An annual salary of $52,000 is paid every two weeks (26 pays a year). What is each gross pay?
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CAEC: Math: number sense and money
Percent problems with tips, discounts, commission, sales tax, simple interest and pay, plus rates, unit prices, ratios, proportions, speed and scale.
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Study reference: CAEC Test Outcomes and Evaluation Plan by Subject (Alberta.ca, 2024), Ch. 4 Mathematics — Part II: Number sense, outcomes 1.1–1.2 (p. 4)
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An annual salary of $52,000 is paid every two weeks (26 pays a year). What is each gross pay?
- $2,000
- $2,600
- $1,000
- $4,333.33
Sam earns $21.40 an hour, with time-and-a-half for hours over 40. What is his gross pay for a 45-hour week?
- $1,016.50
- $1,123.50
- $1,444.50
- $963.00
Driving at 90 km/h, how far will you travel in 2 hours 30 minutes?
- 270 km
- 180 km
- 225 km
- 207 km
In Ontario, HST is 13%. What is the total cost of a $240.00 chair including HST?
- $243.12
- $271.20
- $31.20
- $253.00
28 students is 35% of a class list. How many students are on the list?
- 98
- 80
- 10
- 63
A salesperson earns 4% commission on sales. Last month she sold $18,500 of furniture. What was her commission?
- $4,625
- $7,400
- $462.50
- $740
A paint mix uses 3 parts blue to 4 parts white. How many litres of blue are needed with 20 L of white?
- 12 L
- 80 L
- 15 L
- 26.7 L
A restaurant bill is $64.00. You leave a 15% tip. How much is the tip?
- $6.40
- $73.60
- $15.00
- $9.60
If 1 US dollar is worth 1.36 Canadian dollars, how many Canadian dollars do you need to buy 150 US dollars?
- $110.29
- $136.00
- $186.00
- $204.00
A driver travels 336 km in 4.2 hours. What is the average speed?
- 80 km/h
- 1 411 km/h
- 70 km/h
- 84 km/h
If 2 L of milk costs $4.48, what do 5 L cost at the same rate?
- $6.48
- $8.96
- $22.40
- $11.20
A team won 3 of its 12 games. What percent of its games did it win?
- 3%
- 25%
- 4%
- 36%
Using simple interest I = Prt, how much interest does $2,000 earn at 3.5% per year for 3 years?
- $21
- $2,210
- $70
- $210
A monthly phone plan rises from $45 to $54. What is the percent increase?
- 9%
- 20%
- 17%
- 83%
A jacket priced at $85.00 is on sale for 30% off. What is the sale price before tax?
- $25.50
- $110.50
- $59.50
- $55.00
A printer prints 450 pages in 1.5 minutes. How many pages does it print per minute?
- 300
- 675
- 225
- 150
Lena's salary is $52,000 a year. About 22% goes to deductions. What is her take-home pay for the year?
- $50,856
- $40,560
- $63,440
- $11,440
A 1.2 kg bag of rice costs $5.49 and a 750 g bag costs $3.99. Which is the better buy per kilogram?
- The 750 g bag, about $5.32/kg
- The 750 g bag, about $3.99/kg
- The 1.2 kg bag, about $4.58/kg
- Both cost the same per kilogram
A $50 item is 20% off, then 13% HST is added to the sale price. What is the final cost?
- $43.00
- $45.20
- $40.00
- $46.50
On a map with a scale of 1:50 000, two towns are 6.5 cm apart. What is the real distance in kilometres?
- 32.5 km
- 325 km
- 0.325 km
- 3.25 km
Math: number sense and money: key rules to remember
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Part II Number sense (25–30 %)
- 1.1 problems with fractions, decimals and percents: gratuity, discounts, commission, taxes, interest, salary.
- 1.2 rates, ratios and proportions: speed, scale.
Formulas and facts used
- Percent of a number = rate × amount; percent change = change ÷ original × 100.
- Ontario HST 13 % (used in questions; other provinces differ).
- Simple interest I = Prt (r as a decimal, t in years).
- Overtime at time-and-a-half = 1.5 × regular rate.
- Unit price = cost ÷ quantity; speed = distance ÷ time.
- Map scale 1 : n → real = map × n; 100 000 cm = 1 km.
- Exchange: multiply by the rate given in the question.
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