Math Exam 02

1. Two bowls and three plates cost $1421. The cost of the plate is half the cost of the bowl. What is the cost of the
bowl?
a. $223 b. $406 c. $154 d. $336 e. none of these
2. Betsy made cupcakes to bring to work. After the Science Department ate 2/7 and the Math Department ate 64, she
had 1/7 left. How many cupcakes did Betsy make?
a. 98 b. 74 c. 112 d. 216 e. none of these
3. Only 1/3 of the university students wanted to become teachers. If 3,360 did not want to become teachers, how
many university were there?
a. 5040 b. 10, 080 c. 7060 d. 4584 e. none of these
4. Austin ran a total of 14 miles over the course of 7 track practices. How many track practices would it take for Austin
to run 16 miles? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10 e. none of these
5. The measures of the two acute angles of a right triangle are in the ratio 2:3. What is the difference of the two
angles?
a. 54 b. 18 c. 35 d. 36 e. none of these
6. The length of the side of square A is half the length of the side of square B. What is the ratio of the perimeter of
square A to the perimeter of square B?
a. 2:1 b. 4:1 c. 1:2 d. 1:4 e. none of these
7. Gina and Bebs are practicing for a swimming competition. They are swimming back and forth the swimming pool.
Gina takes 2 minutes to swim the length of the pool while Bebs takes 3 minutes. If they begin together at the same
end of the pool, after how many minutes will they start together from the same end?
a. 12 mins b. 6 mins c. 4 mins d. 18 mins e. none of these
8. Which of the following are divisible by 11?
a. 704 b. 7,051 c. 81,928 d. 437,404 e. none of these
9. Which of the following are divisible by 7?
a. 728 b. 1,848 c. 6,468 d. 8,162 e. none of these
10. What is the result when the product of 2.56 and 1.35 is subtracted from the quotient of 30.45 and 1.5?
a. 16.745 b. 24.436 c. 12.428 d. 16.844 e. none of these
11. In the equation 2x – 5 = x + 7, what is three times the value of x?
a. 12 b. 42 c. 36 d. 6 e. none of these
12. What is the product of 2 ¼ and 6.666… ?
a. 15 b. 12 2/3 c. 10.25 d. 4.66… e. none of these
13. If the least common multiple of 1024 and 256 is multiplied by their greatest common factor, what is ¾ of the result?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1 e. none of these
14. There are 25 survivors in a plane crash with enough food for 45 days. After 15 days 5 survivors died. How many days
will the remaining food last?
a. 56.25 b. 37.5 c. 25 d. 40 e. none of these
15. Given the the non-terminating number 12.2541346313463… what is the 77th digit after the decimal point?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 e. 3
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16. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240kph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 3hours, it
must travel at a speed of:
a. 300 kph b. 360 kph c. 600 kph d. 720 kph e. None of these
17. If x is 25% of y then y is how many times of x?
a. ¼ b. ½ c. 2 d. 4 e. None of these
18. Suppose you bought something that was priced at $6.95, and the total bill was $7.61. What is the sales tax rate in
this city? (Round answer to one decimal place.)
a. 9.5% b. 6.4% c. 7.5% d. 8% e. none of these
19. Suppose a certain item used to sell for seventy-five cents a pound, you see that it's been marked up to eighty-one
cents a pound. What is the percent increase?
a. 5% b. 6% c. 7% d. 8% e. none of these
20. If the sum of four numbers is even, which of these statements CANNOT be true?
a. All four numbers are odd. d. All four numbers are even.
b. 2 numbers are odd and 2 are even. e. None of these
c. 3 numbers are odd and 1 is even.
21. p% of m is n. If m is greater than n then
a. p < 100 b. p > 100 c. p ≥ 100 d. p ≤ 100 e. none of these
22. A shopper buys a loaf of bread at x cents and 2 pounds of coffee at y cents per pound. If she pays with a $20 bill, the
number of cents she receives in change is
a. 2000 – x – y b. 2000 – (x-y) c. 2000 – x + y d. 2000 – (x + 2y) e. x + y – 2000
23. If a is an odd integer and b is an even integer, which of the following must be odd?
a. 2a + b b. a + 2b c. ab d. a2b e. ab2
24. From 1985 to 1990, the berry production of bush x increased by 20 percent. From 1990 to 1995, the berry
production increased by 30 percent. What was the percent increase in the berry production on the bush over the
entire ten-year period from 1985 – 1995?
a. 10% b. 25% c. 50% d. 56% ` e. 60%
25. If n sunglass lenses cost p dollars, then how many dollars would q sunglass lenses cost?
a. nq/q b. nq/p c. pq/n d. n/pq e. p/nq
26. A music club draws 27 patrons. If there are seven more musicians than singers in the club, how many patrons are
musicians?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 14 d. 17 e. 20
27. A certain pump can drain a full 375-gallon tank in 15 minutes. At this rate, how many7 more minutes would it take
to drain a full 600-gallon tank?
a. 9 b. 15 c. 18 d. 24 e. 25
28. A gardener plants flowers in the following order: carnations, daffodils, larkspurs, tiger lilies, and zinnias. If the
gardener planted 47 flowers, what kind of flower did he plant last?
a. Carnation b. daffodil c. larkspur d. tiger lily e. zinnia
29. How many different positive two-digit integers are there such that the tens’ digit is greater than 5 and the units digit
is odd?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25
30. If a and b are positive integers, what is a percent of b percent of 200?
a. ab/ 100 b. ab/50 c. ab d. 50ab e. 100ab
31. A 7.5-L mixture of water and molasses is 60% molasses. If 1.5 L of water is added, approximately what percent of the
new mixture is molasses?
a. 40% b. 50% c. 63% d. 64% e. 68%
32. The figure below is formed from a square and a right triangle. What is its area?

a. a(a+b)/2 b. (a2 + b2)/2 c. a(b-a)/2 d. a2 + b2 e. a2 + ab/2

33. When z is divided by 9, the remainder is 5. What is the remainder when 4z is divided by 8?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 e. 7

Problem Solving [ 2.5 points each ]

1. Josh has 3/4 as many jelly beans as Lisa. Lisa has 4/5 as many jelly beans as Curt. If Curt has 28 more jelly beans than
Josh, how many jelly beans do they have altogether?

2. A cylindrical tank that is half full of water weighs 59.23. When ¼ of the content is used, it becomes 45.13 kg. What is
the weight of the tank?