Question

Question 1:
Your department is responsible for roadside litter pickup. This year your
budget for litter pickup is $57,000. The first month you spent $5,600
removing trash from county roads.
How much money do you have left for the rest of the year?
(1 point)
$100
$1,000
$51,400
$62,600
Question 2:
Fly Away travel agency advertises a three-day and four-night stay in
Cancun for $1,749.
If this is a savings of $120, what was the original price?
(1 point)
$1,899
$1,869
$1,726
$1,629
Question 3:
$0.04 plus 2¢ equals
(1 point)

$0.06
$0.24
$2.04
$2.40
Question 4:
$27.89 minus $25 equals
(1 point)
$2.89
$2.98
$27.64
$52.89
Question 5:
Kanita owns a nursery and greenhouse. She placed 3 trays of tomato
plants out for sale. Each tray holds 36 tomato plants. That day, she sells
21 tomato plants.
How many tomato plants does Kanita have on the shelf at the end of the
day?
(1 point)
15 tomato plants
45 tomato plants
87 tomato plants
108 tomato plants
Question 6:

Mark is the housekeeping manager for a hotel. He wants to have 250
bottles of shampoo in storage for hotel guests. He sees 2 full boxes of 96
bottles each. He counts 26 bottles in an open box.
How many bottles of shampoo should Mark order?
(1 point)
122 bottles of shampoo
128 bottles of shampoo
32 bottles of shampoo
218 bottles of shampoo
Question 7:
Tom has 9 blackberry bushes and 7 raspberry bushes left to harvest
before he leaves the garden.
Which is a good estimate of the work Tom as left?
(1 point)
about 16 bushes left to harvest
about 15 bushes left to harvest
about 10 bushes left to harvest
about 20 bushes left to harvest
Question 8:
A hotel housekeeper needs to clean 15 rooms during an 8-hour shift.
Which of the following is a good estimate for the time a housekeeper
should spend in a room?
(1 point)
about 15 minutes
about 30 minutes

about 1 hour
about 1/2 day
Question 9:
A potter uses 4 pounds of clay to make 1 dinner plate.
To fill an order for 848 plates, how many pounds of clay should the potter
buy?
(1 point)
212 pounds
852 pounds
3,392 pounds
None of the above
Question 10:
If one pound of grass seed covers 900 square feet, how many pounds of
grass seed are needed to cover 7,200 square feet?
(1 point)
8 pounds
80 pounds
6,300 pounds
8,100 pounds

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions provided:

**Question 1:**
$57,000 - $5,600 = $51,400
**Answer:** $51,400

**Question 2:**
$1,749 + $120 = $1,869
**Answer:** $1,869

**Question 3:**
$0.04 + $0.02 (2¢) = $0.06
**Answer:** $0.06

**Question 4:**
$27.89 - $25 = $2.89
**Answer:** $2.89

**Question 5:**
Total tomato plants = 3 trays × 36 plants/tray = 108 plants
Plants sold = 21 plants
Plants remaining = 108 - 21 = 87 plants
**Answer:** 87 tomato plants

**Question 6:**
Total bottles Mark has = 2 boxes × 96 bottles/box + 26 bottles = 192 + 26 = 218 bottles
Bottles needed = 250 - 218 = 32 bottles
**Answer:** 32 bottles of shampoo

**Question 7:**
9 blackberry bushes + 7 raspberry bushes = 16 bushes
**Answer:** about 16 bushes left to harvest

**Question 8:**
8 hours = 480 minutes; 480 minutes / 15 rooms = 32 minutes per room (good estimate)
**Answer:** about 30 minutes

**Question 9:**
Total clay needed = 4 pounds/plate × 848 plates = 3,392 pounds
**Answer:** 3,392 pounds

**Question 10:**
If 1 pound covers 900 square feet, then for 7,200 square feet:
7,200 sq ft / 900 sq ft/pound = 8 pounds
**Answer:** 8 pounds

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