Word Problems from Chapter 2

Today, as I went around the room, I got a chance to look at how you categorized the word problems for last night's homework. I hope that you will find this as a helpful way to begin to determine where you need to focus your studies in preparation for Friday's test. I also hope that you found the process of categorizing as beneficial. I think it was more beneficial than just to be given a pre-categorized list. Not least because this is a technique you can use on your own to prepare for tests, not only in math but in other areas as well.

That being said, I have included the list I came up with in case it might be of any use to you. See below following the cartoon.

NUMBER

Single Number

§ 2.1–51

§ 2.1–52

§ 2.2–41

§ 2.2–42

Two Numbers

§ 2.1–57

§ 2.1–58

§ 2.1–64 males and females

Three Numbers

§ 2.1–65 apartments

Consecutive Integers

§ 2.1–53

§ 2.1–54

§ 2.1–55 odd

§ 2.1–56 even

§ 2.2–45

MONEY

Coins — Quantity

§ 2.1–61

§ 2.1–62

§ 2.2–48

Coins — Worth

§ 2.3–45

§ 2.3–46

§ 2.3–47

§ 2.3–48

INCOME & EXPENSES

Paycheck with Overtime

§ 2.1–59

§ 2.2–46

Salary with Commission

§ 2.1–66

Parts and Labor

§ 2.1–60

AGES

§ 2.2–49

§ 2.2–50

AVERAGES

§ 2.2–51 Grades

§ 2.2–52 Salaries

INVESTMENTS  »  Principle × Rate = Interest (or Return)

Two Rates

§ 2.3–41 Total Interest

§ 2.3–42 Total Interest

§ 2.3–43 Equal to Each Other

% Increase

§ 2.3–39 Salary Increase

§ 2.3–40 Sales Tax

CONSUMER
Discount  »  Original Price – Discount = Discount Price

§ 2.1–63

§ 2.3–29 Original Price

§ 2.3–30 Original Price

§ 2.3–31 Discount Price

§ 2.3–32 Discount Price

Profit  »  Selling Price = Cost + Profit (of Cost)

§ 2.3–33

§ 2.3–34

§ 2.3–37

§ 2.3–38

Profit  »  Selling Price = Cost + Profit (of Selling Price)

§ 2.3–35

§ 2.3–36

GEOMETRIC

Length

§ 2.2–47

Perimeters

§ 2.2–43

§ 2.2–44

Angles — Complementary and Supplementary

§ 2.2–53 s

§ 2.2–54 cs

§ 2.2–55 cs

Triangles

§ 2.2–56