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PROBLEM SOLVING 034

[one] Jimbo is saving his money to buy a radio. He has already saved $15.75 and the radio will cost him $29.95. How much more money does Jimbo need? Hint

[two] Doreen found $10.00 and she spent $2.50 of it on a comic. How much did she have left? Hint

[three] Carol had $100. She spent $22.50 on a book and $3.25 on ice-cream and the TV Guide. How much money did she have left? Hint

[four] Trudy had a book with 256 pages. She read 23 pages on Monday and 33 pages on Tuesday. How many pages are left to read? Hint

[five] Gronk and Sally-Jo were looking forward to Christmas. If the date was November 15th, how many days were there until Christmas? Hint

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You subtract the amount of money Doreen has spent ($2.50) from the amount of money she started with ($10.00).
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56 - 15 = answer
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Carol spent $25.75. She started with $100.00.
So, your equation to solve this problem should look like this:
$100.00 - $25.75 = answer
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First, you must add the total number of pages Trudy has already read.

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$22.50 (book) + $3.25 (ice-cream) = $25.75
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23 + 33 = 56. Trudy has already read 56 pages.
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Now you can subtract the number of pages Trudy has read from the total number of pages in the book.

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256 - 56 = answer

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cost of radio - money saved = answer, so your equation should look like this:
$29.95 - $15.75 = answer
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Christmas is on the 25th of December. There are 31 days in November.
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There are a few ways to do this, but here's one.
Add up the total number of days in November (31) and the number of days in December until Christmas (25).

This means an equation like this: 31 + 25 = 56

Now you subtract the starting date (15th) from this total.
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First, you need to decide how much money Jimbo already has.
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$10.00 - $2.50 = answer
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Jimbo has $15.75. This is the amount you must subtract from what he needs to buy the radio.
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