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Last month, George’s take-home pay was $2910{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”$2910″} and his expenses were $2197{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”$2197″}.  How much of his take-home pay did George have left after he paid his expenses? 

Jake is 1.6{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”1.6″} meters tall.  His sister is 95{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”95″} centimeters tall.  How much taller, in CENTIMETERS, is Jake than his sister? 

The local grocery store is having a sale on sports drinks.  For a particular brand of sports drink, a 12{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”12″}-pack of 16{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”16″}-ounce bottles costs $10.76{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”$10.76″}.  What is the unit price (per ounce) for the sports drink?  Round your answer to the nearest cent. 

Solve the following equation: 15=x-31{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”15=x-31″}

The width of a standard racquetball court is 6.1{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”6.1″} meters.  Convert the width to centimeters. 

9{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”9″} pieces of Starburst candies contain 175{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”175″} calories.  Approximately how many calories do 30{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”30″} Starburst candies contain?  Round your answer to the nearest calorie. 

In the sketch below, △ABC{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”△ABC”} is similar to △XYZ{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”△XYZ”}.  Find the length of side b{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”b”}. 

The exchange rate between Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars is 12.54{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”12.54″} pesos to 1{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”1″} dollar.  If Chris travels to Mexico and converts $750{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”$750″} to pesos for spending money, how many pesos will he have?  Round your answer to the nearest peso.

A survey was conducted with 3000{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”3000″} people about which TV station was their favorite.  The results are shown in the circle graph below.  Of the 3000{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”3000″} people polled in the survey, exactly 210{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”210″} of them chose which TV station as their favorite? 

Simplify: -62x-3-4x+2{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”-62x-3-4x+2″}