Exam 3: Word Problems and Equations

​A customer purchased 3 tablets for $1.25 each, 6 pencils for $0.20 each, and 2 notebooks for $1.35 each. All prices include tax. The customer handed the salesperson a ten-dollar bill. Compute the amount of change the customer should have received.

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?​

​Bob and Mary start traveling toward each other from 480 miles apart, each moving at the same speed. They meet after four hours. How fast were they each traveling?

The total cost of 5 identical items is $26.75. Compute the cost of one of these items.

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.

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.

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.

A company had November and December sales last year of $45,000 and $55,000, respectively, and November sales this year of $30,000. Compute the amount needed to be sold in December to equal last year's November and December sales.

What is the next number in the following series: 2, 6, 7, 11, ?

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.

3 tickets at $5 each = 30 tickets at ____ each

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

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?

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

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?

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?

​What is the next number in the following series: 5, 15, 45, 135, ?

What is the next number in the following series: 4, 16, 64, 256, ?

Compute the cost of 4 pencils at $3.99 each.

Bob and Mary start traveling toward each other from 600 miles apart. Bob is traveling at 45 miles per hour; Mary at 55 miles per hour. Compute the time elapsed before they meet.