1. Jerry, an electrician, worked 7 months out of the year. What percent of the year did he work? (round answer to the nearest hundredth). 2. There are 28 students in a class. Sixteen of those students are men. What percent of the class are women? (Round to the nearest tenth) 3. Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)_
1. Jerry, an electrician, worked 7 months out of the year. What percent of the year did he work? (round answer to the nearest hundredth). 2. There are 28 students in a class. Sixteen of those students are men. What percent of the class are women? (Round to the nearest tenth) 3. Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)_
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1. Jerry, an electrician, worked 7 months out of the year. What percent of the year did he work?
(round answer to the nearest hundredth).
2. There are 28 students in a class. Sixteen of those students are men. What percent of the class
are women? (Round to the nearest tenth)
3. Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What
was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)
2.
4. Mr. A has 3 acres of land. He gave 1 4 acres of land to his friend. How many acres of land
does Mr. A have now ?
5. A bag can hold 1 ½ pounds of flour. If Mimi has 7 2 pounds of flour, then how many bags of
flour can Mimi make ?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5c05fdf4-8fad-4d3b-a8d8-5f4c67263e3b%2Fa4b26920-e26b-4848-aa29-71b273aaa7a9%2Fjv876hm_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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1. Jerry, an electrician, worked 7 months out of the year. What percent of the year did he work?
(round answer to the nearest hundredth).
2. There are 28 students in a class. Sixteen of those students are men. What percent of the class
are women? (Round to the nearest tenth)
3. Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What
was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)
2.
4. Mr. A has 3 acres of land. He gave 1 4 acres of land to his friend. How many acres of land
does Mr. A have now ?
5. A bag can hold 1 ½ pounds of flour. If Mimi has 7 2 pounds of flour, then how many bags of
flour can Mimi make ?
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