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:
- Mr. Lee earns $575.00 a month. If he spent all he earned last year
except $160.00 that he gave his son and $500.00 that he saved, how
much did he spend?
| Amount he gave his son |
|
_______ |
| Amount earned last year |
|
_______ |
| Amount earned in 1 month |
|
_______ |
| Amount not spent |
|
_______ |
| Amount he saved |
|
_______ |
- A kitchen is 21 ft. long and 18 ft. wide. How much will it cost
to cover the floor with linoleum at $6.25 per square yard?
| Width of the kitchen |
|
_______ |
| Total cost of linoleum |
|
_______ |
| Cost of 1 square yard |
|
_______ |
| Area in square yards |
|
_______ |
| Length of the kitchen |
|
_______ |
| Area in square feet |
|
_______ |
- Mr. Lee ran his light compact car 319.2 km on 9 litres of gasoline.
Arthur, who has a heavier car, went 179.3 km on 11 litres. On the
average, what is the difference between the numbers of km per litre
that each car went?
| Mr. Lee's average per litre |
|
_______ |
| Number of litres Arthur used |
|
_______ |
| Difference in km per litre |
|
_______ |
| Distance Mr. Lee drove |
|
_______ |
| Arthur's average per litre |
|
_______ |
| Number of litres Mr. Lee used |
|
_______ |
|
