Fractions & Decimals 3 — Basic Math

Questions in this quiz (10)

1. A candy shop sells chocolate-covered almonds for $$\$14.40$$ per pound. How much will 2.5 pounds cost?

   • $$\$28.80$$
   • $$\$30.00$$
   • $$\$36.00$$
   • $$\$42.50$$

2. At noon, a water tank contains 2.125 feet of water. By 4 P.M., it contains 2.875 feet of water. How much did the water level increase?

   • $$\frac{1}{2}\text{ foot}$$
   • $$\frac{3}{4}\text{ foot}$$
   • $$\frac{7}{8}\text{ foot}$$
   • $$1\text{ foot}$$

3. A metal pipe is 5 meters long and is cut into 10 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?

   • $$0.25\text{ meter}$$
   • $$0.50\text{ meter}$$
   • $$0.75\text{ meter}$$
   • $$2.00\text{ meters}$$

4. A plumber cut two pieces measuring 2.8 meters and 1.4 meters from a 6-meter length of pipe. Assuming there was no waste when the cuts were made, what is the length, in meters, of the remaining piece?

   • $$1.8$$
   • $$3.2$$
   • $$4.2$$
   • $$7.4$$

5. Carol will use the two bolts shown above to assemble a book cart. How much longer, in inches, is bolt A than bolt B?

   • $$\frac{5}{8}$$
   • $$1\frac{3}{8}$$
   • $$1\frac{5}{8}$$
   • $$1\frac{3}{4}$$

6. A fluorescent lighting panel is $$12\frac{5}{8}$$ inches wide. If three panels are installed side by side as shown above, what will be the total width, in inches, of the combined panels?

   • $$13\frac{7}{8}$$
   • $$36\frac{5}{8}$$
   • $$37\frac{7}{8}$$
   • $$42\frac{7}{8}$$

7. On a number line shown, what is the value of $$A-B$$?

   • $$1$$
   • $$1\frac{1}{2}$$
   • $$2$$
   • $$3\frac{1}{2}$$

8. Angela baked 24 cookies and gave 16 of them to her neighbor. What fraction of Angela's cookies did she give to her neighbor?

   • $$\frac{1}{3}$$
   • $$\frac{5}{6}$$
   • $$\frac{2}{3}$$

9. A metal rod is $$18\frac{3}{4}$$ feet long. A worker cuts off $$6\frac{5}{8}$$ feet. What is the length of the remaining rod?

   • $$12\frac{1}{8}$$
   • $$12\frac{3}{8}$$
   • $$11\frac{7}{8}$$
   • $$25\frac{3}{8}$$

10. A package of bottled water costs $$\$5.88$$ and contains 24 bottles. What is the cost of 1 bottle, to the nearest cent?

    • $$\$0.12$$
    • $$\$0.25$$
    • $$\$0.49$$
    • $$\$1.22$$