Question

lesson 1-10 problem solving
solve each problem.

1. eddie and tom listened to 72 of their favorite songs. if there were 9 songs on each album, how many albums did they listen to?

they listened to ______ albums.

1. mr. luiz printed 35 tests for his students. if there were 7 rows of students, how many tests were passed out to each row?

there were ______ tests passed out to each row.

1. gary opened a bag of candy containing 81 pieces. he wants to give each of his guests the same number of pieces. if he has 9 guests, how many pieces does each person get?

each guest gets ______ pieces.

1. last year, mrs. ford decided to give chores to each person in the family. each person got the same number of chores. there are 8 family members. if there were 32 chores, how many did each person get?

each person got ______ chores.

1. it takes 16 hours to drive to the dunes. tasha and her brother kurt will drive the same number of hours. how many hours will each of them drive?

each of them will drive ______ hours.

1. the warehouse has 63 boxes of cat litter. the same number of boxes will be sent to 9 stores. how many boxes will each store get?

each store will get ______ boxes.

Explanation:

Step1: Divide total songs by per-album songs

$\frac{72}{9} = 8$

Step2: Divide total tests by number of rows

$\frac{35}{7} = 5$

Step3: Divide total candy by number of guests

$\frac{81}{9} = 9$

Step4: Divide total chores by family members

$\frac{32}{8} = 4$

Step5: Divide total drive time by drivers

$\frac{16}{2} = 8$

Step6: Divide total litter boxes by stores

$\frac{63}{9} = 7$

Answer:

1. 8 albums
2. 5 tests passed out to each row
3. 9 pieces
4. 4 chores
5. 8 hours
6. 7 boxes