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100

Siena hired her sister Sol to help her sell cookies. Siena agreed to pay Sol $5.00, plus an additional $0.25 for each cookie that she sold. Siena paid Sol $8.25. How many cookies did Sol sell?

What is 13 cookies?

100

 2.49 x 0.04

What is 0.0996?

100

Write 10% as a fraction.

What is 10/100 or 1/10?

100

Write 4 2/3 as an improper fraction

What is 14/3?

100

Solve four to the third power.

What is 4 x 4 x 4 = 64?

200

Jessica purchased 4 paintbrushes for $22.76, not including tax. If each paintbrush cost the same amount, what was the cost in dollars and cents for each paintbrush, not including tax?

What is $5.69?

200

1.2 x 9.8

What is 11.76?

200

Convert 15/100 into a percentage.

What is 15%?

200

Write 2 1/2 as an improper fraction

What is 5/2?

200

A SEPTA bus travels 140 miles over 7 hours.  What was the average speed travelled per hour?

What is 20 mph?

300

Dior is buying lunch from a taco truck.  A a taco costs $2.99 and a drink costs $1.87. How much change will Dior receive from $20.00 if he bought four tacos and two drinks?

What is $4.30?

300

23.1 / 5

What is 4.62?

300

Convert 15% into a decimal and a fraction.

What is 0.15 and 15/100 or 3/20?

300

The garden snake that Justin measured was 7 3/4 inches long. Write the length as an improper fraction?

What is 31/4?

300

Write the number that comes next in this pattern:

36, 48, 60, 72, ___

What is 84?

400

Nadhir is buying a flower arrangement.  He buys a lily for $3.95, a sunflower for $1.39, and 2 carnations for $1.75 each. How much did he pay for the flowers?

What is $8.84?

400

 68 / 3.2

What is 21.25?

400

Convert 5% into a decimal

What is 0.05?

400

Express four and seven eighths as an improper fraction.

What is 39/8?

400

Write 40/20 as a percent.

What is 200%?

500

If Chelsea started with 10 dollars and spent $4.50 at 7-11, how much money does she have left?

What is $5.50?

500

189 x .67

What is 126.63?

500

Convert 5/4 into a percentage and a decimal

What is 125% and 1.25?

500

A nursery is growing trees. An apricot tree is 77 inches tall. Find the height of the tree in terms of feet. Write you answer as a mixed number in simplest form. 

What is 6 5/12 feet? 

500

Write the fraction for 0.3 (repeating)

What is 1/3?