Basic Math Flashcards
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An employee works 37.5 hours per week at $18.40/hour. What is their weekly gross pay?
Answer: $690.00
37.5 × $18.40 = $690.00.
A filing cabinet holds 500 folders. If 340 folders are currently filed, what percentage of capacity is used?
Answer: 68%
340 ÷ 500 = 0.68 = 68%.
If a discount of 12% is applied to an order of $1,250, what is the discounted price?
Answer: $1,100
$1,250 × 0.12 = $150 discount. $1,250 - $150 = $1,100.
Round $847.65 to the nearest dollar:
Answer: $848
$847.65 rounds up to $848 (the .65 rounds up).
A department spent $3,600 in January, $4,100 in February, and $3,800 in March. What is the average monthly spending?
Answer: $3,833
($3,600 + $4,100 + $3,800) ÷ 3 = $11,500 ÷ 3 = $3,833.33.
Convert 2.75 hours to hours and minutes:
Answer: 2 hours 45 minutes
0.75 hours × 60 minutes = 45 minutes. So 2.75 hours = 2 hours 45 minutes.