Problem Solving: Guess & Test’

Honors Math – Grade 6

Exactly 440 tickets to a play were sold. Seats were priced at only two levels: $18 or $10. The total revenue on ticket sales was $6640. How many $18 tickets were sold?

What important facts are given?

We are going to use the Guess & Test Strategy.

Make a table.

# x $18 Tickets + # x $10 Tickets = Total Revenue Comments

The width of a rectangle is the same as the side length of a square. The length of the rectangle is twice the side length of the square. The total of their areas is 588 square cm. If the dimensions of the figures are whole numbers, what are those dimensions?

What important facts are given?

We are going to use the Guess & Test Strategy.

Make a table.

Side of Square

Width of Rectangle

Length of Rectangle

Area of Square

Area of Rectangle

Combined Area

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