1. Bellwork: Yolanda will put 70 photos in a scrapbook
Bellwork: Yolanda will put 70 photos in a scrapbook. She will put the same number of photos on each of the 6 pages. Four photos will be in each row. How many rows will be on each page?

2. As you work on a problem, you may find you need to change how you are solving it. This is called persevering. Let's break this problem into four steps, and look at exactly what we are doing. 
Step 1: Understand: Read the problem, circle the information that you are given and underline what you are trying to find. 
What information are we given? Circle it. What are we trying to find out? Underline it.

3. Step 2: Plan: Decide on an appropriate strategy to use
Step 2: Plan: Decide on an appropriate strategy to use. Some strategies are... Make a table, guess check and revise, Estimate or exact answer, look for a pattern, use logical reasoning, draw a diagram. 
What strategy did you use? What other strategies could we use? 

4. Step 3: Solve: Apply your strategy to solve the problem. 
What answer did you come up with? 

5. Step 4: Check: Determine if your solution is accurate and makes sense. 
What should you do if your solution doesn't make sense? What should you do if you disagree with the reasoning of others? 

6. 1. Tina bought some nail polish and lip gloss at the store
1. Tina bought some nail polish and lip gloss at the store. The nail polish cost $4.50 per bottle and lip gloss cost $7 per tube. Tina bought 9 items and spent $ How many of each item did she buy? 

7. 2. Of 100 state parks, many having fishing biking and caving opportunities. Based on the results in the table, how many parks allow biking or caving but not fishing? 
Fishing : 68 
Biking: 46 
Caving: 4
Biking and Caving: 2
Fishing and Caving: 0 
Biking and Fishing: 36 

8. 3. Buses to the music concert leave Central Loop in Chicago every 12 minutes. Buses to the Aquarium in Chicago leave Central Loop every 20 minutes. Both buses leave Central Loop at 2:00 P.M. What is the next time both buses will leave Central Loop at the same time? 

9. Suppose you receive gift cards to an online store for your birthday
Suppose you receive gift cards to an online store for your birthday. Aunt Hilda sends you a $10 gift card, uncle Norman sends you a $25 gift card, and your grandparents also send you a gift card. You've had your eye on five MP3 downloads, three games, and a wireless game controller. Each MP3 Download cost $0.99. The first game cost $ The second game cost $ The third game costs $ The game controller cost $ How much does the gift card from your grandparents need to be worth to cover the total cost? 

10. 1. What numerical expression represents the total cost of all of the items? 
2. If your grandparents gave you a $100 gift card, will you have enough money to buy everything? Explain. 
3. Back to our original question. How much does the gift card from your grandparents need to be worth to cover the total cost? 
4. What are three real-world situations where you could represent a quantity? 

11. 5. A certain rollercoaster can accommodate 1,600 riders per hour
5. A certain rollercoaster can accommodate 1,600 riders per hour. A digital sign states there are 345 people in line. If you get into line, about how many minutes will it take you to get to the frond of the line? 

12. 6. You have just arrived at summer camp
6. You have just arrived at summer camp. In your cabin, the counselor has each camper preform the super-secret handshake with every other person in the cabin. You and another person are in the cabin, so there is one handshake. Another person arrives, and another, until there are 14 people in the cabin. How many handshakes will there be in all? 

13. 7. Mr. Smith's piggy back is getting really full, so he decides to cash it in at the local coinstar machine. The machine tells Mr. Smith that he has 0 Dollars, 0 Half-dollars, 251 quarters, 192 dimes, 143 nickles, and 885 pennies. Once the machine counts this money it takes 10.9% of the total as a fee. How much money did Mr. Smith have in his piggy bank, and how much money does the machine give back to Mr. Smith?