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Example Question #3871 : Numbers And Operations
Gerald delivers newspapers Monday through Friday. Everyday he makes for delivering papers. How much money does he make at the end of the week?
If Gerald works Monday through Friday, he earns per day for five days. Therefore, we can multiply the amount of money he earns each day, , by the number of days he works, , to see that he makes $ for the week.
Alternatively, you can add up the amount of money he makes each day:
on Monday + on Tuesday + on Wednesday + on Thursday + on Friday = in total
Example Question #3872 : Numbers And Operations
A bus is currently driving students. If the bus has the capacity to seat more students, what is the maximum number of students that can be seated in the bus?
The bus currently has passengers. It can seat more passengers before it is full. Therefore, the maximum number of students that it can seat is the sum of and , or students.
Example Question #3871 : Numbers And Operations
A movie theater can only sell as many movie tickets as there are seats in the theater. It sells tickets in advance, tickets online, and tickets at the box office. How many total seats does the theater have, assuming that the movie is a sell out?
To find the total number of seats in the theater, we need to find the total number of tickets sold. We do this by adding up the number of tickets sold in advance, online, and at the box office:
in advance + online + at the box office = total seats
Example Question #3874 : Numbers And Operations
Mark's favorite cereal is now increasing the size of its product by percent. Before, each box had pieces. How many pieces does each box have now?
pieces
pieces
pieces
pieces
pieces
pieces
First, find the value of the increase by taking of the original size, .
of 200 is equal to
Since this is the value of the increase, we can add it to the original size to find the new size.
Example Question #3872 : Numbers And Operations
This square is split into __________.
fourths
halves
thirds
fourths
The square is split into four pieces, which means it is split into fourths.
Example Question #3876 : Numbers And Operations
Which shape is bigger?
Square
They are they same size.
Triangle
Triangle
The triangle is bigger than the square.
Example Question #3877 : Numbers And Operations
Which shape is bigger?
The circle
The square
They are the same size
The square
The square is bigger than the circle.
Example Question #3878 : Numbers And Operations
Which shape is bigger?
They are the same size
The rectangle
The triangle
The rectangle
The rectangle is bigger than the triangle.
Example Question #3879 : Numbers And Operations
Which shape is bigger?
The rectangle
They are the same size
The triangle
The rectangle
The rectangle is bigger than the triangle.
Example Question #1 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2
Which shape is bigger?
They are the same size
The circle
The rectangle
The rectangle
The rectangle is bigger than the circle.
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