Exam 1: Review and Applications of Basic Mathematics

Evaluate the following accurate to the nearest cent:

Evaluate the following:

Evaluate the answer correct to the cent:

Nitin earns $48,000 per year for a forty-hour workweek. Determine his hourly rate of pay if he is paid biweekly. Assume there are 52 weeks in the year.

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Daniella's gross monthly earnings are based on commission rates of 4% of the first $40,000 of sales, 5% of the next $50,000, and 6% of all additional sales for the month. What was her sales total for a month in which she earns $5,350?

If an interest rate (which could be greater than 10%) is to be calculated to the nearest 0.01%, what minimum number of digits must be retained in the numbers used to calculate the interest rate?

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 following:

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.

The following mixed number 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.

500 grams is what percent of 2.8 kilograms accurate to three significant figures?

Bill is paid on a graduated commission scale of 1% on his first $200,000 in sales, 2% on the next $300,000, and 4% on all additional sales in a month. What is Bill's average commission rate on monthly sales totalling $600,000?

Evaluate 6 - 2 + 3 × (2 - 3)² =

Evaluate the answer correct to the cent.

A sales representative is paid the greater of $950 or 8% of sales. At what volume of sales will he start to earn more from the commission-based compensation?

In a one-month period, a convenience store had sales of $65,560 from its gas pumps and sales of $36,740 from other in-store products. What percent of total sales were from gasoline?

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Herb packs fish in 500-g cans on a processing line. He is paid $8.25 per hour plus $0.18 per kilogram for production in excess of 500 kg in a 7.5-hour shift. How much will he earn per day if he packs 250 cans per hour?

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