University:
North Central College
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EDUC 324 | Elementary Methods: Mathematics
Academic year:

2024
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500

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2
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Dimensional Analysis Word Problems Set up each equation and show all your work. 1. A camper named Bob ran into aliens on a trail. Bob made friends with the aliens so he could steal their treasure of 1 zygot. 1 zygot = 3 trigots 3 trigots = 2 bigots 4 bigots = 1 gram gold How many grams of gold did Bob take from the aliens? 2. Jolene went to the candy store and wanted to use the dimensional analysis she had learned in class that day. She only had a certain amount of money to spend. In terms of price, she figured out the following conversion factors: 4 lollipops = 5 gumballs 9 gumballs = 8 lemonheads 16 lemonheads = 15 redhots If Jolene knows she could buy 12 lollipops, how many redhots could she buy for the same amount of money? 3. A student goes through seven class periods in school. Each period lasts 55 minutes. How many hours does he spend in class per week? 4. On planet Zubas, the Zubans use 3 grams of fuel every day to fuel their bodies. How many carrots is this? 1 gram of fuel = 2 grapes 1 watermelon = 1 carrot 2 grapes = 3 watermelons 5. Some preschoolers barter their blocks. 10 red blocks = 1 marble 14 marbles = 5 stickers 28 stickers = 10 Jolly Ranchers Barney has 66 red blocks. How many Jolly Ranchers could he get? 6. According to the Guinness Book of Records the heaviest baby ever born weighed 29 lbs 4 oz. (29.25 lbs). What was the baby's mass in kg? There are 0.45 kg in 1 pound. 7. In Europe gasoline is sold by the liter. Assume that it takes 14 gallons of gasoline to fill the tank of a compact car. How many liters of gasoline will it take? There are 4 quarts in 1 gallon. There are 1.05 quarts in one liter.

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