Penn Foster: Consumer Math, Basic Math Skills (Lesson 1) Questions And Answers

Penn Foster: Consumer Math, Basic
Math Skills (Lesson 1) Questions And
Answers

20mismwhatmpercentmofm50?m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-40%

Amshippingmcompanymchargedm$15mtomshipmampackagemandm5%monmthemshippingmchargemf
orminsurancemonmthempackage.mWhatmwasmthemtotalmcostmtomshipmthismparticularmitem?m-
mCORRECTmmANSWER-$15.75




Amstoremismofferingmam20%mdiscountmonmallmsalesmoverm$50.mIfmyoumpurchasemamshirtmandma
mpairmofmjeansm$62.50,mwhatmismthemamountmofmdiscountmyoumwouldmreceive?m-

mCORRECTmmANSWER-$12.50




Dividem52mbym4m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-13

Dividem7/24mbym35/48mandmreducemthemquotientmtomthemlowestmfraction.m-
mCORRECTmmANSWER-2/5




Dividem794.1mbym7.61.mRoundmoffmyourmanswermtomtwomdecimalmplaces.m-
mCORRECTmmANSWER-104.35.




Dividem969mbym26.m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-37mr7

Expressmthemdecimalm2.39masmampercent.m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-239%

Findmthemamountmofmthemdiscountmofmam$234mitemmwithmamdiscountmofm15%.m-
mCORRECTmmANSWER-$35.10




Findmthemquotientmofm5/31mdividedmbym15/23.mReducemyourmanswermtomthemlowestmfraction.
m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-23/93




Ifmyoumdividemanminheritancemofm$45,600.00mamongm22mheirs,mwhatmwillmeachmheirmreceive
?m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-$2,072.73

Ifmyoumpurchasemamshirtmform$8.50.mTheremismam6%msalesmtax.mWhatmwillmbemyourmtotalmcost
?m-mCORRECTmmANSWER-$9.01