1. 1.5 NOTES

2. STEPS TO SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS 1.Read the problem carefully. Identify what you know and want you want to find out.

3. STEPS TO SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS 2. Make a Plan

4. STEPS TO SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS 3. Work your plan. If it does not work, try a new one.

5. STEPS TO SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS 4. Once you obtain your answer, check to see if it works.

6. FORMULAS Temperature Where C = Degrees Celsius and F = Degrees Fahrenheit

7. FORMULAS Simple Interest Where I = Interest P = Principal (starting amount) r = Rate (as decimal) t = Time (in years)

8. EXAMPLES You are making a leather book cover that is 18 in. long and 11in. Wide. Find the cost of the piece of leather if leather costs $.25 per square inch.

9. EXAMPLES The cost of a gardener planting daffodil bulbs is $2.40 per square foot. How much would it cost to plant a garden that is 12 ft. by 5 ft.?