Eliana is playing a card game with her cousins. At the start of this turn, she had −12
points in the game. On this turn, she gets 7 points. Write an expression that shows how to find her current score.(1 point)
-12 + 7 = -5
Micah is making a cinnamon and sugar mixture to sprinkle on toast. His recipe uses 18
cup of cinnamon and 12
cup of sugar. Find 18+12
and interpret this sum in the context of the problem.(1 point)
cup
. blank This is the total amount of cinnamon sugar the recipe makes.
18 + 12 = 30
The sum of 18 and 12, which is 30, represents the total amount of cinnamon sugar the recipe makes in cups.
Micah is making a cinnamon and sugar mixture to sprinkle on toast. His recipe uses 1/8
cup of cinnamon and 1/2
cup of sugar. Find 1/8+1/2
and interpret this sum in the context of the problem.
1/8 + 1/2 = 5/8
The sum of 1/8 and 1/2, which is 5/8, represents the total amount of cinnamon sugar mixture that the recipe makes. Specifically, it means that for every 8 parts of the mixture, 5 parts are cinnamon and 3 parts are sugar.
Solve the following problem:
It was −3°
C this morning, but the temperature has gone up 13°
over the course of the day. What is the temperature now?
To find the current temperature after it has gone up 13 degrees, we add 13 to the initial temperature of -3 degrees:
-3 + 13 = 10
The current temperature is 10 degrees Celsius.
Solve the following problem:
Samuel has $58.23 in his bank account. He withdraws $39.78. How much is in his bank account now?(1 point)
To find the amount of money left in Samuel's bank account, we subtract the amount he withdrew from the initial amount he had in his account:
$58.23 - $39.78 = $18.45
There is now $18.45 in Samuel's bank account.
To find Eliana's current score, you would add her starting score of -12 to the points she earned this turn, which is 7.
The expression that represents her current score would be:
-12 + 7 = -5
Thus, her current score is -5.