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    This document contains a word problem about five teachers - Ms. Barnes, Ms. Guthrie, Ms. Jurewicz, Mr. McAndrews, and Ms. Petteway - who each took steps to help the environment like reducing water use, recycling paper, planting trees, walking to school, and turning off lights. They each saved different amounts of money per month from $0 to $20. They were also each given an environmental nickname. The problem provides additional clues about each teacher's actions and savings.

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    Name______________________ Mod_______ Date____________

    Let’s Save the Planet!


    Directions: Below are some facts and problems related to saving
    our planet, read the facts carefully and answer the questions that
    follow. Make sure to show ALL your work!
    !

    1. Mr. McAndrews wants to save money and do his part to help the environment
    by reducing his family’s water use by one half. Using the information from the
    chart below, fill in the missing numbers and answer the questions that follow.

    Activity Water Use (gallons) Reduced by half


    Toilet Flushing 100
    Showering 130
    Laundry 36
    Dishwashing 23
    Bathroom sink 8
    !
    a. How many gallons of water did the McAndrews family save by reducing their
    water usage by half?

    __________ gallons

    b. How many gallons of water would the McAndrews family save if they reduced
    their showering by one quarter instead of one half?

    ___________ gallons

    c. If the chart above represents one week of water usage for the McAndrews
    family, how much water would they save in a year?

    ___________ gallons
    !

    2. Create your own water usage table. Estimate how much water you use a day,
    based on the averages in the chart below.
    Activity National averages W ater Use (gallons)

    Toilet Flushing 6 gallons per flush

    Showering 8 gallons per minute

    Laundry 60 gallons per load

    Dishwasher 15 gallons per load

    Bathroom sink 2 gallons per wash

    a. How many total gallons of water do you use per day?

    ________ gallons

    b. Estimate how many gallons of water your family uses a day? Per week?

    __________ gallons/day __________ gallons/week

    c. Name three ways you or your family could reduce your water usage.

    i. ____________________________________________________

    ii. ____________________________________________________

    iii. ____________________________________________________

    d. Name three things MLK Middle School can do to reduce water usage.

    i. ____________________________________________________

    ii. ____________________________________________________

    iii. _____________________________________________________
    !

    3. The!average!MLK!student!generates!four!pounds!of!garbage!per!day.!The!average!MLK!
    student!also!weighs!140!pounds.!How!long!would!it!take!you!to!generate!your!weight!in!
    garbage?!Write!an!equation!to!solve!this!problem.!
    !
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    !
    4. Esi,!Barron,!and!Jhoan!want!to!start!an!environmental!club!at!MLK!Middle!School.!They!
    decide!to!plant!six!new!flowers!in!the!courtyard!and!every!year!the!club!will!plant!six!
    more!flowers.!Assuming!no!flowers!die,!how!many!years!will!it!take!for!54!flowers!to!
    grow!in!the!courtyard?!
    !
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    !
    !!
    5. Joshua,!Diego,!Tyra,!and!Samantha!each!plant!an!orange!tree!at!their!homes!so!they!can!
    have!fresh!orange!juice!every!morning!before!school.!The!tree!takes!five!years!to!grow!
    to!its!full!size.!Once!it!is!grown,!it!makes!15!new!oranges!every!year,!how!many!years!
    will!it!be!until!they!each!have!grown!120!oranges?!!
    !
    !
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    !

    6. Jovaughn!wants!to!reduce!electricity!use!at!his!house!so!he!gives!up!watching!one!hour!
    of!television!a!day.!If!his!monthly!average!electricity!bill!is!reduced!from!$130!to!$40.!
    How!much!does!it!cost!to!watch!one!hour!of!television!each!day?!(Hint:'use'30'days'to'
    be'the'length'of'a'month)!
    '
    !
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    !
    7. Nahom!and!Jada!decide!to!help!save!the!planet!by!taking!shorter!showers.!Nahom!takes!
    fiveWminute!showers!and!pays!$1.25!a!gallon.!Jada!takes!sevenWminute!showers!and!pays!
    $0.75!a!gallon.!Eight!gallons!of!water!are!used!per!minute!of!showering.!If!they!each!
    shower!once!a!day!for!a!whole!week,!what!do!they!each!pay!per!week!to!shower?!Who!
    pays!less?!!
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    8. Create!your!own!word!problem!related!to!saving!the!Earth!!When'you'are'finished,'
    trade'papers'with'a'classmate'and'have'them'solve'your'word'problem.!
    !

    Earth Day Super Stumper


    !
    Five!MLK!teachers:!Ms.!Barnes,!Ms.!Guthrie,!Ms.!Jurewicz,!Mr.!McAndrews!&!Ms.!Petteway!all!
    decided!to!do!something!to!help!the!environment.!They!each!did!one!of!the!following:!reduced'
    water'use,'recycled'paper,'planted'a'tree,'walked'to'school'instead'of'driving,'and'turned'off'
    lights'when'not'in'use.!In!the!process!of!making!these!changes,!they!saved!money!in!the!
    amounts!of!$0,'$5,'$10,'$15,'or'$20'per'month.!In!recognition!for!their!efforts,!they!were!each!
    given!a!nickname!of!Super'Saver,'Cool'Conserver,'Dr.'Earth,'Walking'Wonder,'or'Energy'Cop.!!
    !
    BARNES GUTHRIE JUREWICZ McANDREWS PETTEWAY
    !!!!!!$0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$0!
    !!!!!!!$5! ! !!!!!!!!!!!$5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$5!
    !!!!!!$10!! !!!!!!!!!!$10! ! !!!!!!!$10! !!!!!!!!!!!!!$10! ! !!!!!!!$10!
    !!!!!!$15!! !!!!!!!!!!$15! ! !!!!!!!$15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$15! ! !!!!!!!$15!
    !!!!!!$20!! !!!!!!!!!!$20! ! !!!!!!!$20! ! $20! ! !!!!!!!$20!
    reduce!water!!!!!!!!!reduce!water!!!!!!!!!reduce!water!!!!!!!!!!!!!reduce!water!!!!!!!!!!!reduce!water!
    recycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!recycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!recycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!recycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!recycle!
    plant!tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!plant!tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!plant!tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!plant!tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!plant!tree!
    walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!walk!
    turn!off!lights!!!!!!!!turn!off!lights!!!!!!!!!!turn!off!lights!!!!!!!!!!!!turn!off!lights!!!!!!!!!!turn!off!lights!!
    Super!Saver!!!!!!!!!!!!!Super!Saver!!!!!!!!!!!!Super!Saver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Super!Saver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Super!Saver!!
    Cool!Conserver!!!!!!Cool!Conserver!!!!!!!Cool!Conserver!!!!!!!!Cool!Conserver!!!!!!!!Cool!Conserver!!
    Dr.!Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Dr.!Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Dr.!Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Dr.!Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Dr.!Earth!!!
    Walking!Wonder!!!Walking!Wonder!!!!Walking!Wonder!!!!!Walking!Wonder!!!!!!Walking!Wonder!
    Energy!Cop!!!!!!!!!!!!!Energy!Cop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Energy!Cop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Energy!Cop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Energy!Cop!
    !
    !
    1.!!Ms.!Jurewicz!received!her!nickname!from!another!teacher!who!saw!her!participating!in!her!
    new!habit,!walking!to!school.!
    2.!!Ms.!Barnes’!change!saved!her!family!$5!per!month!because!it!produced!more!shade!during!
    the!summer.!
    3.!!Neither!Mr.!McAndrews!or!Ms.!Petteway!were!nicknamed!Dr.!Earth.!
    4.!!Ms.!Guthrie!did!not!save!her!any!money!by!recycling!paper,!but!she!saved!a!few!trees,!
    earning!her!the!nickname!of!Super!Saver.!
    5.!!Ms.!Jurewicz’s!change!saved!her!the!most!money.!
    6.!!By!turning!off!the!faucet!when!brushing!his!teeth,!Mr.!McAndrews!saved!his!family!half!as!
    much!money!as!Ms.!Jurewicz!saved.!
    7.!!Ms.!Petteway,!also!known!as!Energy!Cop,!could!be!seen!turning!off!light!switches!every!day.!

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