Solution
A customer buys a bag of dog food that costs $12.79 and pays the sales tax of $0.64. How much
change is due back from a $20 bill?
A. $ 6.57
B. $ 7.85
C. $12.15
D. $13.23
E. $13.43
A. $ 6.57
Customers at your store select their groceries from shelves and then pay. Sales records and records of
restocks for Flaming Roast Coffee (1 lb size) are as follows:
Number of bags Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sales: 5 8 2 19 22 15 3
Restock: 6 12 12 18 24 0 0
What is the net change in how many bags are on the shelf, from the beginning of Tuesday to the end
of Monday?
(Note: A negative number indicates a decrease.)
A. -22
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 36
B. -2
The cafe where you work just ran out of coffee, and you are at the store to buy 1-1/2 pounds of
coffee. You have put a can with 3/4 pound of coffee into your shopping cart. How many more pounds
of coffee do you need?
A. 1/2
B. 3/2
C. 3/4
D. 3/6
E. 2 1/4
C. 3/4
A single batch of cleaning solution contains 3/4 cup of bleach. How many cups of bleach are in 5
batches of the cleaning solution?
A. 3/20
B. 15/20
C. 1 1/4
D. 2
E. 3 3/4
E. 3 3/4