Solving Word Problems for Life,

Grades 6–8
Solving Word Problems
for Life,
Grades 6–8

Melony A. Brown

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 Contents

Letter to the Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

NCTM Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Reproducible Visual Cue Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Unit 1: Day 1–Day 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unit 2: Day 17–Day 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Unit 3: Day 33–Day 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Unit 4: Day 49–Day 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Unit 5: Day 65–Day 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Unit 6: Day 81–Day 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Unit 7: Day 97–Day 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Unit 8: Day 113–Day 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Unit 9: Day 129–Day 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Unit 10: Day 145–Day 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Unit 11: Day 161–Day 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Hard Hat Thinking 1–5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Units 1–11 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Hard Hat Thinking Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
 Letter to the Teacher

Dear Educator,

You have selected an excellent tool to obtain large growth in your students’ math calculation
and math reasoning skills! The prep time is minimal because this book is laid out with you in mind.

• Each page has two word problems on it—photocopy each page and then cut the paper
into two halves. This will give you two days worth of warm-up problems ready for
use. The students can store the word problems in pencil pouches that can be kept in a
three-ring binder notebook.
• The first six daily word problems teach the six basic math skills by introducing the
students to visual cues that will be used throughout the book. For a student with
learning issues, visuals cues are valuable tools in remembering how to complete the
steps of the process. The reproducible Visual Cue Card can be photocopied on
brightly colored paper and laminated to keep in their notebooks. Students will be
able to refer back to this paper throughout the year to help them remember the visual
cues. You, as the teacher, will need to reinforce the visual cues as you go over the
answers to each word problem. Reinforcement is the key to growth in attaining and
maintaining these skills.
• The math skills needed for each problem are indentified by the visual cue(s) below the
word problem. These visual cues guide the students into the necessary skills needed
for solving the problem.
• Use the word problems as a daily warm-up activity in which the students work on the
problem independently. There are 180 word problems in this book—one for each day
of the school year. As the teacher, you will need to monitor students’ work by initial-
ing it, or they will wait for you to go over the answer. Some students will not try to
work the problems for themselves unless you monitor them.
• The students should not need more than 5 to 7 minutes to work the problem of the day.
If a student needs more than 10 minutes, the student is not working. Likely, he or she
is confused about what the problem is asking or is not focused on the task yet.
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• Before going over the answer, you should invite the students to discuss how they
solved the problem. Make sure they explain each step of the process rather than just
giving the answer.

• Each unit is comprised of 15 word problems. Each unit is a mixture of the six basic
math skills plus a few more challenging problems. On the sixteenth day, the unit is
drawn together with a quiz. The quiz is composed of five word problems from that
unit. The intent of the quiz is to see if the student can work the problems independ-
ently, for a grade.

• Each unit (15 word problems plus quiz) can be taken as a notebook grade or test grade.
To make it easier for the students to keep up with the half sheets of paper, pencil
pouches (mentioned before) can be purchased and placed in a three-ring binder. The
word problems are numbered sequentially so it should be easy to keep them in order
to turn them in for a grade.

• Hard Hat Thinking—Extra Credit. These are more challenging word problems for
those students who want to go beyond the problems worked in class. The visual cues
are not provided for these problems.

Enjoy this learning tool with your students. The problems were written to be on their level
and relate to their life experiences. Reinforce the concepts during the math lessons you teach in
class, and watch with amazement at how their skills increase!
 NCTM Standards

Solving Word Problems for Life, Grades 6–8 is correlated to the following NCTM
standards:

• Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in computation and problem

solving with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers with like and
unlike denominators.
• Describes orally and in writing, using the appropriate mathematical vocabulary,
mathematical concepts and procedures, such as the reasoning involved in solving
problems or computing.
• Selects and uses appropriate customary and metric units of measure for length,
area, volume, capacity, time, temperature, and weight/mass.
• Develops and applies formulas for area, perimeter, and volume.
• Uses currency in problem solving.
• Finds median, mean, mode, and range of a given set of data.
• Uses proportion to solve problems.
• Finds the perimeter (or circumference) and area of polygons and circles, and the
volume and surface area of geometric solids using formulas.
• Uses fractions, decimals, and percents interchangeably and recognizes equivalent
representations.
• Selects and uses appropriate problem-solving strategies to solve single and multi-
ple-step problems.
• Solves practical problems using percents (e.g., sales tax, sale price and commis-
sion, and discounts).
• Compares and orders real numbers (whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals,
and percents).
Reproducible Visual Cue Card

Adding

Subtracting

Multiplying

Dividing

Measuring

Averaging
 Unit 1

Day 1–Day 16
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SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS FOR LIFE SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS FOR LIFE
Day 1 Day 2
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

How do I solve word problems, anyway? Easy . . . link your Link your thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you
thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you remember what remember what steps to take!
steps to take!
SUBTRACTING
ADDING
When you use a screwdriver to take out a screw, you
When you use a hammer and nails, you are adding are subtracting or removing a part from an existing
to your existing project. Therefore, the visual pic- project. Therefore, the visual picture of the screw-
ture of a hammer and nails should trigger your driver should trigger your mind to SUBTRACT.
mind to ADD. How do I know the problem is about subtracting? Look for
How do I know the problem is about adding? Look for these these key words: LESS THAN, DIFFERENCE, HOW MANY
key words: HOW MANY MORE, ALTOGETHER, SUM LESS
TOTAL Example:
Example: Curt wanted to buy a new car. The blue book value of his cur-
Charles and Wanda wanted to start a new fitness program. If rent car is $13,755. The car that he wants costs $39,679. What
they walked 3 miles on Monday, 1.62 miles on Wednesday, is the difference between his trade-in value and the cost of the
4.38 miles on Thursday, and 15.25 miles on Saturday, how new car?
many miles did they walk this week? “Difference” is your key word to know to subtract.
“How many” are your key words to know to ADD. $39,679 − $13,755 = $25,924
3.00 miles + 1.62 miles + 4.38 miles + 15.25 miles
= 24.25 miles

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Day 3 Day 4
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Link your thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you Link your thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you
remember what steps to take! remember what steps to take!

MULTIPLYING DIVIDING

When you use gears, you are multiplying your When you use a saw, you are cutting (or dividing)
efforts to move something. Therefore, the visual the wood into pieces. Therefore, the visual picture
picture of gears should trigger your mind to of a saw should trigger your mind to divide.
multiply. How do I know the problem is about dividing?
How do I know the problem is about multiplying? Look for Look for these key words: DIVIDED EQUALLY, PARTS,
these key words: DOUBLE, TRIPLE, INCREASE SECTIONS
Example: Example:
Ellis Middle School’s enrollment was 2,198 students in 2000. Tanner’s grandfather wanted to divide his inheritance equally
By 2008, the enrollment had tripled. What was the enrollment among his 6 grandchildren. If his total assets were $576,631,
in 2008? what is the amount each grandchild would receive as an inher-
“Tripled” is your key word to know to multiply. itance?
2,198 × 3 = 6,594 students “Divide equally” are your key words to know to divide.
$576,631.00 ÷ 6 grandchildren = $96,105.16 each

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Day 5 Day 6
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Link your thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you Link your thinking to tools. The visual cues will help you
remember what steps to take! remember what steps to take!

MEASURING AVERAGING

When you use a tape measure, you are measuring When you use a level, you are attempting to make
distance or the length of something. Therefore, the all the sides as even as possible. Therefore, the
visual picture of a tape measure should trigger your visual picture of the level should trigger your mind
mind to measure. to level or to average.
How do I know the problem is about measuring? Look for How do I know the problem is about averaging? Look for these
these key words: LENGTH, WIDTH, HEIGHT, AREA, key words: AVERAGE, MEAN SCORE
PERIMETER, VOLUME, HOW LONG Example:
Example: The eighth grade math teacher looked at the top scores on the
The pavement outside Coach Warner’s gym was resurfaced during geometry test. They were 107, 98, 95, 101, 98, 100, 99, and 97.
the summer. He wants to paint Four Square grids for the students What is the average score of those students’ tests?
to use during PE class. The available space is 10 feet in length and “Average” is your key word to know to find the average.
12 feet in width. What is the area of the available space? 107 + 98 + 95 + 101 + 98 + 100 + 99 + 97 = 795
“Area” is your key word to know to measure. 795 ÷ 8 (number of tests) = 99.375
The area of the available space: 10 feet (length) × 12 feet (width)
= 120 square feet

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Day 7 Day 8
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

In one year, an airline reported 556,777 nonstop flights, Jeff had a balance of $583.51 in his checking account. He
248,586 one-stop layovers, and 188,982 two-stop layovers. spent $13.89 for gas, took out $20.00 cash at the ATM, paid
How many flights altogether were taken that year? $40.50 at the dry cleaners, bought $179.23 worth of groceries,
took his family to dinner for $50.17, and purchased a new CD
for $18.21. How much money does he have left in his check-
ing account?

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Day 9 Day 10
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

At the end of the summer, the Brown brothers counted their Carla sent out 233 wedding invitations. A 44¢ stamp was on
profits from their lemonade stand. They earned $47.25. How both the RSVP envelope and the invitation envelope. How
many cups of lemonade at $0.75/cup did they sell? much money did Carla spend on postage for her wedding
invitations?

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Day 11 Day 12
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Felix’s grandmother is very sick. Felix helps her remember For the sports convention, a local deli prepared 256 boxed
when to take each of her medicines. She is to take her pain lunches. Of the participants, 1/4 ordered ham sandwiches
medicine every 4 hours and her heart medicine every 8 hours. and 2/3 ordered chicken salad sandwiches. The remaining par-
If Felix gives her the first doses at 7:00 am, what are the next ticipants ordered turkey sandwiches. List the number of
three times she will need to take each medicine? participants that ordered each of the three kinds of sandwiches.

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Day 13 Day 14
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Brad used to weigh 283 pounds and now weighs 209 pounds. Calvin rode his bike several days this week to train for a race.
His girlfriend, Jan, used to weigh 192 pounds and now weighs He rode it 12.25 miles on Monday, 15 miles on Tuesday,
125 pounds. What is the difference in each person’s weight? 10.75 miles on Wednesday, and 26.5 miles on Friday. How
How many pounds did they lose altogether? many miles did Calvin ride his bike this week?

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Day 15 Day 16—Quiz 1
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The Williams family rented a room in the conference center for Solve the following word problems. Show your work.
their annual family reunion. If you can seat 12 guests per table,
how many tables would you need for 291 guests? 1. Carla sent out 233 wedding invitations. A 44¢ stamp was on
both the RSVP envelope and the invitation envelope. How
much money did Carla spend on postage for her wedding
invitations?

2. Jeff had a balance of $583.51 in his checking account. He

spent $13.89 for gas, took out $20.00 cash at the ATM, paid
$40.50 at the dry cleaners, bought $179.23 worth of gro-
ceries, took his family to dinner for $50.17, and purchased a
new CD for $18.21. How much money does he have left in
his checking account?

3. Which visual cue is used to show multiplying? Why?

4. Calvin rode his bike several days this week to train for a
race. He rode it 12.25 miles on Monday, 15 miles on
Tuesday, 10.75 miles on Wednesday, and 26.5 miles on
Friday. How many miles did Calvin ride his bike this week?

5. Brad used to weigh 283 pounds and now weighs

209 pounds. His girlfriend, Jan, weighed 192 pounds and
now weighs 125 pounds. What is the difference in each per-

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son’s weight? How many pounds did they lose altogether?
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Day 17–Day 32
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SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS FOR LIFE SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS FOR LIFE
Day 17 Day 18
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

If gas costs $2.87/gallon, how much would it cost to fill up a Kleya wanted some tropical fish. She found an aquarium that
25-gallon tank? measured 24 inches in length, 18 inches in width, and 12
inches in height. What is the volume of the aquarium?

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Day 19 Day 20
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Davis took out a loan. With interest, he will need to pay back Maria’s aunt gave her $15 to buy ice cream for all the kids.
$16,973 over the course of six years. How much is his monthly Maria ordered a triple scoop of ice cream that cost $3.95.
payment? Harry ordered a banana split that cost $4.55. Jorges ordered a
milkshake that cost $4.25. What was the total cost of the three
desserts? How much change did Maria give back to her aunt?

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Day 21 Day 22
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The new science fiction movie starts at 8:05 pm. The drive to Samantha and her sister, Octavia, were practicing with their
the theater takes 20 minutes. Standing in line for tickets, pop- fraction flash cards. Their dog dove between, them knocking
corn, and drinks takes 30 minutes. In order to be seated on time the cards all over the floor. Put the cards in order from small-
for the movie, what time do you need to leave the house? est to largest: 6/7, 1/4, 5/8, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, 1/8, and 2/3.

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Day 23 Day 24
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Nick ate 8 sticky sweet rolls for breakfast that were 150 Patrick had three books to read before he could even start on
calories each. How many calories does he have left of his his report about the plant kingdom. The first book was 145
2,800-calorie daily total? pages long. The second book was 60 pages long. The third
book was 201 pages long. If he needed to finish reading those
books in two weeks, how many pages did Patrick need to read
each day?

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Day 25 Day 26
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

During the drought, the state rain records indicated a deficit of On Captain Pete’s pirate ship, there was an outbreak of a stom-
37 inches at the end of December. If it then rained 5 1/2 inches ach virus. Two people contracted it first. Those two gave it to
in January, 3.75 inches in February, and 6 2/3 inches in March, two more each. In turn, those now infected gave it to two more
what would the rain deficit be? people. How many people are sick? (Hint: draw a chart.)

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Day 27 Day 28
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Madison earns $15/week in allowance. How many weeks The top five walkers in Mrs. Hinton’s class in the walk-a-thon
would she have to save her allowance if she wanted to buy a were: Jack (15 miles), Kate (12 miles), Patrick (10 miles),
plane ticket for $379 to visit a friend in another state? Billy (7 miles), and Shameka (5 miles). If the two girls earned
$4.25/mile and the three boys earned $6.00/mile, how much
money did they collect altogether?

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Day 29 Day 30
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The cleaning ladies clean houses in an every-other-week rota- The Bedfords wanted to paint their entertainment room in their
tion. They clean 13 houses during week one and 19 houses dur- basement. The total area of the walls is 1,284 square feet. If a
ing week two. If there are five weeks during October, how gallon of paint covers 300 square feet, how many gallons of
many total houses do they clean in that month? paint will they need to paint this room?

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Day 31 Day 32—Quiz 2
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The “Save the Zoo” informational committee expected a big Solve the following problems. Show your work.
turnout for the panda rally. They set up 25 rows with 20 chairs
in each row, but 739 people showed up. How many more rows 1. If gas costs $2.87/gallon, how much would it cost to fill up
of 20 chairs do they need to quickly set up? a 25-gallon tank?

2. The “Save the Zoo” informational committee expected a big

turnout for the panda rally. They set up 25 rows with 20
chairs in each row, but 739 people showed up. How many
more rows of 20 chairs do they need to quickly set up?

3. List each of the six visual cues and what they mean.

4. Patrick had three books to read before he could even start on

his report about the plant kingdom. The first book was 145
pages long. The second book was 60 pages long. The third
book was 201 pages long. If he needed to finish reading
those books in two weeks, how many pages did Patrick need
to read each day?

5. Kleya wanted some tropical fish. She found an aquarium

that measured 24 inches in length, 18 inches in width, and
12 inches in height. What is the volume of the aquarium?

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Day 33–Day 48
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Day 33 Day 34
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Kelly looks at her paycheck of $2,197.61 for the month and Jennie’s parents gave her a budget of $4,000 for her wedding.
shakes her head. The apartment lease is $1,100.00; the electric She spent many hours shopping for the best prices. She spent
bill is $95.72; her car payment is $445.34; and her credit card $1,250 for her gown, $734 for the flowers, $569 for the cake,
bill has a $27.00 minimum payment. Her roommate pays the and $1,772 on the pictures. By how much did she go over her
other bills. How much money does she pay in bills this month? budget?

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Day 35 Day 36
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Master Jung requires a three-year contract for tae kwon do Deborah won a vacation trip for her family. The first-leg flight
classes. The three-year cost is $3,300. What is the monthly time is 3 1/2 hours from time of departure to arrival time. She
cost? has a layover of 2 1/2 hours. The second-leg flight time is
1 hour and 10 minutes. The first flight leaves at 11:05 am.
What time does she arrive at her destination?

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Day 37 Day 38
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The movie theater sold 597 adult tickets at $8.75/ticket, 93 Gail used her ATM card to make a few transactions. Her check-
senior citizen tickets at $7.50/ticket, and 431 children’s tickets ing account balance was $320.80. She deposited two checks:
at $6.25/ticket over the course of the weekend. How much did $75.33 and $116.52. She withdrew $40.00 with a $2.50 serv-
the theater make in ticket sales? ice fee. What is her new balance?

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Day 39 Day 40
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Recently, 20 cheerleaders from Crimson Middle School The Bittell family and the Neal family rented a beach house for
were selected to compete at the state cheerleading finals. their summer vacation. It costs $300.00 per night, plus a weekly
During their performance, they made two pyramids identical cleaning fee of $150.00, a security fee of $60.50, a garbage
in size. How many girls were at the base of each pyramid? removal fee of $35.75, and a key fee of $25.00. How much
(Hint: draw the pyramids.) would the cost be for renting the beach house for a full week?
How much did each family pay?

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Day 41 Day 42
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A very wealthy family loved circles, so they had an architect Excited about recently getting his driver’s license, Nicholas
design a swimming pool in the shape of a circle. What would and his sister Marilyn drove to visit some of their cousins.
the circumference of the pool be if the radius was 13.25 ft.? They get 300 miles per tank of gas. If they drove 2,257 miles,
how many tanks of gas did they use?

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Day 43 Day 44
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jim loves to ride his motorcycle on the weekends. The first A group of boys in a camping club decided to sell homemade
weekend of the month he rode 340 miles, the second weekend cookies to raise money for their annual father/son campout.
he rode 215 miles, the third weekend he rode 409 miles, and Perry sold 236 boxes, Julio sold 317 boxes, Brandon sold 182
the last weekend he was unable to go riding. What is the aver- boxes, and Jay sold 99 boxes. If their goal was to sell 1,000
age number of miles he rode during those three weekends? boxes, how many boxes kept them from meeting their goal?

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Day 45 Day 46
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The Department of Transportation determined an average of Officer Stanley wrote out 13 speeding tickets on Monday, 7
6,953 vehicles crossed the Hudson Bridge each day of the tickets on Tuesday, 12 tickets on Wednesday, and 20 tickets on
workweek. On Saturdays and Sundays, an average of 1,008 Thursday. If each ticket’s fine is $125, how much money will
vehicles crossed the bridge. How many vehicles crossed Hud- the county earn in speeding fines?
son Bridge in a year?

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Day 47 Day 48—Quiz 3
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The total prize money for the upcoming bike race is $400. The Solve the following word problems. Show your work.
first-place winner gets one-half of the total prize money. The
second-place winner gets one-half of the remaining money. 1. What two operations do you use when averaging?
Third and fourth place split the remaining money. How much
2. Excited about recently getting his driver’s license, Nicholas
money did each of the winners receive?
and his sister Marilyn drove to visit some of their cousins.
They get 300 miles per tank of gas. If they drove 2,257
miles, how many tanks of gas did they use?

3. Gail used her ATM card to make a few transactions. Her

checking account balance was $320.80. She deposited two
checks: $75.33 and $116.52. She withdrew $40.00 with a
$2.50 service fee. What is her new balance?

4. A group of boys in a camping club decided to sell homemade

cookies to raise money for their annual father/son campout.
Perry sold 236 boxes, Julio sold 317 boxes, Brandon sold 182
boxes, and Jay sold 99 boxes. If their goal was to sell 1,000
boxes, how many boxes kept them from meeting their goal?

5. Jim loves to ride his motorcycle on the weekends. The first

weekend of the month he rode 340 miles, the second week-
end he rode 215 miles, the third weekend he rode 409 miles,
and the last weekend he was unable to go riding. What is the
average number of miles he rode during those three week-
ends?

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Day 49–Day 64
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Day 49 Day 50
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Edmark Middle School held a blood donation rally for the Scott was trying to decide which mountain he wanted to climb.
community. Beforehand, 26,000 people signed up to donate Mt. Everest in Tibet is 29,035 feet tall and the K2 range in
blood. However, only 21,958 people actually showed up and China is 28,250 feet tall. He decided to climb Mt. Everest. If
gave blood. How many people didn’t show up to give blood? he accomplished his goal in 35 days, how many feet did he
climb per day?

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Day 51 Day 52
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Simpson Park held their yearly Easter egg hunt for all of the Tiffany’s family rented a DVD for $4.10 and bought a bucket
preschool kids. The teenage volunteers hid 200,000 eggs for of popcorn for $2.99 and two drinks for 99¢ each. Tiffany’s
1,250 preschoolers. Exactly 1/10 of the eggs held a $1 bill brother hid the movie under the couch, so she returned it five
inside. Of the colored eggs, 2/5 were blue, 1/4 were red, and days late. The late fee per day is the same price as the cost of
3/12 were yellow. Give the number of each kind of egg. the rental. How much did the family movie night end up cost-
ing the family?

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Day 53 Day 54
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Catherine followed the recipe to bake a cake, but she found out Fireman Shane’s schedule is a little out of the ordinary. He
at the last minute that twice as many people were planning on showers and starts his day at 6:00 am. He reads the paper and
coming to the birthday party. Increase the ingredients accord- eats breakfast for 45 minutes. He drives 30 minutes to the fire
ingly: 2/3 c. margarine, 1 2/3 c. sugar, 3 eggs, 2 1/4 c. flour, station. He spends an hour and a half reading e-mails and
1/4 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 c. cocoa, 1 tsp. soda. doing paperwork. He exercises for 75 minutes. He teaches two
classes at the fire academy that are two hours in length each
with a 15-minute break in between. After he finishes teaching,
he eats lunch. When does Fireman Shane eat lunch?

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Day 55 Day 56
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Tameka and her grandmother made six dozen cookies for her Two families of four went to dinner at a restaurant that offered
class to decorate. If there are 17 students in her class, how this coupon: “Buy two adult meals, get two free.” The adults
many cookies does each student get to decorate? Are there any each ordered the special, which cost $9.50. Each of the four
left over? kids ate a kid’s meal that cost $3.25. How much was the total
bill?

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Day 57 Day 58
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Instead of eating lunch at school, Margie walked the perimeter Lillie’s mom agreed to redecorate her room—it was outdated!
of the school building six times each day. The length of the She gave her a budget of $500. The paint and supplies cost
building was 275 ft. and the width was 227 ft. How many feet $112.13. The comforter and sheet set cost $157.32. The win-
did she walk each day? dow treatments cost $125.87. The lamps and bookshelf cost
$95.54. The new pictures cost $72.69. How much did Lillie go
over her budget?

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Day 59 Day 60
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Dustin was concerned about whether his test grades were Joe was ravenous after football practice, so he ate two cheese-
going to lower his math grade. On test one he scored a 75, test burgers (562 calories each), a box of chicken nuggets
two he scored a 69, test three he scored an 81, and test four he (288 calories), a large order of fries (312 calories), and two
scored a 65. If the test averages count for 50% of his grade, strawberry milkshakes (384 calories each). How many total
what must the other 50% be in order for him to have an over- calories did he consume?
all average of 75?

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Day 61 Day 62
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Joy is going to the tanning bed to get a base tan before she goes Terrell’s landscaping service maintains Mr. Davis’s yard year-
on vacation to the beach. The membership fee is $65, and round. This is the schedule: winter months—once a month,
there’s a service charge of $2/visit. What will be the total fall/spring—twice a month, and summer—once a week. How
amount she’s spent at the tanning salon if she goes 27 times many times do they maintain his yard each year if each season
before her vacation? is three months and each summer month is four weeks?

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Day 63 Day 64—Quiz 4
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Paris was 4 ft., 8 in. tall when he entered the sixth grade. When Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
he finished the eighth grade, he was 5 ft., 5 in. tall. How much
1. Lillie’s mom agreed to redecorate her room—it was out-
had he grown? dated! She gave her a budget of $500. The paint and supplies
cost $112.13. The comforter and sheet set cost $157.32. The
window treatments cost $125.87. The lamps and bookshelf
cost $95.54. The new pictures cost $72.69. How much did
Lillie go over her budget?
2. Catherine followed the recipe to bake a cake, but she found out
at the last minute that twice as many people were planning on
coming to the birthday party. Increase the ingredients accord-
ingly: 2/3 c. margarine, 1 2/3 c. sugar, 3 eggs, 2 1/4 c. flour,
1/4 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 c. cocoa, 1 tsp. soda.
3. Joe was ravenous after football practice, so he ate two
cheeseburgers (562 calories each), a box of chicken nuggets
(288 calories), a large order of fries (312 calories), and two
strawberry milkshakes (384 calories each). How many total
calories did he consume?
4. Two families of four went to dinner at a restaurant that offered
this coupon: “Buy two adult meals, get two free.” The adults
each ordered the special, which cost $9.50. The kids each had
a kid’s meal that cost $3.25. How much was the total bill?
5. Name three key words that would indicate that a problem is
about measuring.

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Day 65–Day 80
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Day 65 Day 66
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Tommy cuts grass for the elderly people in his neighborhood An accident occurred that involved four cars. Car A hit Car B.
as part of his volunteer work. Mr. Black’s pasture is 100 yd. Car B hit Car C. Car C hit Car D. Car A’s owner did not incur
long by 48 yd. wide. Mrs. Johnson’s yard is 12 yd. long by any damages to his vehicle, but has to pay for all the damages.
7 yd. wide. What is the total area of grass that Tommy will cut Car B’s damage was $2,250. Each car thereafter suffered $500
for these people? less in damages than the car behind it did. What was the total
cost of the damage?

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Day 67 Day 68
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Darius is a gymnast. His scores on the rings were 8.8, 9.5, 9.0, Kimberly worked at a flower shop on the weekends. She
9.2, and 8.5. If the judges drop the highest and lowest scores and arrived at 9:30 am. She worked on flower arrangements for a
then average the remaining scores, what would his score be? wedding for 2 1/4 hours. She took a 30-minute lunch break.
Deliveries took 3 3/4 hours. Her manager asked her to clean up
the shop, which took an hour and twenty minutes. What time
was she finished for the day?

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Day 69 Day 70
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A football field is 100 yards in length. Coach Taylor makes his Eric worked at Ed’s hardware store. Ed asked Eric to empty the
football team run the length of it 6 times before practice and box of 50,362 nails and put them into plastic containers. If
6 times after practice on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and each plastic container held 40 nails, how many containers did
Thursday afternoons. How many total yards do they run each Eric fill? How many nails were left over?
week?

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Day 71 Day 72
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Keenan’s hobby is skydiving. He jumps out of the plane at Tammy’s family packed the car to drive to her grandparents’
16,000 ft. He pulls his parachute plug out at 13,529 ft. How far house for a weeklong visit. Her dad drove for 237 minutes, her
has he fallen? He passes his friend Jim at 10,773 ft. How far has mom drove for 96 minutes, and Tammy drove for 154 minutes.
he fallen since he pulled his plug? His girlfriend takes a picture How many hours and minutes did it take to get there?
of him at 7,810 ft. How far has he fallen since seeing Jim?

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Day 73 Day 74
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Terrance and LaShawna went to the homecoming football Palmer and his Gran Gran were in a fishing competition.
game and dance. First, they ate a delicious meal at a seafood Palmer caught a fish that weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Gran
restaurant. How much would the 15% tip be if the meal cost Gran caught a fish that weighed 10 pounds, 5 ounces. Mean-
$49.61? while, Palmer’s friend John’s fish weighed 7 pounds,
14 ounces. John’s grandfather’s fish weighed 9 pounds, 6
ounces. Which grandson/grandfather won the fishing
competition?

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Day 75 Day 76
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Quiton neatly packed his suitcase, but he didn’t know it would Tony rides his skateboard 3/4 mile to school and back five days
get tossed and turned at the baggage terminal and on the flight. a week. He rides it 7/8 mile to and from swim practice two
He packed 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 5 pairs of underwear, and days a week. He volunteers at the nursing home once a week,
2 sweaters. If he reaches into his suitcase, what are the chances which is 1 1/2 miles to and from his home. How many miles
he’ll find a pair of his underwear? A shirt? A sweater? A pair does he ride his skateboard each week?
of pants?

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Day 77 Day 78
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Tyrone’s pool holds 37,400 gallons of water. The total weight The stadium wanted to track average wait time for the ladies’
of the water is 321,640 pounds. How much does water weigh restroom. Jill waited 7 minutes. Helen waited 3 1/2 minutes.
per gallon? Nedra waited 12 minutes. Tanya waited 6 1/2 minutes. Kim
was furious because she waited 24 minutes. An elderly lady in
a wheelchair waited 2 minutes. What was the average wait time
at the ladies’ restroom?

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Day 79 Day 80—Quiz 5
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Detective Danny discovered the suspect’s footprints on the Solve the flowing problems. Show your work!
stairwell of a building. He followed them up 14 flights of stairs
1. The stadium wanted to track average wait time for the ladies’
(18 steps per flight), and then they turned around and went restroom. Jill waited 7 minutes. Helen waited 3 1/2 minutes.
back down the stairwell for 6 flights. The burglar had been Nedra waited 12 minutes. Tanya waited 6 1/2 minutes. Kim
crouched in the corner when the police caught him. How many was furious because she waited 24 minutes. An elderly lady
steps did the suspect run before getting caught? in a wheelchair waited 2 minutes. What was the average wait
time at the ladies’ restroom?
2. What is the visual cue for subtracting?
3. An accident occurred that involved four cars. Car A hit Car
B. Car B hit Car C. Car C hit Car D. Car A’s owner did not
incur any damages to his vehicle, but has to pay for all the
damages. Car B’s damage was $2,250. Each car thereafter
suffered $500 less in damages than the car behind it did.
What was the total cost of the damage?
4. Terrance and LaShawna went to the homecoming football
game and dance. First, they ate a delicious meal at a
seafood restaurant. How much would the 15% tip be if the
meal cost $49.61?
5. Keenan’s hobby is skydiving. He jumps out of the plane at
16,000 ft. He pulls his parachute plug out at 13,529 ft. How far
has he fallen? He passes his friend Jim at 10,773 ft. How far has
he fallen since he pulled his plug? His girlfriend takes a picture
of him at 7,810 ft. How far has he fallen since seeing Jim?

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Day 81–Day 96
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Day 81 Day 82
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Buckner Stadium holds 50,000 people. Baseball fans were Mr. Henderson took his clothes to the dry cleaners. Each of his
buying tickets like crazy for the opening day game. 22,993 7 shirts cost $1.59, and his 4 pairs of slacks cost $3.50 each.
upper level tickets were sold; 5,706 club level tickets were He also had 2 sweaters at $5 each. What was his total cost for
sold; 17,982 lower level tickets were sold; and 3,033 dugout dry cleaning?
tickets were sold. How many tickets were left unsold?

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Day 83 Day 84
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Crawford just finished soccer practice. As a snack, he likes to Demetrius drove a large sports utility vehicle. He put $78
eat fresh fruit. There are 5 apples, 6 bananas, 3 oranges, and worth of gas in his empty tank. If his tank holds 25 gallons of
4 strawberries in the fridge. If he reached in the fridge without gas, what was the price of gas per gallon?
looking, what are the chances he’d grab a banana? A straw-
berry? An orange? An apple?

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Day 85 Day 86
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Ashli ate dinner at a fast food restaurant. She ate a hamburger Darren had several errands to run for his mom on Saturday. He
that was 230 calories, french fries that were 190 calories, and left his house at 10:00 am. He spent 1 1/4 hours at the grocery
a soft drink that was 110 calories. What percentage of her daily store. It took 3 1/2 hours to take his dog to the vet. He spent
2,800-calorie diet did she consume in this one meal? 25 minutes at the bookstore getting a cookbook for his mom.
What time did he get home?

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Day 87 Day 88
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jenny’s grandmother asked us to pick up the doughnuts for the The redwood tree, or sequoia tree, can grow to be 385 feet tall.
tea party. We bought 3 dozen chocolate doughnuts, 2 dozen A tree climber wanted to climb such a tree. He decided he
blueberry doughnuts, 4 dozen cinnamon crullers, and a half would need his foot stakes every 8 inches. How many foot
dozen lemon-filled doughnuts. Each doughnut costs 89¢. What stakes would he need to reach the halfway point?
was the total cost of the doughnuts?

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Day 89 Day 90
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Elizabeth competed in the uneven bars event at the national Mrs. McElhaney’s sixth grade homeroom was holding a food
gymnastics competition. Her scores were 8.3, 8.0, 7.7, 8.8, 8.0, drive. The class has 26 students—10 boys and 16 girls. Half of
and 8.5. If the lowest and the highest scores are thrown out, the boys brought 3 cans each, and the other half brought 5 cans
what is her average score for the uneven bars? each. A quarter of the girls brought 2 cans each, and three-
quarters of the girls brought 4 cans each. How many cans of
food were donated to the food drive?

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Day 91 Day 92
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Seth enjoys cross-country skiing. While on vacation, he skied James took a job in another town from his home. His company
24.5 miles the first day, 16.3 miles the second day, 22.9 miles allowed him to come home every Friday afternoon and return
the third day, and 17.6 miles the last day. How many miles did on Sunday evening. He earned 1,525 free ticket points for each
he ski altogether while on vacation? round-trip ticket. The airline requires 100,000 points to each a
free ticket. If he traveled home each weekend in one year, how
many miles short was he of earning a free round-trip ticket?

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Day 93 Day 94
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Dr. Packer’s chiropractic office helps patients with problems In a classroom, a student’s desk and chair takes up a space that
involving the spine and skeleton. The appendicular bones (the is 3 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. A teacher’s desk and chair take up
bones in the arms and legs) account for 126 of all the bones. a space that is 6 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. The open walk space is
The axial bones (the bones in the skull and vertebrae) account 30 ft.2. If the class has 25 students and one teacher, what is the
for the remaining 80 bones. Of the 206 bones in the human total area of the classroom?
body, what percentage of the bones is appendicular? What
percentage is axial?

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Day 95 Day 96—Quiz 6
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jose began working on a budget while his finace Maria focused Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
on the wedding plans. Their combined monthly income was
$4,209. He decided no more than 35% of their income should go 1. Explain why the visual sign for dividing is the saw.
towards housing. Eighteen percent of their income would be
spent on car payments and insurance. He estimated the 2. Seth enjoys cross-country skiing. While on vacation, he
utility/phone bills would be approximately 15% of their income. skied 24.5 miles the first day, 16.3 miles the second day,
He knew it was important to save 10% for unexpected emergen- 22.9 miles the third day, and 17.6 miles the last day. How
cies. How much money was budgeted for each expenditure? many miles did he ski altogether while on vacation?
How much money was left for food and entertainment?

3. Demetrius drove a large sports utility vehicle. He put $78

worth of gas in his empty tank. If his tank holds 25 gallons
of gas, what was the price of gas per gallon?

4. The redwood tree, or sequoia tree, can grow to be 385 feet

tall. A tree climber wanted to climb such a tree. He decided
he would need his foot stakes every 8 inches. How many
foot stakes would he need to reach the halfway point?

5. Mr. Henderson took his clothes to the dry cleaners. Each of

his 7 shirts cost $1.59, and his 4 pairs of slacks cost $3.50
each. He also had 2 sweaters at $5 each. What was his total
cost for dry cleaning?

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Day 97–Day 112

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Day 97 Day 98
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The bank robber received this sentence: “You will serve A group of teenagers joined together in a rally to protest the
2 decades and 104 weeks for your crime. You will additionally expansion of a road through the city park. They walked the
serve 548 hours of community service.” He was quite confused perimeter of the capital building five times. The capital and
because he didn’t understand. How many years and days is his courtyard that they walked around measured 240 yards long
prison sentence? How many 4-hour days of community serv- and 140 yards wide. How many miles did they walk?
ice will it take to complete his sentence? (Hint: 1,760 yards = 1 mile)

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Day 99 Day 100
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Chip spotted an excellent sale on sweaters: purchase any two Ricardo enjoyed a leisurely Sunday. He left his house at
sweaters and get 30% off. He bought a sweater that cost $78 11:07 am. His bike ride to Ronnie’s house took 10 minutes. He
and another sweater that was $56. What was the total cost of played basketball until 12:30 pm. His bike ride to the movies
the purchase? What was the savings? took 15 minutes. The movie was over at 3:12 pm. His bike ride
to the arcade took 24 minutes. He left the arcade at 5:45 pm.
How long did he spend at each activity: basketball, movie, and
arcade?

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Day 101 Day 102
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Cindi and Wayne’s restaurant offers a punch on your punch Kia signed up for the 1,000 minute per month plan, since she
card for every item you purchase. After 10 punches, you used her phone constantly. Any unused minutes would roll
receive a free item. Eli purchased 3 items that cost $3.99 each, over to the next month. Her bills show her minutes used per
4 items that cost $5.99 each, and 3 items that cost $7.99 each. month: January—890; February—1,121; March—1,060;
What is the estimated amount of money he spent before he April—955; May—1,230; and June—983. Create a bill for
received a free item? January through June, rolling over minutes as needed. Which
month(s) did she go over her minutes and by how much?

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Day 103 Day 104
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The wrapping paper fundraiser was a huge success! Ike earned Patti’s washer and dryer quit working so she took her dirty
$593. Julie earned $370. Sam earned $822. Gene earned $156. laundry to the Laundromat. She needed to wash and dry four
Mary earned $409. Simone earned $541. What was the average loads of clothes. If washing costs $1.75/load and drying costs
amount of money earned during the wrapping paper $2.00/load, how much did she spend? The machines only take
fundraiser? quarters. How many quarters will she need?

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Day 105 Day 106
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Erin Dobson’s family visited an indoor nature center. There Robot Rod is 37 years old today, and the year is 2085. In what
were 35 butterflies, 10 redbirds, 7 parrots, and 18 humming- year was Rod created? How old will Rod be in the year 2174?
birds. When she glanced at something flying past, what were
the chances that Erin would see a redbird? A hummingbird? A
butterfly? A parrot?

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Day 107 Day 108
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Martin’s bus was scheduled to arrive at 7:10 am. He needed to At the accounting firm, 350 accounts needed to be completed.
get to work by 7:30 am. However, the bus was to be delayed by The orange group (10 accountants) handled 1/5 of the
30 minutes because of a wreck, so he decided to take the bus accounts. The green group (15 accountants) handled 3/5 of
down the street that arrived at 7:30 am. After a stop that took the accounts. The blue group (5 accountants) handled 1/5
10 minutes, another stop that took 13 minutes, and a traffic jam of the accounts. How many accounts did each individual
that took 16 minutes, what time did Martin get to work? How accountant handle?
many minutes was he late?

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Day 109 Day 110
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Benjamin hiked a trail that was 5,736 yards long. If he stopped Scott and Rebecca are planning their wedding guest list. The
every 1,500 feet to take a water break, how many times did he church seats 300 people. They want to invite 25 couples with
stop? no children, 36 couples with two children per family, and
18 couples with 3 children per family. How many total people
have they invited? If they decide to invite adults only, how
many would be invited?

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Day 111 Day 112—Quiz 7
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

In honor of “Give a Compliment Day,” Ms. Green compli- Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
mented each of the 6 honors students and asked them each to
give a compliment to 4 people. Those people were so honored 1. Patti’s washer and dryer quit working, so she took her dirty
to get a compliment that they each gave a compliment to three laundry to the Laundromat. She needed to wash and dry four
more people. How many compliments were given by the end loads of clothes. If washing costs $1.75/load and drying
of the day? costs $2.00/load, how much did she spend? The machines
only take quarters. How many quarters will she need?

2. What are the three visual cues used in averaging?

3. Chip spotted an excellent sale on sweaters: purchase any

two sweaters and get 30% off. He bought a sweater that cost
$78 and another sweater that was $56. What was the total
cost of the purchase? What was the savings?

4. The wrapping paper fundraiser was a huge success! Ike

earned $593. Julie earned $370. Sam earned $822. Gene
earned $156. Mary earned $409. Simone earned $541. What
was the average amount of money earned during the wrap-
ping paper fundraiser?

5. Robot Rod is 37 years old today, and the year is 2085. In

what year was Rod created? How old will Rod be in the
year 2174?

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Day 113–Day 128

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Day 113 Day 114
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Zoe’s parents planted a tree in the front yard in honor of her Juan and Annabelle worked on a poster for their social studies
13th birthday. It was 3 ft., 6 in. when they planted it. It was project. The markers were scattered all over the table beside
5 ft.,,1 in. on the 14th birthday. It was 6 ft., 9 in. on her them. Annabelle wanted it to look just perfect. Juan didn’t
15th birthday. It was 7 ft., 5 in. on her 16th birthday. How really care, so he just started grabbing markers. There were
much did it grow each year? 6 yellow ones, 4 green ones, 7 red ones, 2 pink ones, 4 black
ones, and 1 blue one. What are the chances he’d pick each one
of the colors of markers?

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Day 115 Day 116
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Doug found his dream car. The finance manager at the dealer- Fred’s class was sending food packs to support the troops in
ship showed him two possible payment options: $580/month the war. He used boxes that were 22 in. long by 12 in. wide by
for 5 years or $516/month for 6 years. How much money 9 in. high to ship the supplies. The food packs each had a vol-
would he save over the term of the loan if he paid the higher ume of 1,000 inches cubed. Fred’s class collected 84 food
monthly payment? packs. To send all of the food packs, how many boxes would
they need?

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Day 117 Day 118
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Willie found an inchworm on Monday. He was fascinated with Today’s date is March 13, 2015. If Bill was born on November 28,
how slowly it crawled. It crawled 3 1/4 in. on Tuesday, 1 7/8 in. 1996, how old is he in years, months, and days? Hint: Set up prob-
on Wednesday, 2 1/2 in. on Thursday, 4 3/4 in. on Friday, and lem to read months, years, days, and borrow this way: 1 month =
2 3/8 in. on Saturday. How far did Willie’s inchworm crawl? 30 days and 1 year = 12 months.

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Day 119 Day 120
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Four boys found a suitcase in an abandoned house. They called At work at the grocery store, Ashton was asked to add the coins
the owner after discovering his name and phone number were and bills in the cash drawer after closing. He counted
written on the inside flap. There were 25 one-hundred-dollar 17 twenty-dollar bills, 61 ten-dollar bills, 49 five-dollar bills,
bills, 58 twenty-dollar bills, and 120 ten-dollar bills in the suit- 22 one-dollar bills, 35 quarters, 66 dimes, 57 nickels, and
case. If the owner decided to give 10% of the money to the 8 pennies. How much was in the cash drawer altogether?
boys as a reward, how much did each boy receive?

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Day 121 Day 122
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jamal wanted to buy his girlfriend Monique a ring for Valentine’s Alyssa didn’t like to travel with her parents, but she had no
Day. He looked at five rings with varying costs: $371, $428, choice in going to the family reunion. She took her iPod along
$219, $275, and $346. What is the average cost of the rings? so she could listen to her favorite playlist. There were two
songs that were (in minutes and seconds) 4:04 in length, three
that were 3:50 in length, two that were 2:38 in length, one that
was 5:25 in length, and one that was 3:11 in length. How many
minutes and seconds of music were on her playlist?

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Day 123 Day 124
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A large rodent has eaten a large part of Sandra’s vegetable gar- Bart the butcher is having a special on his meats: ground beef is
den. The garden is 13 ft. by 12 ft. If the vegetables are planted $4.49/pound, chicken is $2.99/pound, and pork is $3.49 /pound.
in 1 ft. by 1 ft. spaces and there are 89 plants left, how many The Thomases are having a barbeque for 32 people. Half of the
vegetables did the rodent eat? people will eat ground beef, a fourth will eat chicken, and a
fourth will eat pork. If each person eats approximately 1/2 lb. of
meat, what will the total cost be?

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Day 125 Day 126
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A new act of kindness spread when numerous people were being A court decision required Janet to pay $120,000 in damages.
fined for not paying enough to the parking meter. One man put She must pay 30% of the amount now and the rest divided
a quarter in 3 expired parking meters. Those people were so evenly over the next eight years. How much did she pay each
happy they each placed a quarter in 2 expired parking meters. month?
Those people in turn each placed a quarter in 4 expired parking
meters. How many parking meters were given a quarter?

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Day 127 Day 128—Quiz 8
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Dawn didn’t get her bills sent in on time. Therefore, she had to Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
pay a 5% late charge on each bill. The electric bill was 1. Jamal wanted to buy his girlfriend Monique a ring for
$132.16, the water bill was $40.75, the cable bill was $86.09, Valentine’s Day. He looked at five rings with varying costs:
and the credit card bill was $210.89. How much was each late $371, $428, $219, $275, and $346. What is the average cost
bill with its late charge? of the rings?
2. Zoe’s parents planted a tree in the front yard in honor of her
13th birthday. It was 3 ft., 6 in. when they planted it. It was
5 ft., 1 in. on the 14th birthday. It was 6 ft., 9 in. on her
15th birthday. It was 7 ft., 5 in. on her 16th birthday. How
much did it grow each year?
3. Willie found an inchworm on Monday. He was fascinated with
how slowly it crawled. It crawled 3 1/4 in. on Tuesday, 1 7/8 in.
on Wednesday, 2 1/2 in. on Thursday, 4 3/4 in. on Friday, and
2 3/8 in. on Saturday. How far did Willie’s caterpillar crawl?
4. Dawn didn’t get her bills sent in on time. Therefore, she had
to pay a 5% late charge on each bill. The electric bill was
$132.16, the water bill was $40.75, the cable bill was $86.09,
and the credit card bill was $210.89. How much was each
late bill with its late charge?
5. A large rodent has eaten a large part of Sandra’s vegetable
garden. The garden is 13 ft. by 12 ft. If the vegetables are
planted in 1 ft. by 1 ft. spaces and there are 89 plants left,

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Day 129–Day 144

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Day 129 Day 130
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Tish was curious about the reptiles and amphibians in Ralph’s Raymond tracked the rainfall amounts for a Boy Scouts proj-
terrarium. She reached her hand in to pet one of the creatures. ect during March (4 3/4 in.), April (1 1/4 in.), May (3 1/2 in.),
What are her chances of petting a hermit crab if there are 5 of June (2 in.), and July (5 1/4 in.). What is the total rainfall for
them, of petting a salamander if there are 13 of them, and of these months?
petting a tree frog if there are 7 of them?

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Day 131 Day 132
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Michelle was caught driving 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. Her Tracy looked at her standardized test scores. She scored a 6.8
ticket is a flat fee of $125 plus $15 for each mile over the grade level in math calculation and a 7.4 grade level in math
posted speed limit. How much was her speeding ticket? application. She scored a 5.9 grade level in reading decoding
and a 6.5 grade level in reading comprehension. What was her
average grade level in math? In reading?

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Day 133 Day 134
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The average person should drink 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water Chris offers horseback riding lessons that are 40 minutes long.
per day. How many gallons of water is that per day? Per week? After each lesson, he takes a 10 minute break. How many les-
sons can he teach in an 8-hour day?

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Day 135 Day 136
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Matt decided that he needed to triple the cupcake recipe for A mysterious stranger gave a twenty-dollar bill to a person and
JR’s birthday party. What would the measurements be for: 1/2 another one to another person with these instructions: “You are
c. butter, 1 c. sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 4 eggs, 1 1/4 c. flour, 1/2 tsp. to give $20 plus another twenty-dollar bill away to two
baking soda, and 1 1/2 c. chocolate syrup? strangers each. Instruct them to do the same.” If everyone fol-
lowed instructions, how much money was given away during
these three transactions?

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Day 137 Day 138
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A large woodpecker can peck on a tree up to 12,000 times a The Ericksons recorded their receipts from the grocery store to
day. How many pecks per hour would that be? Per minute? determine their average grocery bill. In January they spent
$131.33 and $65.49 on groceries. They spent $120.75 and
$78.12 in February. They spent $105.55 and $96.43 in March.
What was the average cost of groceries for the three month
period?

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Day 139 Day 140
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

David owned 150 shares in a large Fortune 500 company; how- Reed earned a four-day trip to a snow-capped mountain resort
ever, the company made poor decisions and the company’s for having high sales during the year. The approximate costs to
stock plummeted. If his shares were worth $213.50/share the company were: lodging per night—$450; food—$1,630;
before and now they are worth $71.25/share, how much money activities—$255; and awards/gifts—$715. What was the total
did he lose? amount the company spent on Reed’s trip?

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Day 141 Day 142
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The race committee received this information on Bill’s race A fraternity and a sorority had a pie-eating contest. Kent ate
application: “My age is one century minus five decades minus 3/4 of his pie, Sutton ate 7/8 of his pie, and Grant ate 1/3 of his
six years.” How old is bill? pie. Janice ate 3/8 of her pie, Rachel ate 5/6 of her pie, and
Olivia ate 1/2 of her pie. What percentage of pie did each per-
son eat?

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Day 143 Day 144—Quiz 9
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jackie drove to visit her parents. She left her house at 6:30 am. Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
She drove for 2 hours and 15 minutes before stopping for a
30-minute breakfast. She drove another 3 1/2 hours before 1. Reed earned a four-day trip to a snow-capped mountain
stopping for a 45-minute lunch and restroom break. She drove resort for having high sales during the year. The approximate
another 3 hours and 10 minutes before arriving at her parents’ costs to the company were: lodging per night—$450; food—
beach house. What time did she arrive? $1,630; activities—$255; and awards/gifts—$715. What was
the total amount the company spent on Reed’s trip?

2. Matt decided that he needed to triple the cupcake recipe for

JR’s birthday party. What would the measurements be for:
1/2 c. butter, 1 c. sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 4 eggs, 1 1/4 c. flour,
1/2 tsp. baking soda, and 1 1/2 c. chocolate syrup?

3. Raymond tracked the rainfall amounts for a Boy Scouts

project during March (4 3/4 in.), April (1 1/4 in.), May (3 1/2
in.), June (2 in.) and July (5 1/4 in.). What is the total rain-
fall for these months?

4. The Ericksons recorded their receipts from the grocery store

to determine their average grocery bill. In January they spent
$131.33 and $65.49 on groceries. They spent $120.75 and
$78.12 in February. They spent $105.55 and $96.43 in
March. What was the average cost of groceries for the three
month period?

5. A large woodpecker can peck on a tree up to 12,000 times a

day. How many pecks per hour would that be? Per minute?

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Day 145 Day 146
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Lee painted Mrs. Timmons’s house. He worked on Saturday Steven was beginning his training to run a half marathon. He
for 5 hours, on Monday afternoon for 4 1/2 hours, and he fin- ran 6 1/2 miles on Sunday, 5 1/4 miles on Tuesday, 7 miles on
ished on Tuesday in 3 1/4 hours. She paid him $25/hour. How Wednesday, 8 3/4 miles on Thursday, 5 miles on Friday, and
much money did he earn? 12 1/2 miles on Saturday. How many miles per day did he
average?

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Day 147 Day 148
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The window treatments for Shanna’s bedroom call for 120 Sydney weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces when she was born. Her
inches of material. The cloth store only has 2 1/2 yards of her brother Lyle weighed 10 pounds, 1 ounce when he was born
material, which is not enough for her project. How much more three years ago. What is the difference in their birth weights?
material does Shanna need?

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Day 149 Day 150
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

The Cagle family is going to get their family pictures taken A dog had 10 puppies. There were 3 chocolate-colored ones, 2
today. The sitting fee is $69.95, the proofs are $75.00, and the black ones, 4 golden ones, and 1 spotted one. What are the
package Mom wants is $259.99. Sales tax is 8%. What is the chances that the dog’s owner, Bailey, will pick a golden one
total cost of the family pictures? out of a box at random? A chocolate-colored one? A spotted
one? A black one?

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Day 151 Day 152
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Chuck’s dad agreed to pay up front for the four-wheeler Chuck Marine Kenneth Sampson signed up to serve his country for
had been wanting, as long as Chuck promised to pay him back. four years of active duty. On the 1,027th day of his active duty,
The total cost of the four-wheeler was $896.32. How much he was severely injured in combat. How many days of his
does Chuck need to pay each week if he wants to have his debt active duty did he serve on medical disability?
paid back in one year?

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Day 153 Day 154
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Alex attended baseball games at several Major League Base- Jade was given a new board game as a birthday gift. The object
ball stadiums as a birthday present from his dad. Turner Field, of the game was to get the best combinations when rolling the
home of the Atlanta Braves, has 50,091 seats. Fenway Park, dice. List all the possible combinations, but only count the
home of the Boston Red Sox, seats 39,928 fans. Wrigley opposing pairs once (for example, 2 and 3). How many com-
Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, has 41,118 seats. The binations are there? Make a chart!
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home of the Minnesota
Twins, seats 46,564 fans. What is the average number of seats
in these stadiums?

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Day 155 Day 156
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Four college basketball players were being interviewed for the Cathy found the perfect bag to carry to the beach for all her
newspaper. The reporter asked, “Who is the tallest?” Each suntan lotions, towels, snacks, etc. The bag costs $45. The
player gave his height: Player 1 is 7 feet, 2 inches; Player 2 is store was having a pre-season sale, so it was discounted 15%.
82 inches tall; Player 3 is 84 inches tall; and Player 4 is 6 feet, She had a store credit card, so she saved an additional 10%.
7 inches. Put them in order from shortest to tallest using What was the total cost of her beach bag after adding the sales
inches. tax of 7%?

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Day 157 Day 158
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Chaz is trying to build up his calcium intake. He eats two bowls The school band is celebrating a first place award at the state
of cereal every morning with a 1/2 cup of milk each and drinks competition. There are 81 students participating in the band,
another 4 cups of milk with breakfast. For lunch, he makes a plus the band director and assistant band director. If each per-
milkshake with 8 cups of milk. At dinner, he drinks another 8 son eats 2 slices of pizza at the celebration, how many 12-slice
cups of milk with his food. If he does this all seven days of the large pizzas will they need to order?
week, how many gallons of milk will he need per week?

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Day 159 Day 160—Quiz 10
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Connor’s plane to his business trip in Los Angeles leaves at Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
1:27 pm. He needs to be at the airport 2 1/2 hours early. The 1. Chuck’s dad agreed to pay up front for the four-wheeler
drive to the airport takes 45 minutes. His meeting at the office Chuck had been wanting, as long as Chuck promised to pay
lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. If there was no other free time in him back. The total cost of the four-wheeler was $896.32.
his day, at what time did Conner arrive at work this morning? How much does Chuck need to pay each week if he wants
to have his debt paid back in one year?
2. Steven was beginning his training to run a half marathon. He
ran 6 1/2 miles on Sunday, 5 1/4 miles on Tuesday, 7 miles
on Wednesday, 8 3/4 miles on Thursday, 5 miles on Friday,
and 12 1/2 miles on Saturday. How many miles per day did
he average?
3. Sydney weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces when she was born. Her
brother Lyle weighed 10 pounds, 1 ounce when he was born
three years ago. What is the difference in their birth weights?
4. A dog had 10 puppies. There were 3 chocolate-colored ones,
2 black ones, 4 golden ones, and 1 spotted one. What are the
chances that the dog’s owner, Bailey, will pick a golden one
out of a box at random? A chocolate-colored one? A spotted
one? A black one?
5. The Cagle family is going to get their family pictures taken
today. The sitting fee is $69.95, the proofs are $75.00, and
the package Mom wants is $259.99. Sales tax is 8%. What
is the total cost of the family pictures?

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Day 161 Day 162
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Jason wanted to re-carpet his basement floor. It measured 80 ft. Carmen and Ellen decided to have a “random” party—one
in length and 35 ft. in width. Each carpet tile measured 2 ft. by where they didn’t know who they were inviting. They put an
2 ft. How many tiles would it take to re-carpet his basement? invitation in every fourth locker by number. The lockers are
stacked four high with 25 lockers in each row. How many invi-
tations were given out?

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Day 163 Day 164
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Ms. D’Angelo is the secretary of a large law firm. She types Walter sold 20 coupon books at $12 each for a school
memos, court records, and legal briefs. On a good day, she fundraiser. His goal was to sell $300 worth of books. How
types 220 words per minute (wpm). On an unfocused day, she short of his goal was he? How many more books should he
types 190 wpm. On a hectic day, she types 150 wpm. What is have sold to reach his goal?
her average wpm?

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Day 165 Day 166
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Carrie’s mom dropped her off at the mall with a spending Lindsey arrived at her parent’s vacation house on Sunday at
allowance of $250. She spent $89.72 on shoes. Then she spent 1:36 pm and left on Friday at 6:19 am. How many hours and
$108.56 on jeans and two shirts. She bought lunch for herself minutes did she spend on vacation?
and her friend for $16.94. If she spends everything her mom
gave her, how much money will she spend at the music store?

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Day 167 Day 168
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A homeless man named Bob was given $16.45 at the recycling Ted decided to sell his farm to a land developer who wanted to
center in exchange for cans he’d collected. If each aluminum build a golf course community. Ted sold him 5,120 acres for
can was worth 7¢, how many cans did he turn in? $35,000/acre. How much money did Ted receive from the sale?
If the developer wanted 3/8 of the land to be used for the golf
course and the remaining land to be used for homes, how many
square miles were used for each project? (Hint: 640 acres =
1 square mile)

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Day 169 Day 170
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

For the end-of-the-year dance, the planning committee blew up Terralyn’s daughter Violet was diagnosed with a life-threatening
16 red balloons, 25 blue balloons, 40 silver balloons, and disease. Violet’s middle school put a barrel in the front hall to
19 gold balloons. The room got too hot, and balloons started collect change to help pay for her medical expenses. They
popping. What are the chances a blue balloon popped first? A collected 1,725 nickels, 5,990 pennies, 2,048 dimes, and 683
gold balloon? A red balloon? A silver balloon? quarters. How much money was collected?

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Day 171 Day 172
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

A video of a movie star was posted on the Internet. Jennifer Teresa set out 200 cans of soft drinks for her birthday party. Of
looked at it on Monday; it had 346,951 hits. On the following the cans, 1/4 were Coke, 3/8 were Cherry Coke, 1/8 were
Sunday, it had 1,067,587 hits. How many hits did it get Sprite, and 1/4 of them were Diet Coke. How many of each
between Monday and the following Sunday? kind of soft drink were at the party?

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Day 173 Day 174
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Allison (a rising sixth grader) and her brother Zach (rising Hans wanted to put a pool table in his newly finished base-
third grader) are attending a private school next year. Their ment. The table measures 50 inches by 100 inches. If you need
parents had to write a check to the school. Allison’s tuition was 3 feet on every side of the table to prevent hitting the wall,
$5,670/year, and Zach’s was $4,780/year. Each child had a reg- what would the dimensions of Hans’s room have to be (in
istration fee of $100 and a matriculation fee of $350. How feet)? Round your answers to the nearest half foot.
much was the check that Allison and Zach’s parents wrote for
them to attend a private school next year?

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Day 175 Day 176—Quiz 11
Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Frank makes his ice cream in 2 1/2 gallon buckets. If each sin- Solve the following word problems. Show your work!
gle scoop is 3 oz. of ice cream, how many single scoops are in
each bucket? If each double scoop is 5 oz., how many double 1. Carrie’s mom dropped her off at the mall with a spending
scoops are in each bucket? (Hint: 1 gallon = 128 oz.) allowance of $250. She spent $89.72 on shoes. The she spent
$108.56 on jeans and two shirts. She bought lunch for herself
and her friend for $16.94. If she spends everything her mom
gave her, how much money will she spend at the music store?

2. Ms. D’Angelo is the secretary of a large law firm. She types

memos, court records, and legal briefs. On a good day, she
types 220 words per minute (wpm). On an unfocused day,
she types 190 wpm. On a hectic day, she types 150 wpm.
What is her average wpm?

3. Terralyn’s daughter Violet was diagnosed with a life-threatening

disease. Violet’s middle school put a barrel in the front hall to
collect change to help pay for her medical expenses. They
collected 1,725 nickels, 5,990 pennies, 2,048 dimes, and 683
quarters. How much money was collected?

4. Name the six visual cues and what operation each one
stands for.

5. A homeless man named Bob was given $16.45 at the recy-

cling center in exchange for cans he’d collected. If each
aluminum can was worth 7¢, how many cans did he turn in?

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Day 177
Name ____________________ Date ____________________

MEASURE YOUR WORD PROBLEM ABILITIES 1 5. I feel much stronger in my problem solving skills than I
did before.
Directions: Complete the following survey. Circle the choice
that best represents your feelings for each statement. Choice 1 Yes! I can solve lots of word problems now.
Choice 2 Somewhat stronger. I still need help.
1. I feel that my problem-solving abilities were weak before
Choice 3 No. I didn’t get much from doing the problems.
starting the daily word problems
Choice 1 You bet! I didn’t have a clue!
Choice 2 I dunno. I’m not sure what my abilities were.
Choice 3 No way! I could solve them on my own.
2. The visual cues helped me to know how to solve the problems.
Choice 1 They were very helpful.
Choice 2 They confused me more than they helped me.
Choice 3 I didn’t need them.
3. I saw growth in being able to set up and solve word problems.
Choice 1 I was amazed at how much I grew.
Choice 2 I guess I saw some growth, but I still don’t feel
confident.
Choice 3 I wasn’t paying attention to my growth.
4. I thought the problems were challenging.
Choice 1 Yes, but I liked the challenge.
Choice 2 It frustrated me at times, but I solved most of them.
Choice 3 I don’t like challenges—they are too hard!
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Name ____________________ Date ____________________ Name ____________________ Date ____________________

MEASURE YOUR WORD PROBLEM ABILITIES 2 MEASURE YOUR WORD PROBLEM ABILITIES 3

Directions: Match each visual clue to its mathematical opera- Directions: Give the answers to the following problems and
tion and then to its explanation. explain (in complete sentences) the steps taken to solve them.

1. Max earned these scores in math: 78, 89, 95, 65, 81, 100, 88,
1. A. Averaging AA. To measure the distance or
70, 57, 92, 80, and 0. What is his math average?
length of something

2. B. Multiplying BB. To cut something into

smaller pieces 2. The Giovanni family wanted to have a border of carpet a dif-
ferent color from the rest of the carpet in their family room.
If the room measures 16 ft. in length and 12 ft. in width,
3. C. Measuring CC. To make all the sides as what is the perimeter of the room?
equal as possible

4. D. Adding DD. To multiply your efforts in

moving something

5. E. Dividing EE. To take out or remove

something

6. F. Subtracting FF. To put something more

with your existing project.

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Day 180
Name ____________________ Date ____________________

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

CELEBRATE! FREE DAY!
YOU EARNED IT!

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Hard Hat Thinking 1

Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Solve the following word problems. Show your work. Use the back side of this paper, if
necessary.

1. The dinosaur museum gives twenty-minute tours of its rare dinosaur fossils. How many tours can
be given in six hours if the host takes a five-minute restroom break between every other tour?

2. Joshua and his dad wanted to build a brick patio for his mom’s birthday. A brick is 8 in. long
and 3 in. wide. The space for the patio is 5 ft. by 4 ft. How many bricks would they need to
build the patio?

3. There are eight children at Ms. Sandy’s daycare. Each child drinks an 8 oz. cup of milk at
breakfast, an 8 oz. cup of juice at lunch, and a 4 oz. cup of juice at snack time. How many
gallons of milk will Ms. Sandy need for a five-day week? How many gallons of juice?

4. Mr. Oliver’s class earned a pizza party for earning the most money in the fundraising contest.
There are 28 students in his class. If the principal ordered 11 pizzas with 8 slices each, how
many slices did the principal expect each child to eat? Seven students were absent on the day
of the pizza party. How many slices did each student get now? How many slices were left over?

5. Gustav had a great idea. Instead of bringing gifts to his birthday party, each child could bring
some scrap material so his mom could sew a quilt for a homeless person. Kyle brought 5 ft.
3 1/4 in. of material, Alexis brought 3 ft. 1 3/8 in. of material, Robert brought 4 ft. 2 5/16 in.
of material, Austin brought 7 ft. 5 1/4 in. of material, and Desiree brought 2 ft. 9 7/8 in. of
material. How much material altogether did the kids bring to the party?

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Hard Hat Thinking 2

Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Solve the following word problems. Show your work. Use the back side of this paper, if
necessary.

1. Kathleen started a new exercise program on January 1. She ran 3 miles every other day for
six months. Then in July through December, she ran 5 miles every other day. How many
miles did she run during that year?

2. Thomas bought a loft that was 1,000 square feet. His bedroom measured 20 ft. by 18 ft. The
guest bedroom measured 10 ft. by 12 ft. The two bathrooms measured 5 ft. by 3 ft. each. His
kitchen/dining area measured 20 ft. by 10 ft. How many square feet was his den area?

3. For his 16th birthday, Cole’s parents gave him a red convertible. His parents asked him to pay
the $1,500/year insurance payment. If he works 15 hours per week at $8.25/hour with 17%
taken out of each paycheck for taxes, how many weeks of work will it take to pay for his
insurance?

4. Dylan’s grandparents give him $125 every year for his birthday to put toward his college
expenses. The money market account this money is put into earns 7% interest per year. How
much will Dylan’s account be worth in three years?

5. After charging $225 worth of shoes on her credit card, Jill realized that making the payments
was going to be difficult. The first month’s payment came due with a 7.9% interest charge.
She could only afford to make the $15 minimum payment. The next month’s bill arrived with
another 7.9% interest charge. How much does Jill still owe the credit card company after she
pays a second month of the minimum payment ($15)?

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Hard Hat Thinking 3

Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Solve the following word problems. Show your work. Use the back side of this paper, if
necessary.

1. Daniel, the mechanic, is paid $15/hour for a 40-hour workweek. Any work time over 40 hours
earns him time-and-a-half pay. How much did he earn during the week he worked 53 hours?

2. A census surveyor wanted to determine the average annual income of the households on Daschal
Drive. The salaries were: $130,000; $50,000; $82,750; $61,000; $101,375 and $44,900. What is
the average annual income of those living on Daschal Drive?

3. A weather forecaster tracked the number of days for one year that he predicted the weather
correctly. Sunny—212 actual, 180 predicted; rainy—62 actual, 95 predicted; snowy—
22 actual, 24 predicted; and partly cloudy—69 actual, 66 predicted. What is the percentage
of correctly forecasted days for each type of forecast?

4. A large corporation spent $2.02 for each holiday greeting card it sent to its employees. The
postage was 44¢ per envelope. There were 12,634 employees. What was the total cost of
sending out holiday greeting cards?

5. The clothing store makes 20% profit on the sale price of each item. A shirt costs $65 when it
is first put on the floor. What is the profit if the shirt sells at full price? Halfway through the
season, the store offers a 30% off sale. What is the discounted price, and what is the store’s
profit? If it doesn’t sell until the end of the season, at a discount of 90%, what is the cost of
the shirt? What is the store’s profit?

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Hard Hat Thinking 4

Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Solve the following word problems. Show your work. Use the back side of this paper, if
necessary.

1. An elderly farmer had 30,500 chickens and he wanted to retire. He gave 5,000 chickens to
his son-in-law to start his farm. He sold 2/3 of the remaining chickens to a chicken packag-
ing plant and 1/3 to another farmer down the road. How many chickens were sold to the pack-
aging plant? To the other farmer?

2. Kelvin owned 75 shares of stock at $25/share. Several days later he purchased another 75
shares. If the shares increased in value by 17% over the course of the year, how much are his
shares worth now?

3. During one year, there were 128,970,393 births in the world. There were 56,202,306 deaths
during that same year. How many more births than deaths were there during that year?

4. Charles was considering two options for his house’s $200,000 mortgage. The payment on a
30-year mortgage is $1,112.73/month, and the payment on a 15-year mortgage is
$1,500.24/month. How much money over the life of the loan would Charles be saving if he
chose the higher payment of the 15-year mortgage?

5. Beverly charges $55 for highlights, $25 for a haircut, and $10 for eyebrow waxing. She wants
to take her family of four on a cruise that costs $7,000. How many clients who want all three
services must she have in order to pay for the cruise? How many clients who only want high-
lights and haircuts would it take? How many clients who just want haircuts would it take?

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Hard Hat Thinking 5

Name ____________________ Date ____________________

Solve the following word problems. Show your work. Use the back side of this paper, if
necessary.

1. The population of the world in 1950 was 2,555,360,972 people. Fifty years later, it was
6,079,006,982 people. By how many people had the world grown in population?

2. Two teenage couples went on a special date to an expensive restaurant. The waiter put all of
the items on one ticket instead of two. The couples decided to split the bill evenly in half,
since their meals and drinks were about the same cost. The total bill was $127.54. Couple A
had a $25 off coupon. Couple B did not have a coupon. If both couples agreed to leave an 18% tip,
what was the total amount of money left by each couple?

3. The mayor of a small town wanted to replace all of the stop signs within the town’s limits.
There are 25 four-way stops, 16 three-way stops, and 51 single stop signs. If each sign costs
$150 to replace, how much would this project cost the town?

4. A well-known rock band performed to a sold-out crowd at an amphitheater. In all, 25,500

tickets were sold at $25 apiece and 15,000 tickets were sold at $35 apiece. The owners of the
amphitheater paid the band 42% of the money from the ticket sales. How much did the rock
band get paid? How much did the owners make?

5. A police officer clocked drivers’ speeds to determine who was breaking the speed limit of
65 mph. He clocked these speeds: 75, 63, 66, 81, 65, 60, 71, 63, 78, 70, 85, 65, and 64. What
was the average speed of the drivers? What percentage of drivers drove at or below the speed
limit?

From Solving Word Problems for Life, Grades 6–8 by Melony A. Brown.
Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Copyright © 2010
 Answer Key to Solving Word Problems
for Life, Grades 6–8

Unit 1
Day 7
556,777 + 248,586 + 188,982 = 994,345 flights

Day 8
$583.51 − $13.89 (gas) = $569.62 − $20.00 (cash) = $549.62 − $40.50 (dry cleaners) =
$509.12 − $179.23 (groceries) = $329.89 − $50.17 (dinner) = 279.72 − $18.21 (CD) = $261.51

Day 9
$47.25 ÷ $0.75/cup = 63 cups of lemonade

Day 10
$0.44 (invitation stamp) + $0.44 (RSVP envelope stamp) = $0.88 per invitation
$0.88 (stamps) × 233 invitations = $205.04 on postage

Day 11
Pain medicine 7:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm
Heart medicine 7:00 am, 3:00 pm, 11:00 pm, 7:00 am

Day 12
256 sandwiches × 1/4 (0.25) = 64 ham sandwiches; 256 sandwiches × 2/3 (0.67) = 172 chicken salad
sandwiches
64 (ham) + 172 (chicken salad) = 236 ham and chicken salad sandwiches
256 total sandwiches − 236 ham and chicken salad sandwiches = 20 turkey sandwiches

Day 13
Brad 283 lbs. − 209 lbs. = 74 lbs. lost
Jan 192 lbs. − 125 lbs. = 67 lbs. lost
74 lbs. (Brad) + 67 lbs. (Jan) = 141 lbs. lost together
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Day 14
12.25 mi. (Mon.) + 15 mi. (Tues.) + 10.75 mi. (Wed.) + 26.5 mi. (Fri.) = 64.5 mi. total

Day 15
291 guests ÷ 12 guests/table = 24.25 tables = round up to 25 tables

Day 16—Quiz 1
1. $0.44 (invitation stamp) + $0.44 (RSVP envelope stamp) = $0.88 per invitation
$0.88 (stamps) × 233 invitations = $205.04 on postage
2. $583.51 − $13.89 (gas) = $569.62 − $20.00 (cash) = $549.62 − $40.50 (dry cleaners) =
$509.12 − $179.23 (groceries) = $329.89 − $50.17 (dinner) = 279.72 − $18.21 (CD) = $261.51
3. Gears, because you are multiplying your efforts to move something
4. 12.25 mi. (Mon.) + 15 mi. (Tues.) + 10.75 mi. (Wed.) + 26.5 mi. (Fri.) = 64.5 mi. total
5. Brad 283 lbs. − 209 lbs. = 74 lbs. lost
Jan 192 lbs. − 125 lbs. = 67 lbs. lost
74 lbs. (Brad) + 67 lbs. (Jan) = 141 lbs. lost together

Unit 2
Day 17
$2.87/gallon × 25-gallon tank = $71.75

Day 18
24 in. × 18 in. × 12 in. = 5,184 in.3

Day 19
6 yrs. × 12 mo./yr. = 72 months of payments
$16,973 (loan amount) ÷ 72 months = $235.74/month

Day 20
$3.95 (triple scoop) + $4.55 (banana split) + $4.25 (milkshake) = $12.75
$15.00 − $12.75 = $2.25 in change

Day 21
8:05 pm − 20 min. (drive) = 7:45 pm − 30 min. (standing in line) = 7:15 pm is when they left the house

Day 22
1/8, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 5/8, 2/3, 3/4, 6/7

Day 23
150 calories × 8 sticky rolls = 1,200 calories
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2,800 calories/day − 1,200 calories of sticky rolls = 1,600 calories left

Day 24
145 pages + 60 pages + 201 pages = 406 pages
406 pages ÷ 14 days = 29 pages/day

Day 25
37.00 in. − 5.50 in. (January) = 31.50 in. − 3.75 in. (February) = 27.75 in. − 6.67 in. (March) = 21.08
in. deficit

Day 26

In all, 14 people got the

stomach virus on
Captain Pete’s pirate
ship.

Day 27
$379 cost of ticket ÷ $15/week allowance = 25.26 or 26 weeks

Day 28
Jack = 15 mi. × $6/mile = $90 Kate = 12 mi. × $4.25/mile = $51
Patrick = 10 mi. × $6/mile = $60 Shameka = 5 mi. × $4.25 = $21.25
Billy = 7 mi. × $6/mile = $42
Boys = $90 + $60 + $42 = $192 Girls = $51 + $21.25 = $72.25
Boys and girls = $192 + $72.25 = $264.25

Day 29
Week 1 (13 houses) + Week 2 (19 houses) + Week 3 (13 houses) + Week 4 (19 houses) + Week 5
(13 houses) = 77 houses

Day 30
1,284 ft.2 (area of walls) ÷ 300 ft.2/gallon = 4.28 gallons = 5 gallons of paint

Day 31
25 rows × 20 chairs/row = 500 chairs
739 people − 500 chairs = 239 more chairs needed
239 ÷ 20 chairs/row = 11.95 or 12 more rows of chairs needed
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Day 32—Quiz 2
1. $2.87/gallon × 25-gallon tank = $71.75
2. 25 rows × 20 chairs/row = 500 chairs
739 people − 500 chairs = 239 more chairs needed
239 ÷ 20 chairs/row = 11.95 or 12 more rows of chairs needed
3. hammer = adding; screwdriver = subtracting; gears = multiplying; saw= dividing; tape
measure = measuring; level = averaging
4. 145 pages + 60 pages + 201 pages = 406 pages
406 pages ÷ 14 days = 29 pages/day
5. 24 in. × 18 in. × 12 in. = 5,184 in.3

Unit 3
Day 33
$1,100.00 (lease) + $95.72 (electric) + $445.34 (car) + $27.00 (credit card) = $1,668.06

Day 34
$4,000 (budget) − $1,250 (gown) = $2,750 − $734 (flowers) = $2,016 − $569 (cake) =
$1,447 − $1,772 (pictures) = − $325
She went $325 over her budget.

Day 35
3 years × 12 months/year = 36 months
$3,300 (cost of 3 years) ÷ 36 months = $91.67/month

Day 36
11:05 am (departure time) + 3:30 hours (first leg) = 2:35 pm + 2:30 hours (layover) = 5:05 pm
+ 1:10 hours (second leg) = 6:15 pm arrival to destination

Day 37
597 adult tickets × $8.75 = $5,223.75; 93 senior tickets × $7.50 = $697.50; 431 children’s tickets
× $6.25 = $2,693.75
$5,223.75 + $697.50 + $2,693.75 = $8,615.00 (total ticket sales)

Day 38
$320.80 + $75.33 (deposit) = $396.13 + $116.52 (deposit) = $512.65
$512.65 − $40.00 (withdrawal) = $472.65 − $2.50 (service fee) = $470.15—new balance
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Day 39

Four girls were at the base of each pyramid.

Day 40
$300 (rental fee/night) × 7 days = $2,100
$2,100 + $150 (cleaning fee) = $2,250 + $60.50 (security fee) = $2,310.50 + $35.75 (garbage fee)
= $2,346.25 + $25 (key fee) = $2,371.25
$2,371.25 ÷ 2 families = $1,185.63 per family

Day 41
C = 2πr
2 × 3.14 × 13.25 ft. = 83.21 ft. in circumference

Day 42
2,257 miles ÷ 300 miles/tank = 7.523 or 8 tanks of gas

Day 43
340 miles + 215 miles + 409 miles = 964 miles
964 miles ÷ 3 days of driving = 321.33 miles

Day 44
1,000 boxes (goal) − 236 boxes (Perry) = 764 boxes − 317 boxes (Julio) = 447 boxes − 182 boxes
(Brandon) = 265 boxes − 99 boxes (Jay) = 166 boxes short of their goal

Day 45
6,953 vehicles × 5 days/week × 52 weeks/year = 1,807,780; 1,008 vehicles × 2 days/week
× 52 weeks/year = 104,832
1,807,780 + 104,832 = 1,912,612 vehicles crossed Hudson Bridge that year

Day 46
13 tickets (Mon.) + 7 tickets (Tues.) + 12 tickets (Wed.) + 20 tickets (Thurs.) = 52 tickets
52 tickets × $125 each = $6,500 earned in speeding tickets
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Day 47
$400 (total prize money) ÷ 2 (first place gets half the money) = $200 prize for first place
$200 (remaining money) ÷ 2 (second place gets half the remaining money) = $100 prize for second
place
$100 (remaining money) ÷ 2 (third and fourth place are divided evenly) = $50 for third place and
$50 for fourth place

Day 48—Quiz 3
1. Adding and dividing
2. 2,257 miles ÷ 300 miles/tank = 7.523 or 8 tanks of gas
3. $320.80 + $75.33 (deposit) = $396.13 + $116.52 (deposit) = $512.65
$512.65 − $40.00 (withdrawal) = $472.65 − $2.50 (service fee) = $470.15—new balance
4. 1,000 boxes (goal) − 236 boxes (Perry) = 764 boxes − 317 boxes (Julio) = 447 boxes − 182 boxes
(Brandon) = 265 boxes − 99 boxes (Jay) = 166 boxes short of their goal
5. 340 miles + 215 miles + 409 miles = 964 miles
964 miles ÷ 3 days of driving = 321.33 miles

Unit 4
Day 49
26,000 (people signed up) − 21,958 (actual people) = 4,042 people didn’t show up

Day 50
29,035 ft. ÷ 35 days = 829.57 ft./day

Day 51
200,000 × 1/10 = 20,000 eggs with $1 bill; 200,000 × 2/5 = 80,000 blue eggs;
200,000 × 1/4 = 50,000 red eggs; 200,000 × 3/12 (1/4) = 50,000 yellow eggs

Day 52
$4.10 (movie rental) + $2.99 (popcorn) + $0.99 (drink) + $0.99 (drink) + $4.10 (late fee 1) + $4.10
(late fee 2) + $4.10 (late fee 3) + $4.10 (late fee 4) + $4.10 (late fee 5) = $29.57

Day 53
2/3 cups × 2 = 1 1/3 cups margarine; 1 2/3 cups × 2 = 3 1/3 cups sugar; 3 eggs × 2 = 6 eggs;
2 1/4 cups × 2 = 4 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 tsp. × 2 = 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. × 2 = 2 tsp. salt;
1/2 cup × 2 = 1 cup cocoa; 1 tsp. × 2 = 2 tsp. soda

Day 54
6:00 am + 45 minutes (breakfast) = 6:45 am + 30 minutes (drive) = 7:15 am + 1 hour, 30 minutes
(reading e-mails) = 8:45 am + 75 minutes (exercise) = 10:00 am + 2 hours (class) = 12:00 pm +
15 minutes (break) = 12:15 pm + 2 hours (class) = 2:15 pm (eats lunch)
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Day 55
12 cookies/dozen × 6 dozen = 72 cookies
72 cookies ÷ 17 students = 4 cookies/student with 4 cookies left over

Day 56
$9.50 (adult 1) + Free (adult 2) + $9.50 (adult 3) + Free (adult 4) + $3.25 + $3.25 + $3.25 + $3.25 =
$32

Day 57
Perimeter = 275 ft. + 275 ft. + 227 ft. + 227 ft. = 1,004 ft.
1,004 ft. × 6 times around = 6,024 ft.

Day 58
$500.00 (budget) − $112.13 (paint/supplies) = $387.87 − $157.32 (comforter/sheets) = $230.55 −
$125.87 (window treatments) = $104.68 − $95.54 (lamps) = $9.14 − $72.69 (pictures) = − $63.55
She went $63.55 over her budget.

Day 59
75 + 69 + 81 + 65 = 290
290 ÷ 4 = 72.5 test average
He needs 150 points total to get a 75 average.
150 − 72.5 (test average) = 77.5 average for other grades

Day 60
562 calories + 562 calories + 288 calories + 312 calories + 384 calories + 384 calories = 2,492
calories

Day 61
$2 × 27 visits = $54
$65 (membership fee) + $54 (service charges) = $119

Day 62
Winter months X X X (once/month)
Fall months XX XX XX (twice/month)
Spring months XX XX XX (twice/month)
Summer months XXXX XXXX XXXX (once/week)
27 times/year

Day 63
5 ft., 5 in. − 4ft., 8 in. = 4ft., 17 in. − 4 ft., 8 in. = 9 in. of growth
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Day 64—Quiz 4
1. $500.00 (budget) − $112.13 (paint/supplies) = $387.87 − $157.32 (comforter/sheets) = $230.55 −
$125.87 (window treatments) = $104.68 − $95.54 (lamps) = $9.14 − $72.69 (pictures) = − $63.55.
She went $63.55 over her budget.
2. 2/3 cups × 2 = 1 1/3 cups margarine; 1 2/3 cups × 2 = 3 1/3 cups sugar; 3 eggs × 2 = 6 eggs;
2 1/4 cups × 2 = 4 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 tsp. × 2 = 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. × 2 = 2 tsp. salt;
1/2 cup × 2 = 1 cup cocoa; 1 tsp. × 2 = 2 tsp. soda
3. 562 calories + 562 calories + 288 calories + 312 calories + 384 calories + 384 calories = 2,492
calories
4. $9.50 (adult 1) + Free (adult 2) + $9.50 (adult 3) + Free (adult 4) + $3.25 + $3.25 + $3.25 + $3.25
= $32
5. perimeter; volume; area; measure; length; width; height; how long—any of these

Unit 5
Day 65
100 yd. × 48 yd. = 4,800 yd.2 (Mr. Black’s pasture); 12 yd. × 7 yd. = 84 yd.2 (Mrs. Johnson’s yard)
4,800 yd.2 + 84 yd.2 = 4,884 yd.2

Day 66
$2,250 (Car B’s damage) $2,250 − $500 = $1,750 (Car C’s damage) $1,750 − $500
= $1,250 (Car D’s damage)
$2,250 + $1,750 + $1,250 = $5,250 total cost of the damage

Day 67
Drop 8.5 and 9.5
8.8 + 9.0 + 9.2 = 27.0
27.0 ÷ 3 = 9.0

Day 68
9:30 am + 2 hours, 15 minutes (wedding arrangement) = 11:45 am + 30 minutes (lunch) = 12:15 pm
+ 3 hours, 45 minutes (deliveries) = 4:00 pm + 1 hour, 20 minutes (cleaning up) = 5:20 pm

Day 69
6 times before practice + 6 times after practice = 12 times
12 times × 100 yd. = 1,200 yd. × 4 days = 4,800 yd.

Day 70
50,362 nails ÷ 40 nails/container = 1,259 containers with 2 nails left over
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Day 71
16,000 ft. − 13,529 ft. = fell 2,471 ft. before he pulled the plug; 13,529 ft. − 10,773 ft. = met Jim
2,756 ft. after pulling the plug; 10,773 ft. − 7,810 ft. = picture taken after falling another 2,963 ft.

Day 72
237 + 96 + 154 = 487 minutes total
487 minutes ÷ 60 minutes/hr. = 8 hours, 7 minutes

Day 73
$49.61 × 0.15 (tip) = $7.44 tip

Day 74
8 lbs., 9 oz. (Palmer) + 10 lbs., 5 oz. (Gran Gran) = 18 lbs., 14 oz.
7 lbs., 14 oz. (John) + 9 lbs., 6 oz. (Grandpa) = 16 lbs., 20 oz. Take 16 oz. and change to 1 lb.
= 17 lbs. 4 oz.
Palmer and Gran Gran win.

Day 75
Total items = 15
Underwear = 5/15 or 1/3; shirts = 5/15 or 1/3; sweaters = 2/15; pants = 3/15 or 1/5

Day 76
School = 3/4 + 3/4 = 1 1/2 mi.; swim = 7/8 + 7/8 = 1 3/4 mi.; volunteer = 1 1/2 + 1 1/2 = 3 mi.
1 1/2 mi. (school) × 5 days = 7 1/2 mi.; 1 3/4 mi. (swim) × 2 days = 3 1/2 mi.; 3 mi. (volunteer)
× 1 day = 3 mi.
7 1/2 mi. + 3 1/2 mi. + 3 mi. = 14 mi. of riding each skateboard/week

Day 77
321,640 lbs. ÷ 37,400 gallons = 8.6 lbs./gallon

Day 78
7 min. + 3.5 min. + 12 min. + 6.5 min. + 24 min. + 2 min. = 55 min.
55 min. ÷ 6 people equals 9.166 or about 9 minutes of wait time

Day 79
14 flights × 18 steps/flight = 252 steps; 6 flights × 18 steps/flight = 108 steps
252 steps + 108 steps = 360 steps
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Day 80—Quiz 5
1. 7 min. + 3.5 min. + 12 min. + 6.5 min. + 24 min. + 2 min. = 55 min.
55 min. ÷ 6 people = 9.166 or about 9 min. of wait time
2. Screwdriver
3. $2,250 (Car B’s damage) $2,250 − $500 = $1,750 (Car C’s damage) $1,750 − $500
= $1,250 (Car D’s damage)
$2,250 + $1,750 + $1,250 = $5,250 total cost of the damage
4. $49.61 × 0.15 (tip) = $7.44 tip
5. 16,000 ft. − 13,529 ft. = fell 2,471 ft. before he pulled the plug; 13,529 ft. − 10,773 ft. = met Jim
2,756 ft. after pulling the plug; 10,773 ft. − 7,810 ft. = picture taken after falling another 2,963 ft.

Unit 6
Day 81
50,000 − 22,993 (upper level) = 27,007 − 5,706 (club level) = 21,301 − 17,982 (lower level) = 3,319
− 3,033 (dugout level) = 286 unsold tickets

Day 82
$1.59 × 7 shirts = $11.13; $3.50 × 4 slacks = $14.00; $5.00 × 2 sweaters = $10.00
$11.13 + $14.00 + $10.00 = $35.13

Day 83
5 + 6 + 3 + 4 = 18 fruits
6/18 or 1/3 chance for a banana; 4/18 or 2/9 chance for a strawberry; 3/18 or 1/6 chance for an
orange; 5/18 chance for an apple

Day 84
$78 ÷ 25 gallons = $3.12/gallon

Day 85
230 + 190 + 110 = 530 total calories eaten
530 calories ÷ 2,800 daily calories = .189 or 19%

Day 86
10:00 am + 1 hour, 15 minutes = 11:15 am + 3 hours, 30 minutes = 2:45 pm + 25 minutes = 3:10 pm

Day 87
3 doz. chocolate + 2 doz. blueberry + 4 doz. cinnamon + 1/2 doz. lemon = 9 1/2 doz.
9 1/2 doz. × 12 doughnuts/dozen = 114 doughnuts
114 doughnuts × $0.89 = $101.46
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Day 88
385 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 4,620 in.
4,620 in. × 1/2 = 2,310 in.
2,310 in. ÷ 8 in./stake = 288.75 or 289 stakes

Day 89
Take out 7.7 and 8.8
8.3 + 8.0 + 8.0 + 8.5 = 32.8
32.8 ÷ 4 = 8.2 average

Day 90
1/2 of 10 boys = 5 boys
5 boys × 3 cans = 15 cans; 5 boys × 5 cans = 25 cans
1/4 of 16 girls = 4 girls; 3/4 of 16 girls = 12 girls
4 girls × 2 cans = 8 cans; 12 girls × 4 cans = 48 cans
15 cans + 25 cans + 8 cans + 48 cans = 96 cans total

Day 91
24.5 mi. + 16.3 mi. + 22.9 mi. + 17.6 mi. = 81.3 mi.

Day 92
1,525 points × 52 round—trip tickets = 79,300 points earned
100,000 points needed − 79,300 points earned = 20,700 points needed to earn a free ticket

Day 93
126 appendicular bones ÷ 206 bones total = .611 or 61% appendicular; 80 axial bones ÷ 206 bones
total = .388 or 39% axial

Day 94
3 ft. × 3 ft. = 9 ft.2 (area of a student desk); 6 ft. × 3 ft. = 18 ft.2 (area of the teacher’s desk)
9 ft.2 × 25 students = 225 ft.2
225 ft.2 (student desks) + 18 ft.2 (teacher’s desk) + 30 ft.2 (walkway) = 273 ft.2

Day 95
$4,209.00 × 0.35 (housing) = $1,473.15; $4,209.00 × 0.18 (car/insurance) = $757.62; $4,209.00
× 0.15 (bills) = $631.35; $4,209.00 × 0.10 (savings) = $420.90; $1,473.15 + $757.62 + $631.35
+ $420.90 = $3,283.02; $4,209.00 − $3,283.02 = $925.98 for food/entertainment
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Day 96—Quiz 6
1. You are dividing something into equal pieces.
2. 24.5 mi. + 16.3 mi. + 22.9 mi. + 17.6 mi. = 81.3 mi.
3. $78 ÷ 25 gallons = $3.12/gallon
4. 385 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 4,620 in.
4,620 in. × 1/2 = 2,310 in.
2,310 in. ÷ 8 in./stake = 288.75 or 289 stakes
5. $1.59 × 7 shirts = $11.13; $3.50 × 4 slacks = $14.00; $5.00 × 2 sweaters = $10.00
$11.13 + $14.00 + $10.00 = $35.13

Unit 7
Day 97
1 decade = 10 years; therefore, 2 decades = 20 years
104 weeks ÷ 52 weeks/year = 2 years
Prison sentence = 20 years + 2 years = 22 years
Community service = 548 hours ÷ 4 hours = 137 days

Day 98
240 yds. + 240 yds. + 140 yds. + 140 yds. = 760 yds. (perimeter)
760 yds. × 5 times = 3,800 yds. total
3,800 yds. ÷ 1,760yds./mile = 2.159 miles

Day 99
$78 + $56 = $134 total cost of sweaters
$134.00 × 0.30 (discount) = $40.20 savings
$134.00 − $40.20 = $93.80 total cost of sweaters after discount

Day 100
11:07 am + 10 minute bike ride = 11:17 am
12:30 pm (end time) − 11:17 am (start time) = 1 hour, 13 minutes of basketball
12:30 pm + 15-minute bike ride = 12:45 pm
3:12 pm (end time) − 12:45 pm (start time) = 2 hours, 27 minutes at movies
3:12 pm + 24-minute bike ride = 3:36 pm
5:45 pm (end time) − 3:36 pm (start time) = 2 hours, 9 minutes at arcade

Day 101
$4 + $4 + $4 + $6 + $6 + $6 + $6 + $8 + $8 + $8 = $60 spent before receiving free item
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Day 102
January: 1,000 minutes − 890 minutes used = 110 minutes under plan
February: 1,000 minutes + 110 rollover minutes = 1,110 minutes − 1,121 minutes used = 11 minutes
over plan
March: 1,000 minutes − 1,060 minutes used = 60 minutes over plan
April: 1,000 minutes − 955 minutes used = 45 minutes under plan
May: 1,000 minutes + 45 rollover minutes = 1,045 minutes − 1,230 minutes used = 185 minutes over
plan
June: 1,000 minutes − 983 minutes used = 17 minutes under plan
Kia went over her minutes in February by 11 minutes, in March by 60 minutes, and in May by
185 minutes.

Day 103
$593 + $370 + $822 + $156 + $409 + $541 = $2,891
$2,891 ÷ 6 people = $481.83

Day 104
$1.75/wash × 4 loads = $7.00; $2.00/dry × 4 loads = $8.00
$7.00 (wash) + $8.00 (dry) = $15.00
$15.00 ÷ $0.25 = 60 quarters

Day 105
35 + 10 + 7 + 18 = 70 birds and butterflies
10/70 or 1/7 for redbirds; 18/70 or 9/35 for hummingbirds; 35/70 or 1/2 for butterflies; 7/70 or
1/10 for parrots

Day 106
2085 (present year) − 37 years old = 2048 (year created)
2174 (future year) − 2048 (year created) = 126 years old in 2174

Day 107
7:30 am + 10-minute stop = 7:40 am + 13-minute stop = 7:53 am + 16-minute traffic jam = 8:09 am
8:09 am (today’s arrival time) − 7:30 am (expected arrival time) = 39 minutes late

Day 108
350 total accounts × 1/5 orange accountants = 70 accounts; 350 total accounts × 3/5 green accountants
= 210 accounts; 350 total accounts × 1/5 blue accountants = 70 accounts
70 orange accounts ÷ 10 accountants = 7 orange accounts each; 210 green accounts ÷ 15 accountants
= 14 green accounts each; 70 blue accounts ÷ 5 accountants = 14 blue accounts each
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Day 109
5,736 yds. × 3 ft./yd. = 17,208 ft.
17,208 ft. total ÷ 1,500 ft./stop = 11.47 = Round to 11 times to stop.

Day 110
25 couples × 2 adults/couple = 50 adults; 36 couples × 2 adults/couple = 72 adults; 36 couples
× 2 kids/couple = 72 kids; 18 couples × 2 adults/couple = 36 adults; 18 couples × 3 kids/couple
= 54 kids
50 adults + 72 adults + 72 kids + 36 adults + 54 kids = 284 total people invited
50 adults + 72 adults + 36 adults = 158 adults invited

Day 111

17 people/honor student ×
6 honor students =
102 students participated
1 honor
student

Day 112—Quiz 7
1. $1.75/wash × 4 loads = $7.00; $2.00/dry × 4 loads = $8.00
$7.00 (wash) + $8.00 (dry) = $15.00
$15.00 ÷ $0.25 = 60 quarters
2. The level, hammer, and saw
3. $78 + $56 = $134 total cost of sweaters
$134.00 × 0.30 (discount) = $40.20 savings
$134.00 − $40.20 = $93.80 total cost of sweaters after discount
4. $593 + $370 + $822 + $156 + $409 + $541 = $2,891
$2,891 ÷ 6 people = $481.83
5. 2085 (present year) − 37 years old = 2048 (year created)
2174 (future year) − 2048 (year created) = 126 years old in 2174
 Units Answer Key • 133

Unit 8
Day 113
14th birthday 5 ft., 1 in. (borrow 12 in. from 5 ft.) = 4 ft., 13in.
13th birthday − 3 ft., 6 in. − 3ft., 6 in.
growth in first year = 1 ft., 7 in.
15th birthday 6 ft., 9 in.
14th birthday − 5 ft., 1 in.
1 ft., 8 in. = growth in second year
16th birthday 7 ft., 5 in. (borrow 12 in. from 7ft.) = 6 ft., 17 in.
15th birthday − 6 ft., 9 in. − 6 ft., 9 in.
growth in third year = 8 in.

Day 114
6 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 24 markers
6/24 or 1/4 yellow markers; 4/24 or 1/6 green markers; 7/24 red markers; 2/24 or 1/12 pink
markers; 4/24 or 1/6 black markers; 1/24 blue markers

Day 115
5 years × 12 mo./yr. = 60 months 6 years × 12 mo./yr. = 72 months
$580/mo. × 60 mo. = $34,800 $516/mo. × 72 mo. = $37,152
$37,152 − $34,800 = $2,352 savings

Day 116
22in. × 12in. × 9in. = 2,376 in.3
2,376 in.3 ÷ 1,000 in.3 = 2.376 food packs/box (round to nearest whole number = 2)
84 food packs ÷ 2 food packs/box = 42 boxes

Day 117
Must convert each of the fractions using the common denominator of 8.
3 1/4 = 3 2/8; 1 7/8 no change; 2 1/2 = 2 4/8; 4 3/4 = 4 6/8; 2 3/8 no change
3 2/8 + 1 7/8 + 2 4/8 + 4 6/8 + 2 3/8 = 12 22/8 convert improper fraction to mixed number = 2 6/8
= 2 3/4
12 wholes + 2 3/4 fraction parts = 14 3/4 in.

Day 118
Year Month Day
2015 32 13 43 (borrow 30 days from 3 months)
− 1996 11 28
15
2015 2014 2 14 (borrow 12 months from the year 2015)
− 1996 11
18 years, 3 months, 15 days old
134 • Units Answer Key

Day 119
25 × $100 = $2,500; 58 × $20 = $1,160; 120 × $10 = $1,200
$2,500 + $1,160 + $1,200 = $4,860
$4,860 × 10% = $486
$486 ÷ 4 boys = $121.50 reward for each boy

Day 120
17 × $20 = $340; 61 × $10 = $610; 49 × $5 = $245; 22 × $1 = $22; 35 × $0.25 = $8.75; 66 × $0.10
= $6.60; 57 × $0.05 = $2.85; 8 × $0.01 = $0.08
$340.00 + $610.00 + $245.00 + $22.00 + $8.75 + $6.60 + $2.85 + $0.08 = $1,235.28

Day 121
$371 + $428 + $219 + $275 + $346 = $1,639
$1,639 ÷ 5 rings = $327.80

Day 122
4:04 + 4:04 + 3:50 + 3:50 + 3:50 + 2:38 + 2:38 + 5:25 + 3:11 = 31:70 or 32 min., 10 sec.

Day 123
13 ft. × 12 ft. = 156 ft.2
89 plants = 89 ft.2
156 ft.2 − 89 ft.2 = 67 plants eaten

Day 124
32 people ÷ 1/2 lb. meat each = 16 lbs. of meat
16 lbs. of meat × 1/2 (eat beef) = 8 lbs. of beef ;16 lbs. of meat × 1/4 (eat chicken) = 4 lbs. of chicken;
16 lbs. of meat × 1/4 (eat pork) = 4 lbs. of pork
8 lbs. beef × $4.49/lb. = $35.92; 4 lbs. chicken × $2.99/lb. = $11.96; 4 lbs. pork × $3.49/lb. = $13.96
$35.92 (beef) + $11.96 (chicken) + $13.96 (pork) = $61.84

Day 125
(Man putting quarters into meters) *does not factor into count

33 people received
quarters
 Units Answer Key • 135

Day 126
8 yrs. × 12 mo./yr. = 96 mo.
$120,000 × .30 (payment now) = $36,000
$120,000 − $36,000 = $84,000
$84,000 ÷ 96 mo. = $875/mo.

Day 127
Electric = $132.16 × 0.05 = $6.61 $132.16 + $6.61 = $138.77
Water = $40.75 × 0.05 = $2.04 $40.75 + $2.04 = $42.79
Cable = $86.09 × 0.05 = $4.30 $86.09 + $4.30 = $90.39
Credit card = $210.89 × 0.05 = $10.54 $210.89 + $10.54 = $221.43

Day 128—Quiz 8
1. $371 + $428 + $219 + $275 + $346 = $1,638
$1,638 ÷ 5 rings = $327.60
2. 14th birthday 5 ft., 1 in. (borrow 12 in. from 5 ft.) = 4 ft., 13 in.
13th birthday − 3 ft., 6 in. − 3 ft., 6 in.
growth in first year = 1 ft., 7 in.
15th birthday 6 ft., 9 in.
14th birthday − 5 ft., 1 in.
1 ft., 8 in. = growth in second year
16th birthday 7 ft., 5 in. (borrow 12 in. from 7 ft.) = 6 ft., 17 in.
15th birthday − 6 ft., 9 in. − 6 ft., 9 in.
growth in third year = 8 in.
3. Must convert each of the fractions using the common denominator of 8.
3 1/4 = 3 2/8; 1 7/8 no change; 2 1/2 = 2 4/8; 4 3/4 = 4 6/8; 2 3/8 no change
3 2/8 + 1 7/8 + 2 4/8 + 4 6/8 + 2 3/8 = 12 22/8 convert improper fraction to mixed number = 2 6/8
= 2 3/4
12 wholes + 2 3/4 fraction parts = 14 3/4 in.
4. Electric = $132.16 × .05 = $6.61 $132.16 + $6.61 = $138.77
Water = $40.75 × .05 = $2.04 $40.75 + $2.04 = $42.79
Cable = $86.09 × .05 = $4.30 $86.09 + $4.30 = $90.39
Credit card = $210.89 × .05 = $10.54 $210.89 + $10.54 = $221.43
5. 13 ft. × 12 ft. = 156 ft.2

89 plants = 89 ft.2
156 ft.2 − 89 ft.2 = 67 plants eaten

Unit 9
Day 129
5 + 13 + 7 = 25 total creatures
5/25 = 1/5 are hermit crabs; 13/25 are salamanders; 7/25 are tree frogs
136 • Units Answer Key

Day 130
Must convert each of fractions using common denominator of 4.
(May = 3 1/2 = 3 2/4)
4 3/4 in. + 1 1/4 in. + 3 2/4 in. + 2 in. + 5 1/4 = 15 7/4 in. or 16 3/4 in.

Day 131
75 mph − 45 mph = 30 mph over speed limit
30 mph × $15 fine/mph = $450
$125 flat fee + $450 overage = $575

Day 132
Math 6.8 + 7.4 = 14.2 14.2 ÷ 2 = 7.1
Reading 5.9 + 6.5 = 12.4 12.4 ÷ 2 = 6.2

Day 133
8 glasses × 8 oz/glass = 64 oz.
There are 128 oz./gallon. 64 oz. is 1/2 of 128 oz., so 64 oz. = 1/2 gallon water/day
7 days/week × 1/2 gallon/day = 3 1/2 gallons/week

Day 134
40 minute lesson + 10 minute break = 50 minutes
8 hour workday × 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes
480 min. ÷ 50 minutes = 9.6 lessons or 9 lessons

Day 135
1/2 c. butter × 3 = 1 1/2 c. butter; 1 c. sugar × 3 = 3 c. sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla × 3 = 3 tsp. vanilla;
4 eggs × 3 = 12 eggs; 1 1/4 c. flour × 3 = 3 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking soda × 3 = 1 1/2 tsp. baking
soda; 1 1/2 c. chocolate syrup × 3 = 4 1/2 c. chocolate syrup

Day 136 $20 + $20 $20 + $20

The total amount of
$20 $20 + $20 money given away
was $520
$20 + $20 $20 + $20

$20 + $20

$20 + $20 $20 + $20

$20
$20 + $20

$20 + $20
$20 + $20
$20 + $20
 Units Answer Key • 137

Day 137
12,000 pecks/day ÷ 24 hours/day = 500 pecks/hour; 500 pecks/hour ÷ 60 minutes/hour
= 8.33 pecks/minute

Day 138
$131.33 + $65.49 + $120.75 + $78.12 + $105.55 + $96.43 = $597.67
$597.67 ÷ 3 months of groceries = $199.22/month

Day 139
$213.50/share × 150 shares = $32,025.00; $71.25/share × 150 shares = $10,687.50
$32,025.00 − $10,687.50 = $21,337.50 loss

Day 140
$450 + $450 + $450 + $450 + $1,630 + $255 + $715 = $4,400

Day 141
1 century = 100 years; 1 decade = 10 years
100 − (5 × 10) − 6 = 100 − 50 − 6 = 44 years old

Day 142
Kent = 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75 or 75%; Sutton = 7 ÷ 8 = 0.875 or 87.5%; Grant = 1 ÷ 3 = 0.333 or 33%;
Janice = 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375 or 37.5%; Rachel = 5 ÷ 6 = 0.8333 or 83%; Olivia = 1 ÷ 2 = 0.50 or 50%

Day 143
6:30 am + 2 hours, 15 minutes (driving) = 8:45 am + 30 minutes (breakfast) = 9:15 am + 3 hours, 30
minutes (driving) = 12:45 pm + 45 minutes (lunch/restroom) = 1:30 pm + 3 hours, 10 minutes
(driving) = 4:40 pm arrival

Day 144—Quiz 9
1. $450 + $450 + $450 + $450 + $1,630 + $255 + $715 = $4,400
2. 1/2 c. butter × 3 = 1 1/2 c. butter; 1 c. sugar × 3 = 3 c. sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla × 3 = 3 tsp. vanilla;
4 eggs × 3 = 12 eggs; 1 1/4 c. flour × 3 = 3 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking soda × 3 = 1 1/2 tsp.
baking soda; 1 1/2 c. chocolate syrup × 3 = 4 1/2 c. chocolate syrup
3. Must convert each of fractions using common denominator of 4. (May = 3 1/2 = 3 2/4)
4 3/4 in. + 1 1/4 in. + 3 2/4 in. + 2 in. + 5 1/4 = 15 7/4 in. or 16 3/4 in.
4. $131.33 + $65.49 + $120.75 + $78.12 + $105.55 + $96.43 = $597.67
$597.67 ÷ 3 months of groceries = $199.22/month
5. 12,000 pecks/day ÷ 24 hours/day = 500 pecks/hour; 500 pecks/hour ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 8.33
pecks/minute
138 • Units Answer Key

Unit 10
Day 145
5 hours × $25/hour = $125; 4 1/2 (or 4.5) hours × $25/hour = $112.50; 3 1/4 (or 3.25) hours
× $25/hour = $81.25
$125.00 + $112.50 + $81.25 = $318.75

Day 146
6 1/2 (or 6 .5) miles + 5 1/4 (or 5.25) miles + 7 miles + 8 3/4 (or 8.75) miles + 5 miles + 12 1/2 (or
12.5) miles = 45 miles
45 miles ÷ 6 days = 7.5 miles/day on average

Day 147
2 1/2 (or 2.5) yards × 36 inches/yard = 90 inches
120 inches total − 90 inches of material = 30 inches needed

Day 148
10 lbs., 1 oz. 10 lbs. (borrow 16 oz. = 9 lbs., 1 oz. + 16 oz. = 17 oz.) = 9 lbs., 17 oz.
− 8 lbs., 3 oz. − 8 lbs., 3 oz.
1 lb., 14 oz.

Day 149
$69.95 + $75.00 + $259.99 = $404.94
$404.94 × 0.08 (tax rate) = $32.395 or $32.40
$404.94 + $32.40 = $437.34

Day 150
Chocolate-colored = 3/10; black = 2/10 or 1/5; golden = 4/10 or 2/5; spotted = 1/10

Day 151
$896.32 ÷ 52 weeks/year = $17.236 or $17.24/week

Day 152
365 days/year × 4 years of service = 1,460 days
1,460 days − 1,027 days = 433 days of medical disability

Day 153
50,091 (Turner Field) + 39,928 (Fenway Park) + 41,118 (Wrigley Field) + 46,564 (Humphrey
Metrodome) = 177,701
177,701 ÷ 4 = 44,425.25 or 44,425 seats
 Units Answer Key • 139

Day 154
1 and 1 2 and 1 3 and 1 4 and 1 5 and 1 6 and 1

1 and 2 2 and 2 3 and 2 4 and 2 5 and 2 6 and 2

1 and 3 3 and 2 3 and 3 4 and 3 5 and 3 6 and 3

1 and 4 2 and 4 3 and 4 4 and 4 5 and 4 6 and 4

1 and 5 2 and 5 3 and 5 4 and 5 5 and 5 6 and 5

1 and 6 2 and 6 3 and 6 4 and 6 5 and 6 6 and 6

There are 21 combinations when rolling a pair of dice, excluding the opposite pairs.

Day 155
Player 1 = 7 ft., 2 in. 7 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 84 in. + 2 in. = 86 in.
Player 2 = 82 in.
Player 3 = 84 in.
Player 4 = 6 ft., 7 in. 6 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 72 in. + 7 in. = 79 in.
Shortest to tallest = Player 4, Player 2, Player 3, Player 1

Day 156
$45.00 × 0.15 (discount) = $6.75; $45.00 − $6.75 = $38.25 (adjusted cost) × 0.10 (additional discount)
= $3.82; $38.25 − $3.82 = $34.43 (adjusted cost after two discounts)
$34.43 × 0.07 (tax rate) = $2.41; $34.43 + $2.41 = $36.84

Day 157
1/2 c. + 1/2 c. + 4 c. + 8 c. + 8 c. = 21 c./day
21 c./day × 7 days/week = 147 c./week
147 c./week ÷ 16 c./gallon = 9.1875 or 10 gallons of milk/week

Day 158
81 students + 2 band directors = 83 people
83 people × 2 slices/person = 166 slices
166 slices ÷ 12 slices/pizza = 13.8 pizzas (or 14 whole pizzas needed)

Day 159
1:27 pm (flight departure) − 2 hours, 30 minutes (early to airport) = 10:57 am − 45 minutes (drive to
airport) = 10:12 am − 1 hour, 20 minutes (meeting) = 8:52 am (arrived at work)
140 • Units Answer Key

Day 160—Quiz 10
1. $896.32 ÷ 52 weeks/year = $17.236 or $17.24/week
2. 6 1/2 (or 6 .5) miles + 5 1/4 (or 5.25) miles + 7 miles + 8 3/4 (or 8.75) miles + 5 miles + 12 1/2 (or
12.5) miles = 45 miles
45 miles ÷ 6 days = 7.5 miles/day
3. 10 lbs., 1 oz. 10 lbs. (borrow 16 oz. = 9 lbs., 1 oz. + 16 oz. = 17 oz.) = 9 lbs., 17 oz.
− 8 lbs., 3 oz. − 8 lbs., 3 oz.
1 lb., 14 oz.
4. Chocolate-colored = 3/10; black = 2/10 or 1/5; golden = 4/10 or 2/5; spotted = 1/10
5. $69.95 + $75.00 + $259.99 = $404.94
$404.94 × 0.08 (tax rate) = $32.395 or $32.40
$404.94 + $32.40 = $437.34

Unit 11
Day 161
80 ft. × 35 ft. = 2,800 square ft. of floor space; 2 ft. × 2 ft. = 4 square ft. per carpet tile
2,800 square ft. (floor space) ÷ 4 square ft. (carpet tile) = 700 carpet tiles needed

Day 162
25 invitations were given out

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Day 163
220 wpm + 190 wpm + 150 wpm = 560
560 ÷ 3 = 186.66 or 187 wpm on average

Day 164
20 coupon books × $12/book = $240
$300 (goal) − $240 (books sold) = $60 short of goal
$60 ÷ $12 = 5 more books needed to meet goal

Day 165
$250.00 − $89.72 (shoes) = $160.28 − $108.56 (jeans/shirts) = $51.72 − $16.94 (lunch)
= $34.78—amount she can spend at the music store
 Units Answer Key • 141

Day 166
Sunday at 1:36 pm to Monday at 1:36 pm is 24 hours; Monday to Tuesday is another 24 hours:
Tuesday to Wednesday is another 24 hours: Wednesday to Thursday is another 24 hours; Thursday at
1:36 pm to Friday at 6:12 am is 16 hours, 36 minutes; 24 hours × 4 days = 96 hours; 96 hours + 16
hours, 36 minutes = 112 hours, 36 minutes on vacation

Day 167
$16.45 ÷ $0.07/can = 235 cans recycled

Day 168
5,120 × $35,000/ acre = $17,920,000; 5,120 acres ÷ 640 acres/ square mi. = 8 square miles; 3/8
× 8 square miles = 3 square miles for golf course; 5/8 × 8 square miles = 5 square miles for the
neighborhood

Day 169
16 + 25 + 40 + 19 = 100 balloons
16/100 = 4/25 red; 25/100 = 1/4 blue; 40/100 = 2/5 silver; 19/100 gold

Day 170
1,725 nickels × $0.05 = $86.25; 5,990 pennies × $0.01 = $599.00; 2,048 × $0.10 = $204.80; 683
× $0.25 = $170.75
$86.25 + $599.00 + $204.80 + $170.75 = $1,060.80

Day 171
1,067,587 hits − 346,951 hits = 720,636 hits from Monday to Sunday

Day 172
200 × 1/4 = 50 Cokes; 200 × 3/8 = 75 Cherry Cokes; 200 × 1/8 = 25 Sprites; 200 × 1/4 = 50 Diet
Cokes

Day 173
$5,670 (Allison’s tuition) + $100 (reg. fee) + $350 (matriculation fee) + $4,780 (Zach’s tuition)
+ $100 (reg. fee) + $350 (matriculation fee) = $11,350

Day 174
100 in. ÷ 12 in./ft. = 8.33 ft. long 50 in. ÷ 12 in./ft. = 4.16 ft. wide
8.33 ft. + 3 ft. = 11.33 ft. rounded up to 11 1/2 ft.; 4.16 ft. + 3 ft. = 7.16 ft. rounded up to 7 1/2 ft.
Room dimensions: 11 1/2 ft. by 7 1/2 ft.
142 • Units Answer Key

Day 175
2.5 gallons/bucket × 128 oz./gallon = 320 oz./bucket
320 oz./bucket ÷ 3 oz.(single scoop) = 106.6666 or 106 single scoops/bucket;
320 oz./bucket ÷ 5 oz.(double scoop) = 64 double scoops/bucket

Day 176—Quiz 11
1. $250.00 − $89.72 (shoes) = $160.28 − $108.56 (jeans/shirts) = $51.72 − $16.94 (lunch)
= $34.78—amount she can spend at the music store
2. 220 wpm + 190 wpm + 150 wpm = 560
560 ÷ 3 = 186.66 or 187 wpm on average
3. 1,725 nickels × $0.05 = $86.25; 5,990 pennies × $0.01 = $599.00; 2,048 × $0.10 = $204.80; 683 ×
$0.25 = $170.75
$86.25 + $599.00 + $204.80 + $170.75 = $1,060.80
4. hammer = addition; screwdriver = subtraction; gears = multiplication; saw = division; tape
measure = measuring; level = averaging
5. $16.45 ÷ $0.07/can = 235 cans recycled

Day 177 Measure Your Word Problem Abilities 1

Answers will vary. Please read these to give you feedback on each student’s growth.

Day 178 Measure Your Word Problem Abilities 2

1. D, FF 2. F, EE 3. B, DD 4. E, BB 5. C, AA 6. A, CC

Day 179 Measure Your Word Problem Abilities 3

1. 78 + 89 + 95 + 65 + 81 + 100 + 88 + 70 + 57 + 92 + 80 + 0 = 895
895 ÷ 12 = 74.58 or 75
2. 16 ft. + 16 ft. + 12 ft. + 12 ft. = 56 ft.

Day 180
Free day! Celebrate!
 Hard Hat Thinking Answer Key to
Solving Word Problems for Life,
Grades 6–8
Hard Hat Thinking 1
1. 6 hours × 60 min./hr. = 360 min.
20 min. tour + 20 min. tour + 5 min. break = 45 min. cycle
360 min. ÷ 45 min. cycle = 8 tours in 6 hours
2. Area of brick = 8 in. × 3 in. = 24 in.2
Dimensions of patio: 5 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 60 in. and 4 ft. × 12 in./ft. = 48 in.
Area of patio = 60 in. × 48 in. = 2,880 in.2
2,880 in.2 ÷ 24 in.2 = 120 bricks are needed
3. 128 ounces = 1 gallon
Milk = 8 kids × 8 oz. × 5 days/week = 320 oz./week
Juice = 8 kids × (8 oz. lunch + 4 oz. snack) × 5 days = 480 oz./week
Milk = 320 oz. ÷ 128 oz./gal. = 2.5 gal., rounded up to 3 gallons
Juice = 480 oz. ÷ 128 oz./gal. = 3.75 gal., rounded up to 4 gallons
4. 11 pizzas × 8 slices each = 88 slices total
88 slices ÷ 28 students = 3 slices each with 4 slices left over
28 students – 7 students absent = 21 students present
88 slices ÷ 21 students = 4 slices each with 4 slices left over
5. Convert measurements to a common denominator of 16:
Kyle 5 ft., 3 1/4 in. = 5 ft., 4/16 (multiplied by 4)
Alexis 3 ft., 1 3/8 in. = 3 ft., 6/16 (multiplied by 2)
Robert 4 ft., 2 5/16 in. = 4 ft., 5/16 in. (no change)
Austin 7 ft., 5 1/4 in. = 7 ft., 4/16 in. (multiplied by 4)
Desiree 2 ft., 9 7/8 in. = 2 ft., 14/16 in. (multiplied by 2)

Add the fractions = 4/16 + 6/16 + 5/16 + 4/16 + 14/16 = 33/16

Add the whole numbers = 5 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 2 = 21 ft.
Change improper fraction to a mixed number = 33/16 = 2 ft. 1/16 in.
Add = 21 ft. + 2 ft. 1/16 in. = 23 ft. 1/16 in.
144 • Hard Hat Thinking Answer Key

Hard Hat Thinking 2

1. Jan 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
Feb 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28
Mar 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 91 days × 3 mi./day =
April 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 273 mi.
May 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
June 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
July 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
Aug 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
Sept 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 92 days × 5 mi./day =
Oct 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 460 mi.
Nov 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
Dec 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
273 mi. + 460 mi. = 733 mi.
2. Bedroom 20 ft. × 18 ft. = 360 ft.2
Guest bedroom 10 ft. × 12 ft. = 120 ft.2
Bathroom 1 5 ft. × 3 ft. = 15 ft.2
Bathroom 2 5 ft. × 3 ft. = 15 ft.2
Kitchen/dining area 20 ft. × 10 ft. = + 200 ft.2
710 ft.2
1,000 ft.2 − 710 ft.2 = 290 ft.2 (den area)
3. 15 hrs./week × $8.25 = $123.75
$123.75 × 0.17 (taxes) = $21.0375 or $21.04
$123.75 − $21.04 = $102.71 (net pay)
$1,500.00 (yearly insurance) ÷ $102.71 (net pay/week) = 14.60 weeks or 15 weeks
4. Year 1 $125.00 × 0.07 (interest earned) = $8.75 $125.00 + $8.75 = $133.75
Year 2 $133.75 + $125.00 = $258.75 $258.75 × 0.07 = $18.11
$258.75 + $18.11 = $276.86
Year 3 $276.86 + $125.00 = $401.86 $401.86 × 0.07 = $28.13
$401.86 + $28.13 = $429.99
5. First month $225.00 (original balance) × 0.079 (interest/month) = $17.78
$225.00 + $17.78 = $242.78 − $15.00 (min. payment) = $227.78
Second month $227.78 × 0.079 (interest/month) = $17.99
$227.78 + $17.99 = $245.77 − $15.00 (min. payment) = $230.77

Hard Hat Thinking 3

1. $15 × 40 hrs./week = $600
53 hours − 40 hours (regular pay) = 13 hours (overtime pay)
$15 × 1.5 (time and a half) = $22.50/hr.
$22.50 × 13 hrs. overtime = $292.50
$600.00 (regular pay) + $292.50 (overtime pay) = $892.50
 Hard Hat Thinking Answer Key • 145

2. $130,000 + $50,000 + $82,750 + $61,000 + $101,375 + $44,900 = $470,025

$470,025 ÷ 6 incomes = $78,337.50
3. Sunny = 180 predicted ÷ 212 actual = 0.849 or 85% correct
Rainy = 62 actual ÷ 95 predicted = 0.652 or 65% correct
Snowy = 22 actual ÷ 24 predicted = 0.916 or 92% correct
Partly cloudy = 66 predicted ÷ 69 actual = 0.956 or 96% correct
4. $2.02 (card) + $0.44 (stamp) = $2.46
$2.46 × 12,634 employees = $31,079.64
5. $65 (orig. price) × 0.20 = $13 profit
$65 (orig. price) × 0.30 (discount) = $19.50 off $65 − $19.50 = $45.50
$45.50 (orig. price less discount) × 0.20 = $9.10 profit
$65 (orig. price) × 0.90 (discount) = $58.50 $65 − $58.50 = $6.50
$6.50 (orig. price less discount) × 0.20 = $1.30 profit

Hard Hat Thinking 4

1. 30,500 chickens − 5,000 to son-in-law = 25,500 remaining chickens
25,500 chickens × 2/3 to chicken packaging plant = 17,085 chickens
25,500 chickens × 1/3 to another farmer = 8,415 chickens
2. 75 shares + 75 shares (additional purchase) = 150 shares
150 shares × $25/share = $3,750
$3,750 worth of stock × 0.17 increase = $637.50 profit
$3,750 + $637.50 (profit) = $4,387.50
3. 128,970,393 births
− 56,202,306 deaths
72,768,087 more births than deaths

4. $1,112.73 × 12 mo./yr. × 30 yr. = $400,528.80

$1,500.24 × 12 mo./yr. × 15 yr. = $270,043.20
$400,528.80 − $270,043.20 = $130,485.60 savings
5. Three services: $55 (high-lights) + $25 (haircut) + $10 (wax) = $90
Two services: $55 (high-lights) + $25 (haircut) = $80
$7,000 ÷ $90 = 77.777 or 78 customers who want all three services
$7,000 ÷ $80 = 87.5 or 88 customers who want two services
$7,000 ÷ $25 = 280 customers who only want haircuts

Hard Hat Thinking 5

1. 6,079,006,982 people in 2000
– 2,555,360,972 people in 1950
3,523,646,010 more people in 2000
146 • Hard Hat Thinking Answer Key

2. $127.52 × 0.18 (tip) = $22.95

$127.52 + $22.95 = $150.47
$150.47 ÷ 2 = $75.23 per couple
Couple A = $75.23
Couple B = $75.23 − $25 (gift certificate) = $50.23
3. 4-way stops 25 × 4 = 100
3-way stops 16 × 3 = 48
1-way stops 51
100 + 48 + 51 = 199 stop signs
199 stop signs × $150/sign = $29,850 to replace all the stop signs
4. 25,500 tickets × $25 tickets = $637,500
15,000 tickets × $35 tickets = $525,000
$637,500 + $525,000 = $1,162,500 total ticket sales
$1,162,500 × 0.42 (percentage for rock band) = $488,250 paid to rock band
$1,162,500 − $488,250 = $674,250 profit for amphitheater
5. 75 + 63 + 66 + 81 + 65 + 60 + 71 + 63 + 78 + 70 + 85 + 64 + 65 = 906
906 ÷ 13 = 69.69 or 70 mph is the average speed of the drivers
6 (number of drivers at or below the speed limit) ÷ 13 drivers = 0.4615 or 46%
 Index

Adding, 2, 5, 8, 13, 15, 18, 22, 24, 28, 33, 35, 37, 44, 54, 57, 64, 74, 75, 82, 87, 94, 98, 108
Averaging, 4, 27, 37, 43, 48, 56, 65, 76, 83, 86, 92, 96, 103
Chart, 16, 25, 38, 69, 78, 85, 96, 102
Dividing, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 44, 45, 48, 53, 58, 62, 67, 75, 78, 86, 88, 95,
98, 105, 109
Fractions, 14
Measuring, 4, 12, 18, 26, 36, 42, 46, 55, 58, 62, 68, 73, 77, 84, 93, 97, 102, 103, 105, 108
Multiplying, 3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 17, 24, 25, 28, 33, 34, 38, 44, 46, 49, 52, 55, 56, 59, 63, 65, 68,
73, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 92, 97, 106, 107
Probability, 47, 53, 66, 72, 82, 94, 106
Quiz, 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99, 109
Subtracting, 2, 5, 8, 14, 16, 22, 27, 32, 36, 39, 42, 45, 52, 57, 64, 66, 72, 74, 88, 93, 104, 107
Time, 7, 23, 34, 43, 54, 63, 67, 76, 84, 89, 95, 99, 104
 About the Author

MELONY A. BROWN taught special education for 11 years before

deciding to write full-time. She is married with two sons and lives in
Smyrna, Georgia. You can visit her at Web site: melonybrown.com.