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Pumpkin Problem Questions

  1. How many ounces is 166 pounds?

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  2. About how many chunks the same size of the original piece could be cut from this pumpkin? Is there a way to find the answer to this question with the information that is presented?

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  3. How many dozen seeds were inside this pumpkin?

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  4. If each seed was the size of a quarter, how many school desks could be covered with the seeds?

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  5. If 9 bags were used to hold the pumpkin shells, how many gallons of shells were there?

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  6. How many gallons of filling had been used before the donation to the senior center?

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  7. How many pies could be made from total amount of filling?

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  8. If four pies could be baked at one time and it takes 45 minutes to bake each batch of pies. How long would it take to bake the 16 pies? How long would it take to bake all the pies that could be made from this much filling?

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