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Mrs. Menary made 4 1/2 quarts of lemonade for a school party. How many fluid ounces of lemonade did she make?
1 quart = 32 ounces
32 x 4.5 = 144
144 fluid ounces
Mr. Anderson is ordering pizzas for a class pizza party. Pizza Place has a special where he can buy 3 large pizzas for $18.75. At Mario’s Pizzeria, he can buy 4 large pizzas for $22. If he needs to buy 12 pizzas, how much will he save if he buys the pizzas from Mario’s Pizzeria instead of Pizza Place?
PP = 18.75 divided by 3 = 6.25
MP = 22 divided by 4 = 5.5
6.25 - 5.5= 0.75
0.75 x 15 = 9
$9
Ms. Adams pours 5 1/2 quarts of fruit punch into a bowl. How many cups of fruit punch are in the bowl?
1 quart = 4 cups
4 x 5.5 = 22
22 cups
While jumping rope, Juan jumped 24 times in 30 seconds. At this rate, how many times will he jump in 50 seconds?
24/30 can be reduced to 4/5
4/5 x 10/10 = 40/50
40 jumps
What is another name for the fall season?
Autumn
A class walked 2.5 miles for a walk-a-thon. How many yards did the class walk?
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1,760 x 2.5 = 4,400
4,400 yards
Skylar and Rodrigo each recorded how far they traveled while skateboarding. Skylar traveled 65 feet in 5 seconds and Rodrigo traveled 108 feet in 8 seconds. How much farther did Rodrigo travel per second than Skylar?
Sky= 65 divided by 5 = 13
Rod = 108 divided by 8 = 13.5
13.5 - 13 = 0.5
0.5
James jogs 7,920 yards every week. How many miles does James jog every week?
1,760 yards = 1 mile
7,920 divided by 1,760 = 4.5
4.5 miles
George has two routes that he likes to use for walking. He can walk 672 yards in
6 minutes on Path A, and he can walk
984 yards in 8 minutes on Path B. How many more yards per minute can George walk on Path B?
A = 672 divided by 6 = 112
B = 984 divided by 8 = 123
123 - 112 = 11
11 yards
Which orange fruit is commonly carved into jack-o'-lanterns?
pumpkin
The Martinez family has 3/4 gallon of orange juice in the refrigerator. How many cups of orange juice are in the refrigerator?
3 divided by 4 = 0.75
16 x 0.75 = 12
12 cups
Melissa is buying party favors to make gift bags. Supplies LTD sells a 5-pack of favors for $11.25 and Parties and More sells a 3-pack of favors for $8.25. At these rates, how much more will she spend if she buys 15 favors from Supplies LTD than Parties and More?
LTD = 11.25 divided by 5 = 2.25
PM = 8.25 divided 3 = 2.75
2.75 - 2.25 = 0.5
0.5 x 15 = 7.5
$7.50
There are 60 minutes in one hour and
60 seconds in one minute. Using this information, explain how you could convert 20 miles per hour to feet per second.
1 mile = 5,280 ft
5,280 x 20 = 105, 600
1 hour = 3,600 seconds
105,600 ft in 3,600 seconds
Willie and Pedro are reading the same book. Willie read 108 pages in 3 hours, and Pedro read 160 pages in 5 hours. How many more pages per hour did Willie read?
W = 108 divided by 3 = 36
P = 160 divided by 5 = 32
36 - 32 = 4
4 pages
What type of squash is often used to make creamy autumn soups?
Butternut squash.
A grand piano can weigh 1/2 ton. How many ounces can a grand piano weigh?
2,000 divided 2 = 1,000
1,000 x 16 = 16,000
16,000 ounces
Tara can type 180 words in 4 minutes. At this rate, how many words can she type in
10 minutes?
180 divided by 4 = 45
45 x 10 = 450
450 words
At the grocery store, Mr. Arnett allowed each of his children to fill their own bag with trail mix for their hike. The table shows the amount of trail mix for each child. The trail mix costs $4.50 per pound. How much will Mr. Arnett pay for all the trail mix?
15 +14 + 10 + 17 = 56
56 divided by 16 = 3.5
3.5 x 4.5 = 15.75
the total cost is $15.75
Ayanna and Makena wanted to see who jogs faster. Ayanna jogged 900 meters in
6 minutes. Makena jogged 620 meters in
4 minutes. How many more meters per minute did Makena jog?
A = 900 divided by 6 = 150
M = 620 divided by 4 = 155
155 - 150 = 5
5 meters
Which sweet topping is often added to hot apple cider?
Cinnamon
A hockey player needs to shoot a puck 55 meters from his current location to his opponent’s goal to score a goal. After the shot, the puck is 120 centimeters from his opponent’s goal. If there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, how many meters did the puck travel?
100 x 55 = 5,500
5,500 - 120 = 5,380
5,380 divided by 100 - 53.8
53.8 meters
A bakery makes 260 donuts in 4 hours. At this rate, how many donuts can they make in 6 hours?
260 divided by 4 = 65
65 x 6 = 390
390 donuts
When converting from larger units such as quarts to smaller units such as cups, will the number of smaller units be greater than the number of larger units? Explain your reasoning.
since the larger unit contains multiple smaller units, it takes a greater number of smaller pieces to equal the same total amount to convert from larger unit to a smaller unit you multiply by conversion factor, which increases the total number
Naomi can run 12 miles in 108 minutes. She is thinking about running in two different races, a 9-mile race and a 13-mile race. At her current rate, how many more minutes will it take her to complete the 13-mile race than the 9-mile race?
12/108 can be reduced to 1/9
1/9 x 9/9 = 9/81
1/9 x 13/13 = 13/117
117 - 81 = 36
36 minutes
Which herb is commonly used to season Thanksgiving stuffing?
Sage