Coupons
a $5.24 item has a 40 cents off coupon. What is the price after the coupon?
5.24 - 0.4 = $4.84
how would you calculate price per item? (give me an equation)
price divided by item
7 cents as dollars
$0.07
3/4 +1/4
4/4 which equals 1
Round $28.17892
$28.18
can only have two decimal places
You have a coupon that is $0.10 off a liter of pop, the store offers double coupon values. How much is a liter of pop that usually sells for $0.99?
$0.10 x 2 = $0.20 (because it is doubled we x2)
$0.99 - $0.2 = $0.79
What is the estimate of the unit price if a dozen donuts (12) costs $5.83
Round to $6 since it says estimate (also round if it says the word ABOUT)
6/12 = 0.5
each donut is about $0.50.
$4.02 as cents
402 cents
2/3 + 2/3
4/3
3 goes into 4 one time
1 is leftover
1 and 1/3
Simplify:
15/7
7 goes into 15 twice
7x2 is 14. One more to get to 15
2 and 1/7
You have a coupon that is 75 cents off two liters of pop.
Each liter costs 2.99. What is the total?
2.99 x 2 = 5.98
5.98 - 0.75 = 5.23
Final answer= $5.23
The price of pizza is 5 slices for 3.99
How much does one slice cost
3.99 / 5 = 0.798
80 cents
What is 20% of $40 (without a calculator!)
4.0 then double it
$8
2 - 1 1/3
1 3/3
-
1 1/3
3/3 - 1/3 = 2/3
1-1= 0
final answer= 2/3
What is an exact 15% tip on $34.92 meal?
0.15 x 34.92 = 5.238
$5.24 cents
You pay with a $5.00
You buy an energy drink for 2.75 with a 5 cent off coupon. What is your change?
2.75 - 0.05 = 2.70
$5.00 - 2.70 =
$2.30 in change
Find the best deal (not the same as the cheapest)
A. 14 oz- $12
B. 22 oz- $15
C. 32 oz - $24
Find price PER ounce
12/14= 0.86
15/22= 0.68
24/32 = 0.75
The best deal is B: 22 oz for $15
Your dinner bill was $15.25 how much would a 5% sales tax be?
What would be the total? (no tip needed)
15.25 x 0.05 = 0.76 (sales tax)
15.25+0.76= $16.01 (total)
4 1/3 - 2 2/3
borrow
3 1/3+3/3 = 3 4/3
Subtract fractions: 4/3 - 2/3 = 2/3
Subtract whole numbers: 3-2 = 1
put together: 1 2/3
The Hegna's spend $276.82 on Briggs' bday dinner at a restaurant. Tax on the meal was 7% and they wanted to leave a 20% tip. How much is the meal including tax and tip?
276.82 x 0.07 = 19.38 (tax)
276.82 x 0.2 = 55.36 (tip)
Original meal price + tax + tip = total
276.82 + 19.38 + 55.36 = $351.56
final = $351.56
You want to buy frozen chicken nuggets. You have a $10 bill. There are three brands available:
A. Cook top nuggets
12 oz for 6.42
B. Saltridge Farms Nuggets
12 oz for 7.03
C. Kirkland brand nuggets
12 oz for 6.56
All are good flavors but you have a 20 cent off coupon for Saltridge Farms. Find the best buy and compute your change
Even with 20 cents off, saltridge is 6.83
The best price is 6.42 for the cook top nuggets
$10-6.42= $3.58 in change
Find the best deal and what the cost is per ounce- there is a $2 coupon if you buy two 14 oz, one 22 oz or one 32 oz
A. 14 oz- $14
B. 22 oz- $16
C. 32 oz - $29
14 oz x 2 = 28 oz
14 x 2 = $28
$28 - 2 = $26 for 28 oz
$0.93 per oz
$16-2 = $14 for 22 oz
$0.64 per oz
$29-2 = $27 for 32 oz
$0.84 per oz
22 oz is best deal at $0.64 per ounce
The Lange's spend $67.82 on Aaron's bday dinner at a restaurant. Tax on the meal was 7.5% and they wanted to leave a 20% tip. How much is the meal including tax and tip?
67.82 x 0.075 = 5.09
67.82 x 0.2 = 13.56
67.82 + 5.09 + 13.56 =
$86.47
18 3/16 - 11/16
borrow
take 1 away from 18 = 17
add 1 to the fraction = 3/16 +16/16 = 19/16
19/16 - 11/16=
8/16= 1/2
17 and 1/2
The price for jars of peanut butter are as follows
12 oz... 4.25
18 oz... 5.15
If you buy two jars of either, you get a 25 cent off coupon. What is the best value? What is the cost per ounce?
12 oz x 2 = 24 oz
4.25 x 2 = $8.50
$8.50 - 0.25 = $8.25 for 24 oz
0.34 per oz
18 oz x 2 = 36 oz
5.15 x 2 = $10.30
$10.30 - $0.25 = $10.05 for 36 oz
0.28 per oz
18 oz is the best value