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?
Step-by-step solution:
1. Tom started with
114 baseball cards.
2. He kept
10 for himself.
- So, the number of cards he shared =
$ 114 - 10 = 104 $
3. He shared these
104 cards
evenly among
8 friends.
- Cards per friend = $ \frac{104}{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?
Step-by-step solution:
1.
7 packets had
9 crayons each:
- Total from these = $ 7 \times 9 = 63 $
2.
5 packets had
10 crayons each:
- Total from these = $ 5 \times 10 = 50 $
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?
Step-by-step solution:
1. Each tray has
36 cookies, and there are
3 trays:
- Total cookies = $ 3 \times 36 = 108 $
2. These 108 cookies were divided
evenly into 4 bags:
- Cookies per bag = $ \frac{108}{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?
Step-by-step solution:
1. First, find the total number of pizzas ordered:
- Pepperoni: 4
- Vegetable: 97
- Cheese: 335
- Total = $ 4 + 97 + 335 = 436 $
2. There are
4 cooks, and they made an
equal number of pizzas:
- Pizzas per cook = $ \frac{436}{4} = 109 $
✔ Answer: Each cook made
109 pizzas.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
13 baseball cards per friend
2.
113 crayons in total
3.
27 cookies per bag
4.
109 pizzas per cook
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of math problems for 4th graders worksheet.
