Deck 1: Whole Number: How to Dissect and Solve Word Problems

Question 1

Fill in the missing number:

Answer 1

550

Question 2

Divide by long division:

Answer 2

A. 800


B. 686R9

Question 3

Fill in missing number:

Answer 3

1,438

Question 4

Rounding approximates actual answers.

Question 5

The problem should be stated in the decision-making process.

Question 6

Divide by long division:

Question 7

Fill in the missing number:

Question 8

Art Missan has his oil tank filled 12 times per year. His oil tank has a 300-gallon capacity. Assuming the price of home heating fuel is $3.00 per gallon and the tank is completely empty each time Art has it filled, what is Art's average monthly bill?
Try to complete blueprint aid to dissecting a word problem.

Question 9

Commas separate every three digits from left to right.

Question 10

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer):

Question 11

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer):

Question 12

Fill in missing number:

Question 13

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer):

Question 14

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer);.

Question 15

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer):

Question 16

Place value of the hundreds position is to the right of the tens position.

Question 17

Estimate by rounding all the way (do not round final answer):

Question 18

Rounding all the way means there are two nonzero digits left.

Question 19

Fill in the missing number:

Question 20

Fill in the missing number:

Question 21

Rounding up occurs if the digit to the right of the identified digit is 5 or less.

Question 22

Short division is rarely done when the divisor is one digit.

Question 23

Numbers added together are called sums.

Question 24

The multiplicand times the product equals the multiplier.

Question 25

Lee Co. carpeted its offices, requiring 310 square yards of commercial carpet. The total cost of the carpet at Home Depot was $10,230. How much did Lee pay per square yard?

A)$33
B)$34
C)$340
D)$32
E)None of these

Question 26

Borrowing in subtraction results in changing positional notation.

Question 27

Multiplication is a shortcut to addition.

Question 28

Division is the reverse of multiplication.

Question 29

Adding 1,690 + 88 + 410 + 30 results in a sum of:

A)2,182
B)2,818
C)2,218
D)2,188
E)None of these

Question 30

At a General Electric Plant they produced 12,000 jet engines in May. General Electric was able to sell 11,000 of these engines. Calculate the total ending inventory cost assuming each engine cost $290,000.

A)$1,000
B)$290,000,000
C)$2,900,000
D)$920,000,000
E)None of these

Question 31

The first step in rounding is to identify the place value of the digit to be rounded.

Question 32

At Best Buy a flat screen television with a regular price of $1,790 was reduced by $395. Assuming 800 customers purchased the television, what were the total sales to Best Buy?

A)$1,160
B)$116,000
C)$1,161,000
D)$1,116,000
E)None of these

Question 33

Divisor plus quotient + remainder = dividend.

Question 34

The total of addends is called the sum.

Question 35

Zeros at the end of the multiplier and/or multiplicand are never attached to the product.

Question 36

Adding is always done from bottom to top.

Question 37

The decision-making process does not involve:

A)Stating the problem
B)Deciding on the worst method to solve it
C)Seeing if the solution makes sense
D)Evaluating the end result
E)None of these

Question 38

Janet Woo received the following grades in an accounting class at Mclennan Community College: 65, 80, 70, 100, 75, and 90. The instructor said he would drop the lowest grade. What is Janet's average?

A)81
B)83
C)84
D)82
E)None of these

Question 39

In subtraction the minuend is the smaller number.

Question 40

The opposite of addition is subtraction.

Question 41

Divide by long division:
6,438 ÷ 132
Check

Question 42

Pete Hax rents a ski house in Vail for $1,800 per month for six months. Assuming Pete spends $12,955 for the total trip, how much was spent above the renting of the ski house?

A)$10,800
B)$18,100
C)$2,155
D)$2,515
E)None of these

Question 43

Round all-the-way 2,689:

A)2,680
B)3,680
C)3,000
D)2,790
E)None of these

Question 44

Sally Ray borrowed $38,000 to buy a new Chevy Volt. Assuming an interest charge of $4,100, what will be her monthly payment if she takes 25 months to repay the loan interest. Assume the loan is repaid in equal payments.

A)$1,520
B)$1,684
C)$1,864
D)$1,250
E)None of these

Question 45

Ace Landscape buys 100 shovels for $15 each. Ace sells all 100 shovels at $29.99. What is his profit?

A)$1,500
B)$2,999
C)$1,499
D)$1,400
E)None of these

Question 46

Divide by long division:

Question 47

Divide by long division:
6,514 ÷ 191
Check

Question 48

Al's Hardware buys 200 lawn mowers for $50 each to stock the store for spring. If Al sells the 200 lawn mowers at $80 each, what is his profit? (sales - cost)

Question 49

Eric Rose wants to buy a Ford Explorer that costs $26,000 with an interest charge of $3,000. If there are 50 equal payments required, what will Eric's monthly payment be?

A)$580
B)$850
C)$520
D)$250
E)None of these

Question 50

True Value Hardware buys 200 snow blowers for $90 each to stock the store for the winter. If True Value sells the 200 snow blowers at $120 each, what is the profit? (sales - cost)

A)$60,000
B)$6,000
C)$24,000
D)$18,000
E)None of these

Question 51

Art Missan has his oil tank filled 12 times per year. His oil tank has a 300-gallon capacity. Assuming the price of home heating fuel is $3.00 per gallon and the tank is completely empty each time Art has it filled, what is Art's average monthly bill?
Try to complete blueprint aid to dissecting a word problem.

Question 52

Ed Sloan bought 6,000 shares of stock in Ebay Co. After holding the stock for six months, he sold 500 shares on Monday, 220 shares on Tuesday and again on Thursday, and 900 shares on Friday. If the average share of stock he still has is worth $70 per share, what is the total value of the stock?

A)$306,600
B)$291,200
C)$219,200
D)$360,600
E)None of these

Question 53

Jeff wants to buy a new Ford Fusion for $24,200, with shipping costs of $800 and interest cost of $1,000. If Jeff pays in 72 equal payments, what will Jeff's monthly payment be?

A)$361.11
B)$541.67
C)$433.33
D)$400.00
E)None of these

Question 54

On Tuesday, Pizza Hut sold 60 plain pizzas at $5 each; 20 meatball pizzas at $8 each; 25 Sicilian pizzas at $9 each; and 33 large crust supremes at $10 each. What were the total dollar sales for Pizza Hut on Tuesday?

A)$790
B)$1,015
C)$1,115
D)$1,511
E)None of these

Question 55

Divide by long division: