Understanding the Tea Price Problem

Understanding the Tea Price Problem

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final price you pay for the tea after it has doubled and a 7% tax is applied?

$20.00

$15.00

$12.50

$10.00

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in modeling the problem of finding the original price of the tea?

Guess the original price

Ignore the tax

Use a pseudo formula to represent the transactions

Calculate the tax directly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using a pseudo formula in this problem?

To calculate the tax directly

To avoid using algebra

To visualize the financial transactions

To guess the original price

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the context of this problem, what does the variable 'X' represent?

The doubled price of the tea

The final price of the tea

The tax amount

The original price of the tea

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What operation is performed to account for the doubling of the tea's price?

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication by two

Division by two

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a percentage to a decimal for calculation purposes?

Multiply by 10

Multiply by 100

Divide by 10

Divide by 100

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the 7% in the problem?

It is the tax applied to the doubled price

It is the discount on the tea

It is the final price of the tea

It is the original price of the tea

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