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DAILY PRACTICE

School Carnival Problems

Solve each problem below. Use clear and concise notation to show your solution.

• 1 The events committee is planning a school carnival. They expect about 2,500 people to attend, and the committee needs to buy tickets to sell at the carnival. If the tickets are sold in rolls of 75, how many rolls of tickets does the committee need to buy?

• 2 The concession stand needs 3,500 paper cups. If each box contains 85 cups, how many boxes does the committee need to order?

• 3 Mr. Simon's class sold the most raffle tickets—871! For every 65 tickets a class sells, they earn a new book. How many books did Mr. Simon's class earn?

• 4 The Ferris wheel has a maximum capacity of 48 people. If it ran at full capacity all day and 1,872 people rode the Ferris wheel one time each, how many times did it run?

NOTE

Students solve division problems in a story context.

MWI Division Strategies; Remainders: Answering the Question Asked

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