MATH 101 Basic Mathematics Skills Assessment 1. Compute 2.044 + 0.08. 2. Compute 15 0.19. 3. Compute the product of 1.38 and 2.5. 4. Six pounds of cashews cost $43.14. How much would one pound cost? 5. Compute 3 8 + 5 6 and write the sum as a mixed number. 6. Compute the product of 1 4 and 3 1 5 . 7. Compute 3 10 divided by 4 5 . 8. Write 0.4 as a fraction in simplest (reduced) form. 9. Convert the fraction to decimal form; also write the answer as a percentage: 42 60 10. Write the following percentage in decimal form: 1.25% 11. Determine 5% of $23. 12. Suppose the sales tax rate is 6%. How much sales tax is paid for an item priced at $60? 13. 60 is 30% of what number? 14. If a car travels 228 miles in 3 hours, what is the average speed of the car? 15. Simplify the expression: (6 3)2 16. Rewrite the following using exponents: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 17. The temperature on Mars ranges from 68F during the day to 176F at night. Which of these temperatures is