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Ileana went to the Spurs game with $20. She bought a hot dog for $3.50 and a soda for $4.75. What is the total of her purchases?
$8.25
Monique is shopping with her mother. She uses her credit card to buy a $12.00 t-shirt and a $49.00 pair of pants. Afterwards, she returns a pair of shoes that cost $17.00 and has the refund applied to her credit card. How much did her balance change?
-$44.00
Angelica was running errands and drove 14 miles to the store, 12 miles to her mother's house, and 7 miles to get back home. How far did she travel all together?
33 miles
Jerry measured the temperature in the morning and it was 18*F. By 6 p.m., the temperature was -6*F. What was the difference between the morning temperature and the evening temperature?
24*F
The temperature dropped 3 degrees per hour over a 10 hour period. What equation would you use to find out how many degrees the temperature changed during that 10 hour period?
10 x (-3)
or
10 (-3)
Armando is looking at his bank statement and see the following three withdrawals:
-$42.00, -$37.00, and -$50.00.
What was the total of his withdrawals?
-$129.00
Alejandro is playing Mother-May-I and is told to jump forward 10 steps, backwards 4 steps, and then forward 2 steps. How has his position changed from when he started?
He is now 8 steps ahead of where he started.
Mason made 15 points in his first game, 7 points in his second game, 20 points in his third game, and 9 points in his fourth game. How many points did he make in total?
51 points
Mount Everest is located 29,029 feet above sea level and Death Valley is located 282 feet below sea level. What is the difference between the two elevations?
29,311 feet
Kyle borrowed the same amount of money from each of his four brothers. If he owes a total of $36.00, how much doe he owe to his brother, Ed?
$9.00
Three friends are saving money for a trip. Jenner has $175, Adam has $322, and Miguel has saved $421.00. How much have they saved in total?
$918.00
Jennifer's checking account showed the following transactions:
Deposits: $300, $45, $28, $672
Withdrawals: $75, $18, $90
What is the total of deposits and withdrawals made to Jennifer's account?
$862.00
Lawrence wants to sell 140 dozen cookies for his school fundraiser. If he sells 7 dozen Monday, 92 dozen Tuesday and 14 dozen on Wednesday, how many does he still need to sell?
27 dozen
The Roman Empire was founded in 753 B.C. and ended in 476 A.D. How long did the empire last?
1,229 years
Stephanie made three goals, each worth 7 points. How many points did she make in all?
21
Andrea made 2 withdrawals from her bank account in the month of September. If the withdrawals were $84 and $14, how much did her account change due to the money she pulled out?
-$98
Jacob is golfing and the following are his scores:
2, 6, -4, -3, 1
2
357 first graders went on a field trip to the zoo. 157 got in the first bus, 125 got on the second bus, and the rest got on the third bus. How many got on the last bus?
75 kids
A surfer is 50 feet from the shore. A wave pushes her back 15 feet and then she swims forward 30 feet. How far from the shore is she now?
35 feet