Process Problem 1

Marty did 2 of these activities. He paid for them with a $10.00 bill. His change was
$3.75. What 2 activities did Marty do? (Hint: Make a guess. Then check your guess.)
Activity Cost
Movies $3.50
Putt-Putt Golf $3.00
Skating $2.00
Go-Kart Rides $2.75
Understanding the Problem
How many activities did he do? (2)
How much money did he have? ($10.00)
What was his change? ($3.75)
Planning a Solution
How much money did he have? ($10.00) What was the change? ($3.75)
How much did he spend? ($6.25)
If he saw the movies and golfed, how much money would he have spent? ($6.50) Did
he do these 2 activities? (No, they cost too much.)
Finding the Answer
Guess and Check
Try movies and skating$3.50 + $2.00 = $5.50. (too little)
Try movies and go-karts$3.50 + $2.75 -- $6.25. (correct)
The activities that Marty did are the movies and the go-kart rides.
Problem Extension
Marty's friend Joe went also, but he was not limited to 2 activities. He took $10.00 and
brought back$2.25. What activities did he do? (golf, skating, go-kart rides)



Process Problem 2
I wrote 5 different numbers on 5 cards. The sum of the numbers is 15. What numbers
did I put on the cards? (Hint: Make a guess. Then check your guess.)
Understanding the Problem
How many numbers did I write? (5)
What is the sum of the numbers? (15)
How many numbers on each card? (1)
Are any 2 numbers the same? (No, they are all different.)
Planning a Solution
Could 1 of the numbers be 15? (No, because the rest would be 0 and we said that all
the numbers were different.)
Select 5 numbers and check to see if their sum is 15.
Finding the Answer
Guess and Check
Try 0,1,2,3,40 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 (too little)
Try 1,2,3,4,51 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 - 15 (correct)
The numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Problem Extension
If the numbers are even and different and their sum is 30, what are the numbers?
(2,4,6,8,10)