SABER College Algebra Worksheet

1. Express the given fraction as a percent.
4
5
4
=
5
​%
2. Express the given percent as a decimal.
59%
59% =
3. Suppose that the local sales tax rate is 5% and you purchase a car for $26,900.
a. How much tax is​paid?
b. What is the​car’s total​cost?
a. The amount of tax paid is ​$
b. The total cost is ​$
.
.
4. An exercise machine with an original price of $920 is on sale at 17% off.
a. What is the discount​amount?
b. What is the exercise​machine’s sale​price?
a. discount amount = ​$
b. sale price = ​$
5. The principal P is borrowed at a simple interest rate r for a period of time t. Find the simple interest owed for the use of the
money. Assume 360 days in a year.
P​= ​$920​, r​= 5​%, t​= 2 years
​$
​(Round to the nearest cent as​needed.)
6. The principal represents an amount of money deposited in a
savings account subject to compound interest at the given rate.
Principal
Rate
Compounded
Time
$6000
6%
annually
3 years
A. Find how much money there will be in the account after the given number of years.
B. Find the interest earned.
A. The amount of money in the account after 3 years is ​$
​(Round to the nearest hundredth as​needed.)
B. The amount of interest earned is ​$
​(Round to the nearest hundredth as​needed.)
.
7. Use dimensional analysis to convert the quantity to the indicated units.
45 in. to ft
ft ​(Round to the nearest hundredth as​needed.)
.
8. Use dimensional analysis to convert the quantity to the indicated units.
6 ft to in.
in. ​(Round to the nearest hundredth as​needed.)
9. Convert the given unit of weight to the unit indicated.
25.2 kg to g
25.2 kg =
10.
g
Convert the given Celsius temperature to its equivalent temperature on the Fahrenheit scale. Use C =
F=
9
C + 32​, where F is the degrees in Fahrenheit and C is the degrees in Celsius.
5
6° C
6° C =
°F
​(Round to the nearest tenth as​needed.)
5
(F − 32) or
9