Solving word problems involving units and the four basic operations

You are having some friends over to watch a movie on Friday night. One of the snacks you want to serve is Chex Mix. You look at the supermarket ads to see who has it on sale. Shop Rite has an 8 oz bag of Chex Mix on sale for $8 while Stop and Shop has a 3/4 pound bag on sale for $10. Which store offers the better buy?

• Stop and Shop

• Shop Rite

• Costco

• Target

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The average human brain weighs three pounds. What is the weight of three brains?

• 48 ounces

• 96 ounces

• 16 ounces

• 144 ounces

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Sally received 3 gifts for her birthday. What is the total weight of all the presents she received?

• 90 oz

• 33 oz

• 60 oz

• 30 oz

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I have 12 lb of skittles and give each student 1/4 of a pound. How many students get Skittles?

• 3
• 4
• 48
• 4.8

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Brett and his his sister Kylie weigh 276 pounds all together. If Brett weighs 174 pounds. How much does Kylie weigh?

• 76 pounds

• 102 pounds

• 176 pounds

• 34 pounds

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Jeb’s weight w is 1/4 of Iago’s weight a. Which equation could be used to find Jeb’s weight?

• w = ¼ + a

• w = ¼ a

• w = a + ¼

• w = a – 1/3

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Traivon has  $\frac{3}{10}$  of a pound of blue clay and  $\frac{53}{100}$  of a pound of green clay. How much clay does he have all together?

•  $\frac{56}{100}$  

•  $\frac{83}{100}$  

•  $\frac{50}{100}$  

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How much more mass?

• 3630

• 3640

• 3650

• 3660

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Stephanie has two dogs. Her beagle weighs 16.27 pounds. Her poodle weighs 28.53 pounds. What is the combined weight of both dogs?

• 448 pounds

• 44.8 pounds

• 4.48 pounds

• 12.26 pounds

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1 kg - 237 g = _______ g

• 883
• 776
• 763
• 443

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