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What I’ve Learned Lately. October 24, 2011 to October 28, 2011. Math Humor. Question 1.
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What I’ve Learned Lately October 24, 2011 to October 28, 2011
Question 1 Mya was making a costume and needed pieces of ribbon cut into strips. The strips of ribbon were 7.72 inches, 7.8 inches, 7.42 inches and 7.5 inches long. Put the lengths of ribbon in order from longest to shortest ribbon.
Question 2 Amy, Jasmine, Katrina, and Myra each walked from their houses to the mall. Amy walked ½ mile, Jasmine walked ¼ mile, Katrina walked ¾ mile, and Myra walked ⅝ mile. Which list shows these distances in order from greatest to least? F. ½ mi, ¼ mi, ¾ mi, ⅝ mi G. ¾ mi, ⅝ mi, ½ mi, ¼ mi H. ¼ mi, ½ mi, ⅝ mi, ¾ mi J. ⅝ mi, ¾ mi, ¼ mi, ½ mi
Question 3 Frank and Joe each bought a small pizza and ate only part of their pizza. The pictures below show how much of the pizzas were left. What portion of the pizza did Frank and Joe eat altogether? A. ⅜ B. 1¾ C. ⅞ D. 1⅝
Question 4 Mara plans to buy fabric for two sewing projects. One project requires ⅛ yard of fabric, and the other requires ¾ yard of fabric. Each strip below represents 1 yard of fabric. Which strip is shaded to show the total amount of fabric that Mara needs for her projects? F. G. H. J.
Question 6 Brent goes jogging several days a week. He jogged 5.25 miles on Monday, 6.4 miles on Tuesday, 5.8 miles on Thursday, and 6.75 miles on Friday. How many total miles did Brent run during the week?
Question 7 Wayne bought 3 games for a total of $72 and 4 equally priced CDs. He spent a total of $136, not including tax. Find the price of each CD.
Candy Bag Size M&Ms Skittles Candy Corn Nerds Laffy Taffy SweetTarts 1.25 lbs. 1⅞ lbs. 1⅛ lbs. 1.4 lbs. 12/3 lbs. 1½ lbs. Question 9 Put the candy in the chart in order from least to greatest.
Question 10 Jill is buying balloons for her daughter’s birthday party. Balloons are sold in packages of 10 and strings for the balloons are sold in packages of 6. What is the least number of packages of balloons and packages of strings that Jill can buy to have an equal number of balloons and strings?
Bonus Question Thinking of only the number of areas of color, what fraction would represent the areas of the USA flag that are white?