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Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert. George has 5 cousins, which is 11 less than Bonnie has. How many cousins does Robert have?
Work backwards to find the solution. George has 5 cousins, which is 11 less than Bonnie has; therefore, Bonnie has 16 cousins. Bonnie has twice as many as Robert has, so half of 16 is 8. Robert has 8 cousins
100
What is the square root of 36?
To find the square root () you ask yourself, “What number multiplied by itself gives me 36?” 6 × 6 = 36; therefore, 6 is the square root of 36.
100
Shane rolls a die numbered 1 through 6. What is the probability Shane rolls a 5?
1/6
100
Michael has a set of wooden cubes he is painting. One side of the cube measures 3 inches. What is the surface area of the cube?
54 in. squared
100
The price of a theater ticket increased from $10.50 to $10.75. The theater sold 345 tickets at the higher price. With the price increase, how much more did the theater earn on the tickets?
$86.25
200
Oscar sold 2 glasses of milk for every 5 sodas he sold. If he sold 10 glasses of milk, how many sodas did he sell?
T Chart!
25 sodas
200
The low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska today was −4°F. The low temperature in Los Angeles, California was 63°F. What is the difference in the two low temperatures?
67 degrees
200
If you are paid 675 for 30 hours, write an equation to show how much you would make per hour, h. Then solve.
30h = 675
$22.50
200
Which point is closest to 7 2/3 on the number line?
V
200
A recipe requires 1/4 lb of tomatoes to make 3 servings of soup. Mark has 1.5 lbs of tomatoes. How many servings can Mark make?
18 servings
300
Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts. How many different combinations can she make with these items?
Multiply the number of choices for each item to find the number of combinations (5 × 8 = 40). There are 40 combinations.
300
Jeff left Hartford at 2:15 P.M. and arrived in Boston at 4:45 P.M. How long did the drive take him?
2.5 hours
300
Ashley’s car insurance costs her $115 per month. How much does it cost her per year?
Multiply $115 by 12 because there are 12 months in a year; $115 × 12 = $1,380 per year.
300
Look at the number line. Is C > E?
No, -2 is less than 3
300
To clean a tank, 3/4 cup of disinfectant is needed for every 2 gallons of water. How many cups of disinfectant are needed for 20 gallons of water?
7.5 cups
400
Eggs are $0.12 a dozen. How many eggs can you get for a dollar?
Each egg is a penny so 100
400
Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours. If she keeps going at the same rate, how long will it take her to go the remaining 285 miles of her trip?
Find the rate at which Susan is traveling by dividing her distance by time; 114 ÷ 2 = 57 mph. To find out how long it will take her to travel 285 miles, divide her distance by her rate; 285 ÷ 57 = 5 hours.
400
Vance weighed 8 lb 12 oz when he was born. At his two-week check-up, he had gained 8 ounces. What was his weight in pounds and ounces?
There are 16 ounces in a pound. If Justin gains 8 ounces he will be 8 pounds and 20 ounces. The 20 ounces is 1 pound and 4 ounces. Add this to the 8 pounds to get 9 pounds and 4 ounces.
400
There are 4 positive charges and 5 negative charges. Which integer represents the total value of the charges?
-1
400
Kari is taking two types of medicine.
• She takes one medicine every 6 hours.
• She takes the other medicine every 4 hours.
• She takes both medicines at 9:00 a.m.
At what time will Kari take both medicines together again?
9 pm
500
A duck was given $9, a spider was given $36, a bee was given $27. Based off of this information, how much money would be given to a cat?
$18 ($4.50 per leg)
500
Jody’s English quiz scores are 56, 93, 72, 89, and 87. What is the mean, median and mode of her scores?
mean - 79.4
median - 87
mode- none
500
Each week Jake saves $12.50 to buy a bike that costs $540. How many months will it take him to save up enough money to buy the bike?
$50 a month
11 months will give him $550
500
Mrs. Hollifield's class was surveyed about the number of siblings each student has. The data is displayed in the dot plot shown.
What is the median? What is the range?
Median - 2
Range - 5
500
A trapezoid in a coordinate plane has vertices ( 2, 5), ( 3, 2), (2, 2), and (1, 5). What is the height of the trapezoid?
7 units