Exam 1: Whole Numbers and Decimals

Solve the problem. -The following chart shows a book publisher's monthly sales by book category for the first quarter of the year. Complete the totals by adding horizontally and vertically.

Solve the problem. -A stockbroker bought 55 shares of stock for $44.31 each. What was the total amount of the purchase?

Write the unit cost, rounded to the nearest cent. -If 14 notebooks cost $40.51, then one notebook costs $2.8936.

Perform the multiplication. -

Solve the problem. -A group of 8 people wants to buy a boat. The boat costs $896. If they all pay the same amount, how much is each person's share?

Divide. -

Round the figure to the nearest dollar. -$216.06

Solve the problem. -A manager of a local restaurant had a bank balance of $3,592.38 on October 1. During October, the manager deposited $58,913.01 received from sales, $2,164.44 received as credits from suppliers, and $65.59 as a county tax refund. He paid out $23,442.64 to suppliers, $4,419.77 for rent and utilities, And $10,943.27 for salaries. What was the manager's final balance at the end of October?

Perform the addition. -13.11 + 146.6 + 9.25 + 0.0117 + 0.546

Solve the problem. -Ultimate Lighting Company, based in the United States, has 20 employees in Belgium, 407 employees in Hong Kong, 66 employees in Argentina, and 36 employees in Australia. What is the Total number of employees working outside of the United States?

Round the number to the nearest thousandth, nearest hundredth, and nearest tenth. Remember to round from the original number. -0.1167

Perform the multiplication. -

Perform the addition. -25.95 + 3.93 + 0.0208 + 0.691

Express the number in words. -4,700,345

Round the amount to the nearest cent. -$56.59200

Solve the problem. -BT&T charges $0.36 for the first minute and $0.17 for each additional minute for a long-distance call. How much will a 10 minute long-distance call cost?

Perform the addition. -5 + 2.12 + 0.674

Solve the problem. -A grocer sold 98 bags of potatoes for $1.44 each. What was the total amount of the sale?

Perform the indicated operation. -0.216 ÷ 72

Provide an appropriate response. -Explain how you multiply a decimal number by a power of ten.