Exam 3: Decimals

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?

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

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 mixed decimal does not contain a whole number.

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

5/6 in decimal form is .875.

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?

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

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.)

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?

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

1.4 + .14 + 20.001 equals 21.451.

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.

In decimal form nine-tenths is .9.

75.9914 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 75.99.

.04 is 4 tenths.

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?

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.

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

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?