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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.


 

1)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $34.
He has 11 fifty-cent coins and 12 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




2)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $61.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 8 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




3)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $79.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 5 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




4)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $33.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 11 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




5)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $166.
He has 10 fifty-cent coins and 9 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




6)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $156.
He has 12 fifty-cent coins and 7 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




7)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $34.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 11 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




8)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $199.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 15 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




9)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $25.
He has 14 fifty-cent coins and 15 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




10)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $182.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 14 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

$ ___


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $34.
He has 11 fifty-cent coins and 12 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $26.10


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 11 x 50 cents = $5.50
Step 2: 12 x 20 cents = $2.40
Step 3: $5.50 + $2.40 = $7.90
Step 4: $34 - $7.90 = $26.10

George still short of $26.10.



2)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $61.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 8 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $52.90


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 13 x 50 cents = $6.50
Step 2: 8 x 20 cents = $1.60
Step 3: $6.50 + $1.60 = $8.10
Step 4: $61 - $8.10 = $52.90

George still short of $52.90.



3)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $79.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 5 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $71.50


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 13 x 50 cents = $6.50
Step 2: 5 x 20 cents = $1.00
Step 3: $6.50 + $1.00 = $7.50
Step 4: $79 - $7.50 = $71.50

George still short of $71.50.



4)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $33.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 11 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $23.30


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 15 x 50 cents = $7.50
Step 2: 11 x 20 cents = $2.20
Step 3: $7.50 + $2.20 = $9.70
Step 4: $33 - $9.70 = $23.30

George still short of $23.30.



5)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $166.
He has 10 fifty-cent coins and 9 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $159.20


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 x 50 cents = $5.00
Step 2: 9 x 20 cents = $1.80
Step 3: $5.00 + $1.80 = $6.80
Step 4: $166 - $6.80 = $159.20

George still short of $159.20.



6)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $156.
He has 12 fifty-cent coins and 7 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $148.60


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 x 50 cents = $6.00
Step 2: 7 x 20 cents = $1.40
Step 3: $6.00 + $1.40 = $7.40
Step 4: $156 - $7.40 = $148.60

George still short of $148.60.



7)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $34.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 11 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $24.30


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 15 x 50 cents = $7.50
Step 2: 11 x 20 cents = $2.20
Step 3: $7.50 + $2.20 = $9.70
Step 4: $34 - $9.70 = $24.30

George still short of $24.30.



8)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $199.
He has 15 fifty-cent coins and 15 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $188.50


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 15 x 50 cents = $7.50
Step 2: 15 x 20 cents = $3.00
Step 3: $7.50 + $3.00 = $10.50
Step 4: $199 - $10.50 = $188.50

George still short of $188.50.



9)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $25.
He has 14 fifty-cent coins and 15 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $15.00


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 14 x 50 cents = $7.00
Step 2: 15 x 20 cents = $3.00
Step 3: $7.00 + $3.00 = $10.00
Step 4: $25 - $10.00 = $15.00

George still short of $15.00.



10)  

George wants to get a toy which costs $182.
He has 13 fifty-cent coins and 14 twenty-cent coins in his piggy bank now.
How much is George still short of

Answer: $172.70


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 13 x 50 cents = $6.50
Step 2: 14 x 20 cents = $2.80
Step 3: $6.50 + $2.80 = $9.30
Step 4: $182 - $9.30 = $172.70

George still short of $172.70.