QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FOR REVISION,
2024/2025 UPDATE
1.What is the sum of the following: 3 3/4 + 1 112? 5 1/4
2. Edgar Anderson earns $200 a week plus a 15% commission on
all sales over $1, OOO. If Mr. Anderson's sales for one week are
$2,500, what is his gross pay for that week? $425
3. A shipping company charged $15 to ship a package and 5% to
insure the package. What was the total cost to ship this
particular item? $15.75 4. A quote you received from a local
restaurant is $625 for a business luncheon. The restaurant
owner tells you the price with gratuity is $720. How much did
the owner add for gratuity? $95
5. If you work 37.5 hours per week at $10.65 per hour, how much
is your gross pay for a two-week period? (round off your answer
to the nearest cent): 6. If you borrow $1 ,700 at 7% simple
interest, how much interest will you pay? $119
7. 6 grams of medication were ordered, but it only comes in
milligrams. What is the mg dose? 6,000
8. The exchange rate of U.S. dollars to British pounds is .63.
You have $4,000 to convert to British pounds. How many
British pounds will you receive? 2520 pounds
9. Last year the company you work for did $232,000 in
business. This year you anticipate an increase of 7%. How much
business do you expect to do this year? $248,240
10. Rob Polanski is a tractor salesman. Last week his total sales
amounted to $38,642.00 and received $2,704.94 in commission.
What is his rate of commission? 7%
1 1. One of your delivery trucks traveled 1,200 miles on 55
gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon did the truck get?
(round off your answer to the nearest hundredth): 21.82