Jan. 8-12

Grade 8 Problem of the Week Jan. 8-12

1.  Solve. Draw pictures to support your answers.

a. ½  divided by 4

b. ¼   divided by 2

c. ¾ divided by 2

2. How many 1 1/5 metre pieces of ribbon can be cut from a ribbon that is 9 3/4 metres long?

3. Jesse has 11 2/3 litres of oil and each engine requires 1 1/6 litres of oil to replace it. How many engines can he fill with oil?

4.  Brooke ran 3 1/3 laps in 13 1/3 minutes. Assuming she runs at a steady pace, how long did it take her to run one lap?

5. Lucas can run 1 lap around the track in 4 ½  minutes. How many laps can he run in 30 minutes?

6. Richard has two and four sevenths kilogram of chocolate that he wants to share equally among six people. How much chocolate does each person get?