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100

Ella buys one dress  and a pair of shoes. (the dress cost $20 and the shoes are $30. The shoes are on sale with 50% off) 

How much does she pay (without the tax)?

$35

(50% of $30 is $15)

100

What is cheaper per unit: 

1 chocolate bar for $2 or 1 pack of 4 chocolate bars for $7?

A pack of 4 chocolate bars

100

Ella wants to buy a new carpet for her room. What does she need to measure in her room?

a) perimeter

b) area

c) volume

B) area

100

8 x 25

200

100

A car costs 47,000. How much is it with a tax (***13%)

the car costs $53,110


tax = $6,110

200

A book store has a sale. If you buy 4 or more books you will get $10 off. 

Ella buys 2 books for $20 each, 3 books for $15 each, and 1 magazine for $5.

How much does she pay for all these tems (without tax)

She pays $80



(2x20=40; 3x15=45; 1x5=5; 40+45+5-10)

200

4l jar of milk costs $5

1l jar of milk cost $2

If I wanted to buy 8l of milk would it be cheaper to buy 2x 4l jars or 8x 1l jars? 

it would be cheaper to buy 2x 4l jars

200

Ella wants to build a fence around her yard. what does she need to measure?

a) volume

b) area

c) perimeter

c) perimeter

200

12x12

144

200

a dress costs $30

it is 20% off

how much do you save?

you save $6

300

Ella wants to buy a new bicycle. It usually costs $500 but today is is on sale 20%off.

how much money does Ella save?

Ella will save $100

300

a small case of pop with 6 cans costs $12

a large case of pop with 12 cans costs $18. 

What is the price of 1 can from the small case and what is the price for 1 can from the large case?

a can from a small case is $2

a can from a large case is $1.50

300

Ella wants to fill up her swimming pool. What does she have to measure?

a) volume

b) perimeter

c) area

a) volume

300

5x12

60


300

An Ipad costs $320

it is on sale for 15% off

How much is the Ipad before the tax?

How much does the Ipad cost after the tax (13%) ?

Before the tax the Ipad costs $272

After the tax, it costs $307.36 or $307.35


(15% of 320 = 48; 13% of 272 = 35.36)

400

Ella wants to buy a new bike for $500. How much does she have to pay with a tax? (tax is 13%) 

She has to pay $565

400

a small bag of 9 apples costs $10

a large bag of 20 apples costs $21

How much is the difference per one apple between the apple from a small bag and a large bag

*** round it to the nearest nickel 

one apple from a small bag is 5 cents more expensive than one apple from a large bag



(Small bag: $1.111 = $1.10; Large bag: $1.05)

400

Ella's swimming pool is 2m deep, 10 m long and 8m wide. How many liters does it take to fill the swimming pool all the way to the top if: 1 m3 = 1000 L

it takes 160,000L to fill the swimming pool



V=2x10x8 = 160m3 x 1000 =160,000 liters

400

7x8

56

400

Ella buys 2 dresses and three tops. One dress costs $20, one top costs $10. The store has a promotion that is you buy 2 or more tops you will get $5 off. What is the total Ella has to pay with a tax (13%)?


** do the sale before the final tax

The total after tax is $73.45



(total before tax is $65; tax is 8.45)

500

The bananas are sold in a bunch of 4 and the apples are sold in bags of 15. Ella buys 3 bags of apples and 6 bunches of bananas.

how many apples and bananas does she buy?

she will buy 45 apples and 24 bananas

500

A 5 liter can of paint cost $25

A 7 liter can of paint cost $47

Which one is a better buy? What is the difference per liter? ** round it to the nearest nickel

The 5 liter can is cheaper by $1.70 per liter



5 liter can = $5 per liter; 7 liter can = $6.70 per liter

500

Ella's swimming pool is 2m deep, 10 m long and 8m wide. how long would be the fence around the pool

the fence would be 36m long



10m +10m + 8m +8m = 36m

500

9x12

108

500

Ella buys 3 books. First book is $15, second book is $20, the third book is $30 but today it is 10% off. 

How much is the total for all the books before the tax?

How much is the total after tax?

Before tax: $62

After tax: $70.06 or $70.05


third book is $27 so total for all 3 books is $62, tax is 8.06, so the total with tax is $70.06 or $70.05

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