Sheet # 473 Multistep
Name_________________________Date:_____________
1) A food stand buys ice cream cones in packages of 8. Each carton of ice cream will make 12 cones. What is the least number of packages of ice cream cones and cartons of ice cream that need to be bought to have an equal number of each?
2) The manager has asked you to order the next shipment of bows, cards,and gift boxes. Bows come in packages of 8. Gift cards come in packages of 15.Gift boxes come in packages of 9. What is the least number of packages of each you would have to order so that there is an equal number of bows,cards and gift boxes?
3) The table shown below shows the amount of the discount given for every CD Danielle buys at the store. Each CD costs $14.00. What is the rule for finding the discount?
|
Number of
CD's Bougth |
Discount
|
|
2
|
$3
|
|
3
|
$5
|
|
4
|
$7
|
|
5
|
$9
|
4) Brent wants to buy a stereo system that costs $499. So far, he has saved $75. Brent earns $35 each week working six hours on Saturday.
a) How many weeks will it take Brent to save up enough to buy the stereo?
b) After saving for 6 weeks, Brent's father agrees to loan Brent the extra money he needs to but the stereo. How much will Brent need to borrow?
Answers for sheet # 473
1) 3 packages of cones
4 cartons of ice cream
2)
45 boxes of bows (45 x 8 = 360)
24 boxes of gift cards ( 24 x 15 = 360)
40 boxes of gift box (40 x 9 = 360)
3) (2 x number of CD's) - $1 = discount
4)
a) 13 weeks
b) $214