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Divide decimals by whole numbers: word problems
A pasta factory made
27.7
27.7
27.7
pounds of pasta in
4
4
4
minutes. How much pasta, on average, did the factory make each minute?
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pounds
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A square is cut into
4
4
4
identical triangles. Each triangle has an area of
1
1
1
square unit. What is the side length of the square?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
units
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A square has an area of
1
4
\frac{1}{4}
4
1
of a square unit. If its sides were stretched to be four times as long, what would its new area be?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
square units
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Stan drove
3300
m
3300 \mathrm{~m}
3300
m
to the grocery store. The tires on his truck are
2.2
m
2.2 \mathrm{~m}
2.2
m
in circumference.
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How many rotations did each tire make on Stan's drive?
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□
\square
□
rotations
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A certain hair coloring product is made by mixing
2
2
2
parts dye with
1
1
1
part peroxide cream. If a cosmetologist uses
1
1
1
.
2
2
2
ounces of dye on a customer, what is the total volume of the hair coloring product, in ounces?
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Tomas was able to fill
6
2
3
6\frac{2}{3}
6
3
2
equal-sized buckets with a total of
33
1
3
33\frac{1}{3}
33
3
1
liters of paint. How much paint was in each whole bucket? liters
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A scale on a map shows that
2
2
2
.
5
5
5
centimeters represents
15
15
15
kilometers.
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What number of actual kilometers are represented by
17
17
17
.
5
5
5
centimeters on the map?
\newline
kilometers
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A scale on a hiking map shows that
1
1
1
.
5
5
5
inches represents
4
4
4
miles.
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What number of actual miles are represented by
6
6
6
inches on the map?
\newline
miles
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Robert climbed
775
775
775
steps in
12
1
2
12 \frac{1}{2}
12
2
1
minutes.
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How many steps did he average per minute?
\newline
steps per minute
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A baker decorates
42
42
42
cupcakes in
30
30
30
minutes. She decorates cupcakes at a constant rate.
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How many cupcakes can the baker decorate per minute?
\newline
cupcakes
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Sydney read
50
50
50
pages in
40
40
40
minutes. She reads at a constant rate.
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How many pages can Sydney read per minute?
\newline
pages
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A plane flew at a constant speed and traveled
762
762
762
miles in
5
5
5
hours.
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How many miles would the plane travel in
3
3
3
hours at the same speed?
\newline
miles
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Rachel types
162
162
162
words in
3
3
3
minutes. Rachel types at a constant rate.
\newline
How many words does Rachel type per minute?
\newline
words
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Hiro biked
52
52
52
miles in
4
4
4
hours. What was his speed in miles per hour?
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The average typing speed is about
40
40
40
words per minute (wpm). Colin took an online typing test, and typed
170
170
170
words in
2
2
2
.
5
5
5
minutes
(
m
i
n
)
(\mathrm{min})
(
min
)
. How much faster than average was Colin's typing speed in words per minute?
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The speed of a space shuttle orbiting the Earth is
28
28
28
,
325
325
325
miles per hour. What is the distance, in thousands of miles, the space shuttle travels in
5
5
5
days?
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There are
128
128
128
ounces in a gallon. There are
4
4
4
quarts in a gallon.
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How many ounces are in a quart?
\newline
ounces
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There are
86
86
86
,
400
400
400
frames of animation in
1
1
1
hour of anime.
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How many frames are there per second?
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There are
3
3
3
,
600
600
600
seconds in
1
1
1
hour.
\newline
frames
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