Solving Word Problems Involving Units and The Four Basic Operations

Angelo buys Takis that cost $5 for 3 bags. If Angelo has $20 to spend, how many bags can he get?

Set up a proportion to solve the problem.

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b

20

15

x

12

There are 𝟏𝟐 inches in a foot. A coach has 𝟓 feet and 𝟗 inches of rope. Which expression shows how much total rope, in inches, the coach has?

• (9 × 12) + 5

• (9 × 5) + 12

• (5 × 9) + 12

• (5 × 12) + 9

Shilah has 14 feet of wire to use to make necklaces.  She needs to know the length in inches so she can determine how many necklaces to make.  How many inches of wire does Shilah have?

• 172

• 144

• 168

• 180

Sara wants to buy wood to make a frame for her picture.  Her picture is a 12" by 10" rectangle.  What is the total length of the wood strips she will need for her project?

• 120 sq inches

• 44 sq inches

• 44 inches

• 60 inches

Angelene is 4 feet 8 inches tall. Her mother is 5 feet 10 inches. How much taller, in inches, is Angelene's mother than Anglene?

• 2 inches

• 12 inches

• 14 inches

• 24 inches

John has 121 apples. He wants to distribute them equally among his friends. If each friend gets the same number of apples, how many friends does John have, given that the number of friends is the square root of the number of apples?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

Answer explanation

From the question, it's given that the number of friends John has is the square root of the number of apples he has. The square root of 121 is 11. Hence, John has 11 friends. This corresponds with the correct option.

Cam ran for 24 feet with the football before lateraling it to McCaffrey who ran 70 yards for a touchdown. What was the total number of feet the ball traveled?

• 249 ft

• 78 ft

• 94 ft

• 186 ft

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day. The barn is 24 meters by 18 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 1286 meters

• 1296 meters

• 1396 meters

• 1336 meters

Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 30 feet and the width is 45 feet. How many feet of fence will she need to buy?

• 75 feet

• 1,350 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 150 feet

Joe is going to build a fence around his rectangular garden that measures 125 yards by 100 yards. What is the minimum amount of fencing he will need to fence in his

garden?

• 225 yards

• 12,500 yards

• 450 yards

• 325 yards