2.06 Problem solving with rational numbers
Interactive practice questions
Brad is currently $\$18$$18 overdrawn in his account. He knows that he needs to pay a $\$61.61$$61.61 bill from this account tomorrow. How much does he need to add to this account so he can pay his bill tomorrow?
Quentin owes $\$47.59$$47.59 to each of his $3$3 friends. How much will his bank account change by if he paid off all these debts at once?
Note that whether the change is positive or negative is indicated by the sign of the number.
Katrina is baking muffins and a cake. She needs $\frac{2}{3}$23 of a cup of sugar for the muffins and $\frac{1}{5}$15 of a cup of sugar for the cake.
How much sugar will she need in total to bake the muffins and the cake?
Luke has a dice tin that is $\frac{1}{4}$14 full. He puts $8$8 extra dice in and the tin is now $\frac{1}{3}$13 full.