HOMEWORK – Unit 4 Study Guide
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Math 6: Unit 4 Study Guide – Decimals & Fractions Word Problems
SOL 6.7
1) The paper feed on a copying machine has room for a stack
of paper 4.0 cm high. If 10 sheets of paper are 0.08 cm
thick, how many sheets will fit? (Hint: How thick is 1 sheet
of paper?)
2) The Wilde Family drove from Maine to Maryland to spend
a week at the beach. They drove 421 miles in 9 hours.
What was the average speed in miles per hour? (Round to
the nearest tenth.)
3) A monthly magazine charges $38.50 for a one-year
subscription (12 issues). What is the cost for each issue?
(Round to the nearest cent.)
4) Eric Church bought two pieces of chocolate to make candy
bars. One piece weighed 6.9 kg, and the other weighed
9.21 kg. If chocolate costs $1.60 per kg, how much did Eric
spend all together?
5) Alyssa mixed 8.6 pounds of walnuts and 9 pounds of
raisins. The mixture was packed into cans holding 0.6
pound each. How many cans were used? (HINT: Round
your answer to the nearest tenth. You may need to use a
repeater bar.)
6) Mr. Chi had 81 ounces of Razzle Zazzle soda pop to share
with his 12 students. How many ounces did each student
get?
7) Drake worked 15 days and earned $798.25. He earns $7.75
an hour. About how many hours did he work?
a. About 70 hours
b. About 100 hours
7a) Exactly how many hours did he work?
8) A package of M & M’s candies contains 5 colors of
M & M’s and weighs 1.68 oz. If each candy weighs
0.03 oz., how many candies are in the package?
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9) A generator uses 2.5 L of fuel each hour it runs. Its fuel
tank was filled with 10 L, but 1.5 L has already been used.
How many more hours will the machine run?
10) Miley jogs at a park near her house 3 times a week. The
distance around the park is 0.8 miles. How many laps
around the park are necessary to run 6 miles?
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11) Dominick hiked up to the mountain peak in 5
hours.
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5
It took him 3 hours to hike back down to his starting point.
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Calculate exactly how long his hike took all together.
Show your work. Circle your answer.
12) Janet is making
9 gallons of Tropical Trip punch. She has
2
already poured in 3
gallons of pineapple juice and
5
2
1
gallons of orange juice. The only other ingredient is
3
7-Up. How much 7-Up does Janet need?
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13) Maggie got 8 pounds of candy on Halloween.
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2
She ate
of the candy already. How much candy
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(in pounds) did Maggie eat?
14) Jenna has 4
1
hours to study for four tests. If Jenna
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splits her time equally, how much time will she have
to study for each test?
15) A cabinet maker has shelves that are 10
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2
inches apart.
On one shelf, Jordan stacked a DVD player that is 2
inches high on top of an amplifier that is 5
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6
3
inches high.
How much space is left above the DVD player?
16) The length of a photograph is 5 inches. The width is
the length. What is the width?
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5
8
of
17) A math book is
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of an inch thick. How many of these
books will fit on a shelf that is 3 feet wide?
(Hint: Remember there are 12 Inches = 1 foot).
18) Blake Shelton bought two pieces of wax to make candles.
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2
One piece weighed 3 4 kg, and the other weighed 4 3 kg.
If wax costs $1.80 per kg, how much did Blake spend all together?
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19) A sheet of paper is 1000 cm thick. There are 500 sheets of
paper in each ream. How high is a stack of 4 reams of paper?
1
20) Raye works at an ice cream store for 2 2 hours a day
after school on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. On
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Friday she works 44 hours. She earns $6.25 for every
hour she works.
a) How much money does she make in 1 week?
b) How much money does she make in 4 weeks?