Name_____________ 4/5/2004 Basic Math test on chapters 4 and 5 - Instuctor Decker
4 points per question, except that question #11 is worth 8 points.
Perform the operations as indicated and/or write in simplest form
no calculator!
1.

2.

3.

4.
5.

6.

7.

8.
Solve for x:

9. Write in words: 45.2004 ___________________________________________________________________________________
10. Write as a fraction in simplest term: 3.15
11. Write as a decimal: a.

b.

c.

d.

Bonus: the number in 11d is approximately equal to what well known, special number?____
12. a. Fill in with >, <, or =:

b. Round to the nearest thousandth:

_______________

Perform
the indicated operations: show work
13.

14.

15. For the expression:

(this
is 48.3 divided by 7.97, even though the symbol may appear as a minus sign)
a. Estimate the answer. __________________
b. Perform the long division, showing work. Round your answer to the nearest tenth
16. Solve:

17.
Simplify:

18. A 25 foot ladder is leaned against a building such that the top of the
ladder reaches the second story window. The window is 15 feet above the
ground. Use the Pythagorean theorem:

to
find how far the foot of the ladder is from the base of the building. Leave
the answer in radical form.
19. Estimate

by
"sandwiching"

between two known perfect squares; show your work. (
(find a perfect square larger than 30 and one smaller than 30)
20. Find the circumference of the circle with radius 7 cm (use the formula:

=
)
a. leave your answer with a

in it
b. find the circumference if you substitute 3.14 for

21. Find the area of the triangle with base 12 and height 4, using the formula

:
22. A toll house cookie recipe calls for

cups
of flour. If you cut the recipe in half, how much flour will you need?
23. The average annual salary for a connecticut resident with no college education is $14,000. The average annual salary increases to 24,000 if a person has a 2 year degree. How much more will a person earn per year if they have a 2 year degree compared to if they had no degree.
24. Connecticut state minimum wage is $7.10. (source: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm#Connecticut)
a. If a person works a 40 hour week at $7.10 per hours, how much will a person earn in 1 week?
b. If the person is paid for 50 weeks per year, 40 hours a week, $7.10 per hours, how much will the person earn in 1 year?
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