Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

Jay's pay over the average is

$411.11 - $399.44 = $11.67

Therefore, the correct answer is (D) $11.67.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

To find the average cost of a letter, we need to divide the total cost by the number of letters:

average cost = total cost / number of letters
average cost = 3,455.25 / 485
average cost ≈ 7.12

Therefore, the average cost of a letter is $7.12, which is closest to choice C.

Question 3

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?

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

The total cost is calculated by multiplying the price per gallon by the number of gallons per fill-up and then by the number of fill-ups: $1.95 * 210 * 6 = $2,457.

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

The cost of two tires is $99.55 x 2 = $199.10
The cost of mounting is $4.95 x 2 = $9.90
The cost of valves is $2.65 x 2 = $5.30
The cost of balancing is $3.99 x 2 = $7.98
Adding up all the costs, we get $199.10 + $9.90 + $5.30 + $7.98 = $222.28. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

Question 7

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?

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Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

Jim needs to sell $53,157 more to meet his quota. After selling $15,005 to B College, he will need an additional $38,152 to reach his quota of $194,159.

Question 9

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.

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Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

Jan's revenue will be 2,500 x $1.99 = $4,975. 
Her total cost for the glow sticks will be 2,500 x $.88 = $2,200. 
Therefore, her profit will be $4,975 - $2,200 = $2,775 (option C).

Question 11

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?

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Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

The difference in price per pound is $4.225 - $3.881 = $0.344, which matches option A.

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

The difference between the 2013 and 2014 bills is $194.31 - $149.32 = $44.99. Adding $25.00 to this difference gives $44.99 + $25.00 = $69.99. Adding this to the 2013 bill gives $149.32 + $69.99 = $219.31.

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

To find Alice's net pay, we need to subtract the payroll deductions (Social Security and federal income tax) from her gross wages.
Net pay = Gross wages - Payroll deductions
Net pay = $459.82 - $33.19 - $82.91
Net pay = $343.72
Therefore, Alice's net pay is $343.72.

Question 15

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?

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Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

The total cost including the brokerage fee is (150 shares * $22.885 per share) + $22.05 = $3,455.75. The average cost per share is $3,455.75 / 150 shares = $23.03.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The conversion rate from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars fluctuates, but assuming a rate around 0.796, $460 CAD would be approximately $366.57 USD.

Question 18

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.

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Question 19

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?

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Question 20

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.)

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Quiz 3: Decimals