1. Problem Solving
Subject:
Applied Math
Date:
9/12/14

2. The 3 main skills we will use to Problem Solve are:
1. Solve by drawing a picture/diagram
2. Solve by using calculation
3. Solve by trial and error

4. Example 1:
A gardener is asked to plant either tomato that are 18 inches tall in a straight line with 2 feet between each plant. How much space is needed between the first plant and the last one?
hint: draw a diagram!

5. Example 2:
Suppose that you have 10 coins consisting of quarters and dimes. If you have a total of $1.90, find the number of each type of coin.
hint: use trial and error!
Quarters
Dimes
Amount

6. Example 3:
Megan's car gets 28 miles per gallon on long trips. She leaves home, bound for a friend's house 370 miles away. If she makes the drive in 6 hours, how many gallons of gas per hour is the car using?
hint: use calculation!

7. *Remember to use the graphic organizer*
Now you try!!
*Remember to use the graphic organizer*

8. 1
A 150 pound person walking briskly for 1 miles can burn 100 calories. How many miles per day would the person have to walk to lose 1 pound in 1 week? You have to burn 3,500 calories to lose 1 pound. A
4 miles per day B
5 miles per day C
6 miles per day D
7 miles per day

9. 2
A campus group is setting up a rectangular area for a tailgate bash. They have 100 feet between two roads to use as width and 440 feet of fence to use. What length will use up the total amount of fence? A
100 feet B
110 feet C
220 feet D
120 feet

10. 3
Mr.Goetz bought some 42-cent stamps and some 59-cent stamps. If he bought a total of seven stamps and spent a total of $3.45, how many of each kind did she buy?