Name: _______ Directions: Attach this to your solve the murder packet and complete.
Suspects
Cell Phone Plans
Rev. Green
$38 for 330 minutes 45 cents for each minute over
Colonel Mustard
$50 for 500 minutes 25 cents for each minute over
Professor Plum
$30 for 325 minutes 40 cents for each minute over
Mrs. Peacock
$60 for 550 minutes 15 cents for each minute over
Miss Scarlett
$45 for 425 minutes 35 cents for each minute over
Mrs. White
$65 for 650 minutes 20 cents for each minute over
1. When all of the people use their cell phone for 510 minutes,
the person with the highest phone bill is not the murderer. Rewrite the above clue in your own words:
2. How are you planning on solving this clue? What do you have to do in order to solve it?
3. When you figure out how much 510 minutes costs for each suspect, what do you have to do next in order to solve this clue?
Problem 1: How much was Colonel Mustard’s cell phone bill if he talked for 510 minutes? a. Colonel Mustard’s Cell Phone Plan is: ___________________ b. How many minutes extra did he talk? __________________ (Hint: 510 minutes (minutes he’s allowed on plan) = amount he talked over) c. How much does each extra minute cost for Colonel Mustard? _________ d. How much does Colonel Mustard have to pay extra? Solve below:
e. Equation: Monthly Plan + Cost of Extra Minutes = ________________ Finish: $500.00 + ________ = _______________ Answer: Colonel Mustard talks for 510 minutes and pays ___________________
f. What are the steps you have to do in order to figure out the cell phone bill for ALL suspects if they talk for 510 minutes?
Remaining Suspects: Use the Clue Template below to find out the cost of all the suspects phone bills when they talk for 510 minutes! You must solve on a separate sheet of paper. How much was the suspects’ cell phone bill if he/she talked for 510 minutes? a. The suspect’s Cell Phone Plan is: ___________________ b. How many minutes extra did he/she talk? __________________ 510 minutes (minutes he’s/she’s allowed on plan) = amount he/she talked over c. How much does each extra minute cost for the suspect? _________ d. How much does he/she have to pay extra? Solve below: Multiply: Cost of extra minutes * amount of minutes suspect talked over
e. Equation: Monthly Plan + Cost of Extra Minutes = ________________ Finish: _________ + ________ = _______________ Answer: The suspect talks for 510 minutes and pays ___________________ You’re ALMOST DONE if you’ve figured out the bills? Final Question: Who has the highest cell phone bill? _________ What does that tell you according to the clue? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________