Math Word Probe
d. 125 energy savers
cost Rs 1875. What
will be the cost of
200 energy savers?
Answers
Answer:
) Joey makes $250 each month. How much money will he make in a year? Answer: $250 x 12 = $3000 He will make $3000 in a year. 2) Sophia wants to buy 14 oranges. The oranges cost 35 cents each. How much money will 14 oranges cost? Answer: 14 x 35 = 490 cents or $4.90 3) If you purchased 24 pencils for $5.28. How much did each pencil cost? Answer: $5.28 ÷ 24 = $0.22 or 22 cents each 4) Anna is trying to save her money for a new bike. Each week she puts $5.50 in savings. The bike she wants to buy costs $88. How many weeks will it take her to save enough money to buy the bike? Answer: 88 ÷ 5.50 = 16 It will take her 16 weeks to save enough money. 5) Benjamin went to the clothes store and purchased a blue shirt for $18.45, a red shirt for $22.18, a green shirt for $28.97. What was the average price he paid for a shirt? Answer: To figure the average we must total the cost of the shirts and the divide by the total number of shirts (which is three). $18.45 + $22.18 + $28.97 = $69.60 total cost $69.60 ÷ 3 = $23.20. The average price that Benjamin paid for a shirt was $23.20. 6) A gallon of gas costs $2.90. How much would it cost to fill up a car with a 15 gallon tank? Answer: $2.90 x 15 = $43.50 7) At the store you see two sizes of peanut butter jars. One size is 23.96 ounces and sells for $5.99. The other size is 12.5 ounces and sells for $3.00. Which is the better deal per ounce? Answer: Figure out the per ounce price of the first jar: $5.99 ÷ 23.96 ounces = .25 or 25 cents per ounce Now, figure out the per ounce price of the other jar: $3.00 ÷ 12.5 ounces = .24 or 24 cents per ounce The second jar is a better deal because it is less money per ounce. 8) The bill at a restaurant is $38.00. The service was good, so you decide to tip 20%. What is the new total with tip included? Answer: First figure out the tip: $38.00 x .2 = $7.60 Another way to figure this out is to move the decimal over one place and double the amount. This would be $3.80 x 2 which is $7.60. Next, add the tip to the bill: $38.00 + $7.60 = $45.60 9) Alice purchased 18 bolts of cloth. Each bolt has 12 yards of cloth. A yard of cloth costs $2.35. How much money did all the cloth cost Alice? Answer: First figure out how much each bolt of cloth cost: 12 yards times $2.35 for each yard = 12 x $2.35 = $28.20 per bolt Now multiply the bolt cost by the number of bolts purchased: 18 bolts x $28.20 = $507.60 Alice spent $507.60 total on cloth.
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