Question 1

1. Which of the following is an example of an improper fraction?

A. 6/7

B. 3/10

C. 4/5

D. 10/3

Answer: 10/3

2. Subtract 8.263 from 13.48.

A. 5.783

B. 21.743

C. 6.815

D. 5.217

Answer: 5.217

3. If you grow 523 eggplants and sell 378, how many do you have left?

A. 197

B. 145

C. 154

D. 901

Answer: 145

4. Your employer has 600 business cards printed for you, and you give away 280 of them. To the nearest hundredth, what percent of the cards is left?

A. 21.43%

B. 18.75%

C. 46.67%

D. 53.33%

Answer: 53.33%

5. What is 12/3 as an improper fraction?

A. 5/3

B. 2/3

C. 6/3

D. 8/3

Answer:

6. The LCD for the fractions 1/3, 3/4, 5/32, and 8/9 is

A. 64.

B. 3,072.

C. 288.

D. 24.

Answer: 288.

7. Divide 52 by 4.

A. 14

B. 13

C. 12

D. 13 r1

Answer: 13

8. A pair of pants with a marked price of $35.00 has a discount of 20%. How much is the discount?

A. $28.00

B. $42.00

C. $17.50

D. $7.00

Answer: $7.00

9. Divide 969 by 26.

A. 32 r6

B. 37 r7

C. 28 r5

D. 29 r17

Answer:37 r7

10. The decimal form 1.46 becomes _______ expressed as a percent.

A. 1.46%

B. 14.6%

C. 146%

D. .0146%

Answer: 1.46%

11. Express 79.2% as a decimal.

A. .79

B. .792

C. 7.92

D. .0792

Answer: .792

12. If you divide an inheritance of $45,600.00 among 22 heirs, what will each heir receive?

A. $2,073.72

B. $2,072.73

C. $2,027.27

D. $207.27

Answer: $2072.73

13. Which of the following is an example of a proper fraction?

A. 4/4

B. 3/4

C. 4/3

D. 7/6

Answer: 3/4

14. What is 20 × 6?

A. 40

B. 100

C. 120

D. 12

Answer: 120

15. Express the fractions 1/2, 3/16, and 7/8 with an LCD.

A. 8/16, 3/16, and 14/16

B. 1/4, 3/4, and 7/4

C. 4/8, 6/8, and 14/8

D. 1/32, 3/32, and 7/32

Answer: 8/16, 3/16 and 14/16.

16. What is the final step in the problem-solving process?

A. Read the problem.

B. Decide which operations must be used.

C. Check your work.

D. Do the work neatly.

Answer: Check your work.

17. Calculate the product of 8/15, 6/5, and 1/3.

A. 48/15

B. 16/75

C. 16/15

D. 48/30

Answer: 16/75

18. Round off 1,563,385 to the nearest million.

A. 1,563,400

B. 2,000,000

C. 1,563,000

D. 1,600,000

Answer: 2,000,000

19. Express the fractions 3/4, 7/16, and 5/8 with the LCD.

A. 24/32, 14/32, 24/32

B. 12/16, 7/16, 10/16

C. 9/16, 49/16, 36/16

D. 3/4, 2/4, 3/4

Answer: 12/16, 7/16, and 10/16.

20. What is the selling price of a table ticketed at $1,234 with a 22% discount?

A. $926.25

B. $962.52

C. $1,000.00

D. $271.48

Answer: $962.52

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