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Solving Real-Life Word Problems: Allowances, Shipping Costs, and More

This resource addresses several real-life word problems involving arithmetic and basic algebra. Maria learns to manage her weekly allowance through mini-golf and car washing, while an online retailer's shipping charges are explored. Participants will tackle questions about attending golf clinics, using gift certificates at a music store, and Jill's comic book transactions. Solve how many boxes Katie started with after multiple losses. This engaging content promotes mathematical thinking in everyday scenarios, perfect for students and teachers alike.

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Solving Real-Life Word Problems: Allowances, Shipping Costs, and More

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  1. Pass the Problem • Maria spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12? • An online retailer charges $6.99 plus $0.55 per pound to ship electronics purchases. How many pounds is a DVD player for which the shipping charge is $11.94. $16 9 lbs. .55x

  2. It costs $12 to attend a golf clinic with a local pro. Buckets of balls for practice during the clinic cost $3 each. How many buckets can you buy at the clinic if you have $30 to spend. • Caitlin has a $10 gift certificate to the music store. She has chosen a number of CD’s from the $7 bargain bin. If the cost of the CD’s is $32 after the gift certificate is credited, how many CD’s did Caitlin buy? 6 3b 6 7x

  3. Jill sold all but one third of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin? • Katie had a certain amount of boxes. Half of them were destroyed by fire. Then she threw away 7 more. Now she has 22 boxes. How many did she start with? 60 58

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