A. A carton of strawberries weighs 2 pounds. A box of apples weighs
6 pounds more than that. How much does the box of apples weigh?
B. A carton of strawberries weighs 2 pounds. A box of apples weighs
6 times as much as the carton of strawberries. How much does the
box of apples weigh?
C. A carton of strawberries weighs 2 pounds. A box of apples weighs
6 pounds more than the strawberries. How much do they weigh
altogether?
D. A carton of strawberries weighs 2 pounds. A box of apples weighs
6 times as much as the carton of strawberries. How much do
they weigh altogether?
Part B:
3. You are planning to buy 2 boxes of plums, and each box of plums has
83 plums in it. Another classmate has small cartons that hold a total of
8 plums per carton. Your classmate used the total number of plums you
are planning on buying to nd that you need 20 cartons to hold all of
the plums. Is your classmate correct? Explain why or why not.
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MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS 6 Christie Wainwright