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Solving Multistep Consumer-Application Problems Practice



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Mrs. Adams walks between mc001-1.jpg and mc001-2.jpg mile every day. Which is the best estimate of the number of miles she will walk in 7 days?
A
4 miles
C
6 miles
B
20 miles
D
14 miles
 

 2. 

Ms. Cobb walks between mc002-1.jpg and mc002-2.jpg mile every day. Which is the best estimate of the number of miles she will walk in 13 days?
A
7
C
11
B
9
D
18
 

 3. 

When calculating labor costs, an electrician charges $44.00 per hour for himself, and $32.00 for his assistant. What would be the total labor cost for a job taking mc003-1.jpg hours?
A
$190.00
C
$152.00
B
$142.00
D
$220.00
 

 4. 

Isabelle rented a car. Rental costs were $10.00 per day plus $0.34 for each mile driven. If she kept the car for 1 day and drove 34 miles, how much did she owe?
A
$340.34
C
$21.56
B
$361.90
D
$37.40
 

 5. 

A weather forecaster checked and emptied a rain gauge six times one day. The measurements in inches were 0.672, 0.375 , 0.104, 0.967, 0.261, and 0.496. Which is the best estimate of the total rainfall that day?
A
1.9 inches
C
2.4 inches
B
2.9 inches
D
3.4 inches
 

 6. 

A flight engineer for an airline flies an average of 1816 miles per week. Which is the best estimate of the number of miles she flies in 2 years?
A
50000
C
200,000
B
–100,000
D
350000
 



 
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