IXL | Solve word problems involving number patterns in tables

Darnell owns a garden shop, and today he is planting seeds in pots. He puts the same number of seeds in each pot. This table shows how many pots Darnell could fill if he plants different numbers of seeds.

Seeds	Pots
8	2
12	3
16	4
20	5

Darnell planted a total of 80 seeds today. How many pots did Darnell fill today?

pots

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At the beginning of each week, Jason sets a goal for how much time he will spend reading. Then, he reads for the same amount of time each day during the week. This table shows his weekly goal and daily reading time in recent weeks.

Weekly reading time (minutes)	Daily reading time (minutes)
70	10
140	20
210	30
280	40

Jason spent a total of 420 minutes reading last week. How many minutes did he spend reading each day last week?

minutes

solution

To find how many minutes Jason spent reading each day last week, look at the numbers in the table. Find the pattern between the total time he plans to read during the week and the time he reads each day during the week.

Weekly reading time (minutes)	Daily reading time (minutes)
70	10
140	20
210	30
280	40

Jason's daily reading time is always equal to his weekly reading time divided by

Weekly reading time (minutes)	Expression	Daily reading time (minutes)
70	70 ÷ 7	10
140	140 ÷ 7	20
210	210 ÷ 7	30
280	280 ÷ 7	40

Jason spent a total of 420 minutes reading last week. So, to find how many minutes he spent reading each day last week, divide 420 by 7.

420

Jason spent 60 minutes reading each day last week.

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