Question

word problem - word scramble
directions: solve each word problem shown below. look for your answer in the rectangles around the screen. once you have located your answer, click and drag it to the quote board on the bottom. once all answers have been determined, unscramble them to determine a motivational quote.
problem 1a) susan has 4.25 pounds of flour in her pantry. she needs \\( \frac { 2 } { 3 } \\) of a pound to make one serving of her favorite recipe. how many whole servings can she make?
problem 1b) how much flour will susan have left over?
problem 2) garrison has 5.5 gallons of lemonade. he drinks \\( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \\) of a gallon on monday and decides to split the remaining lemonade between the next 6 days. how much lemonade will he drink on each of the 6 days?
problem 3) the student council runs a snack shop at lunch. they receive \\( \\$ 0.80 \\) for each bag of chips they sell. they made \\( \\$ 73.20 \\) in chip sales last month, how many bags of chips did they sell?
problem 4) you have a container that holds \\( 3 \frac { 1 } { 3 } \\) ounces of peanuts. how many total ounces of peanuts will fit into 5 of those containers?
problem 5) there were 400 people at the football game last week. of those attending the football game, \\( \frac { 2 } { 5 } \\) of them were wearing orange and black. how many people were not wearing orange and black?
problem 6) there are a total of 200 outfits in jordans closet. of the outfits in jordans closet, \\( \frac { 3 } { 4 } \\) of them are shirts. of the shirts, \\( \frac { 3 } { 10 } \\) of them are long sleeves. how many of jordans outfits are long sleeves?
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Explanation:

Problem 1a

Step1: Convert 4.25 to fraction

$4.25=\frac{17}{4}$

Step2: Divide by $\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{17}{4}\div\frac{2}{3}=\frac{17}{4}\times\frac{3}{2}=\frac{51}{8}=6\frac{3}{8}$
Since we want whole - servings, the number of whole servings is 6.

Problem 1b

Step1: Find flour used for 6 servings

$6\times\frac{2}{3} = 4$ pounds

Step2: Subtract from total

$4.25 - 4=0.25=\frac{1}{4}$ pound

Problem 2

Step1: Subtract Monday's consumption

$5.5-\frac{1}{4}=5.5 - 0.25 = 5.25=\frac{21}{4}$ gallons

Step2: Divide by 6

$\frac{21}{4}\div6=\frac{21}{4}\times\frac{1}{6}=\frac{7}{8}$ gallon

Problem 3

Step1: Divide total sales by price per bag

$73.20\div0.60 = 122$ bags

Problem 4

Step1: Convert $3\frac{1}{3}$ to improper fraction

$3\frac{1}{3}=\frac{10}{3}$

Step2: Multiply by 5

$\frac{10}{3}\times5=\frac{50}{3}=16\frac{2}{3}$ ounces

Problem 5

Step1: Find fraction not wearing orange and black

$1-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{3}{5}$

Step2: Multiply by total number of people

$\frac{3}{5}\times400 = 240$ people

Problem 6

Step1: Find number of shirts

$\frac{3}{4}\times200 = 150$ shirts

Step2: Find number of long - sleeve shirts

$\frac{3}{10}\times150 = 45$ long - sleeve shirts

Answer:

1a. 6; 1b. $\frac{1}{4}$; 2. $\frac{7}{8}$; 3. 122; 4. $16\frac{2}{3}$; 5. 240; 6. 45