Adult-framed practice at a calm visual density (early-grade layout, grown-up situations).
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A work lunch is $64 for 4 people. Everyone pays the same.
How much each?
If one person covers a $8 tip alone, and the other three do not tip extra, what did the tip-person pay in total (share + tip)?
Could $64 split evenly among 5 people with whole dollars only? Explain.
1) $16 2) $24 3) No — 64÷5 = 12.8, not a whole dollar without rounding.
Lesson 04 · Fuel and distance
ID: L04 · Topic: multiply / divide · rates
Your car gets about 25 miles per gallon. Gas is $4 per gallon.
How many gallons for a 100-mile trip?
Fuel cost for that trip?
You drive 300 miles this week at the same rate. Fuel cost?
1) 4 gal 2) $16 3) 12 gal → $48
Lesson 05 · Time windows
ID: L05 · Topic: elapsed time · hours / minutes
You start a task at 9:20 and finish at 11:05.
How long did it take (hours and minutes)?
If you take a 15-minute break in the middle, how much time was actual work?
You need 3 hours of work today. If you start at 1:00, when do you stop (no break)?
1) 1 hr 45 min 2) 1 hr 30 min 3) 4:00
Lesson 06 · Percent that matter
ID: L06 · Topic: 10% and 50% · tips and sales
A tool costs $80.
What is 10% of $80? (tip or tax sketch)
What is 50% off $80?
Sale price after 50% off, then you add a 10% tip on the sale price — tip amount?
1) $8 2) $40 3) tip on $40 → $4
Lesson 07 · Measure twice
ID: L07 · Topic: length · add · units in inches
A shelf needs boards: 24 in, 18 in, and 12 in.
Total length of board if cut from one piece with no waste?
You only have a 48 in board. How much is left after those three cuts?
How many full 12 in pieces can you cut from 48 in?
1) 54 in 2) You need 54 in but only have 48 in — short by 6 in (cannot cut all three). 3) 4 pieces
Lesson 08 · Pack the box
ID: L08 · Topic: area · rectangles
A flat mailer is 10 in by 8 in.
What is the area in square inches?
A label is 4 in by 3 in. How much area does it cover?
Roughly how many such labels fit on the mailer without overlap (area only — ignore shape packing tricks)?
1) 80 in² 2) 12 in² 3) 80÷12 ≈ 6 (about six by area)
Lesson 09 · Keep the streak
ID: L09 · Topic: patterns · sequences
You practice 10 minutes on day 1, then add 5 minutes each day.
Minutes on day 2? Day 3?
Minutes on day 5?
Total minutes after 5 days?
1) 15, 20 2) 30 3) 10+15+20+25+30 = 100
Lesson 10 · Story check
ID: L10 · Topic: multi-step · mixed review
You buy materials for $36, sell the finished piece for $90, and spend 2 hours of work you value at $20/hour.
Cash profit ignoring your time (90 − 36)?
Value of your time?
“True” leftover if you subtract both materials and time value?
Was it worth it for you today? One sentence — no wrong answer.
1) $54 2) $40 3) $14 4) reflection
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