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Algebra Made Meaningful
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Exercises For Chapter 1
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Cups of Juice
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How many quarts can you fill with 8 cups of juice?
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Bags of Sugar
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How many one-pound bags do you need to purchase 32 ounces of
sugar?
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3
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Bag of Chips
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How much will it cost to buy 10 bags of chips if one bag costs 3
dollars?
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Bicycle Trip
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How many hours will it take a bicycle traveling at 30 miles per
hour to travel 60 miles?
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5
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Fence
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How many feet of fence can you purchase at 5.00 dollars per foot
if you have 200 dollars.
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100-Yard Race
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How many meters did runners run when they ran the 100-yard race?
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Wall Paint
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How many quarts of paint do you need to cover 8 square yards of
wall if it takes one-fourth pint for each square yard.
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8
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Tickets
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How much money do you need to purchase 20 tickets at 10 dollars
per ticket?
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Gas Consumption
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How many gallons do we need to purchase in order to travel 100
miles if the car consumes gas at a rate of 25 miles per gallon?
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Rope
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How many yards of rope must you have to reach 300 feet.
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2004 Dr. Ranel E. Erickson
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