Headline Story
Multiplication and Division, #4
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the students. Encourage them to think about what can be concluded from information in the story.
Headline Story
A cup of Kim’s favorite ice cream costs $1.23. Her father gave her a $20 bill.
Possible student responses
- Kim can buy as many as 16 cups.
- She can buy a cup of ice cream for each of her 15 friends and have money left.
- You can make a table to show how much change Kim will receive if she buys different amounts of ice cream:
| Cups of ice cream | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Cost | $1.23 | $6.15 | $12.30 | $18.45 | $19.68 |
| Change | $18.77 | $13.85 | $7.70 | $1.55 | $0.32 |
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