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Two people can swing on a trapeze at the same time as long as their total weight is less than 500 pounds. Joe weighs 240 pounds and is 6 feet tall. Jake weight 250 pounds and is 32 years old. Can Joe and Jake swing on the trapeze at the same time?

Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information.

Two people can swing on a trapeze at the same time as long as their total weight is less than 500 pounds. Joe weighs 240 pounds and is 6 feet tall. Jake weight 250 pounds and is 32 years old. Can Joe and Jake swing on the trapeze at the same time?

Too much

Too little

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The problem has too much information. The heights and ages of Joe and Jake are irrelevant to determining whether they can swing on the trapeze together. Only their weights are needed for the calculation. The important information is:

  • Joe's weight: 240 pounds
  • Jake's weight: 250 pounds
  • Total weight limit for the trapeze: 500 pounds

To determine if they can swing together, simply add their weights:

240 + 250 = 490 pounds

Since 490 is less than 500, Joe and Jake can swing on the trapeze at the same time.

A. Too much
B. Too little

A. Too much

The roller coaster is the most popular ride at the fair. It has 3 loops, a tunnel and 8 hills. How many loops and tunnels does the roller coaster have?

The word problem below has too much information. Which facts are not needed to solve the problem? Check all that apply.

The roller coaster is the most popular ride at the fair. It has 3 loops, a tunnel and 8 hills. How many loops and tunnels does the roller coaster have?

The roller coaster has 3 loops.

The roller coaster has a tunnel.

The roller coaster has 8 hills.

The roller coaster is the most popular ride.

To solve the problem of how many loops and tunnels the roller coaster has, the facts that are not needed are:

  • The roller coaster has 8 hills.
  • The roller coaster is the most popular ride.

The necessary information for solving the problem is:

  • The roller coaster has 3 loops.
  • The roller coaster has a tunnel.

So, the correct answers to check are:

  • The roller coaster has 8 hills.
  • The roller coaster is the most popular ride.
Harvey the Huge once lifted a box filled with 100 bricks and 50 rocks. Each brick weighed 10 pounds. The rocks were all fairly small. What is the total weight of what Harvey lifted?

Read the problem and decide whether it has too much or too little information.

Harvey the Huge once lifted a box filled with 100 bricks and 50 rocks. Each brick weighed 10 pounds. The rocks were all fairly small. What is the total weight of what Harvey lifted?

Too much

Too little

The problem has too little information. While we know the number of bricks, their weight, and that there are rocks in the box, we do not know the weight of the rocks. To find the total weight that Harvey lifted, we need the weight of the rocks in addition to the weight of the bricks. Therefore, the correct answer is:

Too little.

On Tuesday, the wait to ride the roller coaster was 40 minutes. The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the fair. There were 100 people waiting in line. How long would expect to wait if the line was 50 meters long?

The word problem below has too much information. Which facts are not needed to solve the problem? Check all that apply.

On Tuesday, the wait to ride the roller coaster was 40 minutes. The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the fair. There were 100 people waiting in line. How long would expect to wait if the line was 50 meters long?

It was Tuesday.

There were 100 people in line.

The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the fair.

The wait to ride the roller coaster was 40 minutes.

To determine how long to expect to wait if the line was 50 meters long, the following facts are not needed:

  • It was Tuesday. (This specific day is irrelevant to the wait time.)
  • The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the fair. (This fact does not directly impact the wait time calculation.)

The information that is needed includes:

  • There were 100 people in line. (This could help estimate the wait time if we knew how long each person takes per ride.)
  • The wait to ride the roller coaster was 40 minutes. (This gives a baseline for the wait time.)

So, the facts to check as not needed are:

  • It was Tuesday.
  • The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the fair.