juan sells raffle tickets at a charity event for $6 each.How many tickets does he have to sell to make $144?
Tickets needed = Total Sales / Cost per ticket
Tickets needed = 144/6
Tickets needed = 24
Melissa’s flower shop got a shipment of 252 tuilps. She wants to make bouquets of 12 tulips each. How many bouquets can Melissa make?
Number of bouquets = Total tulips in shipment / tulips per bouquet
Number of bouquets = 252/12
Number of bouquets = 21
Sarah has 85 dollars. She wants to get books. Each book costs 6 dollars. How much books will she be able to get?
85 dollars / 6 dollars per book = 14.17
We can't get partial books, so we round down to 14 books
The library received 1,125 new books. 45 books fit on each shelf. How many shelves are needed for the new books?
Shelves needed = Total Books / Number of Shelves
Shelves needed = 1,125/45
Shelves needed = 25
Hannah can make 3,500 cupcakes in 1 week. How many cupcakes can she make in 1 day?
3,500 cupcakes / week * 1 week / 7 days
3500 cupcakes / 7 days
500 cupcakes per day
the quotient of x and y is equal to the sum of a and b
The quotient of x and y:
x/y
The sum of a and b:
a + b
The phrase is equal to means an equation, so we set x/y equal to a + b:
x/y = a + b
A family of four used about 11,370 gallons of water in their home last month. There were 30 days in the month. About how many gallons of water did each person use each day?
11370 gallons of water / (30 days in a month * 4 people)
11370 gallons of water / (120 people days)
94.75 gallons
Alonzo runs each lap in 4 minutes. He will run at most 32 minutes today. What are the possible numbers of laps he will run today?
32 minutes / 4 minutes per lap = 8 laps maximum. He can also run less than 8 laps if his lap time gets slower.
James wants to save $1500 for a summer trip. Summer is about 6 months away. How much money will James have to save per month
$1500/6 months = 250 per month
A contractor’s crew can frame 3 houses in a week. How long will it take them to frame 54 houses if they frame the same number each week?
54 houses / 3 houses per week = 18 weeks
If the temperature is dropping at a rate of 2° per hour, how many hours will take to drop 15°
Hours Needed = Total Temperature Drop / Drop per hour
Hours Needed = 15/2
Hours Needed = 7.5