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Mathematics Problem Solving
Volume 3, Number 17, January 12, 1998
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1. Ruth eats
the same number of peaches every day. She has eaten 120 peaches in the
last 30 days. How many peaches does she eat each day?
2. David eats 4 tuna sandwiches every day.
How many tuna sandwiches will he eat in 30 days?
3. Tara bought 5 notebooks for $ 1.78 each.
What was the total price?
4. Seth also bought 5 notebooks and paid $
8.90 altogether. How much did each notebook cost?
5. If a store is selling sweatshirts at a
price of 3 for $ 20.82. How much does each sweatshirt cost?
6. One quart equals 32 ounces. One gallon
equals 4 quarts. One gallon equals ______ ounces.
7. To find out what one half ( 1/2 ) of a
number is, divide it by 2. A pint is half a quart. One pint = _____
ounces.
8. To find out what one third ( 1/3 ) of a
number is, divide it by 3. To find out what one tenth ( 1/10 ) of a
number is, divide it by 10. What do you think you would do to find out
what one fourth of a number is?
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