1) A long year-end status report for work is 115 papers long. You need to print 17 copies for a meeting next week. How much is the paper going to cost for those reports? Paper is sold in reams for $3.80 each. Give your answer to the nearest cent, only for the paper you use (partial reams are OK)

2)You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $2.99 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $3.39 a pound. Is it worth the extra drive? First, determine what information you need to answer this question

• How much chicken will you be buying? 5 pounds
• How much far are the two stores? My neighborhood store is 2.4 miles away, and takes about 8 minutes. The store across town is 8.6 miles away, and takes about 22 minutes.
• How kind of mileage does your car get? It averages about 22 miles per gallon in the city.
• How many gallons does your car hold? About 14 gallons
• How much is gas? About $3.67/gallon right now.

The cheaper option saves you?

3)You're planning on making 5 meatloafs for a party. You go to the store to buy breadcrumbs, and see they are sold by the canister. How many canisters do you need to buy?

First, determine what information you need to answer this question.

• How much breadcrumbs does the recipe call for? It calls for 1 3/4 cups of breadcrumbs.
• How many meatloafs does the recipe make? It makes 1 meatloaf.
• How many servings does that recipe make? It says it serves 10.
• How big is the canister? It is cylindrical, 3.5 inches across and 7 inches tall.
• What is the net weight of the contents of 1 canister? 15 ounces.
• How much does a canister cost? $2.19
• How much does a cup of breadcrumbs weigh? I'm not sure, but maybe something from the nutritional label will help.

You will need _______canisters

Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place (You can only buy whole canisters, but this way you'll know how much you'll have left over)