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100

The Juicy Juice 6 oz drink costs $0.96 and the Minute Maid Juice 8 oz drink cost $0.96. Which is a better deal? Why?

The Minute Maid 8 oz drink is a better deal because you are paying the same price for more juice. 

100

What is a baby cow called?

calf

100

120% of 100

120

100

Sam buys an item with normal price of $15, and uses a 10% off coupon. How much does he save by using the coupon? 

$1.50

200

 A 10 oz box of crackers costs $2.50 and the 25 oz box of crackers costs $6.00. Which is a better deal? Why?

25 oz box is the better deal because...

10 oz box has a unit rate of $0.25/oz and the 25 oz box has a unit rate of $0.24/oz. 



200

What is a baby sheep called?

lamb

200

160 is what percent of 40 

400% 

200

Chloe buys an item with a normal price of $24, but saves $6 by using a coupon.  What percentage off was the coupon she used? 

25%

300

Who is driving faster: Dan who drove 300 miles in 5 hours or Jon who drove 400 miles in 7 hours? Explain your answer. 

Dan is faster because...

Dan's unit rate is 60 miles/hour (or mph)

Jon's unit rate is less than 60 miles/hour because he traveled less than 420 miles in 7 hours.

300

What is a baby elephant called?

calf

300
What number is equivalent to .9%?

0.09

300

A store is having a 20% off sale on all merchandise. If Maya buys one item and saves $13, what was the original price? 

$65

400

Who runs faster:  Polly who ran 6 miles in 45 minutes or Lacey who ran 4 miles in 29 minutes? Explain your reasoning. 

Lacey runs faster because...

Polly's unit rate is 7.5 minutes/mile

Lacey's unit rate is 7 1/4 minutes/mile or 7.25 minutes/mile

400

What is a baby horse called?

foal

400

1% of 1,550

15.5

400

Three friends – Donkey, Shrek and Fiona – had goals of each raising $50 for swamp improvements.

 How much did each of the friends raise given the goal percentages?  

Donkey raised 40% of his goal.  ___________

Shrek raised 90% of his goal. __________

Fiona raised 150% of her goal. ___________

Donkey - $20

Shrek - $45

Fiona - $75

500

Who scored more points per game:  Henry with 83 points in 9 games or Elias with 132 points in 12 games?

Elias

500

What is a baby kangaroo called?

joey

500

9 is 15% of what number? 

60

500

(500 pt. to ALL teams) Two stores are having a sale. Both stores have grills for sale at the original price of $100. Store #1 offers an additional 15% discount on their grills after a 20% off sale. Store #2 offers a 35% off sale on their grills. Which store offers the better deal (or are the deals the same)?  Show all work.







Grills at store #1 will be $68 and grills at store #2 will $65. Store #2 has the better deal.