Jimmy is moving his cattle from one farm to another. Each cow weighs about 1,000 pounds. If the cattle trailer can hold 4T of cattle, how many trips will jimmy have to make to move all 48 cows to the new farm?
11 trips, 6 trips there and 5 trips in between to come back to get more cows.
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The sandbox at the park can hold 1T of sand. The local hardware store sells sand in 6lb bags. How many bags will they need to fill the sandbox at the park? Will there be any sand left over?
334 bags of sand. 4 lbs left over
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My recipe for spaghetti calls for 8 oz of sauce and feeds 4 people. I am making spaghetti for an event that will have 260 people in attendance. I want to buy my sauce in 4lb jars. How many jars will I need?