GRADE 8: Weekly Math Problem Solving: Problem #16

Name: ___________________ Date: _____________________

Be sure to show all of your work and your reasoning. Consider all possibilities
and explain each step in your method. Refer to your rubric for all parts
needed to achieve the maximum score. Be sure to follow the steps of
problem solving we used in the classroom:

Step 1: Read the Problem

Step 2: What is the problem asking me to solve?
Step 3: Is there any information I do not understand? Find out what it
means.
Step 4: List all the information that is given to you.
Step 5: Select a strategy to solve this problem.
Step 6: Show all your steps to achieve a solution. Include a concluding
statement.

Problem #16:

Byron lives where the people trade goods they produce for other things they
need. He has some fish that he has caught, and he wants to trade them for
bananas. He asks around to find out what is being traded and finds out the
following:

• Five fish are worth the same as two loaves of bread.

• Six oranges are worth the same as two melons.
• One loaf of bread is worth the same as one banana and three oranges.
• Four loaves of bread are worth the same as fourteen oranges.

How many bananas can Byron get with five fish? Be sure to explain all your
steps!

Hint: You must use whole numbers, no decimals or fractions!