The eighth-grade teachers are making plans for their end-of-year field day. The number of students in each homeroom is: Mr. Chung’s, 25 students; Mrs. Bertrand’s, 27 students; Mr. Gupta’s, 32 students; and Mrs. Ross’s, 26 students.
1. School policy requires one chaperone per 10 students at the field day. How many chaperones are needed?
2. There will be team events in which 7/10 of the total number of students will 10 participate. How many students will participate in team events?
3. Each homeroom will contribute to purchasing new sporting equipment for the field day. The equipment costs $356.84. If the cost is split evenly between the 4 homerooms, how much will each homeroom contribute?
4. Mrs. Bertrand buys 5 yards of ribbon to make awards for the students. She cuts the ribbon into 1/8-yard pieces. How many pieces will she have?
5. A group of parents purchased 35 pizzas for the field day. Of the 35 pizzas, 0.6 are cheese pizzas. How many cheese pizzas were purchased?
6. During the running events, 15 students ran 0.25 miles, 12 students ran 0.3 miles, and 25 students ran 0.5 miles. How many total miles did these students run?
