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Sheet # 470 Multistep

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1) There are 461 students and 20 teachers taking buses on a trip to a museum. Each bus can seat a maximum of 52 people. What is the least number of buses needed for the trip?





2) Mr. Lopez is packing the muffins he made for the school bake sale. He finds that whether he puts four, five, or six muffins in each bag, he has two muffins left over. What is the least number of muffins Mr. Lopez could have?

a) 120

b) 60

c) 122

d) 62

e) 15


3) The basketball team is selling calendars to raise money for new uniforms. Wall calendars sell for $7 each and desk calendars sell for $4 each. On Saturday, Mindy sold 5 wall calendars and some desk calendars for a total of $67 dollars. How many desk calendars did she sell?




4) Steve swims 200 meters in 1 minute 50 seconds. How long will it take him to swim 400 meters at the same rate?





5) A farmer can sell an apple for 50¢, a pear for 60¢ and a pineapple for $1.00. How much money can she make by selling 100 pieces of fruit if 2/5 of pieces are apples, 1/5 are pears and the rest are pineapples?






















Answers for sheet # 470

1) 10

2) d

3) 8 desk calendars

4) 3 minutes 40 seconds

5) $72