Fractions/Decimals
Sarah wants to run 15 miles per week. In her first four runs of the week, she ran 2.5 miles, 1/2 mile, 6 3/4 mile, and 2 miles. How far does her fifth run need to be in order to meet her goal?
a. 15-2.5-0.5-6.34-2=3.66 (3 2/3 miles)
b. 15-2.5-0.5-6.75-2=3.25 (3 1/4 miles)
c. 2.5+0.5+6.75+2=11.75 miles (11 3/4 miles)
3 1/4 miles
Maddie has three times as much money as Tom. Tom has half of what Lucy has. Lucy has 7 times as much as Billy. Billy has $1.50. How much money does Maddie have?
$15.75
A movie ticket costs $9 for an adult and $6 for a child. If 2 adults and 3 children go to the movies, what is the total cost?
$36
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The Vikings won 4 out of 16 games. What percent did they lose?
75%
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The Math Club makes 35 bars of laundry soap a week and sells these at $2.25 each. Before the soap can all be sold, the pupils found out that 6 bars were destroyed by mice. How much will be the total sale at the end of the month?
$65.25
A recipe calls for 2/4 cup of flour. If you want to double the recipe, how much flour do you need?
1 cup
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Greg and James bought a pizza. It cost $12.98. Half of it fell on the floor and had to be thrown in the garbage. Greg ate 1/6 of the pizza. How much was left for James?
1/3
Jason had $140 in his wallet. He spent 25% of his money at the bookstore. He then spent 20% of the remainder at the Pizza Palace. How much does he have left?
$84
A small factory employs 98 workers. Of these, 10 receive a wage of $225 per day and the rest receive $155 per day. To the management, a week is equal to six working days. How much does the factory pay out for each week?
a. (10 x 225) x 5 + (88 x 155) x 5
b. (98 - 10 x 225) x 6 + (88 x 155) x 6
c. (98 - 10 x 155) + (10 x 225) x 6
c. (98 - 10 x 155) + (10 x 225) x 6 = $95,340
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Lisa earns $15 per hour. Last week, she worked 25 hours. This week, she will work 5 hours more than last week. How much money will Lisa earn in total over the two weeks?
$750
A triangle has a perimeter of 90 cm. The ratio of the three sides is: 5:12:13. What is the length of the shortest side?
15 cm
A man worked 50 hours during one week. If his regular hourly rate is $8 per hour and he is paid time-and-a-half for every hour beyond 40 hours, what was his weekly check?
a. 50 x (8 x 1.5)
b. 40 x 8 + 50 x 12
c. 40 x 8 + 10 x 12
c. 40 x 8 + 10 x 12
A bakery made 144 cupcakes. They sold two-thirds of them in the morning. How many cupcakes did they have left to sell in the afternoon?
How many thirds are in one half?
1 1/2 (one and one half)
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The ratio of the area of a rectangle to the area of a triangle is 2:5. The rectangle has a length of 6 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is the area of the triangle?
60 square cm
Erinn goes shopping. She buys a skirt that was $40 originally but is now on sale for 20% off. She gives the clerk $30, but the clerk just looks at her without finishing her transaction. What is wrong?
Maria is saving money to buy a new bicycle that costs $180. She has already saved $65. If she saves $15 each week, how many more weeks will it take her to save enough money?