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Problem Solving Homework

 


1. Find the sum when 87 is added to the difference of 670 and 135. 



2. If a man earns $5.80 per hour, how much does he earn after working an 8 hour day?

    b. How much does he make in all after working 5 days?


3. One bottle of sorrel costs $45. Kathy has $100, how many bottles can she buy?


4. A pencil is 4.5 cm long. How many mm is the pencil?


5. If there are 30cm in 1 foot, how many cm will there be in 3 feet?


6. My bottle holds 1L of water. I drink 250ml of it. How much water remains?


7. We travelled a total of 5km. 

    a. How many metres is this?

    b. If we ran half of the way, how many metres did we run?

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