Basic Mathematics for College Students

41. 16% of what number is 20?[Section 6.2]


42. GENEALOGY Through an extensive computer
    search, a genealogist determined that worldwide, 180
    out of every 10 million people had his last name.
    What percent is this?[Section 6.2]


43. HEALTH CLUBS The number of members of a
    health club increased from 300 to 534. What was the
    percent of increase in club membership?[Section 6.3]


44. GUITAR SALE What are the regular price, the sale
    price, the discount, and discount rate for the guitar
    shown in the advertisement below?[Section 6.3]


45. TIPPING Refer to the sales receipt below.[Section 6.4]
    a. Estimate the 15% tip.
    b. Find the total.


46. INVESTMENTS Find the simple interest earned on
    $10,000 invested for 2 years at 7.25%.[Section 6.5]

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22. Divide: [Section 3.3]


23. Subtract: [Section 3.4]


24. Determine which fraction is larger: or
    [Section 3.4]


25. HAMBURGERS What is the difference in weight
    between a -pound and a -pound hamburger?
    [Section 3.4]


26. Multiply: [Section 3.5]


27. BELTS Refer to the belt shown below. What is the
    maximum waist size that the belt will fit if it is
    fastened using the last hole?[Section 3.6]


28. Simplify: [Section 3.7]


29. Round each decimal.[Section 4.1]
    a. Round 452.0298 to the nearest hundredth.
    b. Round 452.0298 to the nearest thousandth.


30. Evaluate: [Section 4.2]


31. WEEKLY EARNINGS A welder’s basic workweek
    is 40 hours. After his daily shift is over, he can work
    overtime at a rate of 1.5 times his regular rate of
    $15.90 per hour. How much money will he earn in a
    week if he works 4 hours of overtime?[Section 4.3]


32. Divide: [Section 4.4]


33. Write as a decimal. Use an overbar.[Section 4.5]


34. Evaluate: [Section 4.6]


35. Write the ratio to as a fraction in simplest form.
    [Section 5.1]


36. Solve the proportion .[Section 5.2]


37. How many days are in 960 hours?[Section 5.3]

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38. Convert 2,400 millimeters to meters.[Section 5.4]


39. Convert 6.5 kilograms to pounds.[Section 5.5]


40. Complete the table.[Section 6.1]

592 Chapter 6 Cumulative Review

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