unit 6 lesson 3 word Problems- Dr. Seuss - Melissa Lambert | Library

Pam and Sam went to Seussville to buy fish. Pam bought 3 red fish and 2 blue fish and paid $34.00. Sam spent $55.00 and left with 5 red fish and 3 blue fish.

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What does x represent?

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What does y represent?

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What is your first equation?

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What is your second equation?

Tim and Jim were watching the fish in Seussville. Tim bought a total of 7 fish, some were red and some were blue. They spent a total of $216. Red fish cost $36.00 and blue fish costs $27.00.

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What do x and y represent?

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What are your two equations?

In Seussville, a group of dogs were in cars. Some dogs were wearing fancy scarves and some were wearing plain scarves. The dogs spent a total of $91 on the scarves. Fancy scarves cost $14 and plain scarves cost $7.  If the dogs bought a total of 10 scarves, how many of each type of scarf did the dogs buy?

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What do x and y represent?

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What are the two equations?

All 176 Who’s from Whoville went on a trip to Mount Krumpet to visit the Grinch. Some of the Who’s rode in vans which held 14 Who’s each and some rode in buses which held 40 Who’s each. How many of each type of vehicle did the Who’s use if there were a total of 7 vehicles?

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What are your two equations?

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