Week 14 CMT Problem - 6th Grade


The Picnic Order

You are planning a picnic for your neighbors.

You estimate that:

30 of the people who come will have two hot dogs with buns;

20 of the people who come will have one hot dog with a bun;

10 of the people who come will have a hot dog without a bun.


You find that hot dogs come in packages of 6 for $1.59 and packages of 10 for $1.99

You also find that buns come in packages of 8 for $0.99 and packages of 12 for $1.29.


Use this information to order enough hot dogs and hot dog buns for the people coming to the picnic. Show how many packages of each size you will purchase and compute the total cost of these items. Show how you arrived at your answers.


YOUR ORDER: TOTAL COST: