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Problem Solving HW- Due FRIDAY 9-9
1. RVIS is taking a field trip to Medieval Times. The school is taking 754 students on this field trip. There are 18 adult chaperones going on the trip also. Each bus holds 52 people. How many buses will RVIS need to go on the field trip so that all the students have a seat?
2. Heather was asked to find two numbers that have a sum of 17 and a product of 63. Heather said the integers were 8 and 9. Was Heather correct? Why?
3. Jacob and his three friends went out to eat. They each ordered an individual pizza, a drink, breadsticks, and they left a tip. Altogether they spent $37.40. How much did each person spend?
4. A gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds. How many gallons of water are there in 614.2 pounds?
5. Find the total cost of this food and round to the nearest cent.
4.5 pounds of steak @ 3.85 per pound
Total: ______
6. Louis worked at a part time job after school. He saved his money so he could buy music he enjoyed. When he went shopping, Louis bought 18 CDs at $23 each, not including tax. Louis had $325 with him. Did he have enough money? Why?
7. Mr. Adams drives a school bus twice a day for 5 days a week. Each trip averages 35.8 miles. In three weeks, how many miles does Mr. Adams drive? (Hint: There are 15 school days in three weeks.)
8. Tyler is competing in the discus event at the city track meet. The table below lists his daily best throws.
Day / Length (meters)Monday / 167.468
Tuesday / 166.679
Wednesday / 167.5
Thursday / 167.48
What is the difference in the longest length he threw and the shortest length he threw?
9. The Johnson family drives around the country on their summer vacation. They traveled a total of 2,750 miles in 12.5 days. Assuming they traveled the same number of miles a day, how many miles did they travel each day?
10. Michael Phelps swam 600 meters of the Olympic swimming pool in 4.8 seconds. What was his average speed in meters per second?
Meters ÷ Seconds
a. 597 meters
b. 2880 meters
c. 125 meters
d. 12.5 meters