Word Problems
For a family get together, Darryl wants to be sure that each child gets 2 party favors. The party favors cost $3.00 each, and there are 11 children coming. How many party favors will Darryl need?
11 children x 2 party favors per child = 22
$3.00 has nothing to do with the problemA beverage container holds 12 servings. If the serving size is 8 ounces, how many ounces does the container hold in all?
96 ounces
12 servings x 8 ounces = 96
Write these numbers from least to greatest.
5.802, 5.6, 5.08, 5.8
5.08, 5.6, 5.8, 5.802
2/10 + 2/5=
6/10 reduced to 3/5
What is x
6
Sarah and Katie live 18 miles apart, and they both work at the same office. If Sarah lives 25 miles from the office and Kate lives 30 miles from the office, how many miles farther from the office does Kate live than Sarah?
30-25=5
*18 miles apart info is unneeded
Sales at 3 concession stands are $839, $527, and $726. What is the total amount of sales?
$2092
$839 + $527 + $726 = $ 2092
What is 1.3815 rounded to the nearest hundredth?
1.38
2 4/5-5/8
2 7/40
3x(2+5y)
6x+15xy
Peter wants to repaint his 700 square foot apartment. He calculates that he has 3500 square feet of wall space to paint. (He will not paint the floor or ceiling.) If each gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet of wall space, how many gallons will Peter need?
10 gallons of paint
3500/350
*no paint is needed for ceiling or floor so ignore the 700 square feet
If you drove 299 miles on 9 gallons of gasoline, about how many miles per gallon did the car get?
33
299/9 =33
Claudia earns overtime pay when she works more than 40 hours in one week. How many hours of overtime pay did she work for the week of March 4?
Work Record for March 4-10 (4th 8.5, 5th - Off, 6th - 9.25, 7th - 8.75, 8th - 10, 9th - Off, 10th - 7.75)
4.25 hrs
8.5 + 9.25 + 8.75 + 10 + 7.75 = 44.25
44.25 - 40 = 4.25
8/7 * 7/10
2/5
8x + 9y - (2x+y)
x=4 and y=6
(8x4)+(9x6)-(2x4) + 6 =
72
Three friends are baking cupcakes for a bake sale. Each batch of 24 cupcakes requires 2 cups of flour. The friends have a single 5 pound bag of flour that contains 19 cups. How many whole batches of cupcakes can they bake?
9 whole batches
19/2 = 9 (1 cup will be leftover)
Janelle wants to drive from Danville to Brownsville. If she averages 60 miles per hour, how many hours will it take her to drive the distance? Danville<-------------480 miles------------>Brownsville
8 hours
480/60 = 8 hours
Ribbon costs $0.45 per foot. A sewing project calls for 20.5 feet per ribbon. To the nearest cent, what will be the cost of the ribbon for the project?
$9.23
5/8 * 3 1/4
65/32
2 1/32
6y - 5 = 7
y=2
A health insurance plan costs $3000 per year for a family of six. If each member of the family has $750 in medical expenses, how much will the family save by purchasing the plan?
$1500
(6 x $750) - $3000 = $1500
If Emory paid 20 percent of $3280 as a down payment, how much was the down payment?
$656
$3280 x 20% = $656
What is 9.62 x 1.005
9.6681
An insurance agent estimates that it takes 2/3 of an hour to process a customer's claim. If the agent spends 22 hours per week processing claims, about how many claims does he process in a week?
33
Simplify: 2y + 5 + 17y + 8
19y +13