Question 1

An employee earned $12.50 per hour and worked 40 hours. The employer subtracted $56 for income taxes and other necessary deductions. Compute the amount the employee had left to spend.

Accepted Answer

​$444 left

Question 2

Office Depot sold 28 printer units for $360 each. In addition they sold 71 cartons of paper products at $34.50 each. What was the total sale?

Accepted Answer

$12,529.50

Question 3

An employee worked 40 hours at $11.25 per hour. Compute the amount of money the employee earned.

Accepted Answer

$450

Question 4

An airplane flew for 80 hours in a week. The airplane used 55 gallons of gas per hour. Compute the number of gallons of gas the airplane used that week.

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Question 5

A store owner wanted to give each of her 20 employees an equal share of a special bonus fund containing $6,716. Compute the amount of bonus money each employee received.

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Question 6

A company earned $14,500 in January, $7,600 in February, and $11,700 in March. Compute what the company earned in the three months.​

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Question 7

A company earned $19,862 in April and $11,072 in May. In June the company lost $3,990. Compute the amount the company earned during the three-month period.

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Question 8

A school class is washing cars on Saturday to earn $200 for a charity drive. The students collect a donation of $6.50 for each car they wash. The students have washed 28 cars. How many more dollars do they need to earn to reach their goal?

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Question 9

A company purchased 26 desks for $240 each and 18 chairs for $59 each. Compute the total purchase price.

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Question 10

A company ordered 47 square yards of red carpet, 48 square yards of blue carpet, and 46 square yards of yellow carpet. The carpet cost $20 per square yard including tax. Compute the amount the company paid for the carpeting.

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Question 11

A car travels 18 miles on a gallon of gas. The car used 65 gallons of gas last week. Compute the number of miles the car traveled.

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Question 12

A company purchased a desk for $399, a chair for $139, a lamp for $89, and a table for $79. The store offered a discount of $100 for purchases totaling $400 or more. Compute the amount the company paid for the furniture.

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Question 13

Robert Nelson's second customer bought 11 CD's at $15 and 4 CD's at $11. How much was the total of the second sale?​

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Question 14

A bus travels 8 miles on a gallon of gas. The bus used 61 gallons of gas last week. Compute the number of miles the bus traveled.

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Question 15

A customer purchased 3 items at $4.75 each and gave the clerk a twenty-dollar bill. How much change should the customer have received?

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Question 16

Robert Nelson sold 20 iPods at $20 each and 3 CD's at $15 each. How much was the total sale?

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Question 17

Twenty-five people paid $20 per ticket for a special movie. The twenty-five people spent an additional $170 for food and drinks at the theater. What was the total expenditure?

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Question 18

Jim is signing up for a new cell phone plan. Plan A costs $45 per month and includes 700 minutes. Plan B costs $70 per month and includes 1500 minutes. Both plans charge 15 cents for each additional minute used. If Jim uses 1200 minutes per month, how much will he save during the first year by choosing plan B?

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Question 19

A store owner had 36 carpets and sold 17 of them. Compute the number of carpets the owner had left.​

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Question 20

An airplane flew 2,720 miles the first day, 2,740 miles the second day, and 2,980 miles the third day. Compute the number of miles the airplane flew in the three days.​

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Quiz 3: Word Problems and Equations