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Directions: The following questions deal with measurements. Read carefully and show your work.
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Carlos bought two packages of rope, each containing 12 feet of rope. He needs to cut pieces of rope that are each 20 inches in length. What is the greatest number of pieces that he can cut from these two packages of rope?
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A new game room, with a rectangular floor measuring 20 feet by 15 feet, is being carpeted. If the total cost of the needed carpeting is $585.00, what is the cost of the carpeting per square foot, in dollars?
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Leon uses 6 cups of liquid hummingbird food to fill his 4 hummingbird feeders every week. How many gallons of hummingbird food will he use in the course of one year, if this schedule continues?
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An ATV, with a 4.25 gallon gas tank, gets 25.5 miles per gallon of gasoline. This ATV is used for a trail riding trip covering 135 miles. Assuming each "fill-up" is a full tank of gas, how many full tanks of gas will be needed for this trip? |
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A cement truck can dump ΒΌ ton of concrete in one minute. At this continued rate, how many tons can be dumped in two eight hour work days?
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A white-tailed deer can run at 44 feet per second. An ostrich can run at 43 miles per hour. By how many miles per hour faster is the ostrich running? |
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An 8 ounce cup is being used to fill a pitcher with water. If it takes 8 cups full of water to fill the pitcher, how many quarts of water would be needed to fill the pitcher?
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In the past week, Juan rode 4 kilometers on this dirt bike and Alyia rode 5000 meters on her dirt bike. Who rode the farthest, and by how much farther?
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An ant is traveling at a constant speed of 0.5 meters per minute. A flea is traveling at a constant speed of 8 millimeters per second. Who is traveling at the faster speed?
Support your answer with mathematical calculations.
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An apple weighs 90 grams. A bag of apples contains 12 apples of this same weight. If these apples sell for $2.10 per kilogram, how much will a bag of 12 apples cost?
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