Thursday, March 9, 2017

Grocery List

Purchase List

2 bananas for 19 cents each
1 lb. Grapes for $3.29
2 lb. Ham for $4.99 each
3 loaves of bread for $1.49 each
2 gallons of milk for $1.65 each
2 dozen eggs for 99 cents each
1 box cereal for $3.99
1.5 lb. Ground beef for $6.54 a pound

First, find the total including a 2% sales tax. Then determine the average cost per item purchased.

Have fun. :)

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Rounding...Thinking

This is more of a question about theory and concepts than actual practice.

Add the following set of numbers. Then round them to the nearest ten. Did you reach the same total?  Why or why not?

24
76
87
98
43
19
71

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Polimath Fun 1

How many politicians does it take to replace a dead light bulb?


Rewsna:
Enon.  Yeht ekil gnikrow ni eht krad.

Monday, March 6, 2017

Step Paces

If in the month of March, the first 5 day step count reached 62,327, what is yhe daily average?  Assuming that 95% of steps continues through the rest of the month, what would be the monthly total?

Healthcare Costs

If the United States Gross Domestic Product is 18.0356 trillion dollars. What percentage would be needed to cover a spending increase of 854 billion dollars?