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Sheet # 928


1) Lois wanted to buy a plant for $15.00 but didn't have enough money. Instead she bought one for $7.57. She paid for it with a $10.00 bill. How much change did she receive?

a) $7.43

b) $6.43

c) $2.57

d) $2.43


2) 278.5 - 13.5 =

a) 291

b) 275

c) 265

d) 148


3) 936.8 - 224.8

a) 712

b) 612

c) 127

d) 116


4) David worked 4 hours and earned $18.75. He owed Julio $7.50. How much of David's earnings were left after he paid Julio?

a) $5.20

b) $9.20

c) $11.25

d) $26.25


5) Sharon sold 149 T-shirts at the fair. She began with 500 shirts. The shirts cost $9.95 each. How many shirts did she have left?

a) 649

b) 449

c) 351

d) 251


6) Last winter, a mountain in Colorado received 245 inches of snow. By the end of March, 196 inches of snow had melted. How much snow remained on the mountain?

a) 49 inches

b) 151 inches

c) 155 inches

d) 441 inches


7) 161.3 - 47.5 =

a) 208.8

b) 126.2

c) 113.8

d) 124.8


8) There are 1,760 yards in a mile. A kilometer, which is 1,000 meters, has about 1,093 yards. How many more yards are in a mile than in a kilometer?

a) 93

b) 667

c) 760

d) 793


9) Jan's brother Alf is 17 years old. He runs 440 yards in 58.8 seconds. The school record for this race is 3.9 seconds faster than Alf's time. What is the school record for the 440?

a) 44.9 seconds

b) 53.9 seconds

c) 54.9 seconds

d) 62.7 seconds


10) 4,901 - 109 =

a) 4,000

b) 4,701

c) 4,801

d) 4,792