Question 1

Round the amount to the nearest cent.
-$49.3442

Accepted Answer

A) $49.33 
B) $49.35 
C) $49.3 
D) $49.34 
A) $49.33 
B) $49.35 
C) $49.3 
D) $49.34

Question 2

Solve the problem.
-If the list price is $155.67 and the discount price is $99.74, how much is saved by buying at discount?

Accepted Answer

A) $56.93 
B) $65.93 
C) $66.93 
D) $55.93 
A) $56.93 
B) $65.93 
C) $66.93 
D) $55.93

Question 3

First use front-end rounding to write an estimate of the answer, and then add the decimals to obtain an exact answer.
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Accepted Answer

A) Estimate: 15, exact: 15.3322 
B) Estimate: 16, exact: 15.3422 
C) Estimate: 14, exact: 14.3322 
D) Estimate: 14, exact: 14.3422 
A) Estimate: 15, exact: 15.3322 
B) Estimate: 16, exact: 15.3422 
C) Estimate: 14, exact: 14.3322 
D) Estimate: 14, exact: 14.3422

Question 4

Solve the problem.
-The following chart shows Maid-for-You's monthly sales by salesperson for each of the first six months of the year.

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 5

Solve the problem.
-Each gallon of shingle stain covers 120 square feet. How many gallons are needed to cover 360 square feet?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 gal 
B) 3 gal 
C) 2 gal 
D) 4 gal 
A) 1 gal 
B) 3 gal 
C) 2 gal 
D) 4 gal

Question 6

Perform the multiplication.
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Accepted Answer

A) 5.973 
B) 1.0034 
C) 1 
D) 5 
A) 5.973 
B) 1.0034 
C) 1 
D) 5

Question 7

Find the gross pay at the given rate. Round to the nearest cent.
-11.6 hours at $7.16 per hour and 7.5 hours at $13.68 per hour

Accepted Answer

A) $195.66 
B) $185.66 
C) $175.66 
D) $195.76 
A) $195.66 
B) $185.66 
C) $175.66 
D) $195.76

Question 8

Express the number in words.
-3,590

Accepted Answer

A) thirty five hundred nine 
B) three thousand, five hundred nine 
C) thirty five thousand, ninety 
D) three thousand, five hundred ninety 
A) thirty five hundred nine 
B) three thousand, five hundred nine 
C) thirty five thousand, ninety 
D) three thousand, five hundred ninety

Question 9

Provide an appropriate response.
-Explain why you would use zeros to fill in for missing digits to the right of the decimal point when adding or subtracting decimals.

Accepted Answer

It helps reduce erro

Question 10

Write the unit cost, rounded to the nearest cent.
-If 4 books cost $3.97, then one book costs $0.9925.

Accepted Answer

A) $0.89 
B) $0.99 
C) $3.97 
D) $1.09 
A) $0.89 
B) $0.99 
C) $3.97 
D) $1.09

Question 11

Round the figure to the nearest dollar.
-$5,282.52

Accepted Answer

A) $5,282.5 
B) $5,282.52 
C) $5,283 
D) $5,282 
A) $5,282.5 
B) $5,282.52 
C) $5,283 
D) $5,282

Question 12

Express the number in words.
-64,000,972

Accepted Answer

A) sixty-four million, nine thousand, seventy-two 
B) six million, four hundred thousand, nine hundred seventy-two 
C) sixty-four million, nine hundred seventy-two 
D) sixty-four thousand, nine hundred seventy-two 
A) sixty-four million, nine thousand, seventy-two 
B) six million, four hundred thousand, nine hundred seventy-two 
C) sixty-four million, nine hundred seventy-two 
D) sixty-four thousand, nine hundred seventy-two

Question 13

Multiply.
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Accepted Answer

A) 10,607,000 
B) 10,608,000 
C) 10,609,000 
D) 10,618,000 
A) 10,607,000 
B) 10,608,000 
C) 10,609,000 
D) 10,618,000

Question 14

Estimate by using front-end rounding.
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Accepted Answer

A) 1,200 
B) 395,600 
C) 395,592 
D) 360,000 
A) 1,200 
B) 395,600 
C) 395,592 
D) 360,000

Question 15

Solve the problem.
-If you save $41.56 off the list price buying from a discount catalog, and the list price is $113.09, what is the discount price?

Accepted Answer

A) $70.53 
B) $71.53 
C) $154.65 
D) $151.00 
A) $70.53 
B) $71.53 
C) $154.65 
D) $151.00

Question 16

Solve the problem.
-Evelyn measured two rooms of her apartment and found that she needed 31.7 square meters of wallpaper for one room and 59.1 square meters for the other. How much wallpaper did she need?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 17

Round the number as requested.
-43,245 to the nearest ten

Accepted Answer

A) 43,350 
B) 43,250 
C) 43,260 
D) 43,240 
A) 43,350 
B) 43,250 
C) 43,260 
D) 43,240

Question 18

Solve the problem.
-A bakery sold 43 pies for $3.04 each. What was the total amount of the sale?

Accepted Answer

A) $130.73 
B) $130.72 
C) $130.82 
D) $131.82 
A) $130.73 
B) $130.72 
C) $130.82 
D) $131.82

Question 19

Solve the problem.
-Richard's team wants to plant 1,112 trees in 8 months. How many trees per month do they need to plant?

Accepted Answer

A) 278 trees 
B) 147 trees 
C) 149 trees 
D) 139 trees 
A) 278 trees 
B) 147 trees 
C) 149 trees 
D) 139 trees

Question 20

Provide an appropriate response.
-Why don't you have to line up decimal points in a vertical column when multiplying decimals?

Accepted Answer

The number of decimal places i

Round the amount to the nearest cent. -$49.3442

Solve the problem. -If the list price is $155.67 and the discount price is $99.74, how much is saved by buying at discount?

First use front-end rounding to write an estimate of the answer, and then add the decimals to obtain an exact answer. -

Solve the problem. -The following chart shows Maid-for-You's monthly sales by salesperson for each of the first six months of the year.

Solve the problem. -Each gallon of shingle stain covers 120 square feet. How many gallons are needed to cover 360 square feet?

Perform the multiplication. -

Find the gross pay at the given rate. Round to the nearest cent. -11.6 hours at $7.16 per hour and 7.5 hours at $13.68 per hour

Express the number in words. -3,590

Provide an appropriate response. -Explain why you would use zeros to fill in for missing digits to the right of the decimal point when adding or subtracting decimals.

Write the unit cost, rounded to the nearest cent. -If 4 books cost $3.97, then one book costs $0.9925.

Round the figure to the nearest dollar. -$5,282.52

Express the number in words. -64,000,972

Multiply. -

Estimate by using front-end rounding. -

Solve the problem. -If you save $41.56 off the list price buying from a discount catalog, and the list price is $113.09, what is the discount price?

Solve the problem. -Evelyn measured two rooms of her apartment and found that she needed 31.7 square meters of wallpaper for one room and 59.1 square meters for the other. How much wallpaper did she need?

Round the number as requested. -43,245 to the nearest ten

Solve the problem. -A bakery sold 43 pies for $3.04 each. What was the total amount of the sale?

Solve the problem. -Richard's team wants to plant 1,112 trees in 8 months. How many trees per month do they need to plant?

Provide an appropriate response. -Why don't you have to line up decimal points in a vertical column when multiplying decimals?

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