1. Store A has carpet on sale for only $2 a square foot. Store B has the same carpet for $15 a square yard. Which store has the better deal? If you buy 100 square yards of carpet, how much money will you end up saving if you buy from the cheaper store?
2. You are planning a car trip from Alamogordo to Los Angeles and back. Your car gets 20 miles to the gallon. If gas costs $3.10 a gallon, how much will you have to pay for gas?
3. Bank A offers you a car loan for $8500. The monthly payments are $164.33 for five years. The interest rate is 6%.
Bank B offers you a car loan for $8500. The monthly payments are only $154.63 for seven years. The interest rate is 13%
Which bank offers the better deal? How much money would you save by getting your loan from them?
4. Mike has half of a pizza. He gives 1/4 of it to Susan. What percentage of the whole pizza does Susan have?
5. At KMart, an item costs $250 but it is on sale for 15% off.
At WalMart, the item costs $225. Where should you buy the item and how much less is it than the more expensive store?
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