7.1a Classwork (1)

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4 questions
2: ACTIVITY: Rewriting a Word Problem (we did 1)
Rewrite each problem using fewer words. Leave out information that you do
not need to solve the problem. Then solve the problem.
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A supermarket is having its grand opening on Saturday morning. Every fifth
customer will receive a $10 coupon for a free turkey. Every seventh customer
will receive a $3 coupon for 2 gallons of ice cream. You are the manager of
the store and you expect 400 customers. How many of each type of coupon
should you plan to give away?

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You and your friend are at a football game. The stadium is 4 miles from your
home. You each brought $5 to spend on refreshments. During the third quarter
of the game, you say, “I read that the greatest distance that a baseball has been
thrown is 445 feet 10 inches.” Your friend says, “That’s about one and a half
times the length of the football field.” Is your friend correct?

1

You are visiting your cousin who lives in the city. To get back home, you take a
taxi. The taxi charges $2.10 for the first mile and $0.90 for each additional mile.
After riding 13 miles, you decide that the fare is going to be more than the $20
you have with you. So, you tell the driver to stop and let you out. Then you call
a friend and ask your friend to come pick you up. After paying the driver, how
much of your $20 is left?

What Is Your Answer?
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS How does rewriting a word problem help
you solve the word problem?