END-OF-CHAPTER PROBLEMS

Check figures for odd-numbered problems in Appendix C. Name Date

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drill problems
Identify the place value for the following:  LU 3-1(1)
3–1. 9.4758  hundredths 3–2.  543.2163  thousandths

Round the following as indicated:  LU 3-1(1)

Tenth Hundredth Thousandth
3–3.   .7391 .7 .74 .739
3–4.  6.8629 6.9 6.86 6.863
3–5.  5.8312 5.8 5.83 5.831
3–6.  6.8415 6.8 6.84 6.842
3–7.  6.5555 6.6 6.56 6.556
3–8. 75.9913 76.0 75.99 75.991

Round the following to the nearest cent:   LU 3-1(1)

3–9. $4,822.775  $4,822.78 3–10.  $4,892.046  $4,892.05

Convert the following types of decimal fractions to decimals (round to nearest hundredth as needed):   LU 3-1(2)
8 3 61 610
3–11.   .08 3–12.     .30 3–13.     .06 3–14.     .61
100 10 1,000 1,000

91 979 61
3–15.   .91 3–16.     .98 3–17.  16   16.61
100 1,000 100

Convert the following decimals to fractions. Do not reduce to lowest terms.   LU 3-1(2)
9 71 9 125
3–18. .9   3–19.  .71   3–20.  .009   3–21.  .0125  
10 100 1,000 10,000
609 825 9,999 7,065
3–22. .609   3–23.  .825   3–24.  .9999   3–25.  .7065  
1,000 1,000 10,000 10,000

Convert the following to mixed numbers. Do not reduce to the lowest terms.   LU 3-1(2)
1 48 25
3–26. 7.1  7 3–27.  28.48  28 3–28.  6.025  6
10 100 1,000
Write the decimal equivalent of the following:   LU 3-1(2)
3–29. Five thousandths   .005 3–30.  Three hundred three and two hundredths   303.02
3–31. Eighty-five ten thousandths   .0085 3–32.  Seven hundred seventy-five thousandths   .775
Rearrange the following and add:   LU 3-2(1)
3–33. .115,  10.8318,  4.7,  802.4811  818.1279 3–34.  .005,  2,002.181,  795.41,  14.0,  .184  2,811.78
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Rearrange the following and subtract:   LU 3-2(1)

3–35. 9.2 2 5.8 5 3.4 3–36.  7 2 2.0815 5 4.9185 3–37.  3.4 2 1.08 5 2.32
Estimate by rounding all the way and multiply the following (do not round final answer):   LU 3-2(1)
3–38. 6.24 3 3.9 5 24.336 3–39.  .413 3 3.07 5 1.26791
Estimate 24 (6 3 4) Estimate 1.2 (.4 3 3)
3–40. 675 3 1.92 5 1,296 3–41.  4.9 3 .825 5 4.0425
Estimate 1,400 (700 3 2) Estimate 4.0 (5 3 .8)

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 Divide the following and round to the nearest hundredth:   LU 3-2(1)­­­
3–42. .8931 4 3 5 .30 3–43.  29.432 4 .0012 5 24,526.67
3–44. .0065 4 .07 5 .09 3–45.  7,742.1 4 48 5 161.29
3–46. 8.95 4 1.18 5 7.58 3–47.  2,600 4 .381 5 6,824.15
Convert the following to decimals and round to the nearest hundredth:   LU 3-1(2)
1 1 5 5
3–48.   .13 3–49.     .04 3–50.     .83 3–51.     .63
8 25 6 8
Complete these multiplications and divisions by the shortcut method (do not do any written calculations):   LU 3-2(3)
3–52. 96.7 4 10 5 9.67 3–53.  258.5 4 100 5 2.585 3–54.  8.51 3 1,000 5 8,510
3–55. .86 4 100 5 .0086 3–56.  9.015 3 100 5 901.5 3–57.  48.6 3 10 5 486
3–58. 750 3 10 5 7,500 3–59.  3,950 4 1,000 5 3.950 3–60.  8.45 4 10 5 .845
3–61. 7.9132 3 1,000 5 7,913.2

word problems
As needed, round answers to the nearest cent.
3–62. A Chevy Volt costs $29,000 in the United States. Using the exchange rate given in the WSJ’s Currencies & Commodities
table earlier in this chapter, what would it cost in Canada? Check your answer.   LU 3-2(2)
$29,000 3 $1.1341 5 $32,888.90
Check  $32,888.90 3 $.8817 5 $28,998.14     The number is off due to rounding.
3–63. Dustin Pedroia got 7 hits out of 12 at bats. What was his batting average to the nearest thousandths place?   LU 3-1(2)
7
5 .583
12
3–64. Pete Ross read in a Wall Street Journal article that the cost of parts and labor to make an Apple iPhone 4S were as follows:  
LU 3-2(1)
Display $37.00 Wireless $23.54
Memory $28.30 Camera $17.60
Labor $ 8.00 Additional items $81.56
Assuming Pete pays $649 for an iPhone 4S, how much profit does the iPhone generate?
Total cost 5 $196
Profit 5 $649 2 $196 5 $453
3–65. At the Party Store, Joan Lee purchased 21.50 yards of ribbon. Each yard cost 91 cents. What was the total cost of the
­ribbon? Round to the nearest cent.   LU 3-2(1)
21.50 3 $.91 5 $19.565 5 $19.57
3–66. Douglas Noel went to Home Depot and bought four doors at $42.99 each and six bags of fertilizer at $8.99 per bag. What
was the total cost to Douglas? If Douglas had $300 in his pocket, what does he have left to spend?   LU 3-2(1)
4 3 $42.99 5 $171.96 $300.00
6 3  8.99 5 1 53.94 2 225.90
$225.90 $ 74.10
3–67. The stock of Intel has a high of $30.25 today. It closed at $28.85. How much did the stock drop from its high?   LU 3-2(1)
2 9 12
$3 0.2 5
2 28.85

  

$ 1.40
3–68. Pete is traveling by car to a computer convention in San Diego. His company will reimburse him $.48 per mile. If Pete
travels 210.5 miles, how much will Pete receive from his company?   LU 3-2(1)
$.48 3 210.5 5 $101.04
3–69. Mark Ogara rented a truck from Avis Rent-A-Car for the weekend (2 days). The base rental price was $29.95 per day plus
1412 cents per mile. Mark drove 410.85 miles. How much does Mark owe?   LU 3-2(1)
2 3 $29.95 5 $59.90
$.145 3 410.85 5 1 59.57
$119.47

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 3–70. Nursing home costs are on the rise as consumeraffairs.com reports in its quarterly newsletter. The average cost is around
$192 a day with an average length of stay of 2.5 years. Calculate the cost of the average nursing home stay.   LU 3-2(1)
365 3 2.5 5 912.50 days
$192 3 912.50 5 $175,200
3–71. Bob Ross bought a smartphone on the web for $89.99. He saw the same smartphone in the mall for $118.99. How much
did Bob save by buying on the web?   LU 3-2(1)
10 18
$11 8.99
2 89.99

$ 29.00
3–72. Russell is preparing the daily bank deposit for his coffee shop. Before the deposit, the coffee shop had a checking account
balance of $3,185.66. The deposit contains the following checks:
No. 1 $ 99.50 No. 3 $8.75
No. 2 110.35 No. 4 6.83
Russell included $820.55 in currency with the deposit. What is the coffee shop’s new balance, assuming Russell writes no
new checks?   LU 3-2(1)
$3,185.66
99.50
110.35
8.75
6.83
1 820.55
$4,231.64
3–73. According to worldpopulationstatistics.com, if the population in India increased .75% in 2014 to 1,261,527,930.25, it
would make up 17.5% of the world’s population. If the population in China increased 2.7% in 2014 to 1,390,510,630.116,
making up 19.3% of the world, how much more did China grow than India in 2014 in numbers?   LU 3-2(1)
1,390,510,630.116 2 1,261,527,930.25 5 128,982,699.866
3–74. Randi went to Lowe’s to buy wall-to-wall carpeting. She needs 110.8 square yards for downstairs, 31.8 square yards for the
halls, and 161.9 square yards for the bedrooms upstairs. Randi chose a shag carpet that costs $14.99 per square yard. She
ordered foam padding at $3.10 per square yard. The carpet installers quoted Randi a labor charge of $3.75 per square yard.
What will the total job cost Randi?   LU 3-2(1)
$14.99 1 $3.10 1 $3.75 5 $   21.84
110.8 square yards 1 31.8 square yards 1 161.9 square yards 5 3  304.5
$6,650.28
3–75. Paul Rey bought four new Dunlop tires at Goodyear for $95.99 per tire. Goodyear charged $3.05 per tire for mounting,
$2.95 per tire for valve stems, and $3.80 per tire for balancing. If Paul paid no sales tax, what was his total cost for the
four tires?   LU 3-2(1)
$95.99 1 $3.05 1 $2.95 1 $3.80 5 $105.79
$105.79 3 4 5 $423.16
3–76. Shelly is shopping for laundry detergent, mustard, and canned tuna. She is trying to decide which of two products is the
better buy. Using the following information, can you help Shelly?   LU 3-2(1)
Laundry detergent A ✔ Mustard A Canned tuna A
$2.00 for 37 ounces $.88 for 6 ounces $1.09 for 6 ounces
$2.00 4 37 5 $.05 $.88 4 6 5 $.15 $1.09 4 6 5 $.18
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Laundry detergent B Mustard B ✔ Canned tuna B ✔

$2.37 for 38 ounces $1.61 for 12 12 ounces $1.29 for 834 ounces
$2.37 4 38 5 $.06 $1.61 4 12.5 5 $.13 $1.29 4 8.75 5 $.15
3–77. Roger bought season tickets for weekend professional basketball games. The cost was $945.60. The season package
­included 36 home games. What is the average price of the tickets per game? Round to the nearest cent. Marcelo, Roger’s
friend, offered to buy four of the tickets from Roger. What is the total amount Roger should receive?   LU 3-2(1)
$945.60 4 36 5 $26.27 $ 26.27
3  4
$105.08

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 3–78. A nurse was to give each of her patients a 1.32-unit dosage of a prescribed drug. The total remaining units of the drug at the
hospital pharmacy were 53.12. The nurse has 38 patients. Will there be enough dosages for all her patients?   LU 3-2(1)
53.12
5 40.24  Yes.
1.32
3–79. Jill Horn went to Japan and bought an animation cel of Spongebob. The price was 25,000 yen. Using the WSJ’s Currencies &
Commodities table shown earlier in the chapter, what is the price in U.S. dollars? Check your answer.   LU 3-2(2)
25,000 3 $.008446 5 $211.15
$211.15 3 $118.40 5 25,000.16 (off due to rounding)
3–80. Facebook Newsroom stated Facebook had 1 million users in 2004. In January 2014, it had 1.23 billion monthly active us-
ers. What has the Facebook users’ growth been since 2004?   LU 3-2(1)
1.23 2 .001 5 1.229 billion or 1,230,000,000 2 1,000,000 5 1,229,000,000
3–81. Reuters reported in January 2015 consumer confidence is the strongest it has been since 2007 based on growing optimism
about the jobs market and the overall economy. The Conference Board issued a 102.9 rating for January 2015 compared to
93.1 in December 2014. How much has the rating increased?   LU 3-2(1)
102.9 2 93.1 5 9.8
3–82. Morris Katz bought four new tires at Goodyear for $95.49 per tire. Goodyear also charged Morris $2.50 per tire for mounting,
$2.40 per tire for valve stems, and $3.95 per tire for balancing. Assume no tax. What was Morris’s total cost for the four
tires?  LU 3-2(1)
$95.49 1 $2.50 1 $2.40 1 $3.95 5 $104.34
$104.34 3 4 5 $417.36
3–83. The Denver Post reported that Xcel Energy is revising customer charges for monthly residential electric bills and gas
bills. Electric bills will increase $3.32. Gas bills will decrease $1.74 a month. (a) What is the resulting new monthly
increase for the entire bill? (b) If Xcel serves 2,350 homes, how much additional revenue would Xcel receive each
month?  LU 3-2(1)
a.  $3.32 b.  2,350
21.74 3 $1.58
$1.58 increase $3,713.00
3–84. Steven is traveling to an auto show by car. His company will reimburse him $.29 per mile. If Steven travels 890.5 miles,
how much will he receive from his company?   LU 3-2(1)
890.5 3 $.29 5 $258.25
3–85. Gracie went to Home Depot to buy wall-to-wall carpeting for her house. She needs 104.8 square yards for downstairs,
17.4 square yards for halls, and 165.8 square yards for the upstairs bedrooms. Gracie chose a shag carpet that costs
$13.95 per square yard. She ordered foam padding at $2.75 per square yard. The installers quoted Gracie a labor cost of
$5.75 per square yard in installation. What will the total job cost Gracie?   LU 3-2(1)
$13.95 1 $2.75 1 $5.75 5 $22.45
104.8 square yards 1 17.4 square yards 1 165.8 square yards 5 288 square yards
288 3 $22.45 5 $6,465.60

challenge problems
3–86. Fred and Winnie O’Callahan have put themselves on a very strict budget. Their goal at the end of the year is to buy a car
for $14,000 in cash. Their budget includes the following per dollar:
$.40 food and lodging
 .20 entertainment
 .10 educational
Fred earns $2,000 per month and Winnie earns $2,500 per month. After 1 year will Fred and Winnie have enough cash
to buy the car?   LU 3-2(1)
$1.00 2 $.70 5 $.30 (savings per $1.00)
$2,000 3 12 5 $24,000
 2,500 3 12 5  30,000
$54,000 3 $.30 5 $16,200 (1 year)    Yes.

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 3–87. Jill and Frank decided to take a long weekend in New York. City Hotel has a special getaway weekend for $79.95. The
price is per person per night, based on double occupancy. The hotel has a minimum two-night stay. For this price, Jill and
Frank will receive $50 credit toward their dinners at City’s Skylight Restaurant. Also included in the package is a $3.99
credit per person toward breakfast for two each morning.
Since Jill and Frank do not own a car, they plan to rent a car. The car rental agency charges $19.95 a day with an additional
charge of $.22 a mile and $1.19 per gallon of gas used. The gas tank holds 24 gallons.
From the following facts, calculate the total expenses of Jill and Frank (round all answers to nearest hundredth or cent as
appropriate). Assume no taxes.   LU 3-2(1)

Car rental (2 days): Dinner cost at Skylight $182.1 2

   Beginning odometer reading 4,820 Breakfast for two:
   Ending odometer reading 4,940    Morning No. 1 24. 1 7
3
   Beginning gas tank: 4 full    Morning No. 2 26.88
1
   Gas tank on return: full
2 Hotel room 79.95
   Tank holds 24 gallons

$79.95 3 2 5 $159.90 3 2 5 $319.80

$182.12
2 50.00 132.12
$132.12
$24.17
Breakfast No. 1: 2 7.98 16.19
$16.19

$26.88
Breakfast No. 2: 2 7.98 18.90
$18.90
2 3 $19.95 39.90
$.22 3 120 (4,940 2 4,820) 26.40
1
3 24 5 6 gallons 3 $1.19     7.14
4
$560.45

summary practice test 

Do you need help? The videos in Connect have step-by-step worked-out solutions. These videos are also available on YouTube!
  1. Add the following by translating the verbal form to the decimal equivalent.   LU 3-1(1), LU 3-2(1)
Three hundred thirty-eight and seven hundred five thousandths 338.705
Nineteen and fifty-nine hundredths 19.590
Five and four thousandths 5.004
Seventy-five hundredths .750
Four hundred three and eight tenths 403.800
767.849
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Convert the following decimal fractions to decimals.  LU 3-1(2)

7 7 7
  2.   .7 3.   .07 4.   .007
10 100 1,000
Convert the following to proper fractions or mixed numbers. Do not reduce to the lowest terms.  LU 3-1(2)
9 97 685
  5. .9   6. 6.97   6 7. .685  
10 100 1,000
Convert the following fractions to decimals (or mixed decimals) and round to the nearest hundredth as needed.  LU 3-1(2)
2 1 4 1
  8.   .29 9.   .13 10. 4   4.57 11.   .08
7 8 7 13

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 12. Rearrange the following decimals and add.  LU 3-2(1)
5.93,  11.862,  284.0382,  88.44 5.9300
11.8620
284.0382
 88.4400
390.2702

13. Subtract the following and round to the nearest tenth.  LU 3-2(1)
13.111 2 3.872 5 9.239 5 9.2

14. Multiply the following and round to the nearest hundredth.  LU 3-2(1)

7.4821 3 15.861 5 118.67358 5 118.67
15. Divide the following and round to the nearest hundredth.  LU 3-2(1)
203,942 4 5.88 5 34,684.013 5 34,684.01

Complete the following by the shortcut method.  LU 3-2(3)
16. 62.94 3 1,000 5 62,940
17. 8,322,249.821 3 100 5 832,224,982.1
18. The average pay of employees is $795.88 per week. Lee earns $820.44 per week. How much is Lee’s pay over the average?  
LU 3-2(1)
$820.44 2 $795.88 5 $24.56
19. Lowes reimburses Ron $.49 per mile. Ron submitted a travel log for a total of 1,910.81 miles. How much will Lowes
reimburse Ron? Round to the nearest cent.  LU 3-2(1)
$.49 3 1,910.81 5 $936.30
20. Lee Chin bought two new car tires from Michelin for $182.11 per tire. Michelin also charged Lee $3.99 per tire for mounting,
$2.50 per tire for valve stems, and $4.10 per tire for balancing. What is Lee’s final bill?  LU 3-2(1)
2 3 $182.11 5 $364.22
2 3 $ 10.59 5   21.18 ($3.99 1 $2.50 1 $4.10)
$385.40
21. Could you help Judy decide which of the following products is cheaper per ounce?  LU 3-2(1)

Canned fruit A ✔ Canned fruit B
$.37 for 3 ounces $.58 for 334 ounces
$.37 4 3 5 .1233 5 $.12 .58 4 3.75 5 .1546 5 $.15
22. Paula Smith bought a computer tablet for 350 euros. Using the WSJ’s Currencies & Commodities table shown earlier in the
chapter, what is this price in U.S. dollars?  LU 3-2(2)
350 3 1.2470 5 $436.45
23. Google stock traded at a high of $522.00 and closed at $518.55. How much did the stock fall from its high?  LU 3-2(1)
$522.00
2  518.55
$  3.45

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