Suzy has finally made it to Jeopardy. If she answers a question correctly, she gets the dollar amount that the question was worth. If she answers it incorrectly, she loses that dollar amount. If her scoree is currently $975 and she misses a $1200 question, what is her new score?
What is -$225?
200
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What is -20?
200
The temperature at midnight was -15 degrees Farenheit. The temperature dropped an additional 23 degrees over the next 2 hours. What expression represents the new temperature?
What is -15 + -23?
200
20 divided by 1/2
What is 40?
200
42.88 / -13.4
What is -3.2?
200
A pound of hamburger meat costs $2.54. If I need 23 pounds to cook for my family reunion, how much will the hambuger meat cost me?
What is $58.42?
300
| 21*-2 |
What is 42?
300
-11 * -4
What is 44?
300
Sammy is making hair bows for her 12 favorite dolls. She needs 1/5 a piece of ribbon for each hair piece. How much ribbon will Sammy use? (in simplest form)
What is 2 2/5 pieces of ribbon?
300
Lori ran three laps during her physical education class. If her times were 1.32 minutes, 1.024 minutes, 1.85 minutes, how much total time did she spend running?
What is 4.194 minutes?
300
I have tiles for my bathroom that are 2 1/2 inches wide. The counter I want to cover is 60 inches long. How many tiles will it take to cover the counter?
What is 24?
400
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What is 25?
400
Jake has $40 in his account. He receives $10 from his friend, $30 from his dad and gives his younger sister $50. Afterwards, Jake works for a few hours and he doubles his money. Write and simplify an expression that represents the amount of money Jake has in his account.
What is ( 40 + 10 + 30 -50 ) x 2 and $60?
400
John wanted to make hot chocolate. He used 2 3/4 cups of cocoa powder and then added 1 1/5 cups of hot water. What was the total amount of ingredients he used?
What is 3 19/20 cups?
400
Joy fills up her gas tank with 8.4 gallons that cost $3.79 per gallon. How much money does she pay?
What is $31.84?
400
If I multiply 35 by a number between 0 and 1, will it be greater or less than 35?
What is less than?
500
A scuba diver dives 3,000 feet below sea level. He then swims 250 feet towards the surface to take a picture of a nearby fish. How many feet is the scuba diver from sea level?
What is 2750 feet?
500
The temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit during a 5 day period in Center city were -19, -14, -8, 13 and 18. What was the mean temperature for these 5 days?
What is -2 degrees F?
500
A rectangle has a length of 8 1/3 inches and a width of 5 3/5 inches. What is the area of the rectangle?
What is 46 2/3 inches squared?
500
Johnny's monthly bank statement is as follows:
–$15.50, $55, –$32.50, –$10.00, $100.00
If Johnny’s balance in the account was $31.42 at the beginning of the month, what was the account balance at the end of the month?
What is $128.42?
500
If I multiply -1/2 by a number between -1 and 0, will the product be positive or negative? and will it be greater than or less than 1/2?