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If there are 36 candies and they are distributed equally among 6 children, how many candies will each child get? 36 candies / 6 children = 6 candies per child

Some scientists believe that there are 10^87 atoms in the entire universe. The number googolplex is a 1 followed by a googol of zeros. If each atom in the universe is used as a zero, how many universes would you need in order to have enough zeros to write out completely the number googolplex...

Fantasia decided to paint her circular room which had a diameter of 25 feet. She started painting in the center and when she had painted a circle with a 5-foot diameter, she used one quart of paint. How many more quarts of paint must Fantasia buy to finish her room? The area formula for a...

You drink 1.7L of water a day. How long will it take you to drink 100L of water 100L / 1.7 per day = 58.82 days We round up to a full day to get 59 days

A copy machine makes 36 copies per minute. How long does it take to make 126 copies? 126 copies / 36 copies per minute = 3.5 minutes

In a booklet there are 25 tickets. Flame needs 75 tickets . How many booklets he need 25 tickets per booklet * b = 75 Booklets needed (b) = 75 / 25 Booklets needed (b) = 3

How many 1/4 sheets are there in 5 sheets We divide 5 sheets by 1/4 sheets: 5/1/4 However, when we divide by a fraction, it's the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of the fraction: The reciprocal of 1/4 is 4/1, so we have: 5 * 4/1 = 20/1 = 20

Bob has 4/5 of a pound of fudge. He wants to share it with Sue. How much of a pound of fudge will both of them get? If Bob shares the fudge with Sue, we assume they split equal parts. This means: We take 4/5 total and divide into 2 for 2 people: 4/5/2 This is the same as 4/5 * 1/2 4/10 This...

A theater has 1200 seats. Each row has 20 seats. Write and solve an equation to find the number x of rows in the theater. Let x be the number of rows in the theater: x = Total Seats / Seats per row x = 1200/20 x = 60

joseph buys 3 1/2 pounds of hamburger. how many quarter -pound can he make? A quarter pound is 1/4 3 & 1/2 = 7/2 7/2 / 1/4 = 14 quarter pounders

Charrie found a piece of 8 meters rope. She cuts it into equal length. She made three cuts. How long is each piece of the rope? Equal length means we divide the length of the rope by the number of equal cuts 8/3 or 2 & 2/3 meters

A playground requires 2,459 pounds of sand to cover the ground. If the sand comes in 60-pound bags, how many bags are needed Number of bags = Total Weight of Sand / Pounds per bag Number of bags = 2459/60 Number of bags = 40.9833

A bakery received a shipment of 4,554 peaches. If it takes 9 peaches to bake a peach pie, how many peach pies can the bakery make? Total Pies = Total Peaches / 9 Total Pies = 4,554 / 9 Total Pies = 506

Jose bought 2 movie tickets and a box of popcorn. The popcorn cost $6, and he spent a total of $24. How much did each ticket cost? Subtract the cost of the popcorn: $24 - $6 = $18 2 movie tickets cost $18, so each movie ticket cost $18/2 = $9

Julie has $48 to spend at a carnival. The carnival charges $8 for admission and $5 per ride. What is the maximum number of rides Julie can go on? Subtract admission charges, since that money is gone: $48 - $8 = $40 left over If rides cost $5, we can go on $40/$5 = 8 rides maximum.

Reuben finished reading his book in x days. each day, he read 4 pages.His book has 28 pages. x (days) = Total Pages / Pages Per Day x = 28/4 x = 7 days

The book Shelly has 235 pages. she has read 110 pages. If she reads 25 pages from now on, how many more days will it take her to complete the book? Subtract the pages read to get the unread pages: 235 - 110 = 125 unread pages Now figure out how many days, reading 25 pages per day, to read 125...

A pound of popcorn is popped for a class party. The popped corn is put into small popcorn boxes that each hold 120 popped kernels. There are 1,600 kernels in a pound of unpopped popcorn. If all the boxes are filled except for the last box, how many boxes are needed and how many popped kernels...

A football gained 52 yards during the possession. In the next 3 possessions they gained the same amount of yards each time. If they gained a total of 256 yards, write and solve an equation for how many yards they gained in each of the last 3 possessions. Subtract 52 initial yards 256 - 52 = 204...

Nick opens a bank account with $50. Each week after, he deposits $15. In how many weeks will he have saved $500 Start with remaining balance: 500 - 50 = 450 Now figure out how many weeks, at 15 per week, to get 450 450/15 = 30 weeks