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EXPRESSIONS/TAPE DIAGRAMS #1
Directions: Use any appropriate strategies to complete the tasks below. Show your work and clearly label your
answers.
1) Antoine stays in shape by exercising 5 days each week.
 Every day he jogs and then rides his bicycle.
 He exercises the same amount of time every day.
 Each day, he spends 15 minutes jogging and then cycles for a while.
 He exercises a total of 300 minutes each week.
How many minutes does Antoine spend cycling every day?
2) Every day on the way to her part-time job, Jasmine stops for a cup of coffee and a donut. She also stops for
another cup of coffee on the way back home from work, but not donuts.
 Jasmine works four days a week.
 She spends $0.75 on donuts each day.
 She spends a total of $15.40 every week on coffee and donuts.
How much does Jasmine pay for each cup of coffee?
3) Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night, Justin does his homework and then watches some television.
 He always spends the same amount of total time on homework and watching television.
 Each night, he spends twice as much time watching TV as he spends on his homework.
 He spends a total of 6 hours and 45 minutes Monday-Wednesday doing homework and watching TV.
How many minutes does Justin spend doing his homework each night and how many minutes does he watch
television each night?
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