Let's solve each word problem step by step and explain the solution.
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Problem 1:
The chicken pen held 7 chickens. Each chicken lay 6 eggs a day. How many eggs would they get altogether after 30 days?
Step-by-step solution:
- Number of chickens = 7
- Eggs per chicken per day = 6
- So, total eggs per day = 7 × 6 = 42 eggs
- Number of days = 30
- Total eggs in 30 days = 42 × 30 =
1,260 eggs
✔ Answer: 1,260 eggs
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Problem 2:
Simone cut 4 pieces of wood for her school project. The pieces of wood were 4.2m, 3.5m, 3.7m and 9.2m. She put them altogether to form one long piece of wood. How long was it?
Step-by-step solution:
We add all the lengths together:
4.2 + 3.5 + 3.7 + 9.2
Break it down:
- 4.2 + 3.5 = 7.7
- 7.7 + 3.7 = 11.4
- 11.4 + 9.2 =
20.6 meters
✔ Answer: 20.6 meters
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Problem 3:
Patrick ordered 9 pizzas for his birthday party. Each pizza had 8 slices. There were 12 people (including Patrick) at his party. How many slices did they each get?
Step-by-step solution:
- Total number of pizzas = 9
- Slices per pizza = 8
- Total slices = 9 × 8 = 72 slices
- Number of people = 12
- Slices per person = 72 ÷ 12 =
6 slices
✔ Answer: 6 slices each
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Problem 4:
A local car company was able to make 12 cars a week for 4 weeks. They doubled this amount over the next 4 weeks. How many cars did they make after the 8 weeks?
Step-by-step solution:
- First 4 weeks:
Cars per week = 12
Total for 4 weeks = 12 × 4 = 48 cars
- Next 4 weeks:
They
doubled the amount → 12 × 2 = 24 cars per week
Total for next 4 weeks = 24 × 4 = 96 cars
- Total cars in 8 weeks = 48 + 96 =
144 cars
✔ Answer: 144 cars
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
1,260 eggs
2.
20.6 meters
3.
6 slices each
4.
144 cars
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