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5th Block Computation Practice Week of 1/27/14: SHOW ALL WORK!!!!! NO CALCULATORS!!

1) An outside wall consists of [pic] inch of drywall, [pic] inches of insulation, [pic] inch of wall sheathing, and 1 inch of siding. How thick is the entire wall, in inches?

2) One leg of a table is [pic]of an inch too short. If a stack of 500 pieces of paper stands two inches tall, how many pieces of paper will it take to level out the table?

3) The length of a page in a particular book is 8 inches. The top and bottom margins are both [pic] inch. How long is the page inside the margins, in inches?

4) A rope is cut in half and [pic] is discarded. From the remaining half, [pic] is cut off and discarded. What fraction of the original rope is left?

5) The Boston Marathon is [pic] miles long. At Heartbreak Hill, [pic] miles into the race, how many miles remain?

6) Howard bought 10,000 shares of VBI stock at [pic] and sold it two weeks later at [pic]. How much of a profit did Howard realize from his stock trades, excluding commissions?

7) A window is 50 inches tall. To make curtains, Anya will need two more feet of fabric than the height of the window. How many yards of fabric will she need?

8) Bob was [pic] inches tall on his 18th birthday. When he was born, he was only [pic] inches long. How many inches did he grow in 18 years?

9) Richard needs 12 pounds of fertilizer but has only [pic] pounds. How many more pounds of fertilizer does he need?

10) Michelle earns $2.75 per hour for babysitting and $6.50 for each lawn she rakes the leaves. Last month she babysat for 4 hours and raked 6 lawns.

a. How much did she earn raking leaves?

b. What were her total earnings?

11) Find the product: -4.65 × 2.3

12) Find the quotient: 4.025 ÷ 1.75

13) Brendan has $25.99 in his savings account. He withdraws $14.25. He then deposits $32.45. How much money does he have left in the account?

14) Lori ran 5 ½ miles Monday, 6 ¼ miles Tuesday, 4 ½ miles Wednesday, and 2 ¾ miles on Thursday. What is the average number of miles Lori ran?

15) Last year Jonathan was 59 5/8 inches tall. This year he is 64 3/8 inches tall. How many inches did he grow?

16) Allison baked a cake for Guy’s birthday; 4/7 of the cake was eaten at the birthday party. The next day Guy ate one third of what was left. How much of the cake did Guy eat the next day?

17) Josh practiced his clarinet for 5/6 of an hour. How many minutes did he practice?

18) Tike Television has six minutes of advertising space every 15 minutes. How many ¾ minute commercials can they fit in the six-minute blocks?

19) Betty grew ¾ inch over the summer. Her friends also measured themselves and found that Susan grew 2/5 inch, Mike grew 5/8 inch, and John grew ½ inch. List the friends in order of who grew from least to who grew the most.

20) You want to replace a rusted water pipe that is 9 2/3 feet long.  You also plan to add two 5 3/4 foot extension to the pipe.  What is the total length of the new pipe needed?

21) You removed the door between your kitchen and dining room and enlarged the opening.  The door was 34 5/6 wide and 89 inches high.  The new opening is 48 1/3 inches wide and 92 1/5 inches high.

    a)   How much wider is the new opening?

    b)   How much higher is the new opening?

21)   The roasting time for a 16 to 20 pound ham is 1/4 hour per pound.  How long will it take to roast a 16 1/2 pound ham?

22)   Carlina practices the cello 3/4 of an hour a day.  If she practices 6 days a week, how many hours will she have practiced in one year?

23)   Franco, Kyle and 93,998 other golfers each own one share in the Pippy Hills Golf Course.  If Kyle sells his share to Franco, what fraction of the total shares does Franco own?

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