One for the Money

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One for the Money
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Use your paper and pencil. Read each story and
show your work on your paper.
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Colonel Parker booked Elvis on the Hank Snow
tour. He sent Elvis a check for 425.00. If this
was a 50 advance check, what could Elvis expect
to earn in total?
Answer 850.00
4
Elvis worked at Crown Electric . He drove a
delivery truck For 1.00 per hour. If he worked
for eight hours for each day for five days, how
much would his paycheck be for the week?
Answer 40.00
5
Elvis went shopping in Memphis. He spent 39.04
at Levitchs jewelry store, 50.00 at Lansky
Brothers store, and 691.28 at Eds Camera Shop.
How much did he spend all together?
Answer 780.32
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Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in
August 1935. How old would he be in August 2008?
Answer 73 years old
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Elvis recorded at Sun Studio. If he was there
from 900 a.m. to 600 p.m. for a recording
session, how many hours was the session?
Answer 9 hours
8
Elvis spent 3,900.00 to remodel rooms at his
Memphis home called Graceland. If he had spent
this equally on three rooms, how much would one
room have cost?
Answer 1,300
9
In 1956 Elvis donated 1,000.00 to fifty Memphis
charities. How much did he donate in all?
Answer 50,000
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Elvis was an avid reader and, when he was young,
he loved comic books. If he read three comic
books each day, how many would he have read in
four days?
Answer 12 books
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Student Activity
Now its your turn to make a slide show. With
your partner and using your lap top in computer
lab, make a slide show. Your show should have a
title page that contains your slide title and
your names. Then, create two math problems
relating to Elvis for the class to answer.
(addition or subtraction or multiplication or
division problem.) Think about Elvis and use
facts about him.