IXL | Multi-step word problems

Joe wants to buy a bike that costs $140. He has already saved $84. He earns $7 each hour working as a lifeguard and saves all of it for the bike. How many more hours does Joe need to work in order to have enough money to buy the bike?

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Reba stopped at Littletown Market to buy 45 cookies for her book club. Littletown Market sells 9 cookies for $5. On her way home, Reba passed by another store, Collegetown Bakery. Collegetown Bakery sells 5 cookies for $3. Reba figured out she got the better deal. How much did she save by buying her cookies at Littletown Market?

solution

Step 1: Find out how much Reba spent on cookies at Littletown.

Littletown Market sells cookies in groups of 9. Divide the 45 cookies Sarah bought into groups of 9 cookies.

45
÷
9
=
5

Reba bought 5 groups of cookies at $5 each. Multiply to see how much it cost.

$
5
×
5
=
$
25

Reba spent $25 on cookies at Littletown Market.

Step 2: Find out how much it would have cost to buy cookies at Collegetown Bakery.

Collegetown Bakery sells cookies in groups of 5. Divide the 45 cookies into groups of 5 cookies.

45
÷
5
=
9

Reba would have bought 9 groups of cookies at $3 each. Multiply to see how much that would have cost.

$
3
×
9
=
$
27

40 cookies would have cost $27 at Collegetown Bakery.

Step 3: Find out how much Reba saved by buying the cookies at Littletown Market.

Subtract the costs of the cookies.

$
27
–
$
25
=
$
2

Reba saved $2 by buying the cookies at Littletown Market.

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