Texas Instruments TI-15 Teachers Manual page 21

Comparing Costs
Collecting and Organizing Data
The Maintenance department has determined that it will cost $4.00 per
square yard to maintain the district's soccer field each year. The soccer field is
80 yards wide and 110 yards long. The 6 schools that play on the field have
decided to split the cost evenly. How much should each school contribute to
the soccer field maintenance fund this year?
1. Use division with an integer quotient and remainder:
2. Use division with a quotient in fraction form:
3. Use division with a quotient in decimal form:
Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions
Write a short paragraph comparing the three solutions.
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