Super Heroes
Which superhero uses a hammer or a Mjolnir?
Emmy Noether, the Mother of Modern Algebra, was born in 1882. In what year did she celebrate her 25th birthday?
Suppose you want to buy three loaves of bread that cost $1.50 each and a jar of peanut butter that costs $4. A jar of jelly is $2.75, but you don’t need any jelly. You have $10. How much money will you have left over?
I am ordering three books online. The first book costs $21.95, the second book costs $4.95, and the third book costs $5.95. Postage and handling cost $3.50 no matter how many books I order. Since I don’t have to pay sales tax, how much will my total cost be?
The star running back on our football team got most of his total yardage running. The rest was catching passes. He caught passes for 60 yards. His total yardage was 150 yards. The running back for the other team got 200 yards. How many yards did the star running back on our football team get running?
Many families serve each person in the family one 6-ounce glass of orange juice each morning. If they buy orange juice by the gallon, how many whole servings of juice will they get out of one gallon of juice?
(One gallon = 4 quarts, and 1 quart = 32 ounces.)
Michelle has $80 to buy a new outfit. She found a skirt for $20, a blouse for $25, and a belt for $8. How much does she have left to buy shoes?
You had $1 million, but then you spent $999 and then $22,222. How much money do you have left?
Julie’s yard is rectangular. One side of the yard is 100 feet wide. The total area of the yard is 3,000 square feet. What is the length of the other side of the yard?
You have $12 in nickels and quarters. If you have the same number of each kind of coin, how many nickels do you have?
Martin has a business washing cars. Last year he washed 20 cars a week. This year, he wants to increase his business to 1,200 cars a year. How many cars will he have to wash each month on average?