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Sheet # 471 Multistep

Name_________________________Date:_____________


1) In a bag, I have 4 blue marbles, 7 black marbles, and 2 orange marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a marble that is not orange?



2)
The equation F = (9/5) C+ 32 relates Fahrenheit temperature and Celsius temperature. If a child has a body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, what is his temperature in Fahrenheit?




3) By selling cookies at $1.50 each, Jake made enough money to buy several cans of soda pop costing $0.40
each. If he had no money left over after buying the pop, what is the least number of cookies he could have sold?





4) Steven spent the same amount of money on DVDs that he did on CDs. If DVDs cost $16
and CDs $12, what is the least amount he could have spent on each?




5) Tim brought 120 cans of juice and 90 candy bars for a classroom party. Each student
is to receive the same number of cans of juice and the same number of candy bars. What is the maximum number of students that can come to the party and share the food equally? How many cans of juice and how many candy bars will each student receive?













































Answers for sheet # 471

1) 11/13

2) 98.6 degrees

3) $3

4) $48

5) 30 students
4 cans/student
3 bars/student