SELECT
THE QUESTION AND THE GIVEN INFORMATION
Some three-step problems are given below. Each problem contains certain
given facts (G) that you use in working the problem.
It also asks a question (Q) that you must finally answer.
In working the first and second steps of the problem, new facts
(F) must be found, which are needed in working the third step
of the problem.
Each problem below has some facts written under it. After each fact
write G, Q, or F
to tell which kind of fact it is:
- Mrs. Unka can buy a washing machine for cash by paying $725.00 or
on the installment plan by paying $125.00 down and $60.00 a month
for 12 months. How much will she save by paying cash?
| Cash cost of the machine |
|
_______ |
| Cost on installment plan |
|
_______ |
| Amount to be paid down |
|
_______ |
| Amount saved |
|
_______ |
| Amount paid per month |
|
_______ |
| Amount paid in 9 months |
|
_______ |
- Mr. Hall bought 3 qt. oil at $1.80 a quart and 7 gallons gasoline
at $.77 a gallon. How much did the oil and gasoline cost?
| Cost of all the gasoline |
|
_______ |
| Cost of one 1 quart of oil |
|
_______ |
| Cost of oil and gasoline |
|
_______ |
| Cost of 1 gallon of gasoline |
|
_______ |
| Number of gallons of gasoline |
|
_______ |
| Cost of all the oil |
|
_______ |
- Peggy bought 3 yd. cloth at $3.98 a yard and a spool of thread for
$1.09. How much change did she get from a twenty-dollar bill?
| Amount of change she got |
|
_______ |
| Cost of the spool of thread |
|
_______ |
| Cost of all the cloth |
|
_______ |
| Amount Peggy spent |
|
_______ |
| Number of yards of cloth |
|
_______ |
| Cost of 1 yard of cloth |
|
_______ |
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