Deck 3: Decimals

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

.04 is 4 tenths.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

.14382 rounded to the nearest thousandth is .144.

Question 5

.46 rounded to the nearest tenth is .5.

Question 6

5/6 in decimal form is .875.

Question 7

^13. $600 in U.S. currency is equal to $660 in Canadian currency. (Use Handbook)

Question 8

75.9914 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 75.99.

Question 9

Stock quotations are expressed in decimals.

Question 10

.000009 is 9 hundred thousandths.

Question 11

^9. 5,000 Mexican pesos equal $630.00 in U.S. currency. (Use Handbook.)

Question 12

A mixed decimal does not contain a whole number.

Question 13

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

Question 14

.42 is equal to 42/100.

Question 15

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

Question 16

In decimal form nine-tenths is .9.

Question 17

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 starting at the left and counting the number of places to the right.

Question 18

1/15 results in a repeating decimal.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

29.41 minus .008 equals 29.402.

Question 22

6,690 divided by 10,000 equals .6690.

Question 23

4 2/7 converted to a decimal and rounded to the nearest thousandth is 4.285.

Question 24

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 25

1.4 + .14 + 20.001 equals 21.451.

Question 26

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 27

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 28

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

Question 29

Roast beef at Albertson's was $4.225 per pound. At Stop and Shop 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 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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 33

275 divided by 1.5 equals 183.33 rounded to the nearest thousandth.

Question 34

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 35

Printed pencils cost $.33 1/3 each for an order of 18,000 pencils. On Monday Jim Company 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 36

5.11 times 6.5 equals 33.215.

Question 37

Jeff Jones has contracted for 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 38

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 39

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 40

6.33 times 7.41 = 46.9053.

Question 41

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 42

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 43

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 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

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 52

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 53

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. If he sells what he expects to at B College, what must he sell at Munroe to meet his quota?

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

Question 54

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 55

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 56

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

Question 57

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 58

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 59

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 60

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 61

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 62

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?