GRADE 8: Weekly Math Problem Solving: Problem #10

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 #10:

Kathy loves milk, and she also loves working with numbers. Just for fun
she thought of combining a number pattern and the drinking of a 4 L jug
of milk. She imagined asking someone to do this:

Start by drinking one-half , then two-thirds of what is left, then three-

fourths of what is left, and then four-fifths of what is left, and so on.

She thought how cool it would be to figure out exactly how much milk
would be left!

a) How much milk did she figure would be left after taking ten drinks?

b) Amount of milk remaining in the jug is quite small. Just how small is it? Can you
convert that fraction of Liters to millimeters?