Math ProblemSolving Skill Use or Make a Table

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Math Problem-Solving SkillUse or Make a Table

• Marta made out the order for Jaguar jeans. She
  ordered 7 pairs of jeans for every jacket, 1
  shirt for every 2 pairs of jeans, 3 sweaters for
  every jacket, 2 pairs of shoes for each 3
  sweaters, and 1 belt for every 3 jackets. If
  Marta ordered 36 jackets, how many items did she
  order altogether? Answer
  606

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Math Problem-Solving SkillUse or Make a Table

• A brick mason can lay a 5 ft. x 5 ft. wall of
  bricks in 1 minute. If he continues at this pace,
  how long will it take to lay a 10 ft. x 10 ft.
  wall of bricks?
• Answer4 minutes

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Math Problem-Solving SkillUse or Look for a
Pattern

• Rachel and her aunt are making jam and placing
  jars on shelves under the stairs in the cellar.
  The shelves are very short at the top and get
  longer as they go down. There is room on the top
  shelf for 4 jars of jam. On the second shelf,
  there is room for 4 more jars or a total of 8
  jars. Each shelf holds 4 more jars than the shelf
  directly above it. After the 7th shelf is filled,
  how many jars will be on the seven shelves
  altogether?
  
  
  Answer 112