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A movie starts at 4:15 PM and ends at 6:30 PM. How long was the movie?
2 hours and 15 minutes
A race is 5 kilometers long. If an athlete has already run 3,250 meters, how many meters are left to the finish line?
1,750 meters
A rectangular rug has an area of 72 square feet. If the length is 9 feet, what is the perimeter of the rug?
34 feet
Pencils cost $0.35 each. If you have a $5.00 bill, what is the maximum number of pencils you can buy?
14 pencils; total $4.90
Compare the value of the 7 in 74,200 and 4,700. How many times larger is the first 7 than the second?
100 times larger
Dr. Smith spends 25 minutes with each patient. If his first appointment is at 8:15 AM and he takes a 45-minute lunch break at noon, what time does his 10th patient of the day finish?
1:15 PM
A recipe calls for 6 pints of milk. If you can only buy milk in 1-quart cartons, how many cartons must you buy, and will you have any left over?
3 cartons; no leftovers
You have 40 feet of fencing to build a rectangular garden. If you want the garden to be as large as possible (maximum area), what should the dimensions of the sides be?
10 ft by 10 ft; a square
A group of 6 friends goes to the movies. Tickets are $9.50 each. They also share 2 buckets of popcorn at $6.75 each. What is the total cost?
$70.50
Round 452,891 to the nearest hundred, the nearest thousand, and the nearest ten-thousand.
452,900; 453,000; 450,000
A cake needs to bake for 55 minutes and cool for 20 minutes before frosting. If you need the cake ready for a party at 3:10 PM, and it takes you 15 minutes to prep the batter, what is the latest time you can start?
1:40 PM
A fence is 12 yards long. You want to place a post every 4 feet, including both ends. How many posts do you need?
10 posts; 36 feet total length
A square photo with 6-inch sides is placed in a frame that adds a 2-inch border all the way around. What is the total area of the photo and the frame together?
100 square inches; new sides are 10 inches
You want to buy a bike that costs $145. You have saved $65 and plan to earn the rest by washing cars for $8 each. How many cars must you wash?
10 cars
A factor pair of 72 is 4 and x. Another factor pair of 72 is 3 and y. What is the sum of x and y?
42; 18 + 24 = 42
A clock loses 3 minutes every hour. If the clock is set correctly at 9:00 AM, what time will the "broken" clock show when the actual time is 3:00 PM?
2:42 PM
An aquarium holds 15 gallons of water. If you use a 1-pint container to fill it, how many times must you pour the container into the tank?
120 times; 8 pints per gallon
A room is 12 feet by 15 feet. Carpet costs $4 per square foot. How much will it cost to carpet the entire room?
$720
A grocery store offers "Buy 3 Apples for $2.10" or "Buy 5 Apples for $3.25." Which is the better deal, and how much do you save per apple with that deal?
5 apples for $3.25; you save $0.05 per apple
Multiply 48 by 26.
1,248
A flight departs from Kansas City at 11:45 AM. The flight lasts 3 hours and 52 minutes, but upon landing, the pilot announces a 17-minute delay on the runway. If a traveler’s pickup driver arrives 20 minutes before the passengers actually exit the plane, what time did the driver arrive?
3:34 PM
Chef Gordon is making a massive batch of soup that requires 14 quarts of broth. He only has a 1-cup measuring scoop and a 2-gallon pot. How many full cups of broth must he scoop to reach 14 quarts, and will all 14 quarts fit into his 2-gallon pot?
56 cups; No, it will not fit
A rectangular playground has a perimeter of 60 meters. The length of the playground is double the width. What is the total area of the playground in square meters?
200 square meters
Tickets to the Missouri State Museum are $12.50 for adults and $8.25 for children. A group of 2 adults and 4 children pay with a $100 bill. They want to use their change to buy souvenir magnets that cost $2.10 each. How many magnets can they buy with their change?
19 magnets
The number of people at a Mizzou football game is 64,200. This is 100 times greater than the number of students at a local elementary school. The elementary school has 4 times as many students as the local preschool. How many students are in the preschool?
160 students; 642 \ 4 = 160 with a remainder