Title: Decimal Story Problems
Course: quiz duplicate error

Q: Solve the problem.

Mr. Hahn wanted to keep track of how far he was driving today. He drove to Lodi which was [Image], then he drove to Merced which was [Image], then he drove home which was [Image]. How far did Mr. Hahn drive?
- 84.36 mi (correct)
- 85.36 mi (incorrect)
- 85.35 mi (incorrect)
- 84.35 mi (incorrect)
A: 84.36 mi

Q: Solve the problem.

When Paula set off to drive to her friend's house, the odometer read 8486.4 miles. When she arrived at her friend's house, the odometer read 8675.2 miles. How far had she driven?
- 198.8 mi (incorrect)
- 188.9 mi (incorrect)
- 188.8 mi (correct)
- 189.8 mi (incorrect)
A: 188.8 mi

Q: Solve the problem.

John earns $14.50/hour. If he works 13 hours, how much will he earn?
- $189.60 (incorrect)
- $188.50 (correct)
- $188.51 (incorrect)
- $188.60 (incorrect)
A: $188.50

Q: Solve the problem.

Wanda bought 2 items at Lucky Pete's market. She bought a pound of butter for [Image] and a gallon of milk for $2.74. What was the total amount that she paid for both of these items?
- $3.38 (incorrect)
- $3.28 (incorrect)
- $4.28 (incorrect)
- $4.38 (correct)
A: $4.38

Q: Solve the problem.

What is the cost, in dollars, of 15.3 gallons of gasoline at 150.7 cents per gallon? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
- $230.57 (incorrect)
- $24.06 (incorrect)
- $231.57 (incorrect)
- $23.06 (correct)
A: $23.06

Q: Solve the problem.

Edwin has a board that is 18.4 feet long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are 2.3 feet long. How many 2.3-foot pieces will he get from the large board?
- 8 pieces (correct)
- 80 pieces (incorrect)
- 7 pieces (incorrect)
- 9 pieces (incorrect)
A: 8 pieces

Q: Solve the problem.

Dave bought 11 packets of cookies for $34.10. Each packet of cookies contains 10 cookies. Find the cost of each cookie to the nearest tenth of a cent.
- 3.1¢ (incorrect)
- 0.3¢ (incorrect)
- 31.0¢ (correct)
- 32.1¢ (incorrect)
A: 31.0¢

Q: Solve the problem.

How long would it take to drive a distance of 34 miles if you drive at a constant speed of 53 miles per hour? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
(Distance = Speed × Time)
- 1.56 hr (incorrect)
- 1802.0 hr (incorrect)
- 0.64 hr (correct)
- 6.42 hr (incorrect)
A: 0.64 hr

Q: Solve the problem.

How long would it take to drive a distance of 8 miles if you drive at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
(Distance = Speed × Time)
- 320.0 hr (incorrect)
- 0.20 hr (correct)
- 5.00 hr (incorrect)
- 2.00 hr (incorrect)
A: 0.20 hr

Q: Solve the problem.

In one year, a baseball player got 170 hits in 439 times at bat. What was his batting average? Give decimal notation to the nearest thousandth.
- 0.390 (incorrect)
- 0.367 (incorrect)
- 0.387 (correct)
- 0.397 (incorrect)
A: 0.387

Q: Solve the problem.

The water in a tank weighs 671.84 lb. One cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 lb. How many cubic feet of water are in the tank?
- 41,990.000 ft^3 (incorrect)
- 734.34 ft^3 (incorrect)
- 10.74944 ft^3 (correct)
- 0.09303 ft^3 (incorrect)
A: 10.74944 ft^3

Q: Solve the problem.

Mr. Davis grosses $500 a week. If his take-home pay is $422.67, how much money was deducted from his gross weekly pay?
- $78.33 (incorrect)
- $77.33 (correct)
- $78.43 (incorrect)
- $77.43 (incorrect)
A: $77.33

Q: Solve the problem.

Pete's grocery bill was $9.07. He gave the clerk a $20 bill. How much change should he receive?
- $9.93 (incorrect)
- $10.92 (incorrect)
- $10.93 (correct)
- $9.07 (incorrect)
A: $10.93

Q: Solve the problem.

The costs of a hurricane in Kate's home state were $3.50 million. The costs of a hurricane in Jorg's home state were $5.18 million. How much more were the costs of the hurricane in Jorg's home state?
- $3 million (incorrect)
- $1.58 million (incorrect)
- $2.68 million (incorrect)
- $1.68 million (correct)
A: $1.68 million

Q: Solve the problem.

Melissa wanted to know the total number of hours she worked this week. Her time card indicated the following hours: Monday, 6.01 hours; Tuesday, 2.55 hours; Thursday, 6.09 hours. How many hours has Melissa worked?
- 13.65 hr (incorrect)
- 14.65 hr (correct)
- 15.65 hr (incorrect)
- 14.55 hr (incorrect)
A: 14.65 hr

Q: Solve the problem.

Ray's gross pay is $312.03 per week. $50.37 is withheld for federal income tax, $27.39 for FICA tax, and $14.59 for other deductions. Find his net pay.
- $248.86 (incorrect)
- $219.68 (correct)
- $229.68 (incorrect)
- $234.27 (incorrect)
A: $219.68

Q: Solve the problem.

Mrs. Henson prepared her grocery list at home. Her list contained the following items with their sale prices: cheese - [Image] [Image] soda - [Image]; hamburger - [Image]; and gum - [Image]. She bought all of the items at the store except the crackers. How much money did she spend?
- $25.56 (correct)
- $25.38 (incorrect)
- $24.56 (incorrect)
- $26.38 (incorrect)
A: $25.56

Q: Solve the problem.

The distance from the downtown station to the last stop on a commuter railroad line is 19.8 miles. The distance between stops is about 3.3 miles. How many stops are there?
- 5 stops (incorrect)
- 6 stops (correct)
- 7 stops (incorrect)
- 3 stops (incorrect)
A: 6 stops

Q: Solve the problem.

Edwin has a board that is 5.6 feet long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are 1.4 feet long. How many 1.4-foot pieces will he get from the large board?
- 5 pieces (incorrect)
- 40 pieces (incorrect)
- 3 pieces (incorrect)
- 4 pieces (correct)
A: 4 pieces

Q: Solve the problem.

A restaurant bill of $87.31 was shared equally by 5 people. How much was each person's share? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
- $18.57 (incorrect)
- $17.57 (incorrect)
- $17.46 (correct)
- $18.46 (incorrect)
A: $17.46

Q: Solve the problem.

James is taking a road to Calistoga. He has already driven 77.3 miles. If the entire distance to Calistoga is 129 miles, how much further must James drive?
- 61.7 mi (incorrect)
- 51.7 mi (correct)
- 51.8 mi (incorrect)
- 52.7 mi (incorrect)
A: 51.7 mi

Q: Solve the problem.

A bakery sold 46 pies for $3.28 each. What was the total amount of the sale?
- $150.88 (correct)
- $150.89 (incorrect)
- $150.98 (incorrect)
- $151.98 (incorrect)
A: $150.88

Q: Solve the problem.

A person burns 6.4 calories per minute while walking. How many calories will be burned if the person walks for 3 hours?
- 1152 calories (correct)
- 19.2 calories (incorrect)
- 192 calories (incorrect)
- 11,520 calories (incorrect)
A: 1152 calories

Q: Solve the problem.

Roberto's subtotal at Scramble's Electronics is $11.82. The sales tax on these items is [Image] What was Roberto's total bill?
- $12.70 (incorrect)
- $12.80 (incorrect)
- $13.70 (incorrect)
- $13.80 (correct)
A: $13.80

Provide an appropriate response.

What is the rule for dividing a decimal number by 0.01?

Q: Solve the problem.

A stockbroker bought 85 shares of stock for $28.11 each. What was the total amount of the purchase?
- $2389.35 (correct)
- $2389.45 (incorrect)
- $2389.46 (incorrect)
- $2389.25 (incorrect)
A: $2389.35

Q: Solve the problem.

Nhung bought a dress originally costing $95.92. When she brought the dress to the counter, the agent told her that it was discounted $9.59. What is the sales price for the dress?
- $86.33 (correct)
- $76.33 (incorrect)
- $9.59 (incorrect)
- $85.92 (incorrect)
A: $86.33

Q: Solve the problem.

Jake has a cable that is 80.6 feet long. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 6.2 feet long. How many 6.2-foot pieces will he get from the cable?
- 13 pieces (correct)
- 130 pieces (incorrect)
- 14 pieces (incorrect)
- 12 pieces (incorrect)
A: 13 pieces

Provide an appropriate response.

Jan's teacher asked her which number was larger, 11.679 or 11.681. Jan said that the first number was larger because it had 9 thousandths while the second number had only 1 thousandth. What is wrong with Jan's reasoning?

Q: Solve the problem.

June has a strip of paper 68 inches long. She wants to cut it into strips that are 8.5 inches long. How many 8.5-inch strips will she get from the paper?
- 80 pieces (incorrect)
- 7 pieces (incorrect)
- 8 pieces (correct)
- 9 pieces (incorrect)
A: 8 pieces

Q: Solve the problem.

Mr. Kemp took a plane trip for a total of [Image] hours. He watched an [Image] movie for [Image] hours. From the airport, he took a cab ride for [Image] hour to the train station. Next, he took the train home for [Image] hours. what was the total time spent traveling?
- 4.75 hr (incorrect)
- 8.56 hr (incorrect)
- 5.56 hr (incorrect)
- 5.75 hr (correct)
A: 5.75 hr

Q: Solve the problem.

Dave bought 14 packets of cookies for $43.68. Each packet of cookies contains 12 cookies. Find the cost of each cookie to the nearest tenth of a cent.
- 3.1¢ (incorrect)
- 27.1¢ (incorrect)
- 0.3¢ (incorrect)
- 26.0¢ (correct)
A: 26.0¢

Q: Solve the problem.

The distance from the downtown station to the last stop on a commuter railroad line is 9 miles. The distance between stops is about 1.0 miles. How many stops are there?
- 4 stops (incorrect)
- 10 stops (incorrect)
- 9 stops (correct)
- 8 stops (incorrect)
A: 9 stops

Q: Solve the problem.

A stockbroker sold 15 shares of stock for $43.03 each. What was the total amount of the sale?
- $645.56 (incorrect)
- $645.45 (correct)
- $645.35 (incorrect)
- $645.55 (incorrect)
A: $645.45

Provide an appropriate response.

Explain what happens when you round 0.0049 to the hundredths place.

Q: Solve the problem.

At the beginning of the summer, Jon was 52.6 inches tall. By the end of the summer, he had grown 1.4 inches. What was his height at the end of the summer?
- 54.1 in. (incorrect)
- 53.0 in. (incorrect)
- 54.0 in. (correct)
- 66.6 in. (incorrect)
A: 54.0 in.

Q: Solve the problem.

A grocer sold 10 bags of potatoes for $1.34 each. What was the total amount of the sale?
- $13.41 (incorrect)
- $13.40 (correct)
- $13.5 (incorrect)
- $14.5 (incorrect)
A: $13.40

Provide an appropriate response.

Explain the difference between saying "Subtract 2.7 from 7.6" and saying "2.7 minus 7.6."

Q: Solve the problem.

A rectangular garden measures 21.4 feet by 47.7 feet What is its area?
- 1020.78 ft^2 (correct)
- 910.78 ft^2 (incorrect)
- 10,207.8 ft^2 (incorrect)
- 69.1 ft^2 (incorrect)
A: 1020.78 ft^2

Q: Solve the problem.

June has a strip of paper 35.2 inches long. She wants to cut it into strips that are 4.4 inches long. How many 4.4-inch strips will she get from the paper?
- 8 pieces (correct)
- 9 pieces (incorrect)
- 7 pieces (incorrect)
- 80 pieces (incorrect)
A: 8 pieces

Q: Solve the problem.

A restaurant bill of $81.21 was shared equally by 5 people. How much was each person's share? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
- $17.35 (incorrect)
- $16.35 (incorrect)
- $17.24 (incorrect)
- $16.24 (correct)
A: $16.24

Q: Solve the problem.

Jake has a cable that is 63 feet long. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 4.5 feet long. How many 4.5-foot pieces will he get from the cable?
- 13 pieces (incorrect)
- 14 pieces (correct)
- 140 pieces (incorrect)
- 15 pieces (incorrect)
A: 14 pieces

Q: Solve the problem.

Normal body temperature is 98.6°F. Ellen's temperature is [Image] How many degrees above normal body temperature is this?
- 2.2° (incorrect)
- 2.1° (incorrect)
- 1.2° (incorrect)
- 1.1° (correct)
A: 1.1°

Provide an appropriate response.

What is wrong with the following addition?
25 + .31 = 0.56

Q: Solve the problem.

In one year, a baseball player got 151 hits in 390 times at bat. What was his batting average? Give decimal notation to the nearest thousandth.
- 0.390 (incorrect)
- 0.397 (incorrect)
- 0.387 (correct)
- 0.367 (incorrect)
A: 0.387

Q: Solve the problem.

The water in a tank weighs 180.52 lb. One cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 lb. How many cubic feet of water are in the tank?
- 2.88832 ft^3 (correct)
- 243.02 ft^3 (incorrect)
- 11,282.500 ft^3 (incorrect)
- 0.34622 ft^3 (incorrect)
A: 2.88832 ft^3

Provide an appropriate response.

What is the rule for multiplying a decimal number by 1000?