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Bob is ordering pizzas for him and his two friends. If Bob eats 2/5 of a pizza, one friend has 6/10 of a pizza and the other friend has 8/9 of a pizza, how many pizzas do they need to order?
What is 2 pizzas (they will eat 1 8/9)
100
Betty bought a purse with a price tag of $76.75. The tax was 6%. What is the cost of the purse with tax?
What is $81.36
100
Joe went to a thrift store and bought a pair of shorts for $10. He has a coupon for 50 cents off. What percent was the discount?
What is 5%
100
The store has 5 1/5 pounds of trail mix in stock and Jenny wants to buy 5/8 of the amount in stock for her backpacking trip. How much trail mix does Jenny buy?
What is 3 1/4 pounds.
100
Bob got a $120.75 discount off of a $603.75 dirt bucket (Teacher question: Isn't that a crazy expensive price for a bucket of dirt???). What percentage off was the discount?
What is 20%
200
Riley is baking a cake for his sister's birthday. He needs 3 1/4 cups of flour and 2 3/8 cups of sugar to make the cake. He only has 1 7/8 cups of flour. How much more does he need to buy at the store?
What is 1 3/8 cups of flour.
200
Joe is shopping for shoes and he decides on a pair of shoes that costs $64. He has a 25% off coupon. How much does he pay for the shoes (without tax)?
What is $48
200
Jane went to target and got a new shirt that cost $14.82. At the cash register she gave the clerk a 30% off coupon. How much money did she get off?
What is $4.45
200
Annie has 5 1/2 pounds of cookie dough. While making cookies she eats 1/4 pound of the cookie dough. If each cookie uses 1/8 pound of dough, how many cookies can she make?
What is 42 cookies
200
There are deluxe pickles at the store for $30 but Henry has a coupon for 15% off. There is also a shirt at this strange store that costs $25 and Henry has a second coupon for 5% off. Henry has $50 to spend (and a special tax exemption code for his non-profit so he doesn't have to pay tax). Without tax, does he have enough money? Explain your reasoning.
What is Yes, because the total cost for the deluxe pickles and shirt with the discounts is $49.25.
300
Jasmine buys a pizza for $3. The tax is 15% and based on the total cost (including tax) she wants to add a 20% tip. How much does her pizza cost in all?
What is $4.14
300
One school purchased 10 gallons of yellow paint to decorate several of its classrooms. If each classroom needs 5/4 gallons of paint, then how many classrooms will get painted?
What is 8 rooms.
300
Oliver wants to buy a hoodie that costs $30.45. There is a sale at the store and the hoodie is 25% off the original price. When he gets to the cashier he finds out there is a 5% tax. How much is Oliver going to pay for the hoodie in all?
What is $23.98
300
The recipe for mint chocolate chip ice cream uses 2 1/4 cups of cream for 5 people. You need ice cream for 8 people. How much cream will you need?
What is 3.6 cups (or 3 3/5 cups)
300
Molly and Izzy go out for ice cream. Both girls' ice cream costs $2.50 but they have a coupon for 25% off one ice cream with the purchase of one at full price. What is the total cost of the two ice creams after the discount? (there is no tax)
What is $4.37
400
Milly and Molly went out to dinner with 4 of their other friends. The bill for the entire dinner was $157.05. They split the bill evenly but Milly pays for all of the tax. How much will Milly have to pay?
What is $38.74
400
Nicole wants to buy a leather jacket that costs $212. She finds a coupon for 35% off but also needs to pay the tax which is 8.2%. Here mom says she will pay for 3/5 of the final price. Nicole makes $7 an hour babysitting. How many hours will she need to babysit to cover her cost of the jacket?
What is 9 hours (8.52 hours rounded to next whole hour so full cost is covered).
400
One track coach wants his athletes to race 16 miles around a track to measure how fast each person can run. If the track is 4/3 miles around, then how many laps around the track will the athletes have to run to complete the race?
What is 12 laps.
400
Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory has a pan of maple fudge that weighs 5.4 pounds. Alvin, Simon and Theodore each by a portion of the pan. Alvin orders first and he buys 1/9 of the pan. Simon orders second and buys 1/4 of whats left in the pan. Theodore is last and he loves the number 11 so he orders 11/18 of whats left in the pan. Each 1/2 pound of fudge costs $3.95 including tax. How much did the bakery charge Alvin, Simon and Theodore in total?
What is $31.60
400
A rabbit can move 1 5/6 miles every hour and has to go 11 miles to reach the finish line of the race. He knows he is faster than the turtle who can only go 7/8 miles each hour so he lets the turtle have a head start of 6 miles. Who wins the race and by how much (in hours)?
What is Turtle by 2/7 of an hour.
500
Kaif buys 25 gallons of water. There is a drought so water is $2.25 per quart. There is also a 5% tax in the region. How much does Kaif have to pay with tax for his water? (Hint: How many quarters are in a gallon?)
What is $236.50
500
Jesse finds a tie on sale for $14.14 after a 14% discount. If tax is 7%, how much does he save on tax by buying the tie on sale?
What is 16 cents.
500
Joe wants to buy a new suit for his prom but he only has $100 to spend. He found a suit he that costs $238. It is on sale for 40% off. He also has a coupon for an extra 35% off but he also needs to pay the tax which is 8.2%. Will Joe be able to buy this suit? Explain your answer.
What is NO, Joe will be 43 cents short - maybe he has a nice friend who will lend him 43 cents!
500
Jason wants to make his own trail mix. He buy 1 1/2 lb of dried cherries, 1 5/6 lb of macadamia nuts, 1 1/3 lb cashews and 5/6 lb chocolate chips. What fraction of the mix is chocolate chips?
What is 5/33.
500
​For the school’s sports day, Math Counts prepared 12 3/8 liters of lemonade to sell as a fundraiser for their club. At the end of the day they had 2 ​5​/​8​liters left over. If each glass holds 1/12 liters of lemonade and was sold for 75 cents, how much money did the group make?​
What is $87.75
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