Question 1

Rounding up occurs if the digit to the right of the identified digit is 5 or less.

Accepted Answer

Rounding up occurs if the digit to the right of the identified digit is greater than or equal to 5.

Question 2

Short division is rarely done when the divisor is one digit.

Accepted Answer

Short division can be done when the divisor is one digit, and this is one of the main use cases for short division.

Question 3

Numbers added together are called sums.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Numbers added together are called sums....

Question 4

The multiplicand times the product equals the multiplier.

Accepted Answer

The multiplicand times the multiplier equals the product.

Question 5

Lee Co. carpeted its offices, requiring 310 square yards of commercial carpet. The total cost of the carpet at Home Depot was $10,230. How much did Lee pay per square yard?

Accepted Answer

The cost per square yard is $10,230 / 310 = $33.

Question 6

Borrowing in subtraction results in changing positional notation.

Accepted Answer

When we borrow in subtraction, we take 1 from the digit in the next higher place value and add 10 to the digit in the lower place value. This changes the positional notation of the numbers.

Question 7

Multiplication is a shortcut to addition.

Accepted Answer

Multiplication is a process of repeated addition, so it is a shortcut to addition.

Question 8

Division is the reverse of multiplication.

Accepted Answer

Division is the inverse operation of multiplication, meaning that if we multiply two numbers, we can undo that operation by dividing the product by one of the numbers to obtain the other number.

Question 9

Adding 1,690 + 88 + 410 + 30 results in a sum of:

Accepted Answer

1,690 + 88 = 1,778
1,778 + 410 = 2,188
2,188 + 30 = 2,218
Therefore, the sum of 1,690 + 88 + 410 + 30 is 2,218.

Question 10

At a General Electric Plant they produced 12,000 jet engines in May. General Electric was able to sell 11,000 of these engines. Calculate the total ending inventory cost assuming each engine cost $290,000.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At a General Electric Plant they produced...

Question 11

The first step in rounding is to identify the place value of the digit to be rounded.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as the first step in rounding is to determine which place value the digit to be rounded is in.

Question 12

At Best Buy a flat screen television with a regular price of $1,790 was reduced by $395. Assuming 800 customers purchased the television, what were the total sales to Best Buy?

Accepted Answer

The sale price of the television is $1,790 - $395 = $1,395. 
So the total sales to Best Buy would be: $1,395 x 800 = $1,116,000. 
Therefore, the correct answer is (D) $1,116,000.

Question 13

Divisor plus quotient + remainder = dividend.

Accepted Answer

The correct formula is: Dividend = Divisor * Quotient + Remainder.

Question 14

The total of addends is called the sum.

Accepted Answer

This is true. The sum is the total result of adding all the addends together.

Question 15

Zeros at the end of the multiplier and/or multiplicand are never attached to the product.

Accepted Answer

Zeros at the end of the multiplier and/or multiplicand are indeed attached to the product, affecting its magnitude by shifting the decimal place to the right for each zero.

Question 16

Adding is always done from bottom to top.

Accepted Answer

Adding can be done in any direction, but it is conventionally taught and performed from right to left, starting with the units place and moving towards the left to higher value places.

Question 17

The decision-making process does not involve:

Accepted Answer

Deciding on the worst method to solve a problem is not a part of the decision-making process. The process typically involves identifying the problem, considering possible solutions, implementing a solution, and evaluating the outcome.

Question 18

Janet Woo received the following grades in an accounting class at Mclennan Community College: 65, 80, 70, 100, 75, and 90. The instructor said he would drop the lowest grade. What is Janet's average?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

In subtraction the minuend is the smaller number.

Accepted Answer

In subtraction, the minuend is the larger number and the subtrahend is the smaller number.

Question 20

The opposite of addition is subtraction.

Accepted Answer

The opposite of addition is indeed subtraction.

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