Math Applications for Everyday Situations

Paint Requirements for Rooms

• Max can paint 1 kitchen with 21 gallons of paint.
• Max can paint 1 living room with 41 gallons of paint.
• Max can paint 1 bedroom with 33 gallons of paint.

Gallon Calculations for Max

• Max can paint approximately 0.95 kitchens with 20 gallons (20 ÷ 21).
• Max can paint approximately 0.63 living rooms with 26 gallons (26 ÷ 41).
• Max can paint approximately 1.82 bedrooms with 60 gallons (60 ÷ 33).

Wheat Storage Calculations

• A storage bin holds 6,846 cubic feet.
• Each bushel of wheat takes up 114 cubic feet, so the bin can hold about 60 bushels (6,846 ÷ 114).

Gold Chain Cutting

• Geraldo has a 34-inch gold chain.
• He cuts it into 2 1/8-inch long chains.
• Geraldo now has 16 chains after the cut (34 ÷ 2.125).

Ribbon Decoration Capacity

• Franco has a 1,834 feet long ribbon.
• Each gift package requires 2 1/2 feet of ribbon.
• Franco can decorate 734 packages (1,834 ÷ 2.5).

Miscalculations in Division

• Carl makes a mistake using mixed numbers in division in his calculations shown as (14 \frac{3}{4} \div 3).
• The miscalculation involves incorrect conversion of mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Mileage and Fuel Efficiency

• Jeremy and Frank drove 790 miles on 33 1/3 gallons of gas.
• The car's mileage is approximately 23.67 miles per gallon (790 ÷ 33.33).

Gymnastics Practice Sessions

• Peggy practices gymnastics for a total of 21 hours.
• Each practice session lasts 1 1/4 hours.
• Peggy has completed 16 sessions (21 ÷ 1.25).

Juice Measurement

• Hillary pours 10 cups of orange juice into glasses.
• Each glass holds 1/2 cup.
• Hillary can fill 20 glasses (10 ÷ 0.5).