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Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Use the Microsoft Excel to solve the problem. Format a spreadsheet, enter the data, and enter
a formula to solve the problem.
1) The table shows the number of hours the students spend in reading in a week.
Two classes record the number of hours they spent in reading. Class A spent hours reading, 12.5
hours on Sunday, 22.75 hours on Monday, 27.5 hours on Tuesday, 30.0 hours on Wednesday,
24.25 hours on Thursday, 15 hours on Friday, and 9.2 hours on Saturday.
Meanwhile Class B spent reading in week listed as: 22.5 hours on Sunday, 24.6 hours on
Monday, 23.75 hours on Tuesday, 19.45 hours on Wednesday, 17.3 hours on Thursday, 10.8
hours on Friday and 11.8 hours on Saturday.
Find the total number of hours spent by Class A and Class B in a week. Which class had spent
more hours reading?
Days of the Week
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Total Hours
Difference

Class A
12.5
22.75
27.5
30
24.25
15
9.2

Class B
22.5
24.6
23.75
19.45
17.3
10.8
11.8

How many hours spent by Class A reading in a week? How many hours Class B spent reading in a week?
Which class had spent more hours in reading. Explain the method you use to find the answer.
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Suppose you had data listed for Class C. How would you find the sum for Class C.? If class C has
a total of 124.5 hours, what is the difference between Class A and Class C? Explain your
thinking.
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How do you know your answer makes sense?

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Name __________________________________________________

Date ____________________
Class ___________________

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Use the Microsoft Excel to solve the problem. Format a spreadsheet, enter the data, and enter
a formula to solve the problem.
Three friends went to a farm to pick strawberries. Lionel picked 1 7/8 pounds, Duncan
picked 1 5/6 pounds, and George picked 1 pounds. How many pounds of
strawberries Lionel and Duncan picked? How many pounds of strawberries the three
boys picked? How much more pounds of strawberries Lionel and Duncan picked than
Lionel and Duncan? What is the total weight of strawberries picked?
Create the table below you similar to what you have made in the Excel.

On the lines below, explain the method you used to solve the problem.
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What formula do you have to use to find the total weight of strawberries Lionel and Duncan
picked? Explain if it worked when you key in the formula in the Microsoft Excel.
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Explain how Microsoft Excel helps you in solving the problem on adding and subtracting
rational numbers.
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