Directions: Solve the following ten-word problems. Remember to read the problem carefully to understand what is being asked. You need to show or explain how you solved the problem. If you don’t show or explain your work, you will only receive half credit. Mackenzie spent a total of $17.50 on Saturday afternoon. She bought a movie ticket for $7.25 and snacks for $4.95. She spent the rest of the money on bus fare to get to the movie and back home. How much was the bus fare each way if each trip cost the same amount? Show or explain your work.

Emily stopped at a produce stand to buy some tomatoes. Tomatoes cost $1.25 per pound at the stand. Emily bought 5 tomatoes that weighed a total of 1.8 pounds. How much did Emily pay for the tomatoes? Show or explain your work.

Mr. Stephens needs to haul 1,518 tons of rock from a construction site. His dump truck can hold 26 tons per load. How many tons will Mr. Stephens put in the last load in order to move all of the rock? Show or explain your work.

Mrs. Ortega bought a dishwasher that cost $579. She will make monthly payments in the amount of $28 until the dishwasher is paid in full. About how many payments will Mrs. Ortega make? Show or explain your work.

A company manufactures 295 toy cars each day. How many toy cars do they manufacture in 34 days? Show or explain your work.

Thomas paid $50 for a box of multi colored file folders for his office. There were 100 folders in the box. What is the cost of each folder? Show or explain your work.

Joshua earns $60,000 a year at his job. He is getting a raise that is 1/10 of the amount he earns now. After his raise, how much money will Joshua now earn in a year? Show or explain your work.

The Metro Theater has 20 rows of seats with 18 seats in each row. Tickets cost $5. How much money will the theater earn if they sell all of the seats? Show or explain your work.

In a gymnastics competition, Paige’s score was 37.025. What is Paige’s score written in word form?

Jake’s batting average for the softball season is 0.368. What is Jake’s batting average written in expanded form using powers of 10?