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if 6 textbooks cost $354, then 1 textbook
If 6 textbooks cost $354, how much do costs: $354/6= $59. Since 1 textbook
13 textbooks cost? cost $59, 13 textbooks will cost $59* 13=
$767
If the runner is out from 7:45 to 10:00, he
A runner leaves his house at 7:45 for a ran for 2:15.
morning run. If he travels at an average 2;15= 2.25 hours.
speed of 6mph and gets back home at Since he travels at an average of 6mph,
10:00, how far did he run? his total travel distance is 2.25*6= 13.5
miles.
If Alice consumes twice as many calories
If Alice consumes two times as many as Claire, and Claire consumes 2,500
calories as Claire, and Claire consumes every day, then Alice will consume 5,000
2.500 calories a day, how many calories per day. The question asks how many
does Alice consume a week? calories Alice will consume in a week, so:
5,000*7= 35,000 calories
If Jessie can answer 6 questions in 20
seconds, and there are 60 seconds in
Jessie can answer multiplication prob-
a minute, she can answer 36=18 ques-
lems at a rate of 6 problems every 20
tions each minute. Since the test is 10
seconds. If she has a 10-minute test with
minutes long, she can answer 1018=180
175 questions on it, will she finish in
questions. therefore, she will finish the
time?
175-question test and could even com-
plete 5 more
If 2 workers can finish a play set in 18
hours, it would take half the time, or 9
2 workers can finish building a play set in
hours, to finish the play set with 4 work-
18 hours. How long will it take 4 workers
ers. It would then take 93 hours to fin-
to build 3 play sets?
ish building 3 play sets: 9 hours3play
sets=27hours.
If there are 50% more fantasy books than
biographies, then we can create false
A bookstore has 50% more fantasy numbers and say that if there are 100
books than biographies. What is the ratio biographies, there will be 150 fantasy
of fantasy books to biographies? books. The ratio of fantasy books to bi-
ographies, then, is 150: 100. dividing by
50, the ratio simplifies to 3:2
1/8
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Train A leaves the station at 1:45 trav- If the train leaves at 1:45 and arrives at
eling at a constant speed of 65mph. If 3:15 it has been traveling for 1.5 hours.
it arrives at its destination at 3:15, how to find how far it has traveled, we multiply
many miles did it travel? by the speed: 1.5*65=97.5
two buildings in downtown Chicago
stand across the river from each other. If the height of the first building is 1,700ft
The first buildings height is 1,700ft and it while its shadow is 525ft, and the second
casts a shadow that is 525ft long. If the building's height is 1,450ft tall, it sets up
second building's height is 1,450 feet, this proportion: 1,700/525=1,450/x. By
how long will its shadow be at the same cross multiplying and solving for x we
time of the day (round to the nearest find: 1,700x=761,250; x=448ft long
foot)?
if it takes Larry 30 minutes (1/2 hour)
If Larry can wash 50 cars in 1/2 hour, how to wash 50 cars, then it takes 30/50=.6
long will it take him to wash 80 cars? minutes per car. 80 cars will take
80*6=48minutes
If the 30c bag of sugar is 1/2 full, there
A baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 cups
are 15c left. If the baker can bake 4 cakes
of sugar. If he has a 30c bag that is 1/2
with 10 c, he can bake 2 with 5. therefore,
full, how many cakes bake?
he can bake 2*3=6cakes
If Randy sells 8 times as many vacuum
cleaners as Janice, and Janice sells 690
If randy sells 8 times as many vacuum vacuum cleaners per year, then randy
cleaners as Janice, and Janice sells 690 sells 8*690=5,520 vacuum cleaners per
vacuum cleaners per year, on avg, how a year. The question asks how many
many does Randy sell each month vacuum cleaners randy sells per month
so: 5,520/12=460 vacuum cleaners per
month
Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite
photographs to hang on her wall. If the
photo's original length and height were
2.1
8 inches and 15 inches, and the new
height is 4 feet, how many feet must the
new picture be?
A marathon runner is training for his next
105.28
race. On his daily run he completes 21.6
2/8
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if 6 textbooks cost $354, then 1 textbook
If 6 textbooks cost $354, how much do costs: $354/6= $59. Since 1 textbook
13 textbooks cost? cost $59, 13 textbooks will cost $59* 13=
$767
If the runner is out from 7:45 to 10:00, he
A runner leaves his house at 7:45 for a ran for 2:15.
morning run. If he travels at an average 2;15= 2.25 hours.
speed of 6mph and gets back home at Since he travels at an average of 6mph,
10:00, how far did he run? his total travel distance is 2.25*6= 13.5
miles.
If Alice consumes twice as many calories
If Alice consumes two times as many as Claire, and Claire consumes 2,500
calories as Claire, and Claire consumes every day, then Alice will consume 5,000
2.500 calories a day, how many calories per day. The question asks how many
does Alice consume a week? calories Alice will consume in a week, so:
5,000*7= 35,000 calories
If Jessie can answer 6 questions in 20
seconds, and there are 60 seconds in
Jessie can answer multiplication prob-
a minute, she can answer 36=18 ques-
lems at a rate of 6 problems every 20
tions each minute. Since the test is 10
seconds. If she has a 10-minute test with
minutes long, she can answer 1018=180
175 questions on it, will she finish in
questions. therefore, she will finish the
time?
175-question test and could even com-
plete 5 more
If 2 workers can finish a play set in 18
hours, it would take half the time, or 9
2 workers can finish building a play set in
hours, to finish the play set with 4 work-
18 hours. How long will it take 4 workers
ers. It would then take 93 hours to fin-
to build 3 play sets?
ish building 3 play sets: 9 hours3play
sets=27hours.
If there are 50% more fantasy books than
biographies, then we can create false
A bookstore has 50% more fantasy numbers and say that if there are 100
books than biographies. What is the ratio biographies, there will be 150 fantasy
of fantasy books to biographies? books. The ratio of fantasy books to bi-
ographies, then, is 150: 100. dividing by
50, the ratio simplifies to 3:2
1/8
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_724n1r
Train A leaves the station at 1:45 trav- If the train leaves at 1:45 and arrives at
eling at a constant speed of 65mph. If 3:15 it has been traveling for 1.5 hours.
it arrives at its destination at 3:15, how to find how far it has traveled, we multiply
many miles did it travel? by the speed: 1.5*65=97.5
two buildings in downtown Chicago
stand across the river from each other. If the height of the first building is 1,700ft
The first buildings height is 1,700ft and it while its shadow is 525ft, and the second
casts a shadow that is 525ft long. If the building's height is 1,450ft tall, it sets up
second building's height is 1,450 feet, this proportion: 1,700/525=1,450/x. By
how long will its shadow be at the same cross multiplying and solving for x we
time of the day (round to the nearest find: 1,700x=761,250; x=448ft long
foot)?
if it takes Larry 30 minutes (1/2 hour)
If Larry can wash 50 cars in 1/2 hour, how to wash 50 cars, then it takes 30/50=.6
long will it take him to wash 80 cars? minutes per car. 80 cars will take
80*6=48minutes
If the 30c bag of sugar is 1/2 full, there
A baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 cups
are 15c left. If the baker can bake 4 cakes
of sugar. If he has a 30c bag that is 1/2
with 10 c, he can bake 2 with 5. therefore,
full, how many cakes bake?
he can bake 2*3=6cakes
If Randy sells 8 times as many vacuum
cleaners as Janice, and Janice sells 690
If randy sells 8 times as many vacuum vacuum cleaners per year, then randy
cleaners as Janice, and Janice sells 690 sells 8*690=5,520 vacuum cleaners per
vacuum cleaners per year, on avg, how a year. The question asks how many
many does Randy sell each month vacuum cleaners randy sells per month
so: 5,520/12=460 vacuum cleaners per
month
Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite
photographs to hang on her wall. If the
photo's original length and height were
2.1
8 inches and 15 inches, and the new
height is 4 feet, how many feet must the
new picture be?
A marathon runner is training for his next
105.28
race. On his daily run he completes 21.6
2/8
