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Problem 1 :

Neil's class collected 480 cans of food and they boxed them in boxes of 30 cans each. Find the number of boxes they needed.

Problem 2 :

Mr. James plowed 8 acres in 1 hour. At this rate, how long does he need to plow 50 acres?

Problem 3 : 

A group of students raised $2,400 for charity. They decided to share the money evenly among 8 charities. Find the amount of money charity receives.

Problem 4 :

William traveled 319 miles in 5 hours 30 minutes. Find his speed in miles per hour.

Problem 5 : 

A plane takes 5 hours to cover a distance of 3060 miles from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. Find the plane’s average speed.

Problem 6 :

The length of a bedroom is 288 inches. Find the length of the bedroom in yards.

Problem 7 : 

The cost of 8.5 lbs. of sea food is $157.25, What is the cost of 1 lb. of the same sea food?

Problem 8 : 

The total ticket sales for a soccer game were $1,260 ; 210 tickets were purchased. If all the tickets are the same price, what was the cost of a ticket?

Problem 9 :

Jeslyn burns 1250 calories in 2.5 hours of bicycling. Find the amount of calories she burns per hour.

Problem 10 :

Sophia counted her pencils and found out that she has 72 pencils which she will place in boxes. If each box can contain 8 pencils, find the number of boxes she needs.

Problem 11 :

There are 132 monster brownies baked for a Halloween party. If all the 132 monster brownies are distributed equally among 11 people, find the number of brownies each person gets.

Problem 12 :

Lucas has 5 boxes of watermelons and he wants to distribute them equally among 10 of his friends. If there  are 4 watermelons in each box, find the number of watermelons each friend gets.

Problem 13 :

Oliver travels 8 miles for every 15 minutes. How many hours does he need to cover 224 miles of distance?

Problem 14 :

If a skydiver falls at a rate of 36 feet per second, how long does he need to fall 180 feet at the same rate?

Problem 15 :

In a running race, Isabella scores 5 points for crossing every 7 feet of distance. If Isabella runs a 63 feet of distance, how many 5-points will she get?

Answers

1. Answer :

To find the number of boxes needed, we have to divide the the total number of cans by number of cans in each box.

= 480/30

= 16

So, they needed 16 boxes.

2. Answer :

To find the time to plow 50 acres, we have to divide 50 acres by number of acres plowed in 1 hour.

= 50/8

= 6.25 hours

= 6 hours + 0.25 bhours

= 6 hours, (0.25 x 60) minutes

= 6 hours 15 minutes 

Mr. James needs 6 hours 15 minutes to plow 50 acres.

3. Answer :

To share $2,400 evenly among 8 charities, we have to divide 2400 by 8.

= 2400/8

= 300

So, each Charity receives $300.

4. Answer :

To find the speed in miles per hour, we have to find the distance traveled in one hour.

To find the distance traveled in one hour, divide the total distance traveled by time.

= 319/(5 hours 30 minutes)

= 319/5.5

= 58

William's speed was 58 miles per hour. 

5. Answer :

To find the plane's average speed, divide the distance traveled by time.

= 3060/5

= 612

So, the plane's average speed is 612 miles hour.

6. Answer :

1 yard = 36 inches

To convert 288 inches to yards, divide 288 by 36.

= 288/36

= 8

So, the length of the bedroom is 8 yards.

7. Answer :

Given : The cost of 8.5 lbs. is $157.25.

Then, cost of 1 lb. is

= 157.25/8.5

= 18.50

So, the cost of 1 lb. of sea food is $18.50.

8. Answer :

Given : Cost of 210 tickets was $1,260.

To find the cost of each ticket, divide 1260 by 210.

= 1260/210

= 6

So, the cost of a ticket was $6.

9. Answer :

Given : Jeslyn burns 1250 calories in 2.5 hours.

To find the amount of calories she burns per hour, we have to divide 1250 calories by 2.5.

= 1250/2.5

= 500

So, Jeslyn burns 500 calories per hour.

10. Answer :

There are 72 pencils and each box can contain 8 pencils.

Number of boxes Sophia needs :

= 72/8

= 9

11. Answer :

There are 132 monster brownies and 11 people.

Number of brownies each friend get :

= 132/11

= 12

12. Answer :

There are 4 watermelons in each box.

Number if watermelons in 5 boxes :

= 5 x 4

= 20

20 watermelons have to be distributed equally among 10 friends.

Number of watermelons each friend gets :

= 20/10

= 2

13. Answer :

Oliver travels 8 miles for every 15 minutes.

15 minutes ----> 8 miles

4(15 minutes) ----> 4(8 miles)

60 minutes ----> 32 miles

1 hour ----> 32 miles

Oliver travels 32 miles in one hour.

Number of hours Oliver needs to cover 224 miles :

= 224/32

= 7

14. Answer :

A skydiver falls at a rate of 36 feet per second.

1 second ----> 36 feet

Time required to fall 180 feet :

= 180/36 seconds

= 5 seconds

15. Answer :

Isabella scores 5 points for crossing every 7 feet of distance.

7 feet ----> 5 points

Number of 5-points Isabella gets on 63 feet of distance :

= 63/7

= 9

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