A French class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Boys are what fraction of the class?
(a) 2/5 (b) 3/5 (c) 2/3 (d) 3/4 (e) 3/2
(a) 2/5
100
Find the LCM for the following 3 number pairs:
12, 20
12, 30
10, 12
60 (all)
100
Charlie bought a $60 radio on sale at %% off. How much did he pay, including 5% sales tax?
(a) $54.15 (b) $57.00 (c) $57.75 (d) $59.85 (e) $60.00
(d) $59.85
100
In the afternoon, Judy read 100 pages at the rate of 60 pages per hour; in the evening, when she was tired, she read another 100 pages at the rate of 40 pages per hour. In pages per hour, what was her average rate of reading for the day?
(a) 45 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 52 (e) 55
(b) 48
100
If the sum of five consecutive integers is S, what is the largest of those integers in terms of S?
(a) S-10 / 5 (b) S+4 / 4 (c) S+5 / 4 (d) S-5 / 2 (e) S+10 / 5
(e) S+10 / 5
200
For how many integers, a, between 30 and 40 is it true that 5/a, 8/a, and 13/a are all in lowest terms?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5
(c) 3
200
Find the LCM for the following 5 number pairs:
2, 20
3, 8
24, 6
6, 3
40, 15
20
24
24
6
120
200
At Harry's Discount Hardware everything is sold for 20% less than the price marked. If Harry buys tool kits for $80, what price should he mark them if he wants to make a 20% profit on his cost?
(a) $96 (b) $100 (c) $112 (d) $120 (e) $125
(d) $120
200
A jar contains only red, white, and blue marbles. The number of red marbles is 4/5 the number of white ones, and the number of white ones is 3/4 the number of blue ones. If there are 470 marbles in all, how many of them are blue?
(a) 120 (b) 135 (c) 150 (d) 184 (e) 200
(e) 200
200
As a fundraiser, the Key Club was selling two types of candy: lollipops at 40 cents each and chocolate bars at 75 cents each. On Monday, the members sold 150 candies and raised 74 dollars. How many lollipops did they sell?
(a) 75 (b) 90 (c) 96 (d) 110 (e) 120
(d) 110
300
5/8 of 24 is equal to 15/7 of what number?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 15 (d) 7/225 (e) 225/7
(a) 7
300
2/5 + 4/14 = ?
4/15 + 1/6 = ?
24 / 35
13 / 30
300
Mr. Howard was planning on depositing a certain amount of money each month into a college fund for his children. He then decided not to make any contributions during June and July. To make the same annual contribution that he had originally planned, by what percent should he increase his monthly deposits?
(a) 16 2/3% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 33 1/3% (e) It cannot be determined from the information given.
(b) 20%
300
On a certain project the only grades awarded were 75 and 100. If 85 students completed the project and the average of their grades was 85, how many earned 100?
(a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 51 (e) 60
(a) 34
300
Aaron has 3 times as much money as Josh. If Aaron gives Josh $50, Josh will then have 3 times as much money as Aaron. How much money do the two of them have together?
(a) $75 (b) $100 (c) $125 (d) $150 (e) $200
(b) $100
400
Which of the following is (are) greater than x when x = 9/11?
I. 1/x
II. x+1 / x
III. x+1 / x-1
(a) I only (b) I and II only (c) I and III only (d) II and III only (e) I, II, and III
(b) I and II only
400
1/2 - 1/4 = ?
5/8 - 1/2 = ?
5/14 - 2/7 = ?
1/4
2/5
1/14
400
An art dealer bought a painting for $1000 and later sold it for $10,000. By what percent did the value of the painting increase?
900
400
If 1/2 x years ago Jason was 12, and 1/2 x years from now he will be 2x years old, how old will he be 3x years from now?
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 54 (e) His age cannot be determined from the information given.
(d) 54
400
Two printing presses working together can complete a job in 2.5 hours. Working alone, press A can do the job in 10 hours. How many hours will press B take to do the job by itself?
(a) 3 1/3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 1/4 (e) 7 1/2
(a) 3 1/3
500
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 3, 4}, and C is the set consisting of all the fractions whose numerators are in A and whose denominators are in B, what is the product of all the numbers in C?
In a large jar full of jelly beans, 30% of them are red, and 40% of the red jelly beans are cherry. If 25% of the non-cherry-flavored red jelly beans are raspberry, what percent of all the jelly beans are either cherry or raspberry?
16.5
500
Henry drove 100 miles to visit a friend. If he had driven 8 miles per hour faster than he did, he would have arrived in 5/6 of the time he actually took. How many minutes did the trip take?
(a) 100 (b) 120 (c) 125 (d) 144 (e) 150
(e) 150
500
Since 1950, when Martin graduated from high school, he has gained 2 pounds every year. In 1980 he was 40% heavier than in 1950. What percent of his 1995 weight was his 1980 weight?
(a) 80 (b) 85 (c) 87.5 (d) 90 (e) 95