Revision Questions for MTA.pdf Arab Open University, Kuwait BUS 101

BUS 101-MTA- Revision
Chapter 2 – Fractions
41 41 1
1- Convert to a mixed number Ans: 8
5 5 5
42 42 9
2- Convert to a mixed number Ans: 3
11 11 11
3 3 35
3- Convert 4 to an improper fraction Ans: 4 
8 8 8
5 5 61
4- Convert 8 to an improper fraction Ans: 8 
7 7 7
5- Calculate by writing the answer as a simplified fraction:
4 1 14 19 266
 2  6   (1 po int)  (1 po int)
5 3 5 3 15
1 1 19 13 19 4 76 38
3  3   (0.5 po int)   (0.5 po int)  (0.5 po int)  (0.5 po int)
6 4 6 4 6 13 78 39

6- Calculate by writing the answer as a simplified fraction:
4 1 19 13 247
 3  6   (1 po int)  (1 po int)
5 2 5 2 10
1 1 16 25 16 8 128
 5 3   (1 po int)   (0.5 po int)  (0.5 po int)
3 8 3 8 3 25 75

7- A car traveled 6/7 of an estimated 1800 Km journey. How many kilo meters remain in its journey?
(Round your answers to the nearest hundredth)
Method 1:
Remaining = 7/7 – 6/7 = 1/7
1 Don’t forget:
1800   257.14 miles
Km
7
 To round the answer
Method 2:  To write the unit
6
1800   1542.86 miles
Km
7
Remaining = 1800 – 1542.86 = 257.14 miles
Km

8- A woman walked 5/7 of an estimated 2000 meters walk. How many meters remain in her walk? (Round
your answers to the nearest hundredth)
Method 1:
Remaining = 7/7 – 5/7 = 2/7
2 Don’t forget:
2000   571.43 miles
Meters
7
 To round the answer
Method 2:  To write the unit
5
2000   1428.57 miles
Meters
7
Remaining = 2000 – 1428.57 = 571.43 miles
Meters
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, Chapter 3 – Decimals
9- Round $142.756 to the nearest cent.
Ans: $142.76

10- Round $75.553 to the nearest cent.
Ans: $75.55
11- Round 91.15 to the nearest tenth.
Ans: 91.2

12- Round 18.74 to the nearest tenth.
Ans: 18.7

13- Convert 12.99 to a decimal fraction.
1299
Ans: 12.99 
100
14- Convert 9.7 to a decimal fraction.
97
Ans: 9.7 
10
2
15- Convert 9 to a decimal
5
2 2 47
Ans: 9  9  0.4  9.4 or 9   9.4
5 5 5
1
16- Convert 12 to a decimal
4
1 1 49
Ans: 12  12  0.25  12.25 or 12   12.25
4 4 4

17- Layla needs to buy curtains. She will need 88.4 m2 for downstairs windows, 15.1 m2 for the hall
window, and 177.18 m2 for the upstairs bedrooms windows. The curtain costs $18 per m2. She also need
to buy glue at $3.25 per m2. The workers charge Layla a labor cost of $4.25 per m2 for installation. What
will the total job cost Layla?
(Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth)
Area = 88.4 + 15.1 + 177.18 = 280.68 Don’t forget:
 To round the answer
Costs per m2 = 18 + 3.25 +4.25 = $25.5
 To write the unit
Total costs = $ 280.68 × 25.5 = $7157.34

18- Majed needs to buy White paint. He will need to paint 80.4 m2 for downstairs, 15.9 m2 for the hall, and
177.18 m2 for the upstairs bedrooms. The paint costs $18 per m2. He also need to buy blue paint at $3.50
per m2. The workers charge Majed a labor cost of $4.50 per m2 for painting. What will the total job cost
Majed?
(Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth)
Don’t forget:
Area = 80.4 + 15.9 + 177.18 = 273.48
 To round the answer
Costs per m2 = 18 + 3.50 +4.50 = $26  To write the unit
Total costs = $ 273.48 × 26 = $7110.48


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