Shop Supplies$2.50Labor3.5 hoursTotal$272.00What hourly rate does the repair shop charge for labor? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

City Community College plans to increase its enrollment capacity to keep up with an increasing number of student applicants. The college currently has an enrollment capacity of 2200 students and plans to increase its capacity by 70 students each year. What will the enrollment capacity be 3 years from now?

Casey has a small business making dessert baskets. She estimates that her fixed weekly costs for rent, electricity, and salaries are $200. The ingredients for one dessert basket cost $2.50. Casey’s total costs for last week were $500. How many dessert baskets did she make?

Make a table to help solve this problem. Cory, Srey, Molly, and Mao each visited a different city: Santa Clara, Seattle, Des Moines, and Pittsburgh. Cory and Molly visited cities with two words in their names. Mao and Cory visited cities whose names start with an S. Where did Molly visit?

The Parent Teacher Organization has raised $1800 to help pay for a year-end trip to an amusement park. They ask that there be one adult for every five students attending. Adult tickets cost $45 and student tickets cost $30. If the group wants to take 50 students, how much will each student need to pay so that adults agreeing to chaperone pay nothing?

The Art Store sells three types of art pencil sets. The profit is $8.45 on watercolor pencil sets, $6.19 on pastel pencil sets and $4.62 on charcoal pencil sets. There are two branches of the Art Store. The number of sales of pencil sets for each store are shown in the table below.Set TypeSales for Westside BranchSales for Downtown Branchwatercolor13274pastel5648charcoal119126Which store had the most profit and what was the total profit of that store?