MATH1119 - Quiz 1 1.
[3 marks] What is 2.75% of $2.75? 0.0275 x $2.75 = $0.08 2.
[3 marks] The Calgary Flames hockey team announced that its season ticket sales represent 67.50% of the Scotiabank Saddledome’s seating capacity of 19,289 seats. Rounded to the nearest 100, how many seats were not sold to season ticket holders?
Solution. Seats not sold to season-ticket holders = 100% –
67.5% = 32.5% Number of seats not sold to season-ticket holders = 0.325 x 19289 = 6,269 seats Rounded to the nearest 100, 6300 seats were not sold to season-ticket holders. 3.
[4 marks] Brianne spent the summer touring Canadian cities. She spent 4 nights in a hotel in Montreal at $158 a night, 2 nights in a Toronto hotel at $199 a night, 1 night in Niagara Falls for $239, 5 nights in Calgary at $130 a night, and 2 nights in Kamloops for $118 a night. What was the average cost of her hotel rooms for the entire trip?
Solution. $158
(
4
)
+ $199
(
2
)
+ $239
(
1
)
+ $130
(
5
)
+ $118(2)
4+2+1+5+2
=
$2155
14
= $153.93
