One of my favorite things to do is to watch baseball.  Even though I am a Red Sox fan, it can get kinda boring watching it on TV.  And it's not exactly easy to get tickets to see a Boston Red Sox game.  So...when I can, I go to a New Britain Rock Cats game on bright sun-shiny day.  But, I never go alone.  There are always plenty of family members who like to tag along. 

We often sit in the Reserved Section where it costs $6 for a child/senior & $8 for an adult.  One time there were 15 of us that went!  My singing god daughter and her brother were certainly there.  But so was my adorable nephew (who will be turning 5 this week).  And of course all of their parents were there!  Uncharacteristically, my grandparents (who are in their 70's) went, too. There were other people there, too, but I don't remember how old they were at the time!  (Maybe you can figure that out.) 

How much would it have cost for us to attend that game?  My uncle is the one who paid, in cash, for the tickets.  What bills would he have given to the cashier that would have given him back change?  How much change did he get back?

Challenge: What if we had sat in the Club Seats ($15) or MVP Seats ($18)? 

One of your teachers raises chinchillas and is one of the top breeders in the state.  At any time they can have as many as 15 chinchillas and as few as 7. Chinchillas have special needs to help simulate their natural habitat.  Below are just a few things that a chinchilla needs in a week to be comfy and cozy:

• Kiln Dried Pine for their bedding ~ $4.00
  
• Alfalfa Hay for food ~ $6.00
  
• Chinchilla Pellets ~ $3.00
  
• Cheerios for treats (optional) ~ $2.00

How many chinchillas is your teacher probably taking care of right now (not 10), and how much is costing him/her to take care of them for one week?  How many $100 bills would your teacher pay with for these supplies, and what would his/her change be?

Geissler's helps support the local baseball teams.  Each player on each team needs a batting helmet ($8), cleats ($9), glove ($6), team shirt ($4), and pants ($7).  This year Geissler's can offer up to $400 to purchase the necessary gear. 

• How many players will benefit from the store's generosity?
• How much money will it cost to purchase all of this gear?
• How much money will be left over from this donation?
• What bills would the donor receive back as their change?

Bonus: About how many teams would benefit from this generosity?  Explain how you figured this out.

I love my NOOK Color and was really excited when Mrs. McCarroll bought one for our classroom!  She also gave us a $100.00 gift card so that we could buy NOOK Books!  When buying books, it took me a couple of hours to do that because I wanted to get the most books for our money.  While many of the books I got were free ☺, I did buy a great deal of books.  The books I bought cost $3.00, $4.00, and $6.00 each.  I bought more than 2 books for each price, but did not spend the entire $100.00! 

• How many books did I buy of each price and in all? 
  
• How much money did I spend on the gift card? 
  
• How much money do we have left to spend on the gift card?

As you know, Mr. P. just got married in Mexico.  This weekend he is having a wedding party at a nice country club to celebrate with all of his friends and family.  There will be favors on the table filled with little treats for people to bring home with them after the wedding.  Mr. P. has a wedding budget and does not want to spend more than $500.00 on the favors.  This includes the box and candies inside the boxes.

• How much will each box cost?
• How much will the candies cost (per box)?
• What is the total cost for one box filled with candy?
• How many favors will he be putting out on the tables?
• What will it cost Mr. P. in all to have favors for his guests?
• If Mr. P. is paying in cash, which bills will he be paying with?
  

I went to Walmart this weekend to buy some yellow yarn to make a flower bag for my sister's birthday.  The yarn cost $2.99 a skein (roll).  I bought less than 7 skeins, more than 2, and I did not buy 5. 

• How many skeins did I buy? 
• About how much money did I spend on the yarn? 
  
• What bill(s) did I bay the cashier with?
• Explain your answer.