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Instruction: Solve the following word problems below.
1.) 24 folders each has 56 sheets of paper inside them. How many sheets of paper are there altogether?
2.) A carton holds 24 packets of biscuits. Each packet has 12 biscuits. How many biscuits can be packed in 45 cartons?
3.) 5,876 pesos are distributed among 26 men. How much money will each person get?
4.) If 9,975 kg of rice is packed in 95 bags, how much rice will each bag contain?
5.) Emily wants to make 1,000 paper cranes. She can make eight cranes a day. If she has already made 304 cranes. How many days are left till she makes the rest of the 1,000 paper cranes?
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Answer:
1.) 24 folders each has 56 sheets of paper inside them. How many sheets of paper are there altogether?
24 folders × 56 sheets/1 folder = 1,344 sheets
2.) A carton holds 24 packets of biscuits. Each packet has 12 biscuits. How many biscuits can be packed in 45 cartons?
45 cartons × 24 packets/1 carton × 12 biscuits/1 packet = 12,960 biscuits
3.) 5,876 pesos are distributed among 26 men. How much money will each person get?
₱ 5,876 ÷ 26 = ₱ 226
4.) If 9,975 kg of rice is packed in 95 bags, how much rice will each bag contain?
9,975 kg ÷ 95 = 105 kg of rice in each bag
5.) Emily wants to make 1,000 paper cranes. She can make eight cranes a day. If she has already made 304 cranes. How many days are left till she makes the rest of the 1,000 paper cranes?
1,000 - 304 = 696 paper cranes
696 paper cranes × 1 day/8 paper cranes = 87 days left