1. Practice with Word Problems

2. The Goat
If you buy a goat for $20, sell it for $40, buy it back again for $60, and sell it again for $80, how much money have you gained or lost on the combined deals?
Gain total of $40.

3. Animals for Sale
A farmer buys 100 live animals for $100. How many of each does he buy if chicks are 10 cents each, pigs are $2.00 each, sheep are $3.00 each, and cows are $50.00 each?
1 cow, 4 sheep, 15 pigs, 80 chicks or 14 sheep, 26 pigs, 60 chicks

4. Sneezing Problems Air from a big sneeze can travel 104 miles per hour.
Erica is about to sneeze, and it’s going to be a big one. How far away should Danny stand if the sneeze particles will be airborne for 2 1/2 seconds? (There are 5,280 feet in a mile.)
381.3 feet

5. Spam?
The average person in America will live to the age of 72, and consume 40 tons of food in his or her lifetime.
If Jill eats nothing but 1/4 lb. Cans of Spam for the rest of her life, how many total cans will she eat?
Note: There are 2,000 lbs. in a ton
320,000 cans