Let's solve each problem one by one and explain the steps clearly.
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Problem 1:
Tom had 114 baseball cards. He kept 10 and shared the rest evenly among his 8 friends. How many baseball cards did each friend get?
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Step-by-step Solution:
1. Tom started with
114 baseball cards.
2. He kept
10 for himself.
3. So, the number of cards he shared =
$ 114 - 10 = 104 $ cards.
4. These 104 cards were shared
evenly among 8 friends.
5. So, each friend got:
$ 104 \div 8 = 13 $
✔ Answer: Each friend got
13 baseball cards.
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Problem 2:
A teacher bought 12 packets of crayons. Seven of the packets had 9 crayons and the other five packets had 10 crayons. How many crayons did the teacher buy in all?
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Step-by-step Solution:
1.
7 packets × 9 crayons each = $ 7 \times 9 = 63 $ crayons
2.
5 packets × 10 crayons each = $ 5 \times 10 = 50 $ crayons
3. Total crayons = $ 63 + 50 = 113 $
✔ Answer: The teacher bought
113 crayons in all.
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Problem 3:
Mr. Smith baked 3 trays of 36 cookies. After they cooled he divided the cookies evenly into 4 bags. How many cookies did Mr. Smith place in each bag?
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Step-by-step Solution:
1. Each tray has
36 cookies.
2. Number of trays =
3
3. Total cookies = $ 3 \times 36 = 108 $
4. Divided evenly into
4 bags:
$ 108 \div 4 = 27 $
✔ Answer: Mr. Smith placed
27 cookies in each bag.
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Problem 4:
On a Friday evening a pizza shop had orders for 4 pepperoni, 97 vegetable, and 335 cheese pizzas. If the 4 cooks each made an equal number of pizzas, how many pizzas did each cook make?
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Step-by-step Solution:
1. Total pizzas ordered:
- Pepperoni: 4
- Vegetable: 97
- Cheese: 335
- Total = $ 4 + 97 + 335 = 436 $ pizzas
2. These were made equally by
4 cooks.
3. Pizzas per cook = $ 436 \div 4 = 109 $
✔ Answer: Each cook made
109 pizzas.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
13 baseball cards per friend
2.
113 crayons total
3.
27 cookies per bag
4.
109 pizzas per cook
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