Math 123 Homework 1 - Sec 1 Quantitative Reasoning What is Quantitative Reasoning? Questions 1-2. In the 1970's, due to world events, there was a gasoline shortage in the United States. There were often long lines of cars waiting at gas stations. 1. If there were 49 cars in a line that stretched 528 feet, what is the average car length? Assume that the cars are lined up bumper-to-bumper. (Round to the nearest tenth as needed) 528: 49 = 10.78 2. How long would the line be if it contained 1,000 cars? (round to the nearest hundred as needed) 10. 78 x 1,060 = 10, 780 feet Questions 3-4. On average, a bird visits 1,170 flowers per day for nectar. 3. How many flowers does the bird visit in an hour? (round to the nearest whole number as needed) 4. How many flowers does the bird visit in a year? (round to the nearest whole number as needed) 5. Which of the following statements contain quantitative information? a. Many Americans have diabetes. b. A news station reported that the number of Americans that have diabetes could triple in the next 40 years. C. About a fourth of Americans with diabetes are over 65 years old according to the American Diabetes Association. d. Diabetes is a terrible disease. 6. Round 774 to the nearest ten. 7. Round 491,778 to the nearest hundred. 8. Round 19,944,074 to the nearest ten-million.Math 123 Homework 1 - Sec 1 Math 123 Homework 1 - Sec 1 Quantitative Reasoning What is Quantitative Reasoning? Quantitative Reasoning What is Quantitative Reasoning 9. Complete the table by rounding the given number to the given place value. 14. The following line graph shows the attendance at each championship football game from 1995 through 2003. Find the year on the graph with the least attendance, and approximate the Tens Hundreds Thousands attendance. 73,651 Football Game Attendance 1995 - 2003 79000 77000 10. Write the fraction in simplest form. 7500 73000 71000 40 69000 50 67000 65000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year 11. Write the given fraction in simplest form. 24 68 15. The bar graph below shows the top 10 tourist destinations and the number of tourists that visit each country per year. 12. Complete the table converting percents, decimals, and fractions. Which country shown is the least popular tourist destination? Percent Decimal Fraction Top Tourist Destinations 30% 0.865 millions) Number of Arrivals (in 10 27.5% (Simplify your answers) G 13. At this writing, 33% of citizens in a certain region are in favor of abolishing the penny. Write Country this percent as a decimal and a fraction.Math 123 Homework 1- Sec 1 Quantitative Reasoning What is Quantitative Reasoning? 16. The bar graph below shows the top 10 countries that tourists visit each year. Estimate the number of tourists per year whose destination is country C. Top Tourist Destinations Number of Arrivals (in millions) Country 17. The following line graph shows the attendance at an annual event from 1998 through 2004. Estimate the attendance at the annual event in 2001. Attendance at an Annual Event 85000 80000 75000 70000 65000 60000 55000 50000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year 18. An estimated brand value of some company is $23,563,000,000. Round this amount to the nearest billion. 19. For each of the following, convert between percent and decimal forms. Convert 44% to a decimal [a] (Type an integer or a decimal) Convert 0.31 to a percent [b] (Type and integer or a decimal) Convert 0.4% to a decimal [c] (Type an integer or a decimal) Convert 0.128 to a percent [d] (Type an integer or a decimal)