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Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If Baarack has 75 pounds of fleece and grows 30 pounds a year how many years will it take to get more than 200 pounds of fleece? Round to the nearest tenth of a pound.

a)

P < 9.2

b)

P > 9.2

c)

P< 4.2

d)

P > 4.2

2.

Landon is collecting flowers to give to Leo. He wants to collect at least 70 by the end of the month. If he already has 6 flowers and is collecting 8 per day, how many days does he need to collect flowers by the end of the month? 

a)

 x 8x\ \le8  

b)

 x 8x\ \ge8  

c)

 x < 8x\ <\ 8  

d)

 x > 8x\ >\ 8  

3.

Baarack is a sheep who's fleece was very heavy. His fleece weighs about half of what a 156 pound adult kangaroo weighs. How much does Baarack's fleece weigh in pounds?

a)

about 76 pounds

b)

about 78 pounds

c)

about 80 pounds

d)

about 68 pounds

4.

An adult African Elephant can eat between 200-600 pounds of food a day. One particular elephant is fed 400 pounds of food a day. The zookeeper wants to know if they feed this elephant 400 pounds of food per day, how many days does it take for the elephant to eat 2,800 pounds of food?

a)

7 days

b)

70 days

c)

1/7 day

d)

17 days

5.

Baarack the sheep has 78 pounds of hair! While Rob the sheep has 60 pounds of hair. If 8 pounds of hair is getting cut off a minute on Baarack. While 2 pounds are getting cut off of Rob. How many minutes will it take for both sheep to weigh the same amount?

a)

3 minutes

b)

4 minutes

c)

5 minutes

d)

6 minutes

6.

Baarack the sheep has 4 sheep friends. They each are half of his weight, and altogether, him and his friends weigh a total of 234 pounds. How many pounds does Baarack the Sheep weigh?

a)

34 pounds

b)

39 pounds

c)

68 pounds

d)

78 pounds

7.

Ali has exactly $13,127 and wants to buy a couple koalas and take them into different schools, so that students can interact with them . Each koala costs $3,000. K is representing how many koalas Abigail can buy.

a)

4 koalas

b)

4.4 koalas

c)

4.38 koalas

d)

5 koalas

8.

Penguins travel 7,000 kilometers in 8 weeks. How far do penguins travel in a single day?

a)

875 km/day

b)

140 km/day

c)

125 km/day

d)

87.5 km/day

9.

Baarack the sheep received a new job at a meat facility near Ohio. After he got his pay check of $32 dollars, he wanted to take his friends to a nice dinner. Each dish costs $6 and they had a lot of food. Find the inequality to find D, the amount of food they could have purchased.

a)

6+D>32

b)

6D>32

c)

32≥6D

d)

6D≥32

10.

The animal rescue team found that Baarack the sheep weighed over 78 lbs during their rescue for him. They noticed that Baarack had gained 3 pounds everyday before they had discovered him wandering in the wild. If Baarack's starting weight was 26 lbs, what is the least amount of days Baarack could've wandered in the wild to make this inequality correct?

a)

15 days

b)

16 days

c)

17 days

d)

18 days

11.

The sheep had 78 pounds of wool. If the sheep got all 78 pounds of wool cut off, and it was still 127 pounds how much did the sheep weigh with the wool?

a)

156 pounds

b)

283 pounds

c)

205 pounds

d)

254 pounds

12.

Barack the Sheep had X pounds of wool on him when all of his wool was sheered off. A false killer whale weighs roughly 10 times as much as the amount of wool that was sheered off Barack the Sheep. If half of X is equal to 37.5 lbs, how much does the false killer whale weigh?

a)

375 pounds

b)

740 pounds

c)

750 pounds

d)

800 pounds

13.

If Baarack already has 20kg. of fleece, and he gains 5 kg. of fleece every year. How many years would it take for him to get to 40kg. of fleece?

a)

x 4x\ \le4

b)

x4x\ge4

c)

x<4x<4

d)

x>4x>4

14.

Baarack the sheep has 78 pounds of wool on him. The average sheep has about 7 pounds. How many average sheep would have to be shorn to produce the same amount of wool as Baarack? Round to the nearest whole number.

a)

10 sheep

b)

11 sheep

c)

12 sheep

d)

13 sheep

15.

Baarack the sheep is getting rid of his fleece. It cost 70 dollars and Baarack gets a 20% discount what is the new price?

a)

$14

b)

$28

c)

$42

d)

$56

16.

Barrack the sheep had 78 lbs of wool on him. It takes 1.5 minutes to shear a 1 lbs of wool. His owners have already sheared 5 lbs of wool. How long will it take to shear the rest of Barracks wool off?

a)

48 minutes

b)

48 2/3 minutes

c)

55 minutes

d)

55 1/3 minutes

17.

The goal of this Quizizz is:

a)

I can win

b)

I can solve word problems

c)

I can guess the answer

d)

I can read the questions

18.

Sally the sheep weighed 40 lbs before she got lost in the woods. She gained 2 lbs of fur every week she was lost. By the time she was found, she weighed 100 lbs. How many weeks was she lost?

a)

30 weeks

b)

50 weeks

c)

70 weeks

d)

90 weeks

19.

Baarack the sheep has 78 pounds of wool on him. That's half of what Baarack weighs without wool on him. Considering this, approximately what is Baarack's body mass?

a)

117 pounds

b)

156 pounds

c)

198 pounds

d)

234 pounds

20.

Barack the sheep was eating his dinner. Barack also brought his 2 kids who usually eats 30 oz. If Barack eats 2 servings of pasta and each serving was 30 oz. If Barack normally eats 72 oz, what would the inequality be for how much MORE he needs to eat to get at least 72 oz? Us x as the variable

a)

2x+30>72

b)

30-2x≤72

c)

2(30)+ x722\left(30\right)+\ x\ge72

d)

2x+30722x+30\ge72

21.

If a sheep has 75 pounds of wool and it is cut 3 pounds a minute, but another sheep that has 145 pounds of fur and is cut 5 pounds a minute. How many minutes till the sheep have the same weight of fur? Round to the nearest minute.

a)

35 minutes

b)

70 minutes

c)

110 minutes

d)

220 minutes

22.

An animal hospital can hold twice as many dogs as cats,x in a kennel. The kennel holds at most 18 animals. Which inequality represents the maximum number of cats the kennel can hold.

a)

2x 182x\ \le18

b)

2x182x\ge18

c)

3x183x\le18

d)

3x 183x\ \ge18

23.

Honey the dog has 20 bones and will get 5 more per hour. She is hoping to get more than 200 bones. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many bones she will get.

a)

x < 44

b)

x > 44

c)

X < 36

d)

x > 36

24.

Baarack the sheep has 78 lbs of wool. After they shave him, he needs to have, at most, 5 lbs. Write an inequality that shows how many lbs he needs to have shaven off.

a)

78 x 578\ -\ x\ \le5

b)

78 x 578\ -\ x\ \ge5

c)

78 x <578\ -\ x\ <5

d)

78 x >578\ -\ x\ >5

25.

Barack the Sheep gets 18 pounds of lima beans an hour. Barack wants 342 pounds of lima beans. How long will Barack have to wait until he gets all of his beans?

a)

16 hours

b)

19 hours

c)

26 hours

d)

38 hours

26.

If Baarack the Sheep's fleece weighs 78 pounds and gets 7 pounds trimmed every minute. Jordan, a different sheep, gets 3 pounds of fleece trimmed every minute when his fleece's weight was 34 pounds in total. When their weight ever match?

a)

4.4 minutes

b)

11 minutes

c)

28 minutes

d)

44 minutes

27.

Many fish eat shrimp. A big fish can eat up to two pounds of shrimp in a week, which is about 50 shrimp. If there is a shrimp shortage where the fish swims and there is only 300 shrimp left, how many weeks can the fish survive without dying?

a)

4 weeks

b)

5 weeks

c)

6 weeks

d)

7 weeks

28.

Julia has a cow named Bessie, that produces 7.5 gallons of milk a day. Julia already has 20 gallons of milk. If she wants more than 225 gallons of milk, how many days will it take for Bessie to produce enough milk? Represent x as the number of days it will take Bessie to produce enough milk. Which inequality represents the number of whole days correctly?

a)

27 days

b)

27.3 days

c)

28 days

d)

28.3 days

29.

Barrack needs a haircut, he already has 42 KG of fleece, he got some fleece cut off and now he has 15 KG of fleece left. How much fleece was cut off?

a)

27

b)

29

c)

32

d)

57

30.

Ben has scored 562 points this semester. To get an A he must score at least 650 points. What is the minimum number of points he needs to earn to reach his goal?

a)

x 88x\ \le88

b)

x88x\ge88

c)

x<88x<88

d)

x>88x>88

31.

Barrack is getting a paycheck from his aunt to babysit his little cousin. He deposited 1/3 of the amount into his account and also deposited a personal check for $46. He deposited at least $107. Which inequality could you solve to find J, the amount of Barrack's paycheck.

a)

1/3J - 46 is less than or equal to 107

b)

1/3J - 46 is greater than or equal to 107

c)

1/3J + 46 is greater than or equal to 107

d)

1/3J + 46 is less than or equal to 107

32.

A dog eats 20 pounds of food per week, but you have 136 pounds. How many days would it take, before you have to go to the store, and get more? Round to the nearest tenth.

a)

6.8 days

b)

32.5 days

c)

47.6 days

d)

27,2 days