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100

A laptop computer is 59 mm thick. The packing box for the laptop is 12.8 cm deep. If the packing material fills up the space between the computer and the box, how thick is the packing material?

The packing material is 6.9 cm thick.

100

A pack of dog food that weighs 5 kg cost $20. A smaller pack of dog food that is 500 g costs $2.50. Which one has better value?

The bigger pack costs $4 per kg.

The smaller pack costs $5 per kg. The 5-kg pack is better value.

100

Pia bought 2 boxes of chocolate powder and 3 packs of snacks for her niece. Each scoop of chocolate powder can make 8 ounces of chocolate milk. If each box holds 40 scoops, how many gallons of chocolate milk can be made from it?

She can make 5 gallons of chocolate milk.

100

35.6kg = ______ g

35600 g

100

When is Ms. Stuart's birthday?

July 13

200

The ceiling is 8 feet 7 inches from the floor. Lucas can reach up to 7 feet 9 inches when he raises his arm. If he stands on a foot stool that is 8 inches tall, can he reach the ceiling?

He cannot reach the ceiling if he stands on a foot stool

200

A package that is heavier than 11 lbs and 8 oz will have a label that says “heavy” on it. Gloria packed 6 flowerpots to send to her customers. Each of the flowerpots weighs 1 lb and 12 oz. The packing material weighs 5 oz. Will her package be labeled as “heavy”?

No, her package will not be labeled as “heavy”.

200

Ben is known for making quality cooking oil. He produced 64 L 200 ml of cooking oil. He reserved 25 L 800 ml of the oil for his regular clients in restaurants. The rest of it was used to fill empty plastic bottles holding 800 ml which will be sold in markets. How many plastic bottles of cooking oil will be filled?

Ben can fill 48 plastic bottles of cooking oil.

200

494L = _______ mL

494,000mL

200

What state is Ms. Stuart from?

Michigan

300

Sophia has a bundle of ropes that is 28 yards 2 feet long. To set up a tent, she needs to tie two 8-feet ropes to one corner of the tent. There are four corners on the tent. How much (measured in yards) rope is left after she set up the tent?

7 yards 1 foot of ropes are left after she set up the tent

300

A packing box can hold up to 15 lbs. If Jack puts 9 lbs and 12 oz of clothes in the box, how much more weight can the packing box hold?

5lbs & 4oz OR

5.25lbs OR

84oz

300

The capacity of a barrel is 12 gallons. The capacity of a small pail is 3 quarts. How many pails of water are needed to fill up the barrel?

16 pails of water are needed to fill up the barrel.

300

3,072c = _______ gal

192 gal

300

Where is Ms. Stuart going this summer?

Italy

400

At a long jump competition, each athlete can make 3 jumps. Victoria’s first jump is 4.79 m. She jumped 32 cm further in her second jump. In her third jump, she jumped 80 mm less than her second jump. What is her result for the third jump?

Her result for the third jump is 5.03 m.

400

Will is unpacking a box of utensils. The total weight of the box of utensils is 4 lbs and it contains 16 forks. What is the weight of each fork?

Each fork is 4 oz.

400

Leilani’s water tumbler contains 1.8 L of water. She drank 200 ml from it 1.5 hours after a meal, and she accidentally spilled 1250 ml of water. How much water was left in her water tumbler?

There was 350 ml of water left in the tumbler.

400

42 lb = ______ oz

672oz

400

How old is Ms. Stuart?

You will never know >:)

500

Jack is an athlete. During his daily training, Jack hops along a path that is 35 yards long. If he can hop forward 15 inches each time, how many hops can he make along the path?

He can make 84 hops along the path.

500

Carrie is packing to move to another apartment down the hall. She packed 24 boxes. Each box can hold up to 8 lbs. The trolley she is using to move can take up to 32 lbs. How many trips does it take her to move if she only has one trolley?

She needs to take 6 trips.

500

There are 6 gallons of water in the water dispenser. Yesterday, there were 8 quarts of water dispensed at the hot water dispenser and 18 pints of water dispensed at the cold-water dispenser by the 12 office workers. How much water was left in the water dispenser altogether? Express your answer in pints.

There were 14 pints of water left in the water dispenser.

500

77lbs = ______ lbs

(round to the nearest hundredth)

34.93 kg

500

What is Ms. Stuart's middle name?

Belle

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