IXL | Multiply fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers: multi-step word problems

Dean made it his goal to practice pitching for 1 hour and 50 minutes, which is

hours, each week until the start of baseball season. On each of the first 3 days this week, Dean practiced pitching in his backyard for

of an hour. How much more time does Dean need to spend practicing this week in order to reach his goal?

hours

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When Mrs. Gibson makes sandwiches for her children's lunches, she uses a total of

of a pound of cheese. In the past month, Mrs. Gibson has made her children sandwiches for lunch 12 times. She has also used

of a pound of cheese to make sandwiches for herself. In all, how much cheese has Mrs. Gibson used to make sandwiches this past month?

pounds

To find how much cheese Mrs. Gibson has used to make sandwiches this past month, you can follow these steps.

Step 1: Find how much cheese Mrs. Gibson used to make sandwiches for her children.

Mrs. Gibson made sandwiches for her children 12 times in the past month. She used

of a pound of cheese each time. To find how much cheese that is in all, multiply.

Mrs. Gibson used

pounds of cheese to make sandwiches for her children.

Step 2: Find how much total cheese Mrs. Gibson used to make sandwiches.

Mrs. Gibson used another

of a pound of cheese to make sandwiches for herself. Add this to the

pounds that she used to make sandwiches for her children.

Regroup

This past month, Mrs. Gibson used

pounds of cheese to make sandwiches.

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