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MEL3E Unit 1 Lesson # 5: Support Questions

This document contains a lesson plan with sample math problems involving calculating costs, taxes, change amounts, unit pricing, and other quantitative reasoning tasks. There are 31 sample word problems presented in a table format with space to show work. The problems cover topics like calculating total costs with taxes, comparing unit pricing on different sized packages, determining change amounts from cash transactions, and estimating costs.

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MEL3E Unit 1 Lesson # 5: Support Questions

This document contains a lesson plan with sample math problems involving calculating costs, taxes, change amounts, unit pricing, and other quantitative reasoning tasks. There are 31 sample word problems presented in a table format with space to show work. The problems cover topics like calculating total costs with taxes, comparing unit pricing on different sized packages, determining change amounts from cash transactions, and estimating costs.

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MEL3E Unit 1 Lesson # 5

By: Eric Mahoney

Support Questions:
20.
Item

Cost ($)

Rounded(
$)

10% ($)

5% ($)

Total cost
est. ($)

Actual
Cost ($)

0.05

Total tax
estimate
($)
0.15

Chips

0.99

1.00

0.10

1.15

1.14

Shirt

14.99

15.00

1.50

.75

2.25

17.25

17.24

Pants

54.99

55.00

5.50

2.75

8.25

63.25

63.24

CD

22.95

23.00

2.30

1.15

3.45

26.45

26.39

Carpet

130.00

130.00

13.00

6.50

19.50

149.50

149.50

21. 4L = 3.69 / 4 = $0.92 (92 cents per litre)


1L = 1.29 / 1 = $1.29 (129 cents per litre)
250ML = .59 / 0.25 = $2.36 (236 cents per litre)
4L of milk would be the best deal at 92 cents per litre.
22. Estimate:
2 pack: 1.20 / 2 = 60 cents per roll
12 pack: $7.00 / 12 = 58 cents per roll
Actual cost:
2 pack: 1.20 / 2 = 60 cents per roll
12 pack: $6.99 / 12 = 58 cents per roll
23. Amount of sale
(a) $7.69 (add 1 penny = 7.70, add 1 nickel = 7.75, add 1 quarter = 8.00, add a toonie =
10.00)
(b) $23.28 (add 2 pennies = 23.30, add 2 dimes 23.50, add 2 quarters = 24.00, add a
loonie = 25.00, add a five = 30.00)
Amount tendered
(a) $10.00
(b) $30.00
24.
Sale
(S)
.53

Amnt
tndrd(
S)
1.00

$0.01
2

$0.05

$0.10

$0.25

$1.00

$2.00

$5.00

$10

$20

1.64

2.00

26.9
4
13.3
3
1.06

40.14

1.58

10.03

2.95

20.00

27.1
5
16.1
4
6.20

32.15

15.00

2
2

1
2

5.06

2
2

21.04

10.00

3
3

2
1

Key Questions:
26. (a) 12 pack $3.49 / 12 = $ 0.29 cents per roll
24 pack $5.69/24 = $ 0.24 cent per roll
48 pack $6.99/48 = $0.15 cents per roll
(b) A single person might purchase a 12 pack since they will need less, while a couple
may buy a 24 pack, and a family buy the biggest pack of 48.
27. (a) Estimate:
2 batteries $5/2 = $2.50 per battery
8 batteries $10/8 = $1.25 per battery
(b)Actual cost:
2 batteries $4.79/2 = $2.40 per battery
8 batteries $10.29/8 = $1.29 per battery
(c) The package with the lower unit price might not be the better buy since sometimes all
you need is 2 and not 8.
(d) $4.79 x 4 = $19.16 8 batteries at the package price of 2 would cost $19.16
(e) 10.29 x 1.15 = $11.83
Sale total: $11.83 Amount tendered: $20.00
+ 2 pennies = $11.85
+ 1 nickel = $11.90
+ 1 dime = $12.00
+ 1 loonie = $13.00
+1 toonie = $15.00

+ 5 dollar bill = $20.00


28. $3.99 / 420 = .0095 cents per gram (rounded to .01)
(a) 800g x $0.0095 = $7.60
800g x $0.01 = $8.00
(b) 375g x $0.0095 = $3.56
375g x $0.01 = $3.75
(c) 125g x $0.0095 = $1.19
125g x $0.01 = $1.25
(d) 500g x $0.0095 = $4.75
500g x $0.01 = $5.00
29. 59 / 750 ml = $0.079 per ml
24 x 355 = 8520ml
499 / 8520 = $0.059 per ml
750ml bottle: .079x100 = 7.90 cents per 100ml
24 pack = $0.059x100 = 5.90 cents per 100ml
The pack of 24 works out to be 5.9 cents per 100ml.
30(a) Estimate:
$35.00 + $3.50 + $2.50 = $41.00
10% - $41.00 x .10 = $4.10 rouned down to $4.00
5% - $41.00 x .05 = $2.05 rounded down to $2.00
$41.00 + $6.00 = $47.00
(b)Actual cost:
$34.99 + $3.49 + $2.34 = $40.82
$40.82 x 1.15 = $46.94
(c) The difference between my estimate and actual cost was only .06 cents
31.
Item

Amount given to clerk

Shirt

1 ten, 1 five, 1 toonie =


$17.00
1 twenty, 2 loonies, 2
quarters, 2 dimes, 3
pennies = $22.73
2 toonies, 1 loonie, 1
quarter, 2 dimes, 4
pennies = $5.49
1 toonie, 4 pennies =
$2.04
1 twenty, 1 five, 2
quarters , 1 pennie =
25.51

CD
Book
Candy
Necklace

Amount of change
received
$17.00 - $16.48 =$ .52
cents
$22.73 - 17.73 = $5.00

Number of coins
received
4 (2 quarter, 2 pennies)

$2.04 - 1.29 = $0.75

3 (3 quarters)

$25.51 - $24.36 = $1.15

3 (1 loonie, 1 dime, 1
nickel)

0 (1 five)

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