Sheet # 551
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) At the store you want to buy 2 pencils and 1 teddy bear eraser. What do you need to know to be sure you have enough money to buy these items?
2) Manny bought a pizza. He gave the clerk $10. What else do you need to know to find out how much change he should receive?
3) Jim spent 45 minutes preparing dinner with his father. What else do you need to know to find out when they started preparing dinner?
4) Carol spent 45¢ on some pieces of candy that all cost the same. What else do you need to know to find how much each piece cost?
5) Kay started to read her library book at 8 A.M. She read 39 pages. What else do you need to know to find out how many pages she has left to read?
Answers for sheet # 550
1) cost of pencils and erasers
2) Cost of pizza
3) Time they started to cook.
3) Cost of each candy
4) # of pages in the book