Decimal Notation - XYZ Custom Plus

4.5 Problem Set259D Applying the Concepts [Examples 10–12]51. Commuting The map shows the average number of daysspent commuting per year in the United States’ largestcities. Change the data for Houston to a mixed number.Life in a Car52. Pitchers The chart shows the active major leaguepitchers with the most career strikeouts. To computethe number of strikeouts per nine-inning game, divideby the total innings pitched and then multiply by 9. IfPedro Martinez had pitched 2,783 innings, write hisstrikeouts per game as a mixed number.New York City, NY 6.7Chicago, IL 5.7Source: U.S. Census BureauPhiladelphia, PA 5.3Los Angeles, CA 4.9Phoenix, AZ 4.3Dallas, TX 4.4Houston, TX 4.4San Diego, CA 3.9King of the HillRandy JohnsonRodger ClemensGreg MadduxPedro Martinez3,3713,1174,7894,672Source: www.mlb.com, November 200853. Price of Beef If each pound of beef costs $4.99, howmuch does 3 } 1 } pounds cost?454. Price of Gasoline What does it cost to fill a 15 } 1 2 }-gallongas tank if the gasoline is priced at 429.9¢ per gallon?55. Sale Price A dress that costs $78.99 is on sale for } 1 3 } off.What is the sale price of the dress?56. Sale Price A suit that normally sells for $221 is on salefor } 1 } off. What is the sale price of the suit?457. Perimeter of the Sierpinski Triangle The diagram belowshows one stage of what is known as the Sierpinskitriangle. Each triangle in the diagram has three equalsides. The large triangle is made up of 4 smaller triangles.If each side of the large triangle is 2 inches, andeach side of the smaller triangles is 1 inch, what is theperimeter of the shaded region?58. Perimeter of the Sierpinski Triangle The diagram belowshows another stage of the Sierpinski triangle. Each trianglein the diagram has three equal sides. The largesttriangle is made up of a number of smaller triangles. Ifeach side of the large triangle is 2 inches, and each sideof the smallest triangles is 0.5 inch, what is the perimeterof the shaded region?