Deck 3: Decimals

Question 1

The decimal equivalent of 1/7 is .143 to the nearest thousandth.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

.42 is equal to 42/100.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

$600 in U.S. currency is equal to $660 in Canadian currency.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

.817 converted to a fraction is 817/1,000.

Question 5

Stock quotations are expressed in decimals.

Question 6

When multiplying decimals, you should disregard the decimals and multiply the whole numbers. In the product, the total of the decimal places from the multiplier and multiplicand is inserted into the product, starting at the left and counting in the number of places to the right.

Question 7

In decimal nine thousand four hundred eighty-one ten thousandths is .09481.

Question 8

In decimal nine-tenths is .9.

Question 9

.04 is 4 tenths.

Question 10

A proper fraction is converted to a decimal equivalent by dividing the denominator into the numerator.

Question 11

The rules of rounding are completely different for decimals compared to whole numbers.

Question 12

The number to the right of the decimal is the hundredths place.

Question 13

.14382 rounded to the nearest thousandth is .144.

Question 14

A.J. Ryan bought 500 shares of Google at $364.55 per share. Assuming no commission, what did Ryan spend?

A)$128,275
B)$145,820
C)$154,820
D)$182,275
E)None of these

Question 15

In division, the decimal is never moved in the divisor.

Question 16

.3, .30, and .300 have the same value.

Question 17

.000009 is 9 hundred thousandths.

Question 18

A mixed decimal does not contain a whole number.

Question 19

.46 rounded to the nearest tenth is .5.

Question 20

.06 3/4 is equal to 675/10,000.

Question 21

The average pay of employees is $399.44 per week at a local True Value Hardware store. Jay Miller earns $411.11 per week. How much is Jay's pay over the average?

A)$16.17
B)$17.16
C)$11.76
D)$11.67
E)None of these

Question 22

Melvin Small typed 485 business letters. The cost of writing these letters was estimated to be $3,455.25. What was the average cost of a letter to the nearest cent?

A)$7.13
B)$7.11
C)$7.12
D)$7.14
E)None of these

Question 23

Joyce went to Lowes to buy carpeting. She will need 88.4 sq. yards for downstairs, 15.1 sq. yards for the halls, and 177.18 sq. yards for the upstairs bedrooms. She chose a commercial carpet that costs $18.11 per sq. yard. Joyce ordered foam padding at $3.25 per sq. yard. The installers quoted Joyce a labor cost of $4.25 per sq. yard for installation. What will the total job cost Joyce?

A)$8,871.21
B)$8,781.21
C)$7,188.21
D)$7,88.21
E)None of these

Question 24

Pumpkins at a local farm sell for $.49 per pound. Jim Ring spent $73.50. How many pounds of pumpkins were purchased?

A)100
B)150
C)510
D)110
E)None of these

Question 25

Jeff Jones has locked in an oil delivery price of $1.95 per gallon. His tank holds 210 gallons. If Jeff has six fill-ups during the winter, what will be his total cost?

A)$2,457
B)$2,547
C)$4,095
D)$2,047.50
E)None of these

Question 26

Lester Moy bought two new Michelin Tires for his car at $99.55 per tire. He was also charged $4.95 per tire for mounting, $2.65 per tire for valves, and $3.99 per tire for balancing. What was Lester's final bill?

A)$199.10
B)$208.10
C)$213.30
D)$222.28
E)None of these

Question 27

Abby is touring China for four days. The car rental is $38.15 per day plus 12 1/2 cents per mile. If Abby drives 380.5 miles, how much does she owe the rental company?

A)$152.60
B)$200.16
C)$475.56
D)$201.16
E)None of these

Question 28

Jim sells college textbooks. To date Jim has sold $141,002 worth of textbooks. His sales quota is $194,159. Tomorrow he expects to sell $15,005 worth of textbooks to B College. His last stop will be Munroe College. What must he sell there to meet his quota?

A)$38,152
B)$38,251
C)$53,157
D)$53,175
E)None of these

Question 29

Printed pencils cost $.33 1/3 each for an order of 18,000 pencils. On Monday Jim Co. placed an order for 18,000 pencils. What is the exact cost of the pencils for Jim Co.? Be sure to use the fractional equivalent in your calculation.

A)$5,940
B)$5,994
C)$5,999.40
D)$6,000
E)None of these

Question 30

If Jan sells 2,500 glow sticks on the Fourth of July at $1.99 each, what will her total profit be if each stick cost her $.88?

A)$2,757
B)$3,000
C)$2,775
D)$20,757
E)None of these

Question 31

Mike Roland traveled 10,850 miles. His Ford truck averaged 16 miles per gallon. Assuming a gallon of gas cost $2.10, what was Mike's gasoline cost for the trip?

A)$1,404.06
B)$1,400.06
C)$1,442.06
D)$1,444.06
E)None of these

Question 32

Roast beef at Albertson's was $4.225 per pound. At Shop and Stop it was $3.881 per pound. How much cheaper is Stop and Shop per pound?

A)$.344
B)$.0344
C)$.00344
D)$1.344
E)None of these

Question 33

Norm's electric bill for December 2013 was $149.32. In 2014 the electric bill was $194.31. Next year Norm expects the bill to be the 2013 amount plus $25.00 more than the difference between 2013 and 2014. What is the new bill expected to be?

A)$44.99
B)$194.31
C)$219.31
D)$69.99
E)None of these

Question 34

Last week Alice Roe earned wages of $459.82. Payroll deductions included Social Security for $33.19 and federal income tax of $82.91. What is Alice's net pay?

A)$426.63
B)$343.27
C)$462.36
D)$343.72
E)None of these

Question 35

The Weather Channel reported that normal snowfall is 138.44 inches for Lexington County. This winter the following snowfall occurred: How much was the snowfall below normal?

A)22.682 inches
B)23.682 inches
C)26.682 inches
D)25.682 inches
E)None of these

Question 36

Nancy Billows bought 150 shares of NBC Universal stock at $22.885 per share. Her broker charged her $22.05 for the brokerage commission. What is the average cost per share (include brokerage fee) to the nearest cent?

A)$23.03
B)$20.03
C)$32.03
D)$33.02
E)None of these

Question 37

Jill traveled to Canada and bought a new lamp for $460. In U.S. dollars (to the nearest cent) this is equivalent to:

A)$366.57
B)$577.25
C)$517.77
D)$480.66
E)None of these

Question 38

Dave Adams bought season tickets for the Boston Celtics. The cost was $1,300.11. The package included 30 home games. What is the average price of the tickets per game? Round to the nearest cent.

A)$43.30
B)$43.34
C)$44.44
D)$43.37
E)None of these

Question 39

B. Brady signed a new basketball contract for the year for $1,005,000. Assuming a schedule of 13 games, what are his earnings per game?

A)$73,707.69
B)$63,707.69
C)$79,307.69
D)$77,307.69
E)None of these

Question 40

North Shore Community College reimburses faculty members $.298 cents per mile to go to a workshop. Professor Wales submitted her travel log for a total of 650.11 miles. What reimbursement can Professor Wales expect? (Round to the nearest cent.)

A)$193.70
B)$193.71
C)$193.72
D)$193.73
E)None of these

Question 41

Best Buy sold 638 iPads during the month of May for a total, including tax, of $296,963.48; what was the average cost to the consumer?

A)$465.46
B)$465.00
C)$464.99
D)$470.00
E)None of these

Question 42

On December 10, 1999, Apple Computers' stock was valued at $615 billion; Microsoft's stock was valued in that quarter at $271 billion. How much more value is Apple's stock at its peak over Microsoft?

A)$886 billion
B)$400 billion
C)$304 billion
D)$344 billion
E)None of these

Question 43

Multiply (round solution to nearest hundredth):
8.143 × 13.281

Question 44

Rearrange and add:
3.5, 10.86, 7.482, 150.0413, 89.1

Question 45

Subtract:
8.1432 - 3.17

Question 46

Pete Smith bought two new car tires from Firestone for $89.95 per tire. Firestone charged Pete $3.25 per tire for mounting, $2.60 per tire for valves, and $3.80 per tire for balancing. What is Pete's final bill?

Question 47

Facebook's initial IPO was $38 per share. Arianna purchased 616 shares. Assuming a cost of $7.00 to purchase the 616 shares, what was Arianna's total cost?

A)$23,415
B)$22,514
C)$23,408
D)$20,000
E)None of these

Question 48

During the great recession that began in January 2008, average weekly claims for unemployment were 420,000. The normal weekly average during full employment is 122,000. How many more people were filing for unemployment in January 2008?

A)298,000
B)542,000
C)288,000
D)400,000
E)None of these

Question 49

Mel Doane is taking his office staff out to lunch. He has left on his credit card a spending limit of $99.50. If the total meal includes two fruit cups, two onion soups, two veal, two roast beef, three coffees, and one soft drink, will Mel be able to use the card? (Disregard tip plus tax.) If so, how much more charging will Mel be allowed before hitting his credit limit?

Question 50

Convert fraction to decimal (or mixed decimal) and round to nearest hundredth:
14 5/7

Question 51

John Dorfman bought two new tires for his car at $62.99 per tire. He was also charged $2.95 per tire for mounting, $2.65 per tire for valves, and $3.10 per tire for balancing. What was John's final bill?

Question 52

In 2010, America's Healthcare cost $14,009 per family. Assuming a growth rate of 8.5% a year with a forecasted cost of $21,065 in 2015, how much more will a family pay in 2015?

A)$35,074
B)$16,492
C)$17,894
D)$7,056
E)None of these

Question 53

Convert fraction to decimal (or mixed decimal) and round to nearest hundredth:
4/9

Question 54

Divide (round to nearest tenth):
338,182 ÷ 6.94

Question 55

The price of deli cuts was $2.255 per pound at Bill's Market. Bob's Market advertises the same deli cuts for $1.999. How much cheaper is Bob's Market per pound? (Round answer to nearest cent.)

Question 56

Convert fraction to decimal (or mixed decimal) and round to nearest hundredth:
1/8

Question 57

Multiply (round solution to nearest hundredth):
7.541 × 12.943

Question 58

The average weekly pay at Wendy's is $412.88. Bill Long earns $485.11. How much is Bill over the average?

Question 59

Subtract and round to nearest tenth:
13.685 - 4.12

Question 60

Total the following:
Six hundred sixty-eight and eight hundred one thousandths
Twelve and forty-nine hundredths
Three and four thousandths
Fifty-one hundredths
Three hundred ten and four tenths

Question 61

The cost of a plant is $25.95 for the florist. He purchases 300 of these hanging plants. What is the total cost to the florist?

Question 62

If Bill sells 491,010 kites at $2.95 each, what will his total profit be if each kite cost him $1.98?