Peter is eating chips. Each chip is 10 calories. A bag has 24 chips and costs $2. If he wants to eat 480 calories, how much does he have to spend on chips?

Each bag has 240 calories because 24 x 10 =

<<24*10=240>>240 He needs two bags because 480 / 240 = <<480/240=2>>2 It will cost $4 because 2 x 2 = <<2*2=4>>4 #### 4 Cary is trying to strip the ivy off a tree in her yard. She strips 6 feet of ivy every day, but the ivy grows another 2 feet every night. If the tree is covered by 40 feet of ivy, how many days will it take Cary to strip all the ivy off? First find the net amount of ivy Cary removes each day by subtracting the ivy's growth from the amount she removes: 6 feet/day - 2 feet/day = <<6-2=4>>4 feet/day Then divide the total feet of ivy by the net amount Cary removes each day to find how many days it takes her to remove all the ivy: 40 feet / 4 feet/day = <<40/4=10>>10 days #### 10 Ravi can jump higher than anyone in the class. In fact, he can jump 1.5 times higher than the average jump of the three next highest jumpers. If the three next highest jumpers can jump 23 inches, 27 inches, and 28 inches, how high can Ravi jump? The total height the next three highest can jump is 78 inches because 23 + 27 + 28 = <<23+27+28=78>>78 The average height they can jump is 26 inches because 78 / 3 = <<78/3=26>>26 Ravi can jump 39 inches high because 26 x 1.5 = <<26*1.5=39>>39 #### 39 Mike and John dined at the Taco Palace restaurant. They each ordered the Taco Grande Plate as their main meal, but Mike also ordered a side salad for $2, a plate of cheesy fries for $4, and a diet cola for $2. As a result, Mike's lunch bill was twice as large as John's bill. What was the combined total cost, in dollars, of Mike and John's lunch? Let "x" be the cost in dollars of the Taco Grande Plate. Since twice the cost of John's Taco Plate equals the cost of Mike's Taco Plate plus added items, then 2x = x+2+4+2. Simplifying the equation, we get 2x = x+8. Subtracting x from each side of the equation, we are left with x=8 dollars as the cost of the Taco Grande Plate. Thus the combined total cost of Mike and John's lunch is 8+8+2+4+2=<<8+8+2+4+2=24>>24 dollars. #### 24 Phil started his day with $40. He bought a slice of pizza for $2.75, a soda for $1.50 and a pair of jeans for $11.50. If he has nothing but quarters left of his original money, how many quarters does he now have? The total cost of pizza, soda and jeans is $2.75 + $1.50 + $11.50 = $<<2.75+1.5+11.5=15.75>>15.75 He now has $40 - $15.75 = $<<40-15.75=24.25>>24.25 left. There are 4 quarters in $1.00 so $24 is equal to 24 x 4 = <<24*4=96>>96 quarters. 25 cents is equal to 1 quarter. Therefore, Phil has 96 quarters + 1 quarter = <<96+1=97>>97 quarters now. #### 97 A baker is comparing the day’s sales to his daily average. He usually sells 20 pastries and 10 loaves of bread. Today, he sells 14 pastries and 25 loaves of bread. If pastries are sold for $2 and loaves of bread are sold for $4, what is the difference, in dollars, between the baker’s daily average and total for today? The daily average sales of pastries amounts to 20 pastries * $2/pastry = $<<20*2=40>>40. The daily average sales of bread amounts to 10 loaves of bread * $4/loaf = $<<10*4=40>>40. Therefore, the daily average is $40 + $40 = $<<40+40=80>>80. Today’s sales of pastries amounts to 14 pastries * $2/pastry = $<<14*2=28>>28. Today’s sales of loaves of bread amounts to 25 loaves of bread * $4/loaf = $<<25*4=100>>100. Therefore, today’s sales amount to $28 + $100 = $<<28+100=128>>128. This means the total difference between today’s sales and the daily average is $128 – $80 = $<<128-80=48>>48. #### 48 James was 2/3s as tall as his uncle who is 72 inches. He gets a growth spurt that makes him gain 10 inches. How much taller is his uncle than James now? He was 72*2/3=<<72*2/3=48>>48 inches tall before. He is now 48+10=<<48+10=58>>58 inches. So his uncle is 72-58=<<72-58=14>>14 inches taller. #### 14 The mayor commissioned two artists to paint 50 murals around the city. Once the work was completed, Celina was paid $1,000 more than 4 times the amount Diego got. If the mayor paid the two a total of $50,000, how much did Diego get? Let d be Diego’s payment Both artists were paid (1000 + 4 * d ) + d = 50000 dollars This means that 5d = (50000 - 1000) dollars Therefore Diego was paid d = 49000 / 5 = <<49000/5=9800>>9800 dollars #### 9800 Adrianna has 10 pieces of gum to share with her friends. There wasn't enough gum for all her friends, so she went to the store to get 3 more pieces of gum. She gave out gum to 11 friends. How many pieces of gum does Adrianna have now? After buying 3 pieces of gum Ariana has 10 + 3 = <<10+3=13>>13 pieces of gum. After giving her 11 friends gum Ariana has 13 - 11 = <<13-11=2>>2 pieces of gum left. #### 2 Paul needed to buy some new clothes for work. He had a 10% off coupon that he could use on his entire purchase after any other discounts. Paul bought 4 dress shirts at $15.00 apiece, 2 pairs of pants that each cost $40.00. He found a suit for $150.00 and 2 sweaters for $30.00 each. When he got to the register, the clerk told him that the store was offering 20% off of everything in the store. After the discounts and the coupon, how much did Paul spend on his new clothes? 4 dress shirts cost $15.00 each so 4*15 = $<<4*15=60.00>>60.00 2 pants at $40.00 cost 2*40 = $<<2*40=80.00>>80.00 2 sweaters at $30.00 cost 2*30 = $<<2*30=60.00>>60.00 Add the suit at $150 and the other items the total was 150+60+80+60 = $<<150+60+80+60=350>>350 The store has having a 20% off sale so .20*350 = $<<350*.20=70.00>>70.00 discount His new total would be 350-70 = $<<350-70=280.00>>280.00 Then add his 10% discount, .10*280= $<<28=28.00>>28.00 additional off His final total came out to 280-28 = $<<280-28=252.00>>252.00 #### 252