PROBLEM A
Joe has a medicine bottle with 6 2/3 oz of
liquid medicine in it. If each dose is 1/4 oz.,
how many doses does Joe have if he will use all
the medicine?
PROBLEM B
Mr. Solomon, the art teacher, has 49.6 pounds of
clay. If he gives every student 1.6 pounds of clay
and has none left, how many students are in his
class?
(3.3.3) 3-188 b
(3.3.3) 3-118 e
PROBLEM C
Jack and some friends climbed Long’s Peak in
Rocky Mountain National Park. Then he and
his friends started down the mountain,
losing 1515 1/4 feet of elevation each
hour. They hiked for 6 1/5 hours to get back
down to the parking lot. How many feet of
elevation did they lose?
PROBLEM D
Cecil the Acrobat walked 3 1/2 feet on his
tightrope, backed up 1 foot, then walked 6
1/2 feet to get to the other side.
(3.3.3) 3-118 d
a) Write an expression to represent Cecil’s walk.
b) How far did Cecil walk?
c) Cecil started at the beginning again and
walked 6 ½ feet, backed up 1 foot, then
walked 3 ½ feet. How far did he walk this
time? How does this compare to your answer
from part (b)? Explain why these answers are the
same or different in a sentence or with a drawing.
(3.3.3) 3-129 a, b, c
PROBLEM A
Joe has a medicine bottle with 6 2/3 oz of
liquid medicine in it. If each dose is 1/4 oz.,
how many doses does Joe have if he will use all
the medicine?
PROBLEM B
Mr. Solomon, the art teacher, has 49.6 pounds of
clay. If he gives every student 1.6 pounds of clay
and has none left, how many students are in his
class?
(3.3.3) 3-188 b
(3.3.3) 3-118 e
PROBLEM C
Jack and some friends climbed Long’s Peak in
Rocky Mountain National Park. Then he and
his friends started down the mountain,
losing 1515 1/4 feet of elevation each
hour. They hiked for 6 1/5 hours to get back
down to the parking lot. How many feet of
elevation did they lose?
PROBLEM D
Cecil the Acrobat walked 3 1/2 feet on his
tightrope, backed up 1 foot, then walked 6
1/2 feet to get to the other side.
(3.3.3) 3-118 d
a) Write an expression to represent Cecil’s walk.
b) How far did Cecil walk?
c) Cecil started at the beginning again and
walked 6 ½ feet, backed up 1 foot, then
walked 3 ½ feet. How far did he walk this
time? How does this compare to your answer
from part (b)? Explain why these answers are the
same or different in a sentence or with a drawing.
(3.3.3) 3-129 a, b, c