Tiger Java
Money At Work
Student Story Problems
Pre - Algebra
Time At Work
100
A new teacher wants to try one of everything at the Tiger Java. What would be their bill if they ordered one of every item?
Hot Coffee - $1.00
Hot Chocolate - $1.00
Iced Tea - $1.00
Sweet Tea - $1.00
Peach Tea - $1.00
Raspberry Tea - $1.00
Iced Coffee - $2.00
Pink Lemonade - $2.00
Cookies - $2.00
Muffins - $.200
Total - $14.00
100
Ervin works at McDonalds. He wants to spend his paycheck buying lunch for his teachers. Their lunch costs are as follows:
Mrs. Ankersen - $10.92
Ms. Ottis - $12.63
Mrs. Conner - $13.27
Ms. Mann - $18.28
Ervin - $1.25
What is the total bill for Ervin to treat his wonderful teachers to lunch?
$56.35
100
The minimum passing grade at Fremont High School is a 60%. Kaden Mehaffey currently has the following grades:
English - 26%
Intro to Trades - 47%
Physical Science - 34%
P.E. 91%
How many points does Kaden need to bring his grade up in the 3 classes he is currently failing so he can be at the minimum passing grade?
English - 34 points
Intro to Trades - 13 points
Physical Science - 26 points
P.E. - passing grade
100
19 + _______ = 25
6
100
Hunter worked a 5 hour shift at Dominos. If his shift started at 4:30 PM, what time did he get off of work?
9:30 PM
200
A student has a $20.00 bill and orders 2 iced coffees. What will their change be?
$16.00
200
Juan works at Bakers and makes $16.50 an hour. How much would he make in one month if he worked the following?
Week 1 - 12 hours
Week 2 - 16 hours
Week 2 - 20 hours
Week 4 - 25 hours
$1,204.50
200
Jayden has attended 88 days of school so far this year. If there have been 117 days of school at this point in the school year, how many days has Jayden missed?
29 Days
200
R + 23 = 61
38
200
Kloe drives to her job in Omaha. If it takes her 35 minutes to drive to work, and her shift starts at 9:00 AM, what time will she need to leave Fremont to get to her job?
8:25am
300
Mr. Sikora wants to order an iced coffee and a snack for all of the principals (including himself) for a little treat. How much does Mr. Sykora spend all together? (Hint. Each snack is going to be $2.00 a bag)
5 X $2.00 = $10.00
5 X $2.00 = $10.00
$10 + $10 = $20.00
300
Jeni is working at daycare center in the toddler room. She has a $600 budget to purchase toys and supplies for her classroom. How much money will she have left in her budget after she purchases the following items?
-craft supplies - $75.26
-books - $32.47
-toys - $157.65
-snacks - $48.52
-stuffed animals - $22.64
-slide - $54.90
-kitchen set - $145.36
$536.80 total cost for all items
**$63.20 Remaining**
300
Malorie has 5 Pre-Algebra assignments to complete for her class. If each assignment takes her 25 minutes to complete, how long will it take her to complete all 5 assignments? Round your answer to the nearest hour and minute.
125 minutes
2 hours and 5 minutes
300
7(8) - 13
43
300
Arlayha works at a nursery in a daycare. One of the babies has to eat every 2 ½ hours. The first feeding is at 7:00 AM. What will be the times for the next 4 times the baby has to eat?
1 - 9:30 AM
2 - 12:00 PM
3 - 2:30 PM
4 - 5:00 PM
400
Ms. Ramsey and Mrs. Fortney order 1 Hot Chocolate and a snack for their 22 students. Ms. Ramsey has $40.00 cash. How much money will Mrs. Fortney need to contribute to help pay for this order?
(Remember Hot Chocolate is $1.00 and Snacks are $2.00)
Snacks are $2.00 and Hot Chocolate is $1.00
22 students X $3.00 per student
$66.00 Total
Ms. Ramsey pays $40
Mrs. Fortney will need to pay $16.00
400
Olivia is working at a downtown Fashion Boutique. She makes $15.00 an hour for shifts during the week, and $17.00 an hour when she works weekend shifts. What would be her gross pay if she worked the following shifts?
-Monday - Off
-Tuesday - 4 hours
-Wednesday - 3 hours
-Thursday - 5 hours
-Friday - 4 hours
-Saturday - 7 hours
-Sunday - 4 hours
$240 during the week
$187 during the weekend
$427 total
For the week
400
Tanner is buying everyone a KickStart for a Friday treat! Kickstarts cost $2.50. If there are 32 students and 4 staff members, how much did it cost Tanner for his Friday kindness?
$90.00
400
62 - 52
11
400
Josh worked the following shifts at his job:
Monday - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday - 7:00 - 3:00 PM
Thursday - 10:00 - 2:00 PM
Friday - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday - 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday - OFF
What are the total amount of hours Josh worked this week?
BONUS - If Josh gets paid $17.25 an hour, what would his gross pay be for this week?
Monday - 8 hours
Tuesday - 8 hours
Wednesday - 8 hours
Thursday - 4 hours
Friday - 4 hours
Saturday - 12 hours
44 total hours
Bonus - $759 gross pay for the week
500
A student only has a $100 bill. They come to the lemonade station and order 4 lemonades. What would their change be, and what bill combinations could be used to create this change?
4 lemonades = $8.00
Change would be $92.00
Combinations could vary
(4 - $20 bills, 1 -$10 bill, 2 - $1 bill)
(9 - $10 bills, 2 - $ 1 bills
4 - $ 20 bills, 2 -$5 bill, 8 quarters)
etc.
500
Mrs. Mann’s sister is a cosmetologist. She is offering a new Japanese head spa service at her salon. This service costs clients $130.00. At this time, she has 38 clients on her list for this service. What would be her total profit with this new service with the clients she has so far?
Bonus - If each client provided a $20 tip, how much would Mrs. Mann’s sister make just on tips for her new head spa service?
$4,940 for Japanese Head Spa services
$760 in tips
500
Nobody will date the Freshmen boys at this point in time. Since they are not having any luck with the ladies, they have decided to treat their teachers for Valentines Day. For Ms. Mann, Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Ankersen, and Ms. Ottis, they ordered the following:
Lunch for all 4 Queens - $125.82
Flowers for all 4 Queens - $222.22
Coffees for all 4 Queens - $33.63
Crumble Cookies for all 4 Queens - $70.25
Pedicures for all 4 Queens - $320.60
A couple of things - what is the total bill for these Valentine’s Day quality pampering? What would each Freshmen boy’s contribution be to this bill?
(KamDogg, Eli, Hagen, Bacon, Ervin, Jocsan, Jonah, and Shane)
Total Bill
$772.52
Each Freshmen boy contributes
$96.57
500
9 + 32 - (2 X 4)
10
500
Jordan gets a 15 minute break for every 4 hours worked at his job. He gets a 30 minute lunch if he works a 6 hour shift, and an hour lunch if his shift is at least 8 hours long.
With the shifts lifted below, what kind of lunch breaks would Jordan get, and how many 15 minute breaks could he receive during his shifts?
Monday - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday - 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday -1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday - 1:00 PM - 7:000 PM
Sunday - OFF
Monday - 1 break, no lunch
Tuesday - 1 break, one 30 minute lunch
Wednesday - 2 breaks, one hour lunch
Thursday - 2 breaks, one hour lunch
Friday - 1 break
Saturday - 1 break, one 30 minute lunch