Question

Mr Diaz’s class in learning some new social studies vocabulary words. They already know the first 12 words from the unit. If they need to learn 30 words total and can learn 5 each week, how many weeks will it take them to be ready for the vocabulary quiz?

Answer 1

The answer to your question is: 3 weeks and 3/5 almost 4 weeks

Explanation:

Need to learn 30 words

Already know 12 words

learn 5 words each week

# of weeks to be ready for the test

# of words need to learn = 30 - 12 = 18

Learn 5 words per week = 18 / 5

= 3 weeks and 3/5 almost 4 weeks