Mystery 1
What is the value of ?-12 -? (-?35)?
23
Elijah spent $5.25 for lunch every day for 5 school days. He spent $6.75 on Saturday. How much did he spend in all?
Briana played a trivia game in which she lost 5 points for each incorrect answer and gained 10 points for each correct answer. If Briana answered 11 questions correctly and 4 questions incorrectly, what was her total score?
90 points
What is the product of ? -1 3/8 and 2 4/5 expressed as a mixed number?
-3 17/20
Each year a store decreased the price of a certain model of TV by $35. If the price in 2001 was $1,950, what was the price in 2009?
$1,670
What is the value of ?-3 2/3 ÷ 1/3?
-11
At Daria’s school, 3/8 of the students are left-handed. If there are 320 students, how many of them are left-handed?
120 students
Benjamin had $450 in his bank account on Monday. On Tuesday he wrote five checks for $24.50 each. On Wednesday he made three deposits of $45 each. How much money was in his account after the checks and deposits cleared?
$462.50
Jake’s family is moving to a new home. They packed 22 boxes in 1 5/6 hours. What is the average number of boxes they packed per hour?
12 boxes
On a certain day the temperature in Seattle was -?1 degree and the temperature in Houston was 18 degrees. How many degrees lower was the temperature in Seattle?
19 degrees
What is the value of ?-3 ?+ 4.5 ?- (-?1.2)?
2.7
Alyssa rode her bicycle 14.2 miles in 0.8 hours. What is the average number of miles she rode per hour?
17.75 miles
A jug of orange juice contains 40.75 fluid ounces. It is shared equally among 5 people. How many ounces of orange juice does each person receive?
8.15 fl oz
What is the value of ? -7/8 ÷ -1 2/5 ?
5/8
There are 4,200 adults in Lakeview. Three-eighths of the adults in Lakeview do not have children. How many adults in Lakeview have children?
2,625 adults have children
Calvin earned $1,425 dollars by working five days in a week. He also received a bonus of $200. What is the average amount that he earned per day?
$325
Seth purchased a printer for $350. The price of the printer that Jose purchased was 4/5 the price that Seth paid. How much did Jose pay for his printer?
$280
Timothy made 60 quarts of cider. He poured the cider into containers. Each container holds 4/11 of a quart. How many containers did Timothy use?
165 containers
What is the result when ?-2.5 is divided by 1.8?
-?1.38 (the 8 should have the repeating sign over it, I just couldn't figure out how to type it)
Alex wants to purchase a set of 9 figurines that cost $38 each. So far he has saved $240 towards this purchase. How much more money does he need to save?
$102
Kenneth shared a basket of apples with three of his friends. The basket weighed 14.75 pounds. What is the weight of the apples that each of the friends received?
3.6875 lb
A test has 40 questions. Denise finished 2/5 of the questions in the first 10 minutes and 1/2 of the remaining questions in the next 15 minutes. How many questions had Denise answered after 25 minutes?
28 questions
George ate 2/3 of a container of Chinese food. Silvia ate 1/5 of the same container of Chinese food. What fraction of the container of Chinese food did they eat together?
13/15 of the container
Dori bought a sandwich for $6.75, a bag of dried fruit for $1.45 and a bottle of water for $1.75. She paid the cashier with a $20 bill. How much change did she receive?
$10.05
What is Ms. V's dog's name?
Loki