1. By: Sasha, Audrey, and Sophie

2. Mrs. Ruben loves to bake cookies. Mrs. Ruben bakes a dozen cookies and gives the cookies to her four children to share equally. Mrs. Ruben thinks her class of twenty-four students will each like to have the same amount of cookies as her children. How many total cookies will Mrs. Ruben bake for her class of twenty-four students ? Show all of your mathematical thinking.

3. The answer is 72 cookies. Here is how we got the answer: 1. 12/4=3 2. 24*3=72 Mrs. Ruben will bake 72 cookies.

4. Carlos wants to repair two sections of a brick sidewalk. Each section needs fifty-two new bricks. Carlos goes to the brick yard. The brick yard sells bricks in loads of forty-five bricks. Each load of bricks costs sixty-five dollars. How many loads of bricks does Carlos need to buy to repair the brick sidewalk? How much does Carlos pay for the bricks?

5. The answer is $195. Here is how we got the answer: 1. 52*2=104 2. 104/45=2 r14 3. He needs 3 loads to repair the sidewalk. 4. 3*65=195 Carlos pays $195.

6. There are seventeen students in a class. Twice a year, each student gets a new box of crayons. Boxes of crayons are packaged in groups of twelve. How many packages of twelve crayon boxes does the class need for a year? Show all your mathematical thinking.

7. The answer is about three packages per year. Here is how we got it: 1. 17*2=34 boxes per year. 2. 34/12=2r10 The class needs about three packages per year.

8. Sheryl goes to the store. Sheryl wants to buy two shirts and a jacket. Shirts cost $12.95 each. Jackets cost $15.95 each. But, today there is a sale on shirts. The price for each shirt is lowered by $5.50. How much does Sheryl pay for two shirts and a jacket? Show all your mathematical thinking.

9. The answer is: 1. $12.95-$5.50=$7.45. 2. $7.45*2=$14.90 3. $14.90+$15.95=$30.85 Sheryl pays $30.85 for two shirts and a jacket.

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