Real World Problems with Rational Numbers - Stations Activity

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🔹 Problem 1:

> Angie is saving money for a new bike. She has ½ of the amount of money she needs. If she has $120 saved, how much did the bike cost? How long will it take for her to be able to buy the bike if she saves $15 a week?

#### Step 1: Find the total cost of the bike
She has ½ of the amount needed, and that equals $120.

So:
$$
\frac{1}{2} \times \text{Total Cost} = 120
$$

Multiply both sides by 2:
$$
\text{Total Cost} = 120 \times 2 = 240
$$

✔ The bike costs $240.

#### Step 2: How much more does she need?
$$
240 - 120 = 120
$$

She needs $120 more.

#### Step 3: How many weeks to save $120 at $15 per week?
$$
\frac{120}{15} = 8
$$

✔ It will take 8 weeks to save enough.

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🔹 Problem 2:

> The high temperatures for the first 5 days of December were as follows: 28°, 31°, 29°, 33°, 27°. What is the average high temperature? If the next day is 35°, would the average increase or decrease?

#### Step 1: Find the average of the first 5 days
Add the temperatures:
$$
28 + 31 + 29 + 33 + 27 = 148
$$

Divide by 5:
$$
\frac{148}{5} = 29.6^\circ
$$

✔ Average = 29.6°F

#### Step 2: Add the 6th day (35°), find new average
New total:
$$
148 + 35 = 183
$$

New average:
$$
\frac{183}{6} = 30.5^\circ
$$

Compare:
29.6 → 30.5 → increased

✔ The average increases.

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🔹 Problem 3:

> Your math teacher gives you a worksheet. She tells you to choose ⅔ of the problems to complete. If there are 24 problems, how many problems should you complete? If you get one third of the assigned problems wrong, how many problems did you get correct?

#### Step 1: How many problems to complete?
$$
\frac{2}{3} \times 24 = 16
$$

✔ You should complete 16 problems.

#### Step 2: One third of those are wrong
$$
\frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} \approx 5.33
$$

Wait — this is not a whole number. But since problems must be whole, we assume it's meant to be exact.

Let’s check:
Is 16 divisible by 3? No. So maybe rephrase:
If you get one third of the assigned problems wrong, then:

- Wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} \approx 5.33 $

But this isn’t practical. So perhaps the question assumes fractional answers are acceptable, or there's a typo.

Alternatively, let’s suppose the teacher said “you complete ⅔ of 24” = 16 problems.

Then, if you get one third of the *assigned* problems wrong, that means:
$$
\frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} \approx 5.33 \Rightarrow \text{Not possible}
$$

So likely, it’s intended to be interpreted as:
- You complete 16 problems.
- You get 1/3 of them wrong → $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = 5\frac{1}{3} $ → Not realistic.

But maybe the problem meant “you got 1/3 of the total problems wrong”?

Wait — no, it says: *"If you get one third of the assigned problems wrong..."*

So assigned = 16.

So:
- Wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} $
- Correct: $ 16 - \frac{16}{3} = \frac{48 - 16}{3} = \frac{32}{3} \approx 10.67 $

This suggests a possible error in the problem setup.

But if we assume that “one third” refers to a rounded value, or perhaps it's a typo, maybe it was meant to be “you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong”, but that doesn't make sense either.

Alternative interpretation: Maybe the student completes 16 problems, and gets 1/3 of those wrong, so:

- Number wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = 5.\overline{3} $ → not valid.

So unless the problem allows fractions, we might suspect a mistake.

But perhaps the original problem meant: “You complete ⅔ of the problems, and you get 1/3 of the *completed* ones wrong.”

Still, same issue.

Wait — could it be that the total number of problems is divisible by 3?

Yes! 24 is divisible by 3.

But ⅔ of 24 is 16, which is not divisible by 3.

So perhaps the problem wants us to accept fractional answers.

Let’s proceed:

- Assigned: 16 problems
- Wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} $
- Correct: $ 16 - \frac{16}{3} = \frac{32}{3} \approx 10.67 $

But this is messy.

Alternatively, maybe the problem meant: "You complete ⅔ of the problems, and you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong" — but that would be:

- Total problems: 24
- Get 1/3 wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 24 = 8 $ wrong
- But you only completed 16, so you can’t have 8 wrong unless you attempted them.

But again, ambiguous.

Most likely, the intended meaning is:
- You complete 16 problems.
- You get 1/3 of those 16 wrong → $ \frac{16}{3} $ → not integer.

But let’s assume the problem expects:
- Complete: $ \frac{2}{3} \times 24 = 16 $
- Wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = 5\frac{1}{3} $ → not possible.

So maybe it's a mistake — perhaps it should say “you get 1/4 of them wrong” or “you get 1/3 of the total problems wrong”.

But assuming the problem is correct as written, we can write:

✔ You should complete 16 problems.
✔ Number wrong: $ \frac{16}{3} $ ≈ 5.33
✔ Number correct: $ \frac{32}{3} $ ≈ 10.67

But since this is unrealistic, it's possible the problem meant: “You complete ⅔ of the problems, and you get 1/3 of the total problems wrong”, but that doesn’t align.

Alternatively, maybe the teacher said “complete ⅔ of the problems”, and you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong, but that would mean you got 8 wrong, but only completed 16 — possible.

But the sentence says: "If you get one third of the assigned problems wrong"

So assigned = 16

So:
- Wrong: $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = \frac{16}{3} \approx 5.33 $
- Correct: $ 16 - \frac{16}{3} = \frac{32}{3} \approx 10.67 $

We’ll go with that, noting it’s unusual.

But perhaps the problem meant “you get 1/3 of the problems you attempt wrong”, and accepts fractional answers for the sake of math.

So final answer:
- Complete: 16 problems
- Correct: $ \frac{32}{3} $ or $ 10\frac{2}{3} $ problems

But better to check if the original had different numbers.

Wait — what if the problem said “you complete ⅔ of the problems” and “you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong”? That would be:

- Total: 24
- Get 1/3 wrong: 8 wrong
- But you only completed 16, so you could have gotten 8 wrong out of 16 → 50% wrong → plausible.

But the problem says: “one third of the assigned problems”

Assigned = 16

So yes, $ \frac{1}{3} \times 16 = 5.\overline{3} $

So unless the number is changed, this is the answer.

Perhaps the teacher meant “you complete ⅔ of the problems, and you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong” — but that’s not what it says.

So I'll stick with:

✔ Complete: 16 problems
✔ Wrong: $ \frac{16}{3} $
✔ Correct: $ \frac{32}{3} $ or $ 10\frac{2}{3} $

But in real life, you can't do a fraction of a problem. So perhaps the problem expects rounding, or there's a typo.

Alternatively, maybe the total number of problems is 18, not 24? Then ⅔ × 18 = 12, and 1/3 × 12 = 4 — clean.

But as given, we use 24.

So best to report:

- You should complete 16 problems.
- If you get 1/3 of those wrong, you got $ \frac{16}{3} \approx 5.33 $ wrong → not realistic, but mathematically: $ \frac{32}{3} \approx 10.67 $ correct.

But let’s move on.

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🔹 Problem 4:

> Tandra has been saving $40 per month for several months. She spent $102, which was ¾ of her savings. How much money did she have before spending?

Let’s let $ x $ be her total savings before spending.

She spent $102, which was $ \frac{3}{4} $ of her savings.

So:
$$
\frac{3}{4}x = 102
$$

Multiply both sides by 4:
$$
3x = 408
$$

Divide by 3:
$$
x = 136
$$

✔ She had $136 before spending.

Check: $ \frac{3}{4} \times 136 = 102 $ → correct.

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | Bike costs $240; takes 8 weeks to save |
| 2 | Average = 29.6°F; adding 35° increases average |
| 3 | Complete 16 problems; $ \frac{32}{3} $ or $ 10\frac{2}{3} $ correct (but note: fractional problems) |
| 4 | Had $136 before spending |

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💡 Notes:

- Problem 3 may have a typo — consider if the total number of problems was meant to be divisible by 3 when multiplied by ⅔.
- In real-world contexts, problems should be whole numbers, so perhaps the teacher meant “you complete ⅔ of the problems” and “you get 1/3 of the *total* problems wrong” — but that’s speculative.

Let me know if you want me to revise any assumption or clarify further!