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Sheet # 729 Daily Warmups

Name_________________________Date:_____________


Explain and Show Your Work.

1)
There are 5 pencils in each pack. There are 20 packs in each box. There are 20 boxes in each case. What is the total number of pencils in a case?








2) Doug wants to purchase a candy bar for 85 cents from the vending machine outside the gift shop. He tries to use a $1 bill, but the machine is out of change. If he goes into the gift shop to get change for his dollar, which combination of coins should he ask for, so that he can pay the vending machine with exact change?

a) 4 quarters

b) 10 dimes

c) 2 quarters, 5 dimes

d) 3 quarters, 5 nickels





































Answers for sheet # 729

1) 2,000 pencils

2) d