Money matters
ON THE JOB
Percent and discounts
REAL LIFE MATH
RANDOM CHALLENGE
100

You earn $18 per hour.
You work 5 hours.

How much do you earn?

$90

100

A shift starts at 8:30am and finishes at 3:30pm.
How many hours worked?

7 hours

100

A $50 shirt has 10% off.
How much discount?

$5

100

You drive 60km in 1 hour.
What is your speed?

60 km/h

100

What is 15% of 200?

$30

200

You buy lunch for $7.50 and a drink for $3.20.
You pay with $20.
How much change do you get?

$9.30

200

You need 24 bricks.
Each box holds 6 bricks.
How many boxes?

4 boxes

200

A $80 item has 25% off.
Sale price?

25% of 80 = 20
80 − 20 =
$60

200

You drive 150km at 75 km/h.
How long does it take?

150 ÷ 75 =
2 hours

200

Round 4.786 to 2 decimal places.

4.79

300

Your weekly pay is $540.
You save 20%.
How much do you save?

$108

300

A plank is 2.4m long.
You cut off 75cm.
How long is left?

2.4m = 240cm
240 − 75 = 165cm
1.65m

300

Your test mark improved from 40% to 65%.
How much did it increase by?

25%

300

A car uses 8L per 100km.
You travel 200km.
How many litres used?

16L

300

Convert 3.5 hours into minutes

3.5 × 60 =
210 minutes

400

A phone costs $1,200.
You pay a $200 deposit.
The rest is paid over 10 months equally.
How much per month?

$100 per month

400

Fuel costs $1.80 per litre.
You buy 45 litres.
Total cost?

$81

400

You score 18 out of 25 on a test.
What percentage is that?

18 ÷ 25 = 0.72
72%

400

Rent is $450 per week.
You share with 2 friends equally.
How much each per week?

450 ÷ 3 =
$150 each

400

Find the mean (average) of: 12, 18, 20, 10, 15.

Sum = 75
75 ÷ 5 =
15

500

You work 8 hours at $22/hour.
Tax is 15% of your total pay.
How much pay do you take home?

Gross: $176
Tax: $26.40
Take home: $149.60

500

You are paid $25/hour.
You work 38 regular hours and 5 overtime hours.
Overtime is time-and-a-half.
What is your total pay?

Regular: 38 × 25 = $950
Overtime: 5 × 37.50 = $187.50
Total: $1,137.50

500

A $240 jacket is discounted by 30%, then an extra 10% off the new price.
Final price?

30% of 240 = 72
240 − 72 = 168

10% of 168 = 16.80
168 − 16.80 =

$151.20

500

Your monthly phone bill is $65.
Internet is $75.
Fuel is $240.
Food is $400.

What is your total monthly cost?

65 + 75 + 240 + 400 =
$780

500

You invest $500 and it grows by 12%.
New amount?


12% of 500 = 60
500 + 60 =
$560