IXL | Use equations to solve multi-step division word problems

Finn took 4 trumpet lessons last month, and each lesson cost $30. He also paid $24 to rent the trumpet for the month. Finn and his father split the total cost evenly.

Which equation can be used to find

Finn's share of the total cost in dollars?

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Devon is taking a summer art class, and she helped the teacher by filling jars of water. She started with 1,000 milliliters of water and poured it evenly into 8 jars. Then, she put an additional 100 milliliters of water into one of the jars for the teacher.

Which equation can be used to find

the number of milliliters of water in the teacher's jar?

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solution

Find

the number of milliliters of water in the teacher's jar.

Start by listing the information given in the problem.

Devon started with 1,000 milliliters of water.
She poured it evenly into 8 jars.
She put an additional 100 milliliters of water into one of the jars for the teacher.
The teacher's jar had
w
milliliters of water.

This equation can be used to find

w	=	(1,000	÷	8)	+	100

water in teacher's jar		water to start		number of jars		additional water in teacher's jar

Now, use the equation to find

Start with the operation inside the parentheses.

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125

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225

The teacher's jar had 225 milliliters of water.

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