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Roger Brown bought three hamburger plates at Mel’s Diner and was charged a meal tax of $0.80. The tax rate was 5%. How much was the cost of EACH dinner before tax? Be sure to label your answer ($).

Mitchell Walsh works on commission. In 2008, he earned $16,192 as a scout for the Newport Gulls. If his average commission was $58 for each game he scouted, how many games did he attend? Show as a mixed number (no remainders, no decimals) reduced to lowest terms.

Jeff Fones is paid $60 per day at his construction job. Jeff became ill on Monday and had to leave after 2/5 of a day. What did he earn on Monday? Assume no work, no pay.

Convert to an improper fraction9 1/8 

Round the following number to the nearest thousand 54,819

.678 as a percent equals 6.78 percent. 

The price of a new game system increased 1 ¾ times from the price last year. If this year’s price is $175, what was last year’s price? Be sure to label your answer ($).

.59438 rounded to nearest hundredth is 0.594. 

Ed Sloan invests $1,600 at the beginning of each period for 8 years into an account that pays 10 percent compounded semiannually. The value of the annuity due is: (Solve using the financial calculator. Select the best answer.)

Ed Sloan invests $1,600 at the beginning of each period for 8 years into an account that pays 10 percent compounded semiannually. The value of the annuity due is: (Solve using the financial calculator. Select the best answer.)