Final 8 Word Problems

Students at Sandhill Elementary School purchase their lunches from the cafeteria. There are 3 choices for a main dish: hamburger, slice of pizza, or a turkey sandwich, 4 different fruit options: apple, banana, orange, or peach, and 2 drink options: milk or juice. How many different types of lunches can be made if every student selects only one main dish, one piece of fruit, and one drink?

It takes Jeff 1 hour to mow a lawn that is shaped like a square and is 200 feet on each side. How many hours would it take him to mow a lawn that is shaped like a square if each side measures 400 feet?

Mr. Lee wants to make jump ropes for his students to use on the playground. He purchases four packages of rope from the home improvement store. Each package contains one piece of rope that measures 25 feet. Each jump rope needs to measure 8 feet 6 inches. He can cut the rope but cannot join pieces together. How many jump ropes can Mr. Lee make?

A youth group and their chaperones want to visit the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit at the museum. The admission fees for the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit are listed below:
• Children: $6.00
• Adults: $10.50

The total cost for all 17 people in the group to enter the museum is $129.00. How many adults were in this group?

A group of 150 people were waiting for a glass bottom boat to take them on a trip through a nature preserve. The boat can carry 18 people on each trip. After several hours, everyone in the group of 150 people had gone through the nature preserve. What is the fewest number of trips made by the boat?

Natasha and Marianne went to a theme park. Together, they spent $80.00. Natasha spent $10.00 more than Marianne. How much money did Natasha and Marianne each spend?

7) A family is planning to leave their pets at Animal Day Care while they are on vacation. They receive the following information about costs per day:

The family will need to leave their pets at Animal Day Care for 10 days. They have 1 dog and 3 cats. All of the animals need to receive food on a daily basis and the dog must be walked each day. How much will the family pay for their pets’ stay at Animal Day Care?

Janice went shopping at the grocery store and saw the following special offer. “If you buy 6 oranges, you get 2 free.” She purchased her groceries and left the grocery store with 56 oranges. How many oranges did she get for free?

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