- TELEVISION The following illustration shows the
six most-watched television shows of all time
(excluding Super Bowl games and the Olympics).
a. What was the combined total audience of all six
shows?
b. How many more people watched the last episode
of “MASH” than watched the last episode of
“Seinfeld”?
c. How many more people would have had to
watch the last “Seinfeld” to move it into a tie for
fifth place?
Source: Nielsen Media Research
- THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK The
illustration shows a description of a cookware set
that was sold on television.
a. Find the difference between the manufacturer’s
suggested retail price (MSRP) and the sale
price.
b. Including shipping and handling (S & H), how
much will the cookware set cost?
- VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS Certain dimensions
of a compact car are shown. Find the wheelbase of
the car.
187.8 in.
43.5 in. 40.9 in.
Wheelbase
Item 229-442
On Sale $47.85
Continental 9-piece
Cookware Set
Stainless steel
MSRP
HSN Price
$149.79
$59.85
S & H $7.95
106
83.6 80.5
77.4 76.7
76.3
Last
"MASH,"
1983
Viewing audience (millions)
Last
"Cheers,"
1994
"The Day
After,"
1983
Last
"Seinfeld,"
1999
"Roots,"
Part 8,
1977
"Dallas:
Who Shot
J.R.?" 1980
All-Time Largest U.S. TV Audiences
WRITING
- Explain why we line up the decimal points and
corresponding place-value columns when adding
decimals.
- Explain why we can write additional zeros to the
right of a decimal such as 7.89 without affecting
its value.
- Explain what is wrong with the work shown
below.
- Consider the following addition:
Explain the meaning of the small red 2 written
above the ones column.
- Write a set of instructions that explains the two-
column borrowing process shown below.
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- Explain why it is easier to add the decimals 0.3 and
0.17 than the fractions and
REVIEW
Perform the indicated operations.
- a.
b.
c.
d.
- a.
b.
c.
d.
3
8
1
6
3
8
1
6
3
8
1
6
3
8
1
6
4
5
5
12
4
5
5
12
4
5
5
12
4
5
5
12
17
100.
3
10
2.65
4
0
10
0
10
1.3246
1.3254
23
2
.7
41.9
12.8
78.4
203.56
37
0.43
204.36
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