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For
t hese
p roblems,
p lease
s how
y our
w ork
w hen
n ecessary.
T hey
a re
a n
assortment
o f
c hallenge
q uestions,
l ogic
p uzzles,
a nd
o pen
r esponse
q uestions.
H ave
fun
w ith
t hem!
1. Denny
a nd
B rendan
d ecide
t o
s tart
a
p aper
d elivery
b usiness
t o
m ake
m oney
over
t he
s ummer.
U se
t ables,
g raphs,
o r
e quations
t o
h elp
y ou
s olve!
a. Denny
c an
d eliver
6
p apers
e very
1 5
m inutes
a nd
B rendan
c an
d eliver
5
p apers
i n
t hat
s ame
a mount
o f
t ime.
H ow
m any
p apers
c an
t hey
deliver
i n
a n
h our?
b. In
B righton,
9 0
h omes
r eceive
p apers
e ach
d ay.
W hen
w ould
B rendan
and
D enny
n eed
t o
w ake
u p
t o
d eliver
a ll
t heir
p apers
b y
8 am?
c. On
S unday,
B rendan
a nd
D enny
c an
s ometimes
t alk
W ill
i nto
h elping
them
w ith
t he
d eliveries.
H is
d elivery
r ate
i s
8
p apers
e very15
minutes.
H ow
m uch
l onger
c ould
t hey
s leep
i f
t hey
c ould
c onvince
Will
t o
h elp?
2. There
w ere
6
p izza
p ies
a t
t he
s ummer
b arbeque
a t
G ioia’s
h ouse.
S he
s hares
the
p izza
w ith
h er
7
f riends.
I f
a ll
8
p eople
g et
t he
s ame
a mount
o f
p izza,
h ow
much
p izza
c an
e ach
p erson
h ave?
U se
p ictures,
d iagrams,
o r
m ath
o perations
to
s how
y our
w ork.
3. The
c lass
d ecides
t o
m ake
c hocolate
c hip
c ookies
f or
M s.
Z agar’s
f irst
d ay
o f
school
i n
S eptember.
E ach
s tudent
n eeds
¾
o f
a
s tick
o f
b utter
f or
t he
r ecipe.
If
1 4
s tudents
w ant
t o
m ake
c ookies,
h ow
m any
s ticks
o f
b utter
d o
t hey
n eed
to
b uy?
U se
p ictures,
d iagrams,
o r
m ath
o perations
t o
s how
y our
w ork.