Math Extended Problems (Score for Question 3
of 4 points)
3. Read the problem
Joey has 7 c of cranberry sauce. He plans to put all the sauce into
c servings. How many servings of
cranberry sauce will Joey have?
Joey used an equation and drawing to help him solve the problem. He also explained his work
Drawing:
1 cup
7
1 cup
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup
1 cup 1 cup
Equation ;
Explanation: I shaded in "} of each of the 7c of sauce. Then I added up the number of s. There are seven
so I will have 2 servings of cranberry sauce.
or
(a) Describe the mistake Joey made in solving the problem and explain why it is incorrect.
(b) Use an equation to correctly represent the problem
(c) Use a drawing to show a way to correctly represent and solve the problem. Explain your work
Answer