2.8 Problem Solving Division

An ostrich at the zoo weighs 3 times as much as Mark’s pet dog. Together, the ostrich and the dog weigh 448 pounds. How much does the ostrich weigh?

• 149 pounds

• 112 pounds

• 224 pounds

• 336 pounds

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A student drew this diagram to solve a word problem. Which statement matches what she drew?

• A man weighs 12 times as much as a cat.

• A cat weighs 12 times as much as a man.

• A man weighs 13 times as much as a cat.

• A cat weighs 13 times as much as a man

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Multi-Step

A juice factory uses 4,650 pounds of pears and apples a day. The factory uses 30 times as much apples than pears. How many pounds of pears and how many pounds of apples does the factory use each day?

• 93 lb pears and 4,557 lb apples

• 150 lb pears and 4,500 lb apples

• 155 lb pears and 4,495 lb apples

• 310 lb pears and 4,340 lb apples

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Apply

Captain James offers a deep-sea fishing tour. He charges $2,940 for a 14-hour trip. How much does each hour of the tour cost?

• $201

• $138

• $210

• $294

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

An athlete ran 1,200 laps around a track over a two-month period. He ran 4 times the number of laps in the second month than he ran in the first month. How many laps did the athlete run the first month?

• 240 laps

• 120 laps

• 600 laps

• 300 laps

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

The diagram below compares the weights of a boy and a fish. Tell what the diagram means.

• The fish weighs 11 times as much as the boy.

• The boy weighs 11 times as much as the fish.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1

Yani drew this diagram to solve a word problem. Which statement matches what she drew?

• A hamster weighs 7 times as much as a duck.

• A duck weighs 7 times as much as a hamster.

• A hamster weighs 6 times as much as a duck.

• A duck weighs 6 times as much as a hamster.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.5

An oak tree in Jake’s yard is 13 times taller than a model tree that he is making for a performance set. Together, the oak tree and model tree are 112 feet tall. How tall is the model tree?

• 8 feet

• 14 feet

• 26 feet

• 96 feet

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Lori’s book has 6 times more pages than Sal’s book. The combined number of pages for the two books is 532. How many pages does Lori’s book have?

• 76

• 88

• 456

• 532

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Raj drives his car 5 times farther than Gary drives his car. Together they drive 624 miles. How many miles does Raj drive?

• 520 miles

• 416 miles

• 104 miles

• 312 miles

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2