Part A:

Jeremy is picking apples to make apple pies for his friends. He has a bag that can hold 4 lbs of apples. If each apple weighs ⅕ th of a pound, how many apples will fit into Jeremy’s bag?


Part B:

Jeremy needs 9 ½ apples for each pie. Based on the number of apples in his bag in Part A, how many whole pies will he be able to make?


Part C:

If Jeremy has ¾ of a cup of sugar, and the recipe calls for ⅓ of a cup for each pie, does he have enough for all of the apple pies from Part A?


Part D:

Explain, using one of the strategies listed below, why Jeremy does or does not have enough sugar to make the number of pies in Part B:


Please see some of the possible strategies you can use to answer and explain this question:

Create a video blog

Interview another student and discuss your findings

Draw images

Create an infographic (pictures with few words to explain your process.