A carpenter is building a frame for a square window. If the window measures 6 feet on each side, what is the total length of wood he needs for the perimeter of the window? A 10 feet B 12 feet C 6 feet D 24 feet
Andy has filled the lawn mower with 2.24 gallons of gasoline. If he can mow the lawn 7 times before he runs out of gas, how much gasoline is used each time he mows the lawn?
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Jenna’s backpack weighed 12.75 pounds. Kara’s backpack weighed 15.5 pounds. How much heavier was Kara’s backpack?
15.
To make a dozen cookies, Bart needs 0.30 pounds of sugar. How many dozen cookies can Bart make with 1.2 pounds of sugar?
Marty measured the growth of his sunflower. In 4 weeks, the sunflower grew 98.1 cm.. It grew 17.93 cm the first week, 18.43 cm the second week, and 31.4cm the third week. How many centimeters did the sunflower grow during the fourth week? a. Write a mathematical equation that can be used to find the solution.
Answer: _________________ b. Using your equation, find the number of centimeters the sunflower grew during the fourth week. Show your work.
Answer: _________________ c. Explain the process you used to find your solution.
a. Taylor charges $12.50 per hour for babysitting. On Tuesday she watched her neighbor’s daughter for 6.5 hours. How much did she earn that day? Solve this problem using one of the strategies you have learned. Show your work.
Answer: _____________________ b. Identify the strategy you chose to solve the problem. Was your strategy the most efficient to solve this problem? Why or why not?
Sarah has 1.68 pounds of blueberries. She wants to distribute them equally into 6 fruit pies. a. How many pounds of blueberries will be in each fruit pie? Write a division equation that best represents this problem. Answer: ____________________ b. Represent the weight of Sarah’s blueberries on the grids below.
c. Solve this problem using the dealing strategy. Show your work on the grids below.