Choosing the Operation
Taylor weighs 230 pounds. His doctor recommends that he lose 5 pounds a month. If he does this, how much weight will he lose in 8 months?
Operation?
Answer?
Multiplication
40 pounds
Arthur works in a nursery. On Tuesday he planed 4 1/2 flats of bedding plants, on Wednesday he planted 3 3/4 flats, and on Friday he planted 5 1/3 flats. How many flats did he plant in all?
13 5/12
A triangular boat sail measures 3.5 meters tall and 2.8 meters wide. How many square meters of sail cloth are there in a sail?
4.9 m2
Mandy's grandfather told her that he is 6 times her age. If Mandy is 10, how old is Mandy's grandfather?
What is the expression and the solution?
G= grandfather
M=Mandy
G=6M
60 years old
Len runs 3,200 meters every day. How many kilometers does he run?
3.2 km
Ahmed bought a radio on sale for $39.95. The original price was $47.49. How much did he save buying the radio on sale?
7.54
For a benefit dinner of 250 people, 3/5 of the tickets sold were adult tickets. If adult tickets cost $6.95 each, how much money was raised by selling adult tickets?
1042.50
Roland drives a mixer for a cement company. The mixer is a cylinder 10 feet long with a diameter of 9.5 feet. What is the volume of the mixer?
708.43 ft3
The taxes on Lot A are $151 more than on Lot B. The combined taxes on the two lots are $1,121. what are the taxes for each lot?
Equation:
Answer:
(B +151) + B = 1,121
A= 636
B=485
How many paperback books can Nell put on a shelf one meter long if each book is 2 centimeters wide?
50 books
Caitlin drives 29 miles each way from home to work. 16 miles of each trip is on small roads, the rest is on the expressway. Her car gets 21 miles to the gallon.
Last week Caitlin was sick one day and did not go to work. How many miles did she drive last week?
A) 58 miles
B) 110 miles
C) 228 miles
D) 232 miles
D) 232 miles
Anne wishes to save 15% of her wages for a new car. Her net pay is $234.40 a week. How much will she have saved for a new car in a year's time? (Hint: there are 52 weeks in a year)
1898.52
How much edging should Paco buy to put around a circular flower bed with a 1.2 meter radius?
A) 2.5 m
B) 3.8 m
C) 4.2 m
D) 7.5 m
D) 7.5 m
The interest paid on Sue's savings account was $20 less than twice the interest paid on Kevin's account. The total interest paid on Sue's account was $36.73. How much interest was paid on Kevin's account?
2x-20=36.73
Kevin--$28.37
Robert feeds his dogs 1 lb. 4 oz. of dog food a day. How long will a 40 pound bag last?
32 days
Josie has a painting job that she estimates will take 16 1/2 hours. If she hires 4 people to do the job, how long will it take for the four of them to complete the job?
4 1/8 hours
Tio spent 20% of the money in his wallet on presents for his children. He has $98.50 left. How much did he have originally?
123.13
80/100 = 98.50/x
The volume of a box is 125 cubic inches. If the top of the box measures 25 square inches, how tall is the box?
5 in.
Ron's veteran's group wanted to sell 500 poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans. On the first day of sales they sold 10% of the flowers. In the next three days they sold 70% of the remaining flowers. Whcih equation shows the total number of poppies sold?
A) p=0.70(500)-.10(500)
B) 0.70[500-(500 x 0.10)]
C) P=500-0.10(500) x 0.70
D) P= 800(70% + 10%)
C) P=500-0.10(500) x 0.70
If 170 grams of dry pasta makes 5 servings, how much dry pasta will be needed to serve 7 people?
238 grams
School employees work 210 days a year. Last year, Claudia took 15 sick days. What percent of the total number of work days was Claudia out sick?
7.14%
Carol's gross pay is 1,550 a month. She is paid in two equal amounts on the 1st and the 15th of each month. On each check there are deductions of 7.65% for Social Security, 7.24% for federal income tax, and 9% for a savings plan.
What is the total amount of money deducted from her gross pay each month?
370.30
A round goldfish pool holds about 308 cubic feet of water. The radius of the pool is 7 feet. How deep is the pool?
2 ft.
Last year's average daily attendance at Rockville High was 630 students less than Rockville Junior High. The combined average attendance 1,326. What was the attendance at each school?
2x+630=1,326
High School=348
Junior High=978
Two-liter bottles of soda were selling for the same price as a six-pack of soda. Each can holds 354 milliliters. Which is the better buy?
Cans are the better buy