Deck 1: Problem Solving With Math

Question 1

Multiplication is a shortcut to addition.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

586 rounded to the nearest ten is 580.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The multiplicand times the product equals the multiplier.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

5,986 in verbal is written as five thousand and nine hundred eighty-six.

Question 5

Borrowing in subtraction results in changing positional notation.

Question 6

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

Question 7

Numbers added together are called sums.

Question 8

Adding is always done from bottom to top.

Question 9

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

Question 10

512 minus 285 equals a subtrahend of 227.

Question 11

258 rounded all the way is 300.

Question 12

In subtraction the minuend is the smaller number.

Question 13

Commas separate every three digits from left to right.

Question 14

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

Question 15

42,515 rounded to the nearest thousand is 43,000.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Rounding approximates actual answers.

Question 18

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

Question 19

The total of addends is called the sum.

Question 20

The opposite of addition is subtraction.

Question 21

37,855 rounded to the nearest thousand is:

A) 40,000
B) 30,000
C) 38,000
D) 37,000
E) None of these

Question 22

9,432 written in verbal is:

A) nine thousand four hundred two
B) nine thousand and four hundred thirty-two
C) nine thousand four hundred twenty-three
D) nine thousand, four hundred thirty-two
E) none of these

Question 23

98,000 divided by 4,000 equals:

A) 420
B) 240
C) 2R2
D) 24R2
E) None of these

Question 24

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) Deciding on the best method to solve it

Question 25

97 * 100,000 equals:

A) 9,700
B) 97,000
C) 9,700,000
D) 970,000
E) None of these

Question 26

88,000 times 300 equals:

A) 264,000
B) 26,000
C) 26,400,000
D) 26,000,000
E) None of these

Question 27

19,810 rounded to the nearest hundred is:

A) 20,000
B) 19,000
C) 19,700
D) 19,800
E) None of these

Question 28

6.33 times 7.41 = 46.9053.

Question 29

Divisor plus quotient + remainder = dividend.

Question 30

5.11 times 6.5 equals 33.215.

Question 31

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 32

Round all-the-way 2,689:

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

Question 33

In the number 49,869 there are how many tens?

A) 9
B) 6
C) 8
D) 4
E) 69

Question 34

Subtracting 766 from 941 results in a difference of:

A) 175
B) 571
C) 185
D) 241
E) None of these

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

Division is the reverse of multiplication.

Question 38

6,690 divided by 10,000 equals .6690.

Question 39

29.41 minus .008 equals 29.402.

Question 40

55 * 100 means attaching two zeros to the number being multiplied.

Question 41

Pumpkins at a local farm sell for $.49 per pound. Jim Ring spent $73.50. How many pounds of pumpkins were purchased?

A) 100
B) 150
C) 510
D) 110
E) None of these

Question 42

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 43

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 44

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 45

If Jan sells 2,500 glow sticks on the Fourth of July at $1.99 each, what will her total profit be if each stick cost her $.88?

A) $2,757
B) $3,000
C) $2,775
D) $20,757
E) None of these

Question 46

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 47

Janet Woo received the following grades in an accounting class at McClenan 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 48

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 49

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 50

Divide by long division:

Question 51

North Shore Community College reimburses faculty members $.298 cents per mile to go to a workshop. Professor Wales submitted her travel log for a total of 650.11 miles. What reimbursement can Professor Wales expect? (Round to the nearest cent.)

A) $193.70
B) $193.71
C) $193.72
D) $193.73
E) None of these

Question 52

Divide by long division:
6,514 / 191
Check

Question 53

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?

A) 22.682 inches
B) 23.682 inches
C) 26.682 inches
D) 25.682 inches
E) None of these

Question 54

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 55

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) $1,404.06
B) $1,400.06
C) $1,442.06
D) $1,444.06
E) None of these

Question 56

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 57

Divide by long division:

Question 58

At Best Buy a flat screen television with a regular price of $1,790 was reduced by $395. Assuming 800 customers purchased the computer, 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 59

Divide by long division:
6,438 / 132
Check

Question 60

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 61

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 62

Professor Burns attended a computer seminar at IBM. The college reimburses Professor Burns at $.41 per mile. Professor Burns traveled 520.4 miles. What will the college pay Professor Burns? (Round to nearest cent.)

Question 63

Total the following:
Six hundred sixty-eight and eight hundred one thousandths
Twelve and forty-nine hundredths
Three and four thousandths
Fifty-one hundredths
Three hundred ten and four tenths

Question 64

Pete Smith bought two new car tires from Firestone for $89.95 per tire. Firestone charged Pete $3.25 per tire for mounting, $2.60 per tire for valves, and $3.80 per tire for balancing. What is Pete's final bill?

Question 65

Multiply (round solution to nearest hundredth):
8.143 * 13.281

Question 66

Mel Doane is taking his office staff out to lunch. He has left on his credit card a spending limit of $99.50. If the total meal includes two fruit cups, two onion soups, two veal, two roast beef, three coffees, and one soft drink, will Mel be able to use the card? (Disregard tip plus tax.) If so, how much more charging will Mel be allowed before hitting his credit limit?