Holiday/Winter Consumer Math Quiz

A hardware store is having an after-Christmas sale where all winter items are 30% off the original price. A heavy-duty snow shovel originally costs $35.00. The sale price of the snow shovel before tax is (a)   .

• $24.50
• $32.00
• $10.50
• $29.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The energy consumption for heating a home in December was 850 kilowatt-hours (kWh). If the utility company charges $0.12 per kWh for the first 500 kWh and $0.15 per kWh for any usage over 500 kWh, what is the total cost of the heating portion of the bill?

• $127.50

• $112.50

A family is taking a 450-mile road trip to visit relatives for the holidays. Their car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon (mpg), and the average cost of gasoline for the trip is $3.00 per gallon. What will be the total cost of gasoline for the round trip?

• $108.00

• $54.00

• $45.00

• $27.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A homeowner contracts a snow removal service that charges a flat fee of $45.00 per visit, plus $0.75 per inch of snowfall accumulated before the service begins. If a storm dropped 14 inches of snow, the homeowner will be charged (a)   for that single visit.

• $45.75
• $55.50

When creating a budget for holiday gift purchases, it is important to calculate the total cost by adding the item's price and any mandatory _______________ that must be paid at the time of purchase.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

In January, the school principal promised a Snow Day if the total snowfall for the month reached at least 30 inches.

Here is the snowfall for the first three weeks:

• Week 1: 9 inches

• Week 2: 7 inches

• Week 3: 11 inches

Question: How many more inches of snow need to fall in Week 4 for the students to reach the 30-inch goal and get a Snow Day?

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8