- A man goes to a casino with $125. He loses $30 on blackjack, then loses another $40 on roulette. How much money does he have left?
- $35
- $40
- $55
- $70
First, calculate how much the man lost by adding his losses together:
\($40 + $30 = $70\)
Then, subtract that amount from the amount he had originally:
\($125 – $70 = $55\)
- A baker uses six eggs to bake a cake. How many cakes will he be able to bake with 145 eggs?
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
To find out how many cakes the baker will be able to make, divide the total number of eggs by the number needed to make a single cake:
\(145 \div 6 = 24\tfrac{1}{6}\)
Therefore, the baker will be able to make 24 cakes and will have one egg left over.
- A woman must drive 298 miles to reach her destination. If she travels 42 miles during the first hour, how many miles will she have yet to travel?
- 225
- 256
- 271
- 286
To calculate how many miles the woman still has to travel, subtract the distance she has traveled (42 miles) from the distance of the entire trip (298 miles):
\(298 \text{ mi} – 42 \text{ mi} = 256 \text{ mi}\)
- Jamie had $6.50 in his wallet when he left home. He spent $4.25 on drinks and $2.00 on a magazine. Later, his friend repaid him $2.50 that he had borrowed the previous day. How much money does Jamie have in his wallet?
- $12.25
- $14.25
- $3.25
- $2.75
To solve this problem, first subtract $4.25 and $2.00 from the initial sum of $6.50, leaving $0.25. Then add $2.50, arriving at the final answer of $2.75:
\($6.50 – $4.25 – $2.00 = $0.25\)
\($0.25 + $2.50 = $2.75\)
- Tom works 25 hours a week and earns $7.75 per hour. He received a raise that increases his weekly pay to $206.25. What is the increase in Tom’s weekly pay?
- $12.50
- $13.25
- $13.75
- $14.50
First, calculate Tom’s current weekly pay. Multiply the number of hours worked by his hourly wage:
\(25 \times $7.75 = $193.75\)
The increase in pay is the new total wage minus the previous total wage:
\($206.25 – $193.75 = $12.50\)
- How many seconds are there in 36 hours?
- 2,160
- 51,840
- 129,600
- 132,200
Convert the units from hours to seconds:
\(36 \text{ hr} \times \dfrac{60 \text{ min}}{\text{hr}} \times \dfrac{60 \text{ sec}}{\text{min}} = 129,600\)
- You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and six monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the car?
- $3,225
- $4,350
- $5,375
- $6,550
To solve, multiply the monthly payment amount by 6 and add the down payment amount.
\($225 \times 6 = $1,350\)
\($1,350 + $3,000 = $4,350\)
- A pizza dough recipe calls for two cups of flour and 1.5 teaspoons of salt. How much salt would you need if you wanted to triple the recipe?
- 1 tablespoon
- 3 teaspoons
- 4.5 teaspoons
- 6 teaspoons
To solve, simply multiply the amount of salt by 3:
\(1.5 \times 3 = 4.5\)
- If a local grocery store last year had a total income of $7,056,238 and expenses of $3,998,100, how much profit did it make?
- $3,058,138
- $3,158,138
- $2,738,188
- $4,158,188
Remember, profit is income minus expenses.
\($7,056,238 – $3,998,100 = $3,058,138\)
- Kael goes to the grocery store with $40. He buys a gallon of milk for $3.20, a loaf of bread for $1.85, and a bunch of bananas for $3.05. How much money does he have left?
- $30.95
- $31.90
- $32.10
- $34.95
To calculate how much money Kael has left, simply subtract the money spent from the original figure:
\($40 – $1.85 – $3.20 – $3.05 = $31.90\)
If you wanted to, you could also add them up and subtract the sum from 40:
\($1.85 + $3.20 + $3.05 = $8.10\)
\($40-$8.10 = $31.90\)