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Practice 1:

Today is really your busiest day! You have to meet Mark for lunch at the neighborhood deli, visit the Art Museum, and go to the dentist. In addition, you promised to visit your sick buddy. The deli is closed on Monday, and the Art Museum is open only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Your dentist has office hours on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Your sick buddy can have visitors only on Friday and Saturday.

  • What is your busiest day?
  1. Monday
  2. Wednesday
  3. Friday
  4. Saturday

Explain in detail how you found your answer using words, numbers, and/or pictures.

To solve this problem, you may want to make a table that represents your week. Put an "X" in the table cells to indicate when the different places are open. By reading the clues you can figure out what is being asked.

Appointment
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Museum
Deli
Dentist
Visit Buddy
Does your completed table look like this one?

With the table filled in, click on the answer to this problem. Your explanation could include a table like the one above.

  • What is your busiest day?
  1. Monday
  2. Wednesday
  3. Friday
  4. Saturday

 

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