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Test Bank for Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers Brief Edition

7th Edition Brechner Bergeman ISBN 1285448596 9781285448596


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CHAPTER 2 : FRACTIONS
1. A mat hemat i ca l way of expr es si ng a par t of a whol e t hing i s c all .
ANSWER: f r ac ti on

2. T he number on t he bot tom of t he di visi on li ne of a f r act i on i s cal .

ANSWER: denomi nat or

3. A f r acti on in whi ch t he numer at or i s s mal ler t han t he denomi natled a( n) .


ANSWER: co mmon f r act i
on pr oper fr act
ion
.

ANSWER: nu mer at or
5. A( n) combi nes a whol e number wi t h a pr oper f rac ti

on. ANSWER: mi xed number

6. T he l east common deno mi nat or i s , and theref or e most ef fi ci


common denomi nat or i n addi ti on oubtr act i on of f ract i .
s ons

ANSWER: s mal l est


.

ANSWER: pr i me number

8. Proper fr act i ons t hat have the s ame omi nat or i n addi ti or subtr act i on are c all ed f r acti

ANSWER: l i ke

9. In ver t ed number s ar e known as of each ot her .

ANSWER: r ec i pr ocal
s
i s i nver t ed.
ANSWER: di vi sor

1 . A use f ul short cut whi ch simpl i f i mul t i pl icat i on of fr act ions i s call ed .

ANSWER: ca nce ll at i
on

12 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

a. pr oper fr act ion, ten -t hi


r ds
b. i mpr oper f r acti on, t en -t
hirds c.impr oper f r acti on, t en
-t hr ees d.proper fr act ion, ten
-t hr ees

ANSWER: b
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13 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

a. pr oper fr act ion, t went y-f our and ni net een -t went i et
hs b. i mpr oper f r acti on, t went y-f our and ni netee n -t
went iet hs c. mi xed number , t went y-f our and ninetee
n -t wenti eths
d. mi xed number , t went y-f our and ninetee n -t wenti es

ANSWER: c

14 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

a. pr oper fr act ion; se ven -t hi r


tiet hs b. mi xed number ; se ven -t
hi r tie t hs
c. i mpr oper f r acti on; se ven -t hi rt i et hs
d. pr oper fr act ion; se ven t hi rty

ANSWER: a

15 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

a. i mpr oper f r acti on; f or t y-t hr


ee ten b. pr oper fr act ion; f ort y-
t hr ee -t ent hs
c. i mpr oper f r acti on; f or t y-t hr ee
-t ent hs d. mi xed number ; f or t y-t
hr ee -t ent hs

ANSWER: c

16 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng i mpr oper f r acti on t o a whol e number or a mi xed number :

a. 8
b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b
ANSWER: d
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17 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng i mpr oper f r acti on t o a whol e number or a mi xed number :

a.
b. 77
c. 100
d. 10

ANSWER: d
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18 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng i mpr oper f r acti on t o a whol e number or a mi xed number :

a.

b. 6.83

c.

d. 7

ANSWER: a

19 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng mi xed number t o an i mpr oper frac ti on:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: c

20 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng mi xed number t o an i mpr oper frac ti on:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

21 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng mi xed number t o an i mpr oper frac ti on:

a.

b.

ANSWER: d
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d.

ANSWER: d
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22 . Conver t t he fr act ion to hi gher ter ms. Ent er the val ue of t he mi ss ing

a. 21
b. 28
c. 42

ANSWER: a

23 . Reduc e t he f rac ti on t o l owest ter ms:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

24 . Reduc e t he f oll owing f r act ion t o l owest ter ms:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

25 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng i mpr oper f r acti on t o a whol e number or a mi xed number :

a. 13
b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: a
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26 . Conver t t he fr act ion to hi gher ter ms. Ent er the val ue of t he mi ss ing

a. 6
b. 15
c. 30

ANSWER: c

27 . Conver t t he fr act ion to hi gher ter ms. Ent er the val ue of t he mi ss ing numer at or:

a. 9
b. 3
c. 18
d. 27

ANSWER: c

28 . Conver t t he fr act ion to hi gher ter ms. Ent er the val ue of t he mi ss ing numer at or:

a. 14
b. 21
c. 42
d. 84

ANSWER: b

29 . Find the l east common denomi nat or of the fr acti ons:

a. 32,256
b. 1,008
c. 18
d. 288

ANSWER: b

30 . Find the l east common denomi nat or of the fr acti ons:

a. 154
b. 18
c. 144
d. 27,648

ANSWER: c
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31 . Find the l east common denomi nat or of the fr acti

a. 49
b. 18
c. 8
d. 504

32 . Find the l east common denomi nat or of the fr acti ons:

a. 504
b. 280
c. 39
d. 560

ANSWER: b

33 . Add and s how as r educe d mi xed number or proper f ract ion:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

34 . V er na shi pped t hree package s t o Chi cago. If t he pa ckages

wei ghed pounds, what was t he t ot al wei ght ?

a. pounds

b. pounds

c. pounds

d. pounds

ANSWER: a

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35 . Lee s hi pped t hr ee pac kages t o New Yor k. If t he pa
ckages wei ghed pounds, what was t he t ot al wei ght ?

a. pounds
b. 73 pounds

c. pounds

d. pounds

ANSWER: c

36 . Subtrac t and r
educe:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: c

37 . Mult i pl y and reduce t he f oll owi ng:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: a

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38 . Mult i pl y and reduce t he f oll owi ng:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

39 . A pane l mea sur es yar ds l ong by yar ds wide . What i s t he ar ea of t he panel ? ( Mul ti pl
y l engt h ti mes wi dth.)

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: a

40 . Mult i pl y and reduce:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: c

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41 . Di vi de t he f ol lowi ng f rac tions a nd r educe t o

l a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

42 . Di vi de t he f ol lowi ng f rac tions a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

a. 4
b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: a

43 . Di vi de and r educe:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

44 . Di vi de a nd r educe:

a.

b.

c.

d.

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41 . Di vi de t he f ol lowi ng f rac tions a nd r educe t o l

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

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45 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng i mpr oper f r acti on t o a whol e number or a mi xed number :

a.

b.

c.

d. 11

ANSWER: d

46 . Reduc e t he f rac ti on:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: c

47 . Reduc e t he f oll owing f r act ion t o l owest ter ms:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

48 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m, as i ndicat ed: t o

t housands a.

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c.

d.

ANSWER: b

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49 . Add and reduce:

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

50 . Subtrac t and r educe t he f ollowi ng:

a.

b.

c.

d. 1

ANSWER: b

51 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

a. i mpr oper f r acti on; t hi rt y -t


hree ten b. pr oper fr act ion; t hi rt y
-t hr ee-t ent hs
c. i mpr oper f r acti on; fi ve a nd t en -t hi rt
y -t hi r ds d. mi xed number ; fi ve a nd t hir t
y-t hr ee -t ent hs

ANSWER: d

52 . Conver t t he f oll owi ng mi xed number t o an i mpr oper frac ti on:

a.

b.

c.

d.
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ANSWER: b

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53 . Di vi de t he f ol lowi ng f rac tions a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

a. 1
b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: a

54 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

ANSWER: mi xed number ; t hir t y-t hr ee and t hr ee -ei ght hs

55 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

ANSWER: pr oper f r acti on; f i ve -se vent ee nt hs

56 . Ident i f y t he t ype of fr acti on and wri t e it i n wor d f or m:

ANSWER: i mpr oper f rac tion; t wel ve -t wel f t hs

57 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

ANSWER:

58 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

ANSWER:

59 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

ANSWER:

60 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

ANSWER:

61 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac ti on:

ANSWER:

62 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac ti on:

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ANSWER:

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63 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac

ANSWER:

64 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac ti on:

ANSWER:

65 . Reduc e t he f rac ti on t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

66 . Reduc e t he f rac ti on t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

67 . Reduc e t he f rac ti on t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

68 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed: t o f or t y-ni nt hs

ANSWER:

69 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed: t o t hi rt y-si xt hs

ANSWER:

70 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed: t o hundr eds

ANSWER:

71 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed: t o ei ght hs

ANSWER:

72 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed:

ANSWER:

73 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i ndicat ed:

ANSWER:

74 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

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63 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac

ANSWER:
ANSWER:

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75 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i

ANSWER:

76 . Find the l east common denomi nat or f or t he f rac ti ons:

ANSWER: 15

77 . Find the l east common denomi nat or f or t he f rac ti ons:

ANSWER: 252

78 . Find the l east common denomi nat or f or t he f rac ti ons:

ANSWER: 300

79 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

80 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

81 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

82 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

83 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

84 . Add t he f rac ti ons a nd r educe t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

85 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

86 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

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75 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er m as i

ANSWER:
ANSWER:

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87 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest

ANSWER:

88 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

89 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

90 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

91 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

92 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

93 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

94 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

95 . Mult i pl y t he f rac ti ons a nd reduc e t o l owest ter ms:

ANSWER:

96 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t er ms:

ANSWER:

97 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t er ms:

ANSWER:

98 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t er ms:


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87 . Subtrac t t he fr act i ons a nd reduc e t o l owest

ANSWER:
ANSWER:

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99 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t

ANSWER:

10 0 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t er ms:

ANSWER:

10 1 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t er ms:

ANSWER:

10 2 . Af t er a part y, Dunca n not iced t hat of a pi zza was l ef t over . What f r acti onal par
t of t he pi zza was ea ten?

ANSWER:

10 3 . Conver t t he i mpr oper fr act ion t o a whole or mi xed number :

ANSWER: mi xed number ;

10 4 . Conver t t he fr act ion to a higher t er ms a s i ndi cat ed: t o si xt y-t hi r ds

ANSWER:

10 5 . Conver t t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper f rac ti on:

ANSWER:

10 6 . Wha t t ype of f ract i on i s ? How woul d you wr it e t hi s f r acti on i n wor d f or m?

ANSWER: i mpr oper f rac tion, f or t y-t hi r t eent hs

10 7 . Conver t t o a whol e or mi xed number and wr it e i t i n words.

ANSWER: , si x and one hal f

10 8 . Ste ph i s f oll owing a r eci pe t hat cal ls f or pounds of chi cken. She woul d li ke t o i ncr
ease theservingsizeandwillhavetocha nge al l t he mea surement s. Bef or e St eph ca n
changethe measurements,shemustconvert t he mi xed number t o an i mpr oper fr act i on.
Whatshouldbe theimproperfractionfort he c hicken mea sur ement ?

ANSWER:

10 9 . At t he end of the semes t er , 25 of t he 32 student s who st art ed an acc ount ing cour se r emai
ned. Wha t fr act i on r epr ese nt s t he t ot al number of st udents who dr opped the c our se?
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99 . Di vi de t he fr act i ons a nd reduce to l owest t

ANSWER:
ANSWER:
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11 0 . Renna ta shi pped t hr ee pac kages t o West Vi r gi ni a. If t he pa ckages

pounds, what was t he t ot al wei ght of Rennat a’s s hi pment ?

ANSWER:

11 1 . A pl umber cut piec es of pi pe wit h t he f ol l owi ng mea sur

ement s: Find the l east common denomi nat or .

ANSWER: 144

11 2 . Pri ce is wor ki ng at t he l ocal J if f y Lube and dur ing hi s shi ft , he used t he foll owi
ng ca ses of oil on hi s j obs:

How man y ca se s in t ot al did Price use?

ANSWER:

11 3 . Adol i a Hunter wal ked mi l es on Monday, mi l es on Wednesda y, and mi l es


on Fri day. How many t ot al mi les did she wal k?

ANSWER:

11 4 . A good pl anti ng soil is made up of pounds of di rt and pounds of cow manur e. How
much wil l the mi xt ur e wei gh aft er war ds?

ANSWER:

11 5 . Ruby and he r f ri ends a re on a r oad tr i p t hat wil l t ake a tot al of mi l es . If Ruby


and he r f r iends have a lr eady t r aveled mi l es , how many mi l es are l eft ?

ANSWER:

11 6 . Pet er Wi ll iams s ol d ac r es of his ac r e r anch. How many ac r es doe s Peter have l eft
?

ANSWER:

11 7 . Mori ah bought pounds of fert il i zer but only use d pounds i n her gar den. How much
f er ti li zer does she have l ef t?

ANSWER:

11 8 . T ur ner Mor ri s wei ghs t i mes as much a s hi s sist er . If hi s s i st er wei ghs


84 pounds, how much doe s Tur ner wei gh?

ANSWER: 147 pounds


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11 9 . A f oundat ion requir es t r uckl oads of concret e. If t he c oncr et e t r uck hol ds cubi c yar ds
of concr et e, how many t ot al cubi c yar ds of concr et e are us ed f or t he f oundat i on?

ANSWER: 8 cubi c yar ds

12 0 . Four s ur veys t aken t o as sess HD t elevi si on vi ewers buyi ng pat t erns has the foll owi ng r es ul ts:

, , , . In or der t o fi nd a gr and t otal , t hese r es ult s must be mul t i pl i ed. What i


s t he grand t otal of the s ur vey t aken?

ANSWER:

12 1 . How man y f eet piec es of wi re c an be cut fr om a pi ece 68 f eet long?

ANSWER:

12 2 . Je r emi ag T hompson owns ac r es of undevel oped l and. If t he pr oper t y i s di vi ded


i nt o ac r e pi ece s, how many ho mes it es ca n be de vel oped?

ANSWER: 95 homes i t es

12 3 . A novel t y shop buys beads i n bul k f r om t he manuf act ur er and pac kages t hem i nt
o pound boxes . How many boxes can be fi ll ed f rom 828 pounds of beads ?

ANSWER: 460 boxes

12 4 . East er n Mi ni ng Co. mi nes t ons of coal on Monday, t ons on T uesday, and t ons on We dnes
day. If t hei r goal i s t o mi ne 40 t ons t his week, how many mor e t ons must be mi ned?

ANSWER:

12 5 . Ci cel y Bosl ey bor rowed $21,600 fr om t he ba nk. She has r epai d of t he l oan.
What is t he r emai ni ng balance owed t o t he bank?

ANSWER: $7,200

12 6 . A r ec ent pol l showed t hat 60 of the 540 peopl e i nt er vi ewed pr ef er r ed decaff


einated coff ee over r egul ar. What f r acti on of the pe opl e pr ef err ed r egul ar cof f ee?

ANSWER:

12 7 . Chr i s Spencer i ncr ease d hi s ea r ni ngs by f r om l ast yea r . If he made $36,480 l ast
yea r , how much di d he make t hi s yea r?

ANSWER: $60,800

12 8 . Sunny ca n asse mbl e ci rcuit boar ds i n one hour . Ast ri d can a sse mbl e i n one hour.
In an 8 -hour shif t , how many mor e c i r cuit boar ds does Ast ri d ass embl e t han Sunny?

ANSWER:
C hapter 2 : Fra cti
12 9 . T hr ee heir s sha re a n est ate of $340,000. Jor dan rec ei ves , Dani el le rec ei ves ,
and Samuel r ecei ves the bal ance. How much doe s Samuel r ec ei ve?

ANSWER: $76,500

13 0 . A r eci pe f or a mea t cass er ol e call s for t abl es poons of mi nce d garl ic. If t hi s r eci pe se r ves
8 peopl e, r ec al cul at e t he amount of gar li c neede d t o ser ve 6 pe opl e.

ANSWER:

13 1 . Cosmos Co mpany use s squa re yar ds of mat eri al to ma ke a sl i p cover f or a c hair .


T he mat er i al comes i n 1,100 squar e yar d r ol ls t hat cost $10,150 each.
a. How man y sl i p covers c an be made f r om ea ch r oll ?
b. Wha t i s t he cost of each sl ip cover ?

ANSWER: a. 350 sli p cover s b.


$29

13 2 . A bui l di ng has a t ot al ar ea of 20,880 squar e f eet . At t he pr ese nt ti me, t he ass embly ar ea

occ upi es of t he spa ce, the st or age ar ea occ upi es of t he ar ea, and t he off i
ce occupies t he bal ance of the s pac e.

a. How man y squa r e f eet of spac e does t he of fi ce oc cupy?


b. If t he c ompany want s t o i ncr ea se the si ze of t he as semb l y ar ea by , how many
squa r e f eet wil l t he as sembl y ar ea have?

ANSWER: a. 9,048 square f eet b.


11,136 square fee t

13 3 . A r oll of mat er ial i s 257 yards l ong. J anet Bar nett cut yar ds f rom t he r oll .

a. How much mat er i al di d Ja net cut fr om t he roll ?


b. How much mat er i al was l eft on t he r oll ?

ANSWER: a. 56 yar ds b.
201 yar ds

13 4 . Ja smi ne J ackson s ol d ac r es of her ac r e r anch. How many ac r es doe s Ja smi ne have


l eft ?

ANSWER:

13 5 . Rod Har ri s ea rns $180 per day. On Monda y, he onl y wor ked of a day. How much di
d Rod ea r n?

ANSWER: $157.50
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13 6 . If a s t one c utt er has of an ounce of a prec ious stone a nd i t t akes ounce of that stone t
o ma ke one r i ng. How many r i ngs c an t he st one cutt er make f r om t he preci ous st
one t hat he has ?

ANSWER: 6
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13 7 . A r ec ent pol l showed t hat 54 of the 620 peopl e i nt er vi ewed pr ef er r ed non -al
cohol ic be er over r egul ar. What f r acti on of the pe opl e pr ef err ed r egul ar bee r ?

ANSWER:

13 8 . Dur i ng t he wee k, Ive y ea r ned and of her mont hl y bonus on t wo sa les t r ansacti
ons. If t hose bonuse s amount ed to $840.00, how much was her mont hl y bonus?

ANSWER: $1,440.00

13 9 . A t ail or nee ds yar ds of cl ot h i n order t o make a j ac ket . He needs yar ds i n or der to


ma ke t he s lac ks t o compl ete t he suit . If he makes f our suit s, how much c lot h wi ll
he ne ed?

ANSWER:

14 0 . A boar d i s f eet i n l engt h. A ca rpent er int ends t o cut bl ocks f r om that boar d of f eet
i n l engt h. How many f ul l si zes pi ece s ca n be c ut fr om t hat boar d of wood?

ANSWER: 6

14 1 . At t he end of the semes t er , 14 of t he 29 student s who st art ed a Physi cs c our se r emai


ned. What f r acti on r epres ent s t he t ot al number of st udent s who dropped t he course ?

ANSWER:

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