1.read the complete problem before answering.
teresa bought gallons of chocolate milk at the dairy farm. chocolate milk cost $4.50 a gallon. how much did teresa spend on the milk?
a student solved the problem this way.
gallons = 2.5 gallons
let n represent the amount teresa spent on the milk.
n = 2.5 × $4.50
n = $11.25
teresa spent $11.25.
use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
pedro bought lb of red sand and lb of brown sand to refill his sand box. both types of sand cost $4.60 a pound.
how much did pedro spend on the sand? read the complete problem before answering.
gilles had gallon of paint. how many quarts of paint did gilles have? 2. (1 gallon = 4 quarts)
a student solved the problem this way.
1 gallon = 4 quarts
multiply the number of gallons by 4.
gallon = 2 quarts
use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
barbara made a punch by mixing quarts of ginger ale with quarts lemonade.
how many pints of punch did barbara make? (1 quart = 2 pints) 3.read the complete problem before answering.
mark had a ribbon that measured yards. how many feet of ribbon did mark have? (1 yard = 3 feet)
a student solved the problem this way.
1 yard = 3 feet
multiply the number of yards by 3.
yards = 13 feet
use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
julie had two strips of velcro that measured yards and yards.
how many feet of velcro did julie have? (1 yard = 3 feet) read the complete problem before answering.
patty had gallons of milk left in the refrigerator. how many quarts of milk did patty have left? (1 gallon = 4 quarts)
a student solved the problem this way.
1 gallon = 4 quarts
multiply the number of gallons by 4.
gallons = 9 quarts
use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
isaac jogged for hours in the morning and hours during lunch.
how many minutes did isaac jog that day? (1 hour = 60 minutes)