Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

136 pint-sized sundaes

66 quarts of yogurt

Visualize the facts of the problem

as you reread it.

Facts:

Question: Does Winnie have

enough yogurt?

Is there hidden information

to interpret? Ye s

Since there must be 136 sundaes, 136 pints

of yogurt are needed.

To find out whether she has enough yogurt:

First divide: 136 
2. Then compare.

2. A nature DVD is 148 minutes long. Can
   Saundra watch the DVD in 2^12 hours?


3. Paulo earns $1196 a year for delivering
   newspapers. Mia earns $24 a week for
   mowing lawns. Who earns more money
   per year?


4. In one full day a satellite transmits 9600
   messages. How many fewer messages
   does it transmit in 1 hour than a satellite
   that transmits 420 messages in 1 hour?


5. Arcade games cost 1 quarter to play. Byron
   has $15 in quarters. Explain if he has enough
   coins to play 50 arcade games.

Use more than one step to help you

solve each problem.

1. Winnie must make 136 pint-sized yogurt
   sundaes. She has 66 quarts of yogurt.
   Does Winnie have enough yogurt?

Remember: 2 pints 1 quart

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