Honors Geometry
Problem Solving Opener
Name _____________________
Period _____ Date ___________
1) Shirts and Sodas: At the baseball game, Mr. Bonin bought two shirts and two sodas for
his family. His bill came to $44. Mrs. Crims bought one shir and three sodas. Her bill
came to $30. How much does one shirt cost? How much does one soda cost?
Mr. Bonin
Mrs. Crims
$44
$30
2) Farmer Fox: Farmer Fox has only ducks and horses on his farm. He checked the the
health of the 54 animals inspecting their feet. He counted 122 feet in all. How many
ducks does he have? How many horses does he have?
3) Handshake Problem: Fifteen people are at a party. If each person shakes hands with
everyone else (just once), how many handshakes are there in all?
4) Big Jim – Little Jim: When Big Jim stands on a bench that is 15 inches high, the top of is
head is 53 inches above Little Jim’s head who is standing on the floor. Big Jim is twice
the height of Little Jim. How tall is Big Jim? How tall is Little Jim?
5) First Class and Coach: There are 160 seats on an airplane. There are 112 more seats
in the coach section than there are in the first class section: How many seats are in first
class? How many seats are in coach?
6) Outfits Problem: Tia packs a pair of black pants, a pair of jeans, and a pair of blue
shorts for a trip. She also takes a blue t-shirt, a white tank top, a yellow blouse, and a
green shirt. In addition, she has three pairs of socks: white, blue and yellow. Tia doesn’t
worry about the clothes matching. How many different outfits can she make?
Honors Geometry
Problem Solving Opener
Name _____________________
Period _____ Date ___________
1) Shirts and Sodas: At the baseball game, Mr. Bonin bought two shirts and two sodas for
his family. His bill came to $44. Mrs. Crims bought one shir and three sodas. Her bill
came to $30. How much does one shirt cost? How much does one soda cost?
Mr. Bonin
Mrs. Crims
$44
$30
t-shirt: $18 soda: $4
2) Farmer Fox: Farmer Fox has only ducks and horses on his farm. He checked the the
health of the 54 animals inspecting their feet. He counted 122 feet in all. How many
ducks does he have? How many horses does he have?
Ducks: 47 Horses: 7
3) Handshake Problem: Fifteen people are at a party. If each person shakes hands with
everyone else (just once), how many handshakes are there in all?
105 handshakes
4) Big Jim – Little Jim: When Big Jim stands on a bench that is 15 inches high, the top of is
head is 53 inches above Little Jim’s head who is standing on the floor. Big Jim is twice
the height of Little Jim. How tall is Big Jim? How tall is Little Jim?
Big Jim: 76 inches Little Jim: 38 inches
5) First Class and Coach: There are 160 seats on an airplane. There are 112 more seats
in the coach section than there are in the first class section: How many seats are in first
class? How many seats are in coach?
First Class: 24 Coach: 136
6) Outfits Problem: Tia packs a pair of black pants, a pair of jeans, and a pair of blue
shorts for a trip. She also takes a blue t-shirt, a white tank top, a yellow blouse, and a
green shirt. In addition, she has three pairs of socks: white, blue and yellow. Tia doesn’t
worry about the clothes matching. How many different outfits can she make?
36 outfits