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9 rulers cost the same as 11 erasers. One eraser cost 0.09 cents. What is the cost of 1 ruler Let the cost of a ruler be r. We're given: 9r = 11(0.09) 9r = 0.99 Divide each side by 9 and we get: r = 0.11

At a rate of 4 gallons per min , how long will it take to fill a 300 gallon swimming pool Time to fill = Total Gallons of the Pool / Fill Rate Time to Fill = 300 gallons / 4 gallons per minute Time to Fill = 75 minutes

If $349,000 is given to 10 people how much does each person get? Each person gets $349,000 / 10 = $34,900

you got paid $45 to babysit your nephew for 5 hours. How much did you get paid per hour? Hourly Rate = Total Wages / Hours Hourly Rate = 45/5 Hourly Rate = $9

149 cars are waiting to take a ferry across the channel each ferry can only hold 18 cars how many trips will it take to get all the cars across Number of trips = Total Cars / Cars Per ferry trip Number of trips = 149/18 Number of trips = 8.28 trips We round up to the next integer and we have 9...

You bought a magazine for $3 and some candy bars for $2 each. You spent a total of $19. How many candy bars did you buy? Calculate the candy bar spend: Candy bar spend = Total spend - magazine spend Candy bar spend = 19 - 3 Candy bar spend = 16 Calculate number of candy bars: Number of candy...

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost? Calculate the cost of all erasers: Cost of all erasers = Total Spend - Magazine Cost Cost of all erasers = 25 - 5 Cost of all erasers = 20 Calculate the cost per eraser: Cost per eraser =...

During a game, a basketball team scored 38 points worth of two-pointers, 33 points worth of three-pointers, and 8 points worth of free throws. How many shots did the basketball team make during the game? shots (Hint: A free throw is worth one point). Calculate two-point shots: Two-point shots =...

A cookie jar contains 8 cookies. There are 4 children. How many cookies will each child receive? Cookies Per child = Total Cookies / Total Children Cookies Per child = 8/4 Cookies Per child = 2

Nervous Speaker #1 says the word "um" 8 times each minute. Nervous Speaker #2 says the word "um" 10 times each minute. Working together, how many minutes will it take them to say the word "um" 270 times? In one minute, Nervous speaker 1 and 2 say "um" 8 + 10 = 18 times per minute. We want to...

a piece of ribbon is y cm long. Ashley cut it into 4 equal pieces to do her 4 sisters hair. write an expression for the amount of ribbon used for each sister We take y cm and divide it equal among 4 sisters: y/4

Denise is packaging pencils for an art class. If she has 204 pencils and she puts 12 pencils into each box, how many boxes will Denise need? Total Boxes = Total Pencils / pencils per box Total Boxes = 204/12 Total Boxes = 17 boxes

45 water balloons were given to 9 children. If each child received the same number of water balloons, how many water balloons did each child receive? Water Balloons per child = Total Water Balloons / Number of Children Water Balloons per child = 45/9 Water Balloons per child = 5

if i had $667 and an apple cost $216, how many apples could i buy? Apples we can buy = Total money / Cost per apple Apples we can buy = $667 / $216 Apples we can buy = 3.088 We round down to a full apple and get 3 apples

9 friends were paid $385 to clean up the local lake. How much does each friend receive Each friend gets: Total Payment / Number of friends $385/9 $42.78

A house rental company charges a $700 for a week stay plus an additional $4 per night for a roll away bed. Your family rents a house for a week and pays $756. How many roll away beds did they rent? Roll Away Beds = (Total Rental Price - Weekly Charge)/Per night bed fee Plugging in our numbers...

A factory put cakes into boxes of 6 how many boxes can they fill with 3285 3285 cakes / 6 cakes per box = 547.5 boxes

A long submarine sandwich is cut into thirds to make smaller sandwiches. How many long subs are needed to make 12 small sandwiches? Each long submarine cut into 3rds make 3 small sandwiches. 12 small sandwiches * 1 Large Sub / 3 smalll sandwiches = 4 Large Subs

A builder needs 36 nails to finish a projects. If the nails come in packages of 3, how many packages should the builder purchase? Packages needed = Total Nails / Nails per package Packages needed = 36/3 Packages needed = 12

the quotient of m and the sum of n and p. The sum of n and p means we add p to n: n + p The quotient means a fraction, so we divide m by (n + p) m/(n + p)