1. Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert.
George has 5 cousins,
which is 11 less than Bonnie has. How many cousins does Robert
have?
a. 17
b. 21
c. 4
d. 8
2. Oscar sold 2 glasses of milk for every 5 sodas he sold. If he sold 10
glasses of milk, how many sodas did he sell?
a. 45
b. 20
c. 25
d. 10
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3. Justin earned scores of 85, 92, and 95 on his science tests. What does he need
to earn on his next science test to have an average (arithmetic mean) of 93%?
a. 93
b. 100
c. 85
d. 96
4. Brad’s class collected 320 cans of food. They boxed them in boxes of 40
cans each. How many boxes did they need?
a. 280
b. 10
c. 8
d. 5
5. Joey participated in a dance-a-thon. His team started dancing at 10 A . M . on
Friday and stopped at 6 P . M . on Saturday. How many hours did Joey’s team
dance?
a. 52
b. 56
c. 30
d. 32
6. Which expression has an answer of 18?
a. 2 × 5 + 4
b. 2 × (4 + 5)
c. 5 × (2 + 4)
d. 4 × 2 + 5
7. Callie’s grandmother pledged $0.50 for every mile Callie walked in her
walk-a-thon. Callie walked 9 miles. How much does her grandmother
owe?
a. $4.50
b. $18.00
c. $5.00
d. $9.00
8. What is the square root of 36?
a. 12
b. 72
c. 18
d. 6
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9. Mr. Brown plowed 6 acres in 1 hour. At this rate, how long will it take him
to plow 21 acres?
a. 3 hours
b. 4 hours
c. 3.5 hours
d. 4.75 hours
10. What is the prime factorization of 84?
a. 42 × 2
b. 2 × 2 × 4 × 6
c. 2 × 7 × 6
d. 2 × 2 × 3 × 7
11. What is 2 5 ?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 32
d. 16
12. The low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska today was −4°F. The low
temperature in Los Angeles, California was 63°F. What is the difference in
the two low temperatures?
a. 59°
b. 67°
c. 57°
d. 14°
13. The Robin’s Nest Nursing Home had a fundraising goal of $9,500. By the
end of the fundraiser, they had exceeded their goal by $2,100. How much
did they raise?
a. $7,400
b. $13,600
c. $10,600
d. $11,600
14. Mount Everest is 29,028 ft high. Mount Kilimanjaro is 19,340 ft high.
How much taller is Mount Everest?
a. 9,688 feet
b. 10,328 feet
c. 11,347 feet
d. 6,288 feet
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15. The area of a square is 64 cm 2 . What is the length of one side of the
square?
a. 8 cm
b. 16 cm
c. 32 cm
d. 24 cm
16. Mrs. Farrell’s class has 26 students. Only 21 were present on Monday.
How many were absent?
a. 15
b. 5
c. 4
d. 16
17. Lucy’s youth group raised $1,569 for charity. They decided to split the
money evenly among 3 charities. How much will each charity receive?
a. $784.50
b. $423.00
c. $523.00
d. $341.00
18. Jason made 10 two-point baskets and 2 three-point baskets in Friday’s
basketball game. He did not score any other points. How many points did
he score?
a. 22
b. 12
c. 24
d. 26
19. Jeff left Hartford at 2:15 P . M . and arrived in Boston at 4:45 P . M . How long
did the drive take him?
a. 2.5 hours
b. 2.3 hours
c. 3.25 hours
d. 2.75 hours
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20. Shane rolls a die numbered 1 through 6. What is the probability Shane
rolls a 5?
a. ?
b. ?
c. ?
d. ?
21. Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours. If she keeps going at the same rate,
how long will it take her to go the remaining 285 miles of her trip?
a. 5 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 7 hours
d. 4 hours
22. A flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles took 5 hours and covered 3,060
miles. What was the plane’s average speed?
a. 545 mph
b. 615 mph
c. 515 mph
d. 612 mph
23. Larry purchased 3 pairs of pants for $24 each and 5 shirts for $18 each.
How much did Larry spend?
a. $42
b. $72
c. $162
d. $186
24. How many square centimeters are in one square meter?
a. 100 sq cm
b. 10,000 sq cm
c. 144 sq cm
d. 100,000 sq cm
25. Raul’s bedroom is 4 yards long. How many inches long is the bedroom?
a. 144 inches
b. 48 inches
c. 400 inches
d. 4,000 inches
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26. Jeff burns 500 calories per hour bicycling. How long will he have to ride to
burn 750 calories?
a. 3 hours
b. 2 hours
c. 1.5 hours
d. .5 hour
27. The temperature at 6 P . M . was 31°F. By midnight, it had dropped 40°F.
What was the temperature at midnight?
a. 9°F
b. −9°F
c. −11°F
d. 0°F
28. The total ticket sales for a soccer game were $1,260; 210 tickets were
purchased. If all the tickets are the same price, what was the cost of a
ticket?
a. $6.00
b. $3.50
c. $10.00
d. $7.50
29. Sherman took his pulse for 10 seconds and counted 11 beats. What is
Sherman’s pulse rate in beats per minute?
a. 210 beats per minute
b. 110 beats per minute
c. 66 beats per minute
d. 84 beats per minute
30. Jennifer flipped a coin three times and got heads each time. What is the
probability that she gets heads on the next flip?
a. 1
b. ?
c. ?
d. 0
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31. Jody’s English quiz scores are 56, 93, 72, 89, and 87. What is the median of
her scores?
a. 72
b. 87
c. 56
d. 85.6
32. What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 64?
a. 8
b. 4
c. 12
d. 36
33. Twelve coworkers go out for lunch together and order three pizzas. Each
pizza is cut into eight slices. If each person gets the same number of slices,
how many slices will each person get?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 2
34. Marvin is helping his teachers plan a field trip. There are 125 people going
on the field trip and each school bus holds 48 people. What is the
minimum number of school buses they will need to reserve for the trip?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
35. Which number in the answer choices below is not equivalent to the other
numbers?
a. 0.6
b. 60%
c. ?
d. 6%
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36. Lance has 70 cents, Margaret has three-fourths of a dollar, Guy has two
quarters and a dime, and Bill has six dimes. Who has the most money?
a. Lance
b. Margaret
c. Guy
d. Bill
37. The students at Norton School were asked to name their favorite type of
pet. Of the 430 students surveyed, 258 said that their favorite type of pet
was a dog. Suppose that only 100 students were surveyed, with similar
results, about how many students would say that a dog is their favorite
type of pet?
a. 58
b. 60
c. 72
d. 46
38. A group of five friends went out to lunch. The total bill for the lunch was
$53.75. Their meals all cost about the same, so they wanted to split the bill
evenly. Without considering tip, how much should each friend pay?
a. $11.25
b. $12.85
c. $10.75
d. $11.50
39. The value of a computer is depreciated over five years for tax purposes
(meaning that at the end of five years, the computer is worth $0). If a
business paid $2,100 for a computer, how much will it have depreciated
after 2 years?
a. $420
b. $1,050
c. $820
d. $840
40. Steve earned a 96% on his first math test, a 74% on his second test, and an
85% on his third test. What is his test average?
a. 91%
b. 85%
c. 87%
d. 82%
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41. A national park keeps track of how many people per car enter the park.
Today, 57 cars had 4 people, 61 cars had 2 people, 9 cars had 1 person, and
5 cars had 5 people. What is the average number of people per car? Round
to the nearest person.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
42. A large pipe dispenses 750 gallons of water in 50 seconds. At this rate, how
long will it take to dispense 330 gallons?
a. 14 seconds
b. 33 seconds
c. 22 seconds
d. 27 seconds
43. The light on a lighthouse blinks 45 times a minute. How long will it take
the light to blink 405 times?
a. 11 minutes
b. 4 minutes
c. 9 minutes
d. 6 minutes
44. A die is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability that a 3 will be
rolled and a tail tossed?
a. ?
2
?
b. ?
c. ?
d. ?
45. Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts. How many different combinations
can she make with these items?
a. 13
b. 24
c. 40
d. 21
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46. Audrey measured the width of her dining room in inches. It is 150 inches.
How many feet wide is her dining room?
a. 12 feet
b. 9 feet
c. 12.5 feet
d. 10.5 feet
47. Sharon wants to make 25 half-cup servings of soup. How many ounces of
soup does she need?
a. 100 ounces
b. 250 ounces
c. 200 ounces
d. 6.25 ounces
48. Justin weighed 8 lb 12 oz when he was born. At his two-week check-up, he
had gained 8 ounces. What was his weight in pounds and ounces?
a. 9 lb
b. 8 lb 15 oz
c. 9 lb 4 oz
d. 10 lb 2 oz
49. One inch equals 2.54 centimeters. The dimensions of a table made in
Europe are 85 cm wide by 120 cm long. What is the width of the table in
inches? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.
a. 30 inches
b. 215.9 inches
c. 33.5 inches
d. 47.2 inches
50. A bag contains 3 red, 6 blue, 5 purple, and 2 orange marbles. One marble
is selected at random. What is the probability that the marble chosen is
blue?
a. ?
b. ?
c. ?
?
d. ?
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