Week 3 Weekly Homework
Due 9-8-16
Name ___________________
DECIMAL OPERATIONS PRACTICE
1) Victor is going on a road trip. His car holds 13 gallons of gas, which will be just
enough to get him to his destination. How much money will he spend on gas for
the round trip if the price of gas is $3.56 per gallon?
2) Cindy is going shopping for some new shoes. She has $120 that she has been
saving for the shoes. If Cindy’s shoes cost $82.23 and she uses a coupon for
$4.75. How much money does she still have remaining?
A. $37.77
C. $33.02
B. $42.52
D. $76.28
3) Pencils cost $0.79 each and pens cost $0.89 each from the school store. Mario
bought 4 pencils and 2 pens. Which process would give the total amount Mario
paid for the pencils and pens in dollars and cents?
A. Multiply the cost of the pencils by two, then separately multiply the cost of
the pens by four, and lastly add these two products together.
B. Find the sum of the cost of the pencils and the cost of the pens. Then
multiply this sum by four.
C. Find the product of the cost of the pencils and four, then separately find the
product of the cost of the pens and two, and lastly add these two products
together.
D. Find the sum of the cost of the pencils and the cost of the pens. Then
multiply this sum by two.
4) The amount of rain fell at a constant
rate of 9.2 inches over a 2.3 hour
time period. How much water fell
during the first hour?
5) The Townsend Parking Garage charges
$4.00 to park a car for the first
hour and $.65 for each additional
hour or part of an hour after the
first hour. What is the total charge
for parking a car for 3 hours and 47
minutes in this garage?
A. $5.95
B. $4.65
C. $5.30
D. $6.60
6) At Celebration Station Ben purchased two laser tag passes for a total of
$11.50. He bought a souvenir from the gift shop for $5.35. He purchased 3
pieces of pizza at a price of $2.75 per piece including tax. After the day at
Celebration Station, Ben had $6.20 remaining. Which expression can be used to
determine how much money Ben started the day with?
A. 6.20 + 3(2.75) + 5.35 + 2(11.50)
C. 6.20 + 3(2.75) + 2(5.35) + 11.50
B. 11.50 + 5.35 + 3(2.75) – 6.20
D. 11.50 + 5.35 + 3(2.75) + 6.20
7) Jessica kept track of the time she spent on various fitness activities for one
week. Her results are shown in the table.
Fitness Activities
Activity
Weights
Cardio
Classes
Training
Time (hours)
4.7
10.20
4
2.50
How much less time did Jessica spend on weights and classes than she did on
cardio?
A. 1.5 hours
C. 6.2 hours
B. 5.5 hours
D. 8.7 hours