A salesman needs to sell 63 items to make his monthly goal. There are eighteen selling days left in the month. What is the average number of items he needs to sell daily to reach his goal?

To multiply 2 and , first covert 2 into an improper fraction.

2 =

Now Multiply the two by Multiplying the numerators separately and denominators separately.

×==

Simplify by dividing by a common factor

Convert the simplified improper fraction into a mixed fraction.

5 ÷ 4 = 1

Thus, the correct answer from the provided choices is: A 1

To compare the two fractions, make the fractions have same denominator and compare the numerators.

¼ can be written as 8/24.

Now compare 8/24 and 2/24.

Comparing the numerators, 8 is greater than 2

Therefore, ¼ is greater than 2/24. The correct answer is A greater than.

To determine how many pints are in 80 ounces, note that 1 pint equals 16 ounces.

1 pint = 16 ounces

Use this information to convert 80 ounces into pints:

To find out how many pints are in 80 ounces, divide 80 by 16:

80ounces÷16ouncesperpint=5pints

So, the correct answer is: D 5 pints

Total time from 8 am Tuesday to 5 pm Wednesday:

From 8 am Tuesday to 5 pm Wednesday is 33 hours (24 hours from 8 am Tuesday to 8 am Wednesday plus 9 additional hours to 5 pm Wednesday).

Stop times:

1. 30 minutes for lunch and gas on Tuesday at 1 pm.
2. Stopped for the night from 7 pm Tuesday to 5 am Wednesday (10 hours).
3. 30 minutes for lunch and gas on Wednesday at 1 pm.

Convert stop times into hours:

• 30 minutes = 0.5 hours (two instances of 30 minutes each make 1 hour total).
• Night stop = 10 hours.

Total stop time: 0.5+10+0.5=11 hours.

Total driving time: 33−11=22 hours.

Distance traveled: 924 miles.

Average speed calculation:

Averagespeed==

Averagespeed=42

Thus, the average speed during his trip was 42 miles per hour.