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1-1 Study Guide and Intervention

A Plan for Problem Solving
When solving problems, it is helpful to have an organized plan to solve the problem.
The following four steps can be used to solve any math problem.
1 Understand – Read and get a general understanding of the problem.
2 Plan – Make a plan to solve the problem and estimate the solution.
3 Solve – Use your plan to solve the problem.
4 Check – Check the reasonableness of your solution.

Example 1 SPORTS The table shows the number of field goals made by
Henry High School’s top three basketball team members during last year’s season.
How many more field goals did Brad make than Denny?
Name 3-Point Field Goals
Brad 216
Chris 201
Denny 195

Understand You know the number of field goals made. You need to find how many
more field goals Brad made than Denny.
Plan Use only the needed information, the goals made by Brad and Denny.
To find the difference, subtract 195 from 216.
Solve 216 ⫺ 195 ⫽ 21; Brad made 21 more field goals than Denny.
Check Check the answer by adding. Since 195 ⫹ 21 ⫽ 216, the answer is correct.

Exercises
1. During which step do you check your work to make sure your answer is
correct?

2. Explain what you do during the first step of the problem-solving plan.

SPORTS For Exercises 3 and 4, use the field goal table above and the
four-step plan.
3. How many more field goals did Chris make than Denny?

4. How many field goals did the three boys make all together?

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1-1 Practice
A Plan for Problem Solving
PATTERNS Complete each pattern.
1. 17, 21, 25, 29, _____, _____, _____, 2. 32, 29, 26, 23, _____, _____, _____,

3. 1, 2, 4, 7, _____, _____, _____, 4. 64, 32, 16, 8, _____, _____, _____,

5. ANALYZE GRAPHS Refer to the graph. How many acres smaller is Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area than Big Thicket National Preserve?

Sizes of National Parks

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100,000 86,416
80,000 58,500
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6. TRAVEL The distance between Dallas and Beaumont is about 290 miles.
Henry drove from Dallas to Beaumont at 58 miles per hour. How many
hours did it take Henry to reach Beaumont?

7. ANALYZE TABLES The table lists the times that ferries leave the
terminal every day. At what times will the next three ferries 6:36 A.M.
leave the terminal? 7:11 A.M.
7:17 A.M.
8. MONEY The Wilsons bought a refrigerator and a stove for a 7:52 A.M.
total cost of $745. They will pay for the purchase in five equal 7:58 A.M.
payments. What will be the amount of each payment?

9. MUSIC Luanda practices playing the piano for 24 minutes each day. How
many hours does she practice in one year?

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1-1 Skills Practice

A Plan for Problem Solving
Use the four-step plan to solve each problem.
1. GEOGRAPHY The president is going on a campaign trip to California, first
flying about 2,840 miles from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco and
then another 390 to Los Angeles before returning the 2,650 miles back to
the capital. How many miles will the president have flown?

2. POPULATION In 1990, the total population of Sacramento, CA, was

369,365. In 2000, its population was 407,018. How much did the
population increase?

3. MONEY The Palmer family wants to purchase a DVD player in four equal
installments of $64. What is the cost of the DVD player?

4. COMMERCIALS The highest average cost of a 30-second commercial in

October, 2002 was $455,700. How much was this commercial worth per
second?

5. SPORTS A tennis tournament starts with 16 people. 1st Round 16

The number in each round is shown in the 2nd Round 8
table. How many players will be in the 3rd Round 4
4th round? 4th Round ?

Complete the pattern.

6. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ___

7. 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, ___

8. 81, 72, 63, 54, ___

9. 5, 15, 20, 30, 35, 45, 50, ___

10. 50, 40, 45, 35, 40, 30, 35, ___, ___, ___, ___

11. 6, 12, 18, ___, ___, ___, ___

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1-1 Word Problem Practice

A Plan for Problem Solving
Use the four-step plan to solve each problem. Visit Crater Lake National Park
GEOGRAPHY For Exercises 1 and 2, use the
poster information about Crater Lake 90 miles of trails
National Park in Oregon. 26 miles of shoreline
Boat tours available
Open 24 hours

Directions from Klamath Falls: Take

U.S. Highway 97 north 21 miles,
then go west on S.R. 62 for 29 miles.

1. How many more miles of trails are 2. How many miles is it from Klamath
there than miles of shoreline in Crater Falls to Crater Lake National Park?
Lake National Park?

3. SPORTS Jasmine swims 12 laps every 4. SPORTS Samantha can run one mile in
afternoon, Monday through Friday. 8 minutes. At this rate, how long will it
How many laps does she swim in one take for her to run 5 miles?
week?

5. SPORTS On a certain day, 525 people 6. PATTERNS Complete the pattern: 5, 7,

signed up to play softball. If 15 players 10, 14, ___, ___, ___
are assigned to each team, how many
teams can be formed?

7. SHOPPING Josita received $50 as a gift. 8. BUS SCHEDULE A bus stops at the
She plans to buy two cassette tapes corner of Elm Street and Oak Street
that cost $9 each and a headphone set every half hour between 9 A.M. and
that costs $25. How much money will 3 P.M. and every 15 minutes between
she have left? 3 P.M. and 6 P.M. How many times will
a bus stop at the corner between 9 A.M.
and 6 P.M.?

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