Name: ____________________________ Period ________________________ Date: ______________
Problem Solving HW- Due FRIDAY 9-11
1. RVIS is taking a field trip to Medieval Times. The
school is taking 736 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
adults and children have a seat?
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:
4 pounds of steak @ 3.89 per pound
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?
4 dozen eggs @ $1.05 per dozen
2 gallons of milk @ $1.99
3 loaves of bread @ 1.79
Total: ________________________________
3. Jacob and his three friends went out to eat. They
each ordered an individual pizza and a drink for
$6.19. They also ordered breadsticks to share for
$4.25. The tax on their bill was $2.39, and they
each put in $1.50 for a tip. How much did each
person spend on the meal?
a.
$12.47
b.
$8.33
c.
$9.35
d.
$10.97
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?
Name: ____________________________ Period ________________________ Date: ______________
Problem Solving HW- Due FRIDAY 9-11
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?
8. Tyler is competing in the discus event at the city
track meet. The table below lists his daily best
throws.
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Length (meters)
167.468
166.679
167.5
167.48
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. The Regional Food Bank has 67 shelving units
for storing canned food. Each shelving unit holds
895 cans of food that weigh approximately 784
pounds. If all the shelving unites are full, how many
cans of food are stored at the food bank?
a. 1,746
Which day did Tyler throw the greatest distance?
b. 52,528
c. 701,680
d. 59,965
How many meters did he throw in all?
What is the difference in the longest length he threw
and the shortest length he threw?