1. Question #1 Tex starts work at 1:40 PM and gets off work at 7:25 PM. If he has no breaks, how many hours does he work for? 5 hours (1:40 to 6:40) 45 minutes (20 minutes from 6:40 to 7, 25 minutes from 7:00 to 7:25)

2. Question #2 Convert 6 hours and 39 minutes into decimal hours 39 ÷ 60 = 0.65 6.65 hours

3. Question #3 George earns $26 per hour. If he works 25 hours, how much does he earn? 25 x $26 = $650

4. Question #4 One week Suzy earns $2524.50 and Joe earns $3000. If Joe worked 40 hours and Suzy worked 34 hours, who earns more per hour? Joe worked 40 hours and earned 3000, 3000 ÷ 40 = 75/hr Suzy worked 34 hours and earned 2524.50. 2524.50 ÷ 34 = 74.25/hr

5. Question #5 Betty gets paid $23.50 per hour. What is her overtime rate? $23.50 x 1.5 = $35.25

6. Question #6 Jane earns a 3% commission on all houses she sells. She sells a house for $123,000. How much commission does she earn? 123000 x 3 = 346000 ÷ 100 = $3460

7. Question #7 Jim installs software on a company’s computers for $15 per computer. If he earns $1440, how many computers did he install software on? 1440 ÷ 15 = 96

8. Question #8 Misha plants trees for 8 cents a tree, if he plants 4526 trees in a day, how much does he earn? 4526 x $0.08 = 362.08

9. Question #9 Sara gets paid $10/hr and earns tips on top of this. If she works a 6 hour shift where her customers bills totaled $960 and on average they left 12% tips. How much did Sara earn? Wages: 6 x $10 = $60 Tips: $960 x 12 = $11520 ÷100 = $115.20 Total: 60 + 115.20 = $175.20

10. Question #10 Jim gets paid $1800 semi-monthly, how much he earn weekly? Semi-monthly means 2 times a month $1800 x 2 = $3600 a month $3600 x 12 = $43200 a year $43200 ÷ 52 = $830.77 per week

11. Question #11 Kat earns $2500 per month. If she pays union dues of $400 per month what is her monthly taxable income? 2500 – 400 = 2100

12. Question #12 Jane earns $600 weekly and has $50.85 deducted in Federal Tax. What percentage of her gross earnings is this? 50.85 ÷ 600 = 0.0848 x 100 = 8.48%

13. Question #13 Brian earns $23 per hour. He works 40 hours per week. What is his annual gross pay? 23 x 40 = $920 per week $920 x 52 = $47,840 per year

14. Question #14 Ben takes a contract to paint a house, he will be paid $1500 for the job, and he must provide all the supplies. If Ben spends $400 in paint, and $150 on other supplies, and he works on the job for 45 hours. How much per hour is he earning? Total earnings from job are 1500 – 400 – 150 = $950 $950 in 45 hours: 950 ÷ 45 = $21.11 per hour

15. Question #15 If 5 pounds of apples costs $10.25. How much would you pay for 7 pounds? 7 x 10.25 = 71.75 ÷ 5 = $14.35

16. Question #16 A hat normally sells for $205 but is on sale, 20% off. What is the sale price? 20% of 205: 205 x 20 = $4100 ÷ 100 = $41 205 – 41 = $164

17. Question #17 A TV normally costs $1496, but is on sale for $1000. What percentage saving is this? Amount changed: 1496 – 1000 = 496 Percent change: 496 ÷ 1496 = 0.332 x 100 = 33.2% off

18. Question #18 Joe works as a waiter, his customers bills total $650 and he earns $102 in tips. What percent did each customer tip (on average)? 102 ÷ 650 = 0.157 x 100 = 15.7%

19. Question #19 A painter uses a mixture of 2 L yellow paint and 3 L blue paint to get a certain shade of green. How much yellow would he mix with 2 L of blue to make that same shade? 2 x 2 = 4 ÷ 3 = 1.33 L of yellow

20. Question #20 A Euro is worth $1.29 Canadian, how much is $2500 worth in Euros? 2500 ÷ 1.29 = 1937.98 Euros