Fractions & Decimals 4 — Basic Math

Questions in this quiz (10)

1. Four packages weigh $$2\frac{1}{4}$$ pounds, $$3\frac{1}{2}$$ pounds, $$4\frac{3}{4}$$ pounds, and $$1\frac{1}{2}$$ pounds. What is the average weight, in pounds?

   • $$2.50$$
   • $$3.00$$
   • $$3.25$$
   • $$4.00$$

2. Marcus earns $$\$18.50$$ per hour. If he earned $$\$444.00$$ in one week, how many hours did he work?

   • $$18$$
   • $$22$$
   • $$24$$
   • $$26$$

3. A builder owns $$28\frac{1}{2}$$ acres of land. He uses $$9\frac{3}{4}$$ acres for roads and parks. The remaining land is divided into $$\frac{1}{2}$$-acre lots. How many lots can be created?

   • $$19$$
   • $$28$$
   • $$32$$
   • $$37$$

4. A school purchases 2,000 notebooks. Brand X costs $$\$1.45$$ each, and Brand Y costs $$\$1.62$$ each. How much money does the school save by purchasing Brand X?

   • $$\$17$$
   • $$\$340$$
   • $$\$1240$$
   • $$\$3{,}240$$

5. The table shows the lengths of common appointments at a dental clinic.A dentist's morning schedule includes one crown, one filling, and two cleanings. How many hours will these appointments take altogether?

   • 3

6. A hygienist works 4 hours each morning. If a routine cleaning takes $$\frac{1}{2}$$ hour, what is the greatest number of routine cleanings the hygienist can complete?

   • $$7$$
   • $$8$$
   • $$9$$
   • $$10$$

7. A concert venue has 7,200 seats. For one performance, 6,300 seats were sold. What fraction of the seats were sold?

   • $$\frac{7}{8}$$
   • $$\frac{5}{6}$$
   • $$\frac{8}{9}$$
   • $$\frac{9}{10}$$

8. A parking garage charges $$\$4.00$$ for the first hour and $$\$1.50$$ for each additional $$\frac{1}{2}$$ hour. How much will it cost to park for 3 hours?

   • $$\$8.50$$
   • $$\$10.00$$
   • $$\$11.50$$
   • $$\$13.00$$

9. A charity scheduled 120 volunteers to work at an event. Only 90 volunteers arrived. What fraction of the scheduled volunteers attended?

   • $$\frac{2}{3}$$
   • $$\frac{3}{4}$$
   • $$\frac{4}{5}$$
   • $$\frac{5}{6}$$

10. The table compares the average daily electricity use for two different years.How many more kilowatt-hours of electricity were used per day last year than this year? Express your answer as a decimal.

    • 1.63