Question: Rachel rode her bicycle 18.2 miles in 1.4 hours. She determines that her mean speed was less than 17 miles per hour for this trip. Is she correct?
Answer: yes, because 18.2 divided by 1.4 is 13
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Question: Mr. Stean is purchasing 2.25 pounds of meat that costs $2.80 per pound. How much change should Mr. Stean receive if he gives the cashier $20.00?
Answer: 13.70
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Question: Wendy had 35 tickets for games at a carnival. She used 1/5 of the tickets to play the ball-toss
game. She then used 1/2 of the remaining tickets to play the ring-toss game, in which she won 5
more tickets. How many tickets did Wendy have after playing these games?
Answer: 19
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Question: Michael paid for 2.5 pounds of plums with a ten-dollar bill. He received $1.20 in change from the cashier. What was the price, per pound, for the plums?
Answer: 3.52
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Question: On February 13, 2011 the chill factor was -32 degrees Fahrenheit. On July 23, 2011, the heat index was 125 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the difference between the heat index and the chill factor on these two dates?
Answer: 157
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Question: In 2011, Ralph paid $12.95 for a box of cards and $0.44 each for 16 stamps. What was the total cost, in dollars and cents, of the box of cards and the stamps?
Answer: 19.99
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Question: A scientist had a bottle that contained 56.6 mL of a solution. She used 3.2 mL of the solution for an experiment. Then she poured half the solution remaining in the bottle into a beaker. Finally she poured 6 mL of the solution remaining in the bottle into a test tube. How many milliliters of solution remained in the bottle?
Answer: 20.7
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Question: The highest point in North America is 20,320 feet above sea level. The lowest point in North America is at 282 feet below sea level. What is the difference between these two measures?
Answer: 20602
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Question: A recipe that calls for 3 1/3 cups of flour makes
a dozen cupcakes. If a bakery needs to make a half-dozen cupcakes, how much flour will they need to make their cupcakes?
Answer: 1 2/3
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