A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 172 feet. The length of the garden is 24 feet more than the width. What are the dimensions of the garden? (Recall the formula P = 2L + 2W.)
You currently earn $11.50 per hour. Assuming that you work 40-hour weeks with no raises, what total gross salary will you earn in the next five years? (there are 52 weeks in 1 year)
As part of your job as a quality-control inspector in a factory you can check 16 parts in 3 minutes. How long will it take you to check 80 parts?
The tables in your classroom have square tops. Four students can comfortably sit at each table with ample working space. Putting tables together in clusters as shown will allow students to work in larger groups. There are 24 students in a math course at your school. How many tables must be put together to seat a group of six students? How many six person clusters would be needed for the entire class of 24?

Louis has two different job offers for a position in shoe sales. One pays $25 per week plus a $2 commission for each pair of shoes sold. The second job pays $40 per week plus a $1.50 commission for each pair of shoes sold. How many shoes would Louis have to sell to make the same total salary in either job?
The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 6 to 7. If he attempted 21 passes, find how many passes he completed.
The length of a football playing field is 100 yards between the opposing goal lines. What is the length of the football field in feet? Use the conversion equivalency of 3 feet = 1 yard.
How many seconds are in a day? Use the conversion equivalency 24 hours = 1 day, 60 minutes = 1 hour, 60 seconds = 1 minute
Tim, Paco, Maria, and Jenny are standing in line for lunch. Jenny is standing between Paco and Maria, and Paco’s position in line is an odd number. Tim is not standing on either end of the line, and he is in front of Jenny.
Paco, Tim, Jenny, Maria
David, Ping, Mandy, and Alan are each studying one of the animals shown in the table for a science project.Animal Study ProjectAnimalSpeedTypeHabitatElephant25 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsSailfish68 mph (swimming)FishOceansGiraffe32 mph (running)MammalGrasslandsDolphin30 mph (swimming)MammalOceansSource: www.worldalmanacforkids.comDavid is studying a mammal, but Ping is not. The animal that Mandy is studying can be found in the ocean. The animal that Alan is studying is slower than the animal that David is studying.
David: Giraffe; Ping: Sailfish; Mandy: Dolphin; Alan: Elephant
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