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Sheet # 472 Multistep

Name_________________________Date:_____________


1) Jennifer's room has three snooze-alarm clocks, each of which is set at a different time. Clock A goes off every 15 minutes, clock B goes off every 40 minutes, and clock C goes off every 60 minutes. If all three clocks go off at 8:00 A.M., How long will it be before the clocks go off together again after 8:00 A.M.?




2) Jeff wants to buy a roll of paper for an art project. He needs about 2 square yards of paper. He is considering buying one of the following. Which one should Jeff buy?

Roll Type
Size
Striped
24 inches x 24 inches
Dotted
36 inches x 72 inches
Plaid
36 inches x 36 inches
Solid
12 inches x 24 inches



3) You get paid $6.50 per hour plus $0.50 for each package that you wrap. On Sunday, you worked
five hours and wrapped 45 packages. What was your average hourly pay?






4)
Mike is looking over his training schedule for his physical fitness. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday he runs for 120 minutes. Every Tuesday and Thursday he does 3 sets of 60 minutes of swimming. Monday through Friday he rides his bike for 45 minutes three times a day. How many hours per week does he train?































































Answers for sheet # 472

120 minutes later. 10 a.m.

2) dotted

3) $55 divided by 5 = $9/hour

4) 15 hours 45 minutes