ABEKA Consumer Mathematics TEST 5
The Zahlers' freezer uses 63 kwhr. of electricity each month. The cost per kwhr. is $.078. Find the cost to operate the freezer each month. (find the answer to the nearest cent.)
$4.91
A loaf of bread costs $1.79. find the price of 3 loaves
$5.37
The monthly operating cost for a freezer using 70 kwhr. per month at $.082 is...
$5.74 (c.)
12% of $52
$6.24
In 1990, when the CPI-U was 132.4, the Bucy family spent an average of $80 per week on food. What was their weekly food bill in 1994 for the same type and amount of food? The CPI-U for 1994 was 144.3. (find the answer to the nearest dollar)
$87
400 g for $3.80
.010 unit price
32 oz. for $1.50
.047 unit price
12 oz. for $2.10 (find unit prices to the nearest tenth of one cent in prob.4-8)
.175 unit price
10 lb. for $2.15
.215 unit price
17.4848 ÷ 25.6
.683
6.23 x 172
1,071.56
96 fluid ounces = ? cups
12 c.
The Santiagos spend $78 of their $600 weekly take-home pay on food. What percent of the weekly take-home pay is spent on food?
13%
400 g = ? oz.
16 oz.
Disposable income: $27,600 % spent on food: ? Amount spent on food: $4,416
16%
The base years for the Consumer Price Index
1982-1984 (c.)
The price of lettuce was $1.25 one week and $1.50 the next week. Find the percent of increase
20%
10 kg = ? lb.
22lb.
5/6 = ?/30
25
3 kg for $9.25
3.083 unit price
1 quart = ? fl.oz
32 fl. oz. (c.)
7, 1/4% of 480
34.8
?/5 = 9/10
4.5
5 liters = ? qt. (to the tenth of a quart)
5.3qt.
87.4cents - 79.8cents
7.6cents (use the symbol or put in 0.076)
24 tablespoons = ? teaspoons
72 tsp.
A dozen eggs cost $1.10 in Dover. In Ensley, the eggs cost 10% more than in Dover. Find the price of a dozen eggs in Ensley.
$1.21
$1.50; + 5% (find each answer to the nearest cent in prob. 9-12)
$1.58
$1.50 increased by 15% (nearest cent)
$1.73
Melissa's food bill was $14.87 before she gave the clerk coupons worth $.29, $.15, $1, and $.50. Find her food bill
$12.93 (be sure to look at the symbols carefully)
A loaf of bread at a discount mart costs $1.05 for the same bread as prob. 26. Find the savings on 3 loaves of bread.
$2.22
$2.60; - 1.5%
$2.56
Disposable income: ? % spent on food: 14% Amount spent on food: $3,990
$28,500
$3.82; - 4.3%
$3.66
Disposable income: $34,800 % spent on food: 12.5% Amount spent on food: ?
$4,350
find the cost per serving if the cereal (prob. 34) has 25 servings
$.17
Find the unit price to the nearest tenth of a cent for a 12-oz. box of cereal costing $4.25
$.354
$.78; + 23.2%
$.96
Are food prices affected by inflation, weather, or cost of living?
all of the above (d.)
Is one kilogram equivalent to 1,000 grams or 2.2 pounds?
both a and b (c.)
