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There are two hiking trails in a park.
Trail Y is 2.7 miles long
Trail Z is 5.84 miles long
What is the total length of these two hiking trails?
8.54 miles long
Because 2.7 + 5.84 = 8.54
2.70 + 5.84 = 8.54
be sure to line up the decimals and then place a zero at the end of the shorter number to make sure there are the same number of decimal places.
Dylan uses 7 ounces of sugar in one batch of cookies and 5.3 ounces of sugar in a pie. How much more sugar does Dylan use in his cookies than the pie?
1.7 ounces
because 7 - 5.3
7.0 - 5.3 = 1.7
DO NOT FORGET TO PUT A DECIMAL AND A ZERO AFTER THE 7 SO YOU CAN LINE UP THE DECIMALS.
A gardener planted 15 rows of flowers each day for 3 days. She planted 6 seeds in each row.
What was the total number of seeds the gardener planted over these 3 days?
270 seeds
because 15 rows each day for three days is 15 x 3, so there are 45 rows total. Each row has 6 seeds, so 45 x 6 = 270 seeds total.
Leo is making friendship bracelets to give to his classmates.
How many gift bags did Leo fill?
Leo filled 14 gift bags
because the total number of beads divided into groups of 8 because each bracelet takes 8 beads 448 divided by 8 = 56 bracelets
then divide the 56 bracelets into groups of 4 because each bag holds for bracelets total so 56 divided by 4 equals 14 bags
Colleen buys a roll of craft paper for $7.99 and some glue for $3.69.She saves $0.75 by using a coupon.
What is the total cost after she applies the coupon?
$10.93
because: (7.99 + 3.69) - 0.75 = 10.93
FIND YOUR TOTAL YOU SPENT ON THE ITEMS FIRST AND THEN SUBTRACT THE COUPON
Lindsey purchased one pet carrier that cost $21.89 and two bags of cat food that cost $16.49 each. What is the total cost of these items?
$54.87
because there are three items
pet carrier + cat food + cat food = total spent
21.89 + 16.49 + 16.49 = 54.87
The owners of a business rented 4,506.23 square feet of space in an office building. They plan to use 281.6 square feet of the space for the kitchen.
How many square feet of space are left?
4,224.63 square feet
because 4,506.23 - 281.6 =4,224.63
4506.23
- 0281.60
be sure to line up the decimal places and fill in the empty spots with zeroes.
A local library received 12 boxes of new books each day for 5 days. Each box contained 8 books.
What was the total number of books the library received over these 5 days?
480 books in total
because there are 12 books each day for 5 days, so 12 x 5 = 60, so there are 60 new boxes, each box contains 8 books so, 60 x 8 = 480 books total
A baker is preparing boxes of cookies for a school bake sale.
How many boxes of cookies did the baker fill?
14 boxes
because there are 756 total chocolate chips and each cookie uses 9 chocolate chips so 756 divided by 9 = 84 cookies are able to be made, then take the 84 cookies and divided those into groups of 6 because each box takes 6 cookies to fill up 84 divided by 6 = 14 boxes
Kristine has a $10 bill to spend at the book fair. She buys one book for $4.95, two bookmarks for $0.65 each, and a key chain for $1.85.
How much change should Kristine receive from her $10 bill?
$1.90
because she spent money on four items
book + bookmark + bookmark + key chain
4.95 + 0.65 + 0.65 + 1.85 =8.10
10.00 - 8.10 = 1.90
you have to borrow from the 1 in the 10.00 first after adding a decimal and two zeroes to line up the decimals.
Sandy purchased two patio chairs that cost $57.65 each and a table that cost $146.22. What is the total cost of these items?
$261.52
because you are adding the price of three items
chair + chair + table = total
57.65 + 57.65 + 146.22 = 261.52
The heights of three of the tallest mountain peaks in the world are listed below:
What is the difference between the height of Mount Everest and the height of Kangchenjunga in meters?
262.86 meters
because Mount Everest - Kangchenjunga = the difference between the two
8848.86 - 8586.00 = 262.86
A car wash cleans 18 cars each hour. The car wash is open for 8 hours every day. For each car washed, 5 gallons of soap are used.
What is the total number of gallons of soap used in one day?
720 gallons of soap
because 18 cars each hour for 8 hours so 18 x 8 = 144 cars each car uses 5 gallons of soap, so 144 x 5 = 720 gallons of soap total
Mr. Henderson bought 6 packs of stickers to give to his students. Each pack had 7 stickers inside. He wanted to give an equal number of stickers to 5 students.
How many stickers were left over?
there are 2 stickers left over
because
6 x 7 = 42
This means there are 2 stickers remaining or left over
Marcus has a $20 bill to spend on supplies for the new semester. He selects the following items:
How much change should Marcus receive from his $20 bill?
$8.35
because he bought a total of five items
notebook + pencil + pencil + pencil + erasers
5.50 + 1.25 + 1.25 + 1.25 + 2.40 =11.65
then subtract that from $20 be sure to add the decimal and two zeroes behind the decimal
20.00 - 11.65 = 8.35
20.00
Jana bought 1 hat and 2 skirts. The hat cost $28.53, and the skirts cost $15.88 each. What is the total cost in dollars and cents of the items Jana bought?
$60.29
Because Jana bought 3 items
hat + skirt + skirt = total
28.53 + 15.88 + 15.88 = 60.29
The depths of three of the deepest ocean trenches in the world are listed below:
What is the difference between the depth of the Mariana Trench and the depth of the Philippine Trench in meters?
444 meters
because Mariana Trench - Philippine Trench = DIFFERENCE
10984 - 10540 = 444
Marcus worked 15 hours each week at a library. He worked for a total of 6 weeks and earned $12 an hour.
How much money did Marcus earn in total?
$ 1,080 in total
Marcus earned $1,080 in total.
A coach bought 7 boxes of tennis balls for practice. Each box contained 6 balls. He distributed the balls equally among 4 teams.
How many tennis balls were left over?
There were 2 tennis balls left over.
Because Find the total number of tennis balls:
Multiply the boxes by the balls per box. 7 x 6 = 42 and then Find the remainder:
Divide the total balls (42) by the number of teams (4). 42 divided by 4 is 10 with a remainder of 2.
There are 10 balls for each team and there are 2 balls leftover.
A florist has 47 bouquets of flowers for a wedding.
What is the greatest number of center-piece arrangements that can be made from these bouquets?
70 bouquets
because 47 x 8 = 282 and 282 divided by 4 is 70 with a remainder of 2 and with 2 roses left over you do not have enough to make another bouquet.
Marcus bought 1 pair of sneakers and 3 packs of socks. The sneakers cost $64.75, and the packs of socks cost $12.40 each.
What is the total cost in dollars and cents of the items Marcus bought?
$101.95
because Marcus bought four items
sneakers + socks + socks + socks
64.75 + 12.40+ 12.40 +12.40 = 101.95
Here is a problem using the top speeds of three of the world’s fastest supercars:
What is the difference between the speed of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport and the Hennessey Venom F5 in km/h?
53.36
because Bugatti - Hennessey Venom = Difference
490.48 - 437.12 = 53.36
A local gym offers a yoga class that lasts 14 hours each month. The gym ran the class for 5 months. To keep the class small, the gym charged $20 for every hour of instruction.
How much total money did the gym collect for the yoga class over those 5 months?
$1,400 in total
because 14 hours per month for 5 months
14 x 5 = 70 total hours, then find the total amount by multiplying the total hours by the amount per hour 70 x 20 = 1400
A summer camp ordered 42 boxes of granola bars for a hiking trip. Each box contained 12 bars. All the bars were shared equally among the hikers. Each hiker received 2 granola bars.
How many hikers were on the trip?
252 hikers
because 42 boxes with 12 bars in each box so 42 x 12 = 504 bars
each hiker receives 2 bars so the total number of bars will be divided by 2 504 divided by 2 = 252 hikers
A baker has 35 boxes of cupcakes for a party.
What is the greatest number of party platters that can be made from these boxes?
46 Platters
because 35 x 8 = 280 this gives you the total number of cupcakes, then divide 230 by 6 because each platter takes 6 cupcakes to make, so there will be 46 full platters and 4 cupcakes remaining, so there are not enough cupcakes left over to make another platter.