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1.

If Bob gives 1/4 of his toffees to Cody then

they will have the same number of toffees.
Instead, if Cody gives 1/4 of his toffees to
Bob then Bob will have 3 times the number
of toffees that Cody has. How many toffees
does Bob have?
A. 12
B. 18
C. 20
D. 24
E. 30

2.

How many three digit numbers begin with a

digit which represents an odd number that
is prime, have prime number as a second
digit, and end with a digit that represents
an odd number?
A. 15
B. 60
C. 75
D. 80
E. 100

3.

If x is an integer divisible by 15 and not by

20, then x cannot be divisible by which of
the following?
A. 6
B. 10
C. 12
D. 30
E. 150

4.

There are four water tanks on the roof of a

building; the first tank is
filled, the
second tank is 1/4 filled, third tank is 1/8
filled, and the fourth tank is 1/16 filled. If
each tank can hold a capacity of one gallon,
then how many additional gallons of water
is required to fill all the four water tanks?
A. 1/2
B. 15/16
C. 11/4
D. 49/16
E. 63/16

5.

Michael pays 1/8 of his monthly income for

food, 1/5 for vehicle loans, and 4/9 of the
remaining for apartment rent. If at the end
of each month, Michael puts 1/3 of his
remaining income into an SB account, what

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portion of Michaels monthly income is

leftover?
A. 7/15
B. 37/360
C. 197/360
D. 1/16
E. 1/4
6. How many numbers between 310 and 400
exclusive are divisible by 3, when tens and
hundreds digits are switched?
A. 3
B. 19
C. 22
D. 30
E. 90

0.888
7. If x = 0.888, y =
, and z = (0.888)2,
then
which of the following is true?
A. x < y < z
B. x < z < y
C. y< x < z
D. y < z < x
E. z< x < y
8. Each of the following numbers has two
digits
blotted out. Which of the numbers could be
the number of hours (in x days), where x is
an integer?
A.
25
,
06
B.

50

26

C.

56

02

D.

62

50

E.

65

20

9. A certain cake recipe states that the cakes

should
be baked in a pan 8 inches in diameter. If
Jules wants to use the recipe to make a
cake of the same depth but 12 inches in
diameter, by what factor should he
multiply?
1
2
A. 2

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L2
2

1
4

B. 2
1
2

C. 1

A.

2L 1
2

4
9

B.

1
3

C.

L 1
3

D. 1

E. 1
10. If x is the number on the number line
between 5 and 15 that is twice as far from
5 as from 15, then x = ?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 13
11. Onekth of a circular pie has been served. If
the rest of the pie is divided into n equal
servings, then each of these servings is
what fraction of the whole pie?

1
nk
A.
k n
nk

B.

C.

1
nk
k 1
nk

D.

k 1
n
E.
12. A board of length L foot is cut into pieces
such that the length of one piece is 1 foot
more than twice the length of the other
piece. Which of the following is the length,
in feet , of the longer piece?

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2L 3
3
D.

2L 1
3
E.
13. A watch gains 7 minutes and 6 seconds
every 6 days. If the rate of gain is constant,
how much does the watch gain in one day?
A. 1 min 1 sec
B. 1 min 6 sec
C. 1 min 11 sec
D. 1 min 16 sec
E. 1 min 21 sec
14. Saplings are to be planted 30 feet apart
along one side of a straight lane 455 feet
long. If the first sapling is to be planted at
one end of the lane, how many saplings are
needed?
A. 18
B. 16
C. 15
D. 14
E. 13
15. How many of the positive integers less than
25 are 2 less than an integer multiple of 4?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
E. Six
16. n is an integer chosen at random from the
set {5, 7, 9, 11}, p is chosen at random
from the set {2, 6, 10, 14, 18}. What is the
probability that n + p = 23?
A. 0.1
B. 0.2
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D. 0.3
E. 0.4
17. A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D.
During a discount sale, its price is reduced
by 15%. Staff is allowed a further 10%
reduction on the discounted price. If a staff
member buys the dress, what will she have
to pay in terms of D?
A. 0.75D
B. 0.76D
C. 0.765D
D. 0.775D
E. 0.805D

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20. Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2

parts paint to 1.5 parts water. A painter by
mistake added water. He now has 6 liters of
paint which is half water and half paint.
What must he add to correct the
proportions of the mixture?
A. 1 liter paint
B. 1 liter water
C. liter water and one liter paint
D. liter paint and one liter water
E. liter paint

18. Sheila works 8 hours per day on Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays, and 6 hours per
day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She does
not work on Saturdays and Sundays. She
earns $324 per week. How much does she
earn in dollars per hour?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 8
E. 7
19. If a positive integer n, divided by 5 gives a
remainder 2, which of the following must be
true?
I. n is odd.
II. n + 1 cannot be a prime number.
III. (n + 2) divided by 7 has remainder 2.
A. none
B. I only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III

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