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The Problem Solving Strategies questions below are in the following grade level(s):
Grades: 6 Continuing Education

How much money is shown below?
1. $2.00
2. $5.00
3. $1.50
4. $0.50

Mary and her mom are going shopping on Saturday. They bought at least one item from each of the 3 departments that they visited. Mary gave the clerk $120 and she got back $11.76 change. What items did they buy? Think about how much they spent. NO TAX TODAY!

HOUSEWARES
Dishtowels: $11.38
Curtain Rods: $12.98
Bath Mats: $29.58

CLOTHING
Shirt: $30.98
Dress: $49.90
Slacks: $39.90

Weapons
Kunai: $17.90
Sword: $23.90
Star: $25.78
- They bought curtain rods, bath mat, slacks, and a star.

Shawn bought a sword for $5600. He sold it to Rachael for 5/6 the price he paid for it. Rachael sold it to Ray for 1/5 less than she paid for it. Ray sold it to Rick for 3/4 what he paid. What did Rick pay for the sword?
- $2700

Seymore has just gotten a new job. On his first day, the boss gave him 2 choices for his salary. First Choice: Start at $30,000 and get a 5% raise at the end of every year. Second Choice: Start at $23,000 and get a $5000 raise at the end of each year. Calculate how much Seymore would be making at the start of the 5th year. Which is the better choice?
- The first choice would give him $36,465 at the beginning of the fifth year; the second choice would give him $43000.

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