Ms. Evans’ Party
For the following problems, draw a diagram to model this situation, solve your problem using an
equation, and describe how your equation matches your diagram.
1. Ms. Evans really likes Diet Coke. She wants to share with her friends, and decides that one
serving should be
3
of a can. She has 4 cans. How many servings does she have?
5
a. After 6 servings are eaten, how much Diet Coke is left?
b. Why is the answer 6
2. Ms. Evans has 3
2
2
and not 6 ?
3
5
1
yards of ribbon to make 4 bows for the party favor packages. How much
5
ribbon should she use for each bow if she wants to use the same length of ribbon for each?
1
3
3. For the party Ms. Evans buys 3 pounds of M&Ms for $7.50. How much did she pay per
pound?
4. Ms. Evans poured 2
2
2
quarts of punch into her empty punch bowl. She saw that it was now
3
3
full. How many quarts will her punch bowl hold?