Unit 13 Contents

Check-In: Questions 13–17

The Bake Sale

Ms. Alfonso's class is planning a bake sale. Help the students plan for it by solving the following problems. Some solutions might involve both multiplication and division.

13. Carla can make 3 dozen cupcakes for the bake sale. If she puts four cupcakes in each bag, how many bags of cupcakes will she have?
14. The class plans to buy cans of frozen lemonade. Each can makes 64 oz. of lemonade. If they buy four cans, how many 6-oz. cups can be filled?
15. Frank is going to make 64 brownies for the bake sale. If he puts 4 brownies in each bag and each bag sells for $.50, how much money will they make selling Frank's brownies? Show or tell how you solved the problem.
16. Tara is going to make 90 crispy treats and divide them equally into 30 bags. The price for one bag of crispy treats is $.75.
1. How much does one crispy treat cost?
2. How much will they make if they sell all the crispy treats?
17. Josh and Sam can make 9 dozen cookies for the bake sale. Sam wants to put 5 cookies in each bag. Josh does not agree. He wants to put 6 cookies in each bag. Do you agree with Josh or Sam? Explain how you decided.