Misc. Math
What is 120?
1
If a telephone pole weighs 11.5 pounds per foot, how much does a 32-foot pole weigh?
368 lbs
Connecticut state sales tax is 6%. Lucy purchases a picture frame that costs $10.50. What is the Connecticut sales tax on this item?
$0.63
Lisa was assigned 48 pages to read for English class. She has finished 3/4 of the assignment. How many more pages must she read?
12
Charlie wants to know the area of his rectangular plot of land, which measures 120 ft by 150 ft. Which formula will he use?
A= length x width
Sally is paid x dollars per hour for a 40-hour work week, and y dollars for each hour she works over 40 hours. How much did Sally earn last week if she worked 48 hours?
a. 48xy
b. 40y + 8x
c. 40x + 8y
d. 48x + 48y
C
Rick paddles his canoe 25.2 miles on the first day of his vacation at an average rate of 3.3 miles per hour. How long did his trip take? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
7.6 hours
In response to the threat of a winter storm, the local supply store marks up the price of snow shovels by 250%. If the snow shovel now sells for $40, what was its price prior to threat of the storm?
$16
A large coffee pot holds 120 cups. It is now about three-fifths full. About how many cups are currently in the pot?
72
Aaron is installing a ceiling fan in his bedroom. Once the fan is in motion,he needs to know the area the fan will cover. Which formula will he use?
A=3.14r2
Which expression below is equal to 5?
a. (1 + 2)2
b. 9 − 22
c. 11 − 10 × 5
d. 45 ÷ 3 × 3
B
Nicole is making 20 gift baskets. She has 15 pounds of chocolates to distribute equally among the baskets. If each basket gets the same amount of chocolates, how many pounds should Nicole put in each basket?
0.75 lbs
Michael scored 260 points during his junior year on the school basketball team. He scored 25% more points during his senior year. How many points did he score during his senior year?
325
The price of heating oil rose from $1.70 per gallon to $2.38 per gallon. What is the percent of increase?
40%
If Lisa wants to know the distance around her circular table, which has a diameter of 42 in., which formula will she use?
C=3.14d
Audrey measured the width of her dining room in inches. It is 150 inches. How many feet wide is her dining room?
12.5 ft
A pipe has a diameter of 2.5 inches. Insulation that is 0.5 inches thick is placed around the pipe. What is the diameter of the pipe with the insulation around it?
3.5 inches
A computer depreciates to about 0.85 of its value from the year before. If a computer is purchased for $2,200, how much will it be worth, to the nearest cent, in three years?
$1.351.08
Rebecca is 12.5% taller than Debbie. Debbie is 64 inches tall. How tall is Rebecca?
72 inches
Find the area of a circle with a radius of 6 inches.
113.09 inches (113.04)
What is 8% of 1/3 of 99?
2.64
What is the average of the data set below?
{0.0012, 0.00067, 0.0023, 0.01, 0.009}
0.004634
Brian is a real estate agent. He earns a 2.5% commission on each sale. During the month of June he sold three houses. The houses sold for $153,000, $399,000, and $221,000. What was Brian’s total commission on these three sales?
$19,325
What is the value of 2x2 + 3y3 when x = 3.5 and y = 2.25?
58.67
What is the distance around a circular table with a diameter of 42 inches?
131.94 inches (131.88)