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100

Jack drove 325 miles in 5 hours.How many miles per hour did Jack drive?

65 mph

100

The grocery store is selling 2 loaves of bread for $5.30.  What is the price of one loaf of bread?

$2.65 per loaf

100

A bridge has a sign that says “Maximum Weight 6 Tons.” If a truck weighs 13,000 pounds, is it too heavy to cross the bridge? Explain.

Yes, the truck weighs 6.5 Tons

200

Jason and his family travel 160 miles in 3.2 hours. If they continue at this constant speed, how long will it take them to travel 300 miles?

What is 6 Hours

200

A store sells 4 cans of beans for $9. What is the price of 7 cans of beans?

$15.75

200

Louise cleaned for 4 1/2 hours and charged $27. At the same hourly rate, what would she charge for 6 1/2 hours of cleaning?

$39.00

200

Ellie needs 1/2 cup of milk to make blueberry muffins. She pours 1/2 cup of milk from a quart container of milk. How many cups of milk will be left in the container?

3 1/2 Cups of milk 

300

A space shuttle orbits Earth at a rate of about 4,375 miles in 15 minutes. At this rate, how far does the space shuttle travel around Earth in 1 hour?

What is 1,749.99 miles

300

The bakery has muffins on sale 6 for $8.50.  The coffee shop across the street is selling 2 muffins for $2.99.  Who has the better deal on muffins? 

The bakery, ($1.42/muffin) 

300

The new Vigo the Vampire Hunter novel is 520 pages. Ramon has read 124 pages in 4 hours How long will it take Ramon to read the entire novel if he continues to read at his current rate? 


16.77 Hours

300

Cora babysat for 3 1/2 hours and charged $28. At the same hourly rate, what would she charge for 5 1/2 hours of babysitting?

$44.00

300

Brian pole-vaulted over a bar that was 189 inches high. How many inches higher must he vault to go over a bar that is 16 feet high?

3 inches

400

A cyclist rode at a constant speed of 21 mph for 3 hours. Then she decreased her rate of speed to 17 mph for 4 hours. How far did the cyclist ride in 7 hours?

131 miles

400

At the grocery store, a bag of 12 oranges costs $3.99 or you can by a single orange for $0.40.  What is the better deal? 

The bag of oranges ($0.33/orange)

400

William bought a piece of wood that is 3 feet long. He cuts it into two pieces. One piece is 14 inches long. How long is the other piece?

22 inches

500

On a family vacation, Amy’s dad drove the car at a constant speed and traveled 585 miles in 13 hours. At this rate, how long would it have taken the family to travel 810 miles? What was the car’s rate of speed?

18 hours; 45 mph

500

Tania needs to buy at least 3 pounds of bananas. If she buys a bunch of bananas that weighs 42 ounces, will she have enough? Explain.

No, 3 lbs is 48 ounces. 42<48