Math Problem Statement

Jane decided she wanted to retire from being in the Math Saxon books. To celebrate, she baked 7,893 cookies for her and Homeratho. Unfortunately, her obese turtle ate one third of them. Now she had to bake more cookies. Homeratho was coming back home after eating a burger, and Jane needed to finish the cookies fast. If Homeratho was coming back home at 2 miles per hour and was 10 miles away from home, at what rate would Jane need to bake the remaining cookies?

Solution

To determine the rate at which Jane needs to bake the remaining cookies, we can break down the problem into a few steps:

Step 1: Calculate the remaining cookies after the turtle ate one-third.

Jane baked 7,893 cookies initially. The turtle ate one-third of them.

Cookies eaten by turtle=13×7893=2631\text{Cookies eaten by turtle} = \frac{1}{3} \times 7893 = 2631

So, the number of cookies left is:

Remaining cookies=78932631=5262\text{Remaining cookies} = 7893 - 2631 = 5262

Step 2: Determine how long it takes Homeratho to reach home.

Homeratho is 10 miles away and moving at 2 miles per hour.

Time for Homeratho to reach home=DistanceSpeed=102=5 hours\text{Time for Homeratho to reach home} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} = \frac{10}{2} = 5 \text{ hours}

Step 3: Calculate the rate at which Jane must bake the cookies.

Jane needs to bake 2,631 cookies in 5 hours, since those were the ones the turtle ate.

Baking rate=26315=526.2 cookies per hour\text{Baking rate} = \frac{2631}{5} = 526.2 \text{ cookies per hour}

Conclusion:

Jane needs to bake cookies at a rate of 526.2 cookies per hour to finish baking all the cookies before Homeratho arrives home.


Would you like further details or have any questions? Here are five related questions:

  1. What if Homeratho increased his speed by 1 mile per hour? How would that affect Jane's baking rate?
  2. How many cookies would Jane need to bake if her turtle ate another third of the remaining cookies?
  3. What would happen if Jane baked at a consistent rate of 500 cookies per hour?
  4. How many more cookies would Jane need to bake if she originally baked 10,000 cookies?
  5. If Homeratho was only 5 miles away, how would that change the scenario?

Tip: When dealing with fractions in word problems, it’s useful to calculate the results step by step to avoid errors.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Arithmetic
Rate Problems
Fraction Operations

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Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8