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Algebra: Problem-Solving

Skill Practice!

Solve each problem.

1. MONEY Jackie wants to take out an ad in the newspaper for her upcoming garage sale. She can buy a
4-line ad for $4.35 that will run for three days. If she wants to spend no more than $15 on advertising, how
long can she advertise?

2. BASEBALL Cy Young pitched in 815 games over 22 years. He won 511 games.
About how many games did he win per year?

3. MONEY Each month, Kevin’s car costs $59 for insurance, $42 for maintenance, and $58 for gas.
About how much does it cost Kevin to drive his car for a year?

4. MONEY How many ways can you make change for a dollar using nickels, dimes, and/or quarters?

5. FOOD Friday night Joe decided to order a 1-topping pizza. He had a choice of thin or thick crust and a
choice of f ve toppings (pepperoni, mushrooms, sausage, onions, or peppers). How many different pizzas
could he choose from?

Find the next term in each list. GEOMETRY Draw the next f gure in each pattern.

6. 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, ... 12.

7. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ...

8. 63, 54, 45, 36, 27, ...

13.
9. 3, 0, 5, 3, 0, 5, ...

10. 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, ...

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