Terra Nova Practice Lesson 33 Strategies For Solving Problems

Problem 1 Mara is installing tile in her bathroom. She has 14 black tiles and 26 white tiles, and she wants to use up all the tiles so no black tile touches a white tile. Which of the following would most help Mara solve this problem? Mara is installing tile in her bathroom. She has 14 black tiles and 26 white tiles, and she wants to use up all the tiles so no black tile touches a white tile. Which of the following would most help Mara solve this problem? A break into parts A break into parts B guess and check B guess and check C draw a picture C draw a picture D act it out. D act it out.

Problem 2 Jess is planning the intramural soccer tournament schedule. He wants to make sure each team plays every other team at least twice, and the winners will play each other a third time to determine who makes the finals. Which of the following would most help Jess figure out how many games would need to be played? Jess is planning the intramural soccer tournament schedule. He wants to make sure each team plays every other team at least twice, and the winners will play each other a third time to determine who makes the finals. Which of the following would most help Jess figure out how many games would need to be played? A make a model C work backwards A make a model C work backwards B look for a pattern D act it out B look for a pattern D act it out

Problem 3 Sam wants to sell some of his old CDs to raise money for a new boogie board. He needs to make at least $150, and he plans to sell his CDs for between $4 and $7 each. Which of the following strategies will help Sam figure out how many CDs he must sell? Sam wants to sell some of his old CDs to raise money for a new boogie board. He needs to make at least $150, and he plans to sell his CDs for between $4 and $7 each. Which of the following strategies will help Sam figure out how many CDs he must sell? A make a chart or graph A make a chart or graph B make a simpler problem B make a simpler problem C use logicD break into parts C use logicD break into parts

Problem 4 What is the area of the region enclosed by the figure below? What is the area of the region enclosed by the figure below? A 1,040 square feet A 1,040 square feet B 1,200 square feet B 1,200 square feet C 1,400 square feet C 1,400 square feet D 1,600 square feet D 1,600 square feet

Problem 5 A gumball machine dispenses different colored gumballs in the following pattern///; green, red, red, blue, green, yellow, white. If the pattern continues, which of the following will be the color of the 100 th gum ball? A gumball machine dispenses different colored gumballs in the following pattern///; green, red, red, blue, green, yellow, white. If the pattern continues, which of the following will be the color of the 100 th gum ball? A greenC blue A greenC blue B redD white B redD white

Problem 6 Chris puts two marbles in a jar on Monday, four in on Tuesday, and 16 in on Wednesday. If he continues in the same pattern, how many marbles will he put in the jar on Thursday? Chris puts two marbles in a jar on Monday, four in on Tuesday, and 16 in on Wednesday. If he continues in the same pattern, how many marbles will he put in the jar on Thursday? A 256 A 256 B 128 B 128 C 64 C 64 D 32 D 32

Problem 7 City A is 6 miles away from City B. If City C is 2 miles away from City B, what is the possible distance between City A and City C? City A is 6 miles away from City B. If City C is 2 miles away from City B, what is the possible distance between City A and City C? A 1 mile A 1 mile B 3 miles B 3 miles C 2 miles C 2 miles D 4 miles D 4 miles

Problem 8 How many 8’s do you have to write if you write the numbers from 1 to 99? How many 8’s do you have to write if you write the numbers from 1 to 99? A 20 A 20 B 19 B 19 C 10 C 10 D 8 D 8

Answers 1 C 1 C 2 A 2 A 3 B 3 B 4 C 4 C 5 B 5 B 6 A 6 A 7 D 7 D 8 A 8 A