Solving multi-step problems

Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

How many pounds of mixed nuts did she buy?

• 2.3

• 6.75

• 3.50

• 3.2

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

What operation did you use to figure out how many pounds of mixed nuts she bought?

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

How many pounds of dried fruit did she buy?

• 2.8

• 2.6

• 4.25

• 3

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Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

What operation did you use to figure out how many pounds of dried fruit she bought?

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

Did Yolanda buy enough mixed nuts and dried fruit for the party?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Yolanda wanted to buy a total of 6 pounds of mixed nuts and dried fruit for a party. She paid $21.60 for mixed nuts and $11.90 for dried fruit.

How do you know if Yolanda bought enough mixed nuts and dried fruit for the party or not?

• you add how much everything cost per pound together

• you divide how much she paid each for mixed nuts and dried fruit by how much they cost per pound and add the results together

• you subtract $11.90 from $21.60

• you add $21.60 and $11.90

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Mario received $0.40 in change from $20.00 when he bought trail mix. How many pounds of trail mix did Mario buy?

• 5.5

• 4.5

• 19.60

• 5.6

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Mario received $0.40 in change from $20.00 when he bought trail mix. How many pounds of trail mix did Mario buy?

What is the first operation you used to solve this problem?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Mario received $0.40 in change from $20.00 when he bought trail mix. How many pounds of trail mix did Mario buy?

What is the second operation you used to solve this problem?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Division

• Multiplication

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

How much does dried fruit cost per pound?

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