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Name
Date
The Price of Stamps
In 1860, mail was delivered by the Pony Express. It cost $5 to mail a letter from
Missouri to California! Today, you need to buy only one First-Class stamp to mail a
letter. Look at how the price of First-Class stamps has changed over the years.
Price of 1 First-Class Stamp
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1.
Price of 1 First-Class Stamp
Year
Price
Year
Price
1900
2 cents
1960
4 cents
1910
2 cents
1970
6 cents
1920
2 cents
1980
15 cents
1930
3 cents
1990
25 cents
1940
3 cents
2000
33 cents
1950
3 cents
Write how much the price of a First-Class stamp increased between:
1900 and 1910
1950 and 1960
1910 and 1920
1960 and 1970
1920 and 1930
1970 and 1980
1930 and 1940
1980 and 1990
1940 and 1950
1990 and 2000
2.
Analyze Explain how the increase in the price of a First-Class stamp has
changed between 1900 and 2000.
3.
Extend It Think about how the price of stamps has increased. Do you
think the price of a stamp will ever cost more than it cost to mail a letter
using the Pony Express? Explain your thinking on a separate sheet of paper.
1–7
Name
Date
The Price of Stamps
In 1860, mail was delivered by the Pony Express. It cost $5 to mail a letter from
Missouri to California! Today, you need to buy only one First-Class stamp to mail a
letter. Look at how the price of First-Class stamps has changed over the years.
Price of 1 First-Class Stamp
1.
2.
Price of 1 First-Class Stamp
Year
Price
Year
Price
1900
2 cents
1960
4 cents
1910
2 cents
1970
6 cents
1920
2 cents
1980
15 cents
1930
3 cents
1990
25 cents
1940
3 cents
2000
33 cents
1950
3 cents
Write how much the price of a First-Class stamp increased between:
1900 and 1910
0 cents
1950 and 1960
1 cent
1910 and 1920
0 cents
1960 and 1970
2 cents
1920 and 1930
1 cent
1970 and 1980
9 cents
1930 and 1940
0 cents
1980 and 1990
10 cents
1940 and 1950
0 cents
1990 and 2000
8 cents
Analyze Explain how the increase in the price of a First-Class stamp has
changed between 1900 and 2000.
Sample answer: The price of a First-Class stamp has
increased 31 cents from 1900 to 2000.
3.
Extend It Think about how the price of stamps has increased. Do you
think the price of a stamp will ever cost more than it cost to mail a letter
using the Pony Express? Explain your thinking on a separate sheet of paper.
Check students’ work.