Question

amelie and granger went strawberry picking together and want to calculate how many pounds of strawberries they picked. what action should they use to do this calculation?
pounds picked by granger (lbs)
add
total strawberries picked (lbs)
pounds picked by amelie (lbs)

a movie theater charges one price for adults for a general admission ticket, and offers a discount to senior citizens. choose the action that a senior citizen should use to calculate the price of his ticket.
discount for senior citizen ($)
subtract
price of senior citizen ticket ($)
price of adult movie ticket ($)

a local charity organizes a canned - food drive and collects a large number of cans of food that will be equally divided among the families that apply for assistance. choose the action that the charity organizers should use to calculate how many cans each family will receive.
cans of food (cans)
make conversion factor
cans per family (cans/family)
families applying (families)

a personal trainer is keeping track of how a cyclist burns calories. choose the action that the trainer should use to do this calculation.
calories burned per minute (cal/min)
use conversion factor
total calories burned (cal)
total time cycling (min)

ann bought some petunias to plant in her garden but gave some of the plants to her neighbor. choose the action that ann should use to calculate the final number of petunias she has for her garden.
petunias given away (petunias)
subtract
petunias to plant (petunias)
petunias purchased (petunias)

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze total strawberries calculation

To find total pounds, sum individual amounts.
$\text{Total} = \text{Granger's lbs} + \text{Amelie's lbs}$

Step2: Analyze senior ticket price calculation

To find discounted price, subtract discount from adult price.
$\text{Senior Price} = \text{Adult Price} - \text{Discount}$

Step3: Analyze cans per family calculation

To split cans equally, divide total cans by families.
$\text{Cans per Family} = \frac{\text{Total Cans}}{\text{Number of Families}}$

Step4: Analyze total calories burned calculation

To find total calories, multiply rate by time.
$\text{Total Calories} = \text{Cal/min} \times \text{Total Time (min)}$

Step5: Analyze remaining petunias calculation

To find leftover petunias, subtract given away from purchased.
$\text{Remaining} = \text{Purchased} - \text{Given Away}$

Answer:

1. For total strawberries picked: Use add
2. For senior citizen ticket price: Use subtract
3. For cans per family: Use divide (replace "make conversion factor")
4. For total calories burned: Use multiply (replace "use conversion factor")
5. For remaining petunias: Use subtract