1.Bobbie sold snacks for a fund raiser. He sold 18 cheese crunchies at 59  each. Half of the total amount sold was nutty buddy cookies. Bobbie’s aunt bought 8 soft pretzels for $2.45 each. One third of the remaining sales was the popcorn his grandmother purchased. His grandmother’s order totaled $ How much did Bobbie fund raise? Define your variable: X = total amount of Bobbie’s fund raiser Verbal Model: 1/3 (remaining sales) = /3 ( x – 18  0.59 – ½ x - 8  2.45) = /3 ( ½ x  – 19.60) = /3 ( ½ x  30.22) = ½ x – = 3(21.51) ½ x – = ½ x = X = Bobbie’s total fund raising was $

2.Shelly bought adult movie tickets for $8.95 each and children tickets for $5.95 each. She purchased twice as many children’s tickets than adult tickets. Her total bill was $ How many of each type of ticket did she sell? Define your variable: X = the number of adult tickets she purchased 2x = the number of children tickets Verbal model: 8.95x (2x) = x = X = 7 Shelly bought 7 adult tickets and 14 children tickets.

3.Sarah had three times as many dimes as she had quarters. Altogether she had $8.80. How many of each coin did she have? X = the number of quarters 3x = the number of dimes 0.25x = the value of the quarters 0.10 (3x) = the value of the dimes 0.25x x = x = 8.8 X = 16 Sarah had 16 quarter and 48 dimes.