Word Problems
A zebra has on average 80 stripes. If there are 50 zebras in a herd, how many stripes are there?
400 stripes
13 x 6
78
10 x 30=
300
77 x 100
7,700
Ms. Hendricks reads about 20 pages a night. If she reads every night of the year, how many pages will she have read in 365 days?
391 x 7
2, 737
400 x 8,000=
3,200,000
8.9 x 10
89
A rectangular swimming pool is 18 by 33 feet. The owners need to know the surface area in order to buy a tarp for the winter. What is the surface area of the pool? (don't forget units)
594 square feet
9,163 x 4
36, 652
900 x 70=
63,000
79.5 divided by 100
0.795
Ms. Hassell puts a dozen eggs in each basket. If she has 23 baskets, how many eggs does she have?
276 eggs
89 x 74
6, 586
90 divided by 30
3
67.89 x 1,000
67,890
At the cupcake eating contest, Ms. McNally won by eating 50 cupcakes in 10 minutes. How many cupcakes did she eat per minute?
5 cupcakes
753 x 86
64, 758
5,600 divided by 700
8
84 divided by 1,000
0.084