Which shows a correct order to solve this story problem?

at the café, karen bought 4 drinks for $1.99 each and 4 muffins for $1.20 each. she left an 18% tip for the server.

how much did karen spend?

a.
step 1: calculate the total price of the 4 drinks.
step 2: add $1.20 to that total.
step 3: calculate the tip.
step 4: add the tip to the total of the purchases.

b.
step 1: calculate the total price of the 4 drinks.
step 2: calculate the total price of the 4 muffins.
step 3: add the 2 amounts together.
step 4: calculate the tip.
step 5: add the tip to the total of the purchases.

c.
step 1: calculate the tip.
step 2: add $1.99 and $1.20
step 3: multiply that number by 4.
step 4: add the tip to the total of the purchases.

d.
step 1: calculate the tip.
step 2: add $1.20 to that total.
step 3: calculate the total price of the 4 drinks.
step 4: add the tip to the total of the purchases.


which shows a correct order to solve this story problem?

kim and corie went to the state fair. they had to pay 9% tax on everything they bought. they spent a total of $44.26 for their admission tickets and $35.50 altogether for food.

how much did each girl pay?

a.
step 1: add $9 to the cost of the admission tickets.
step 2: divide the total by 2.
step 3: add the cost of the food.

b.
step 1: add the cost of the admission tickets and the food bill.
step 2: calculate the cost of 1 person's share.
step 3: add $9 to that cost.

c.
step 1: calculate 9% tax.
step 2: add that to the cost of the admission tickets.
step 3: divide the total cost by 2.

d.
step 1: add the cost of the admission tickets and the food bill.
step 2: calculate 9% tax.
step 3: add the tax to the total cost.
step 4: divide the total by 2.

which shows a correct order to solve this story problem?

the diva clothing factory used 149.4 yards of fabric in 3 days. it used the same amount of fabric each day.

the chic clothing factory used 166.8 yards of fabric in 3 days. it used the same amount of fabric each day.

how much fabric did the two factories use altogether in one day?

a.
step 1: calculate how much fabric the diva clothing factory used in a day.
step 2: calculate how much fabric the chic clothing factory used in a day.
step 3: multiply the two amounts by 3.

b.
step 1: calculate how much fabric the diva clothing factory used in a day.
step 2: calculate how much fabric the chic clothing factory used in a day.
step 3: divide the two amounts by 3.

c.
step 1: calculate how much fabric the diva clothing factory used in a day.
step 2: calculate how much fabric the chic clothing factory used in a day.
step 3: add the two amounts.

d.
step 1: calculate how much fabric the diva clothing factory used in a day.
step 2: calculate how much fabric the chic clothing factory used in a day.
step 3: add the two amounts.
step 4: multiply the sum by 2.


which should be calculated first to solve this story problem?

a bus driver drove a bus 43.9 miles per hour for 5 hours on monday. he drove 47.5 miles per hour for 3 hours on tuesday.

how far did the bus driver drive altogether?

a.
the total number of hours driven

b.
the total number of miles driven

c.
the number of miles driven in 5 hours


which should be calculated first to solve this story problem?

marta has had a health club membership for 5 weeks. she goes to the health club 6 times a week. she exercises for 1.5 hours each visit. she spends 0.75 hours on the exercise machines and the rest of the time she spends swimming.

how much time does marta spend swimming in a week?

a.
the total number of hours marta spends on the exercise machines each month

b.
the total number of times marta spent exercising in 5 weeks

c.
the total number of hours marta spends swimming each visit