Welcome to the Problem of the Week (P.O.T.W.)!!!
Guess and Check #1
This week’s question is: Tyler and Cole went to Myers’ Sporting Goods store. Tyler needs to buy a hockey stick. He sees some for $10.00 but he doesn’t buy them because, being a superb hockey player, he knows that they are of inferior quality. He sees a superior one that costs quite a bit more. His brother, Cole, needs a new hockey helmet because all this math is making his head bigger. Tyler finds him one that costs $100.00 but, unfortunately, it too, is of inferior quality. Needing to protect his precious head, Cole buys a superior quality helmet. Cole’s helmet costs $121.00 more than Tyler’s hockey stick. Together, the hockey stick and the helmet cost $245.00. What is the cost of Tyler’s hockey stick? (4 marks) What is the cost of Cole’s helmet? (4 marks)
Remember to show your work (Try using a chart…Hint. Hint.) and answer in full sentences!
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