Exam 1: Review and Applications of Basic Mathematics

The following fraction has a terminating decimal equivalent form. Express its decimal and percent equivalent forms to five-figure accuracy:

Evaluate the answer correct to the cent: -

Calculate the PST on a sweater costing $59.95 in Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec. (Assume 5% GST).

Renalda sold Westel stock that she purchased at $2.20 per share one year ago for a 35% gain. At what price did she sell the stock?

To attract shoppers, retailers occasionally advertise something like "Pay no GST or PST!" Needless to say, neither the federal nor the provincial government is willing to forego its sales tax. In this situation, the retailer must calculate and remit the GST and PST as though the "ticket" price already includes these sales taxes. How much GST and PST must a Manitoba retailer report on a $495 item that he sells on a Pay-No-GST-or- PST basis? (Hint: What percentage is the GST of a GST- and PST-inclusive price?)

In 2009, Canada's population was 33,700,000 and Japan's population was 127,600,000. Canada's land area is 9,093,500 square kilometres but Japan's area is only 377,835 square kilometres. To the nearest 0.01%, what percentage was Canada's population density (people per square kilometre) of Japan's population density in 2009?

One year ago Helga allocated the funds in her portfolio among five securities in the amounts listed in the following table. The rate of return on each security for the year is given in the third column of the table. Calculate the rate of return for the entire portfolio.

Calculate of $666.66 accurate to the cent.

Evaluate the following accurate to the nearest cent:

Evaluate the following correct to the cent:

Evaluate the answer correct to the cent: -

The following fraction has a repeating decimal equivalent form. Express the decimal and percent equivalent form in the repeating decimal notation. Show just the minimum number of decimal places needed to display the repeating digit or group of digits.

Evaluate the answer correct to the cent: -

$135 is what percent of $2750?

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Evaluate the following: 5 + (3² - 3)² ÷ (9 + 3)

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Recognizing the quantities sold, what was the average selling price per unit?

Convert the following fraction to its decimal equivalent and percent equivalent values, rounded to five figures:

What percent of $5000 is $675?