Work with your assigned partner and copy questions and answers in your Advisory composition notebook.
Week of Nov 1
Basic Math Operations
You MUST show your work and be able to explain WHY you arrived at the answer.
1. Add 0.98 + 45.102 + 32.3333 + 31 + 0.00009
A. 368.573
B. 210.536299
C. 109.41539
D. 99.9975
E. 80.8769543
2. Find 0.12 ÷ 1
A. 12
B. 1.2
C. .12
D. .012
E. .0012
3. (9 ÷ 3) x (8 ÷ 4) =
A. 1
B. 6
C. 72
D. 576
E. 752
4. 6 x 0 x 5
A. 30
B. 11
C. 25
D. 0
E. 27
5. 7.95 ÷ 1.5
A. 2.4
B. 5.3
C. 6.2
D. 7.3
E. 7.5
6. -32 + 7 equals:
A. -25
B. 25
C. -26
D. 26
E. 27
7. -37 + -47 equals:
A. 64
B. -84
C. 65
D. -75
E. -66
8. 41% equals:
A. 4.1
B. .41
C. .041
D. .0041
E. .00415
Week of Nov 8
Basic Algebra
1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes?
A. 5/p
B. p - 5
C. p + 5
D. p/5
E. 1- p + 5
2. If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?
A. 2 hours and 24 minutes
B. 3 hours and 12 minutes
C. 3 hours and 44 minutes
D. 4 hours and 10 minutes
E. 4 hours and 33 minutes
3. Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?
A. $280.90
B. $287
C. $292.50
D. $306
E. $333.89
4. The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?
A. $14,310.40
B. $14,990.90
C. $15,290.70
D. $15,737.50
E. $16,935.80
5. Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A
A. -2.4
B. 2.4
C. 1.3
D. -1.3
E. 0
6. If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 14
D. 19
E. 21
7. Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive?
A. $240
B. $480
C. $720
D. $960
E. $1,200
8. Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?
A. $496.30
B. $512.40
C. $555.40
D. $574.90
E. $588.20
9. The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him?
A. 10 cents
B. 11 cents
C. 15 cents
D. 17 cents
E. 21 cents
10. A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a “C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0)
A. 2.7
B. 2.8
C. 3.0
D. 3.1
E. 3.2
11. Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?
A. $120.25
B. $160.75
C. $173.75
D. $180
E. $182.50
12. Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 13
E. 16
13. If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =
A. y
B. 2 y
C. 5 y
D. 10 y
E. 15 y
14. If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50 cents at the same rate?
A. 150/x
B. 150x
C. 6x
D. 1500/x
E. 600x
15. Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours next week at the same pay rate, how much will she make?
A. $57
B. $90
C. $104
D. $112
E. $122
16. If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 =
A. 12
B. 25
C. 33
D. 47
E. 86
17. You need to purchase a textbook for nursing school. The book cost $80.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the book is 8.25%. You have $100. How much change will you receive back?
A. $5.20
B. $7.35
C. $13.40
D. $19.95
E. $21.25
18. You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6 monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the car?
A. $3225
B. $4350
C. $5375
D. $6550
E. $6398
19. Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for the nurse's station. Pens are purchased in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack. Staplers are sold in sets of 2 for 12.95. How much will purchasing these products cost?
A. $132.85
B. $145.75
C. $162.90
D. $225.25
E. $226.75
20. If y = 3, then y3(y3-y)=
A. 300
B. 459
C. 648
D. 999
E. 1099
Week of Nov 15
Fractions & Square Roots
1. What is the improper fraction or mixed number represented by the following figure?
A. 2 1/3 B. 7/6 C. 2 5/8 D. 11/3 E. 11/9
2. Which of the following fractions most correctly depicts the shaded area of the circle below?
A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 3/4 D. 5/11 E. 1/2
3. Which of the following is not a fraction equivalent to 3/4?
A. 6/8 B. 9/12 C. 12/18 D. 21/28 E. 27/36
4. Solve: 0.25 + 0.65
A. 1/2 B. 9/10 C. 4/7 D. 2/9 E. 5/16
5. Which of the following statements is false?
A. In the fraction ½, one is the numerator. B. When 4.89 is rounded to the ones place, the answer is 5. C. Ten thousandths place is located 5 places to the right of the decimal D. 7/6 is described as an improper fraction. E. 33 1/3 % is equivalent to
6. Find the square of 25/9
A. 5/3 B. 3/5 C. 7 58/81 D. 15/2 E. 650/81
7. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the cookies require 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need?
A. She has enough sugar. B. She needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar. C. She needs 3/80 of a cup of sugar. D. She needs 4/19 of a cup of sugar. E. She needs 1/9 of a cup of sugar.
8. There are 8 ounces in a 1/2 pound. How many ounces are in 7 3/4 lbs?
A. 12 ounces B. 86 ounces C. 119 ounces D. 124 ounces E. 138 ounces
9. If the value of x and y in the following fraction are both tripled, how does the value of the fraction change? XZ Y
A. increases by half B. decreases by half C. triples D. doubles E. remains the same
10. Which of the following fractions is the equivalent of 0.5%
A. 1/20 B. 1/200 C. 1/2000 D. 1/5 E. 1/500
11. Which of these numbers is a factor of 21
A. 2 B. 5 C. 7 D. 42 E. 44
12. If the average person drinks 8, (8oz) glasses of water per day, a person who drinks 12.8 oz of water after a morning exercise session has consumed what fraction of the daily average?
A. 1/3 B. 1/5 C. 1/7 D. 1/9 E. 1/10
13. You need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidentally put 1/3 cups into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add?
A. 1/3 cups B. 2/3 cups C. 1/15 cups D. 7/15 cups E. 7/16 cups
14. ¾ - ½ =
A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. ½ D. 2/3 E. 2/5
15. 7 1/2 - 5 3/8 =
A. 1 1/2 B. 1 2/3 C. 2 1/8 D. 3 1/4 E. 3
Week of Nov 29
Exponent Practice Questions
1. 104 is not equal to which of the following?
A. 100,000 B. 0.1 x 105 C. 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 D. 102 x 102 E. 10,000
2. Multiply 104 by 102
A. 108 B. 102 C. 106 D. 10-2 E. 103
3. Divide x5 by x2
A. x7 B. x4 C. x10 D. x3 E. x2.5
4. Find 8.23 x 109
A. 0.00000000823 B. 0.000000823 C. 8.23 D. 8230000000 E. 823000000000
5. 83,000 equals:
A. 83.0 x 104 B. 8.3 x 104 C. 8.3 x 103 D. 83.0 x 105 E. 83.0 x 102
6. .00875 equals:
A. 8.75 x 10-2 B. 8.75 x 10-3 C. 8.75 x 10-4 D. 87.5 x 10-3 E. 875 x 10-4
Week of Nov 29
Exponent Practice Questions
1. 104 is not equal to which of the following?
A. 100,000 B. 0.1 x 105 C. 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 D. 102 x 102 E. 10,000
2. Multiply 104 by 102
A. 108 B. 102 C. 106 D. 10-2 E. 103
3. Divide x5 by x2
A. x7 B. x4 C. x10 D. x3 E. x2.5
4. Find 8.23 x 109
A. 0.00000000823 B. 0.000000823 C. 8.23 D. 8230000000 E. 823000000000
5. 83,000 equals:
A. 83.0 x 104 B. 8.3 x 104 C. 8.3 x 103 D. 83.0 x 105 E. 83.0 x 102
6. .00875 equals:
A. 8.75 x 10-2 B. 8.75 x 10-3 C. 8.75 x 10-4 D. 87.5 x 10-3 E. 875 x 10-4
Week of Dec 6
Graphs
1. In the following figure, what is the area of the shaded circle inside of the square?
A. 512 B. 256 C. 16 D. 50.24 E. 12.57
2. In the figure below, determine the area of the shaded region of the figure.
A. 9.354 B. 10.52 C. 16.437 D. 49 E. 104.86
3. What are the coordinates of point A on the following graph?
A. (-3, -4) B. (-4, 3) C. (3, -4) D. (-4, -3) E. (3, 4)
4. What was the average number of babies that Dr. Jones delivered each year from 1995 to 1998?
A. 35 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50 E. 55
5. How many babies did Dr. Jones deliver in 1998?
A. 25 B. 35 C. 45 D. 55 E. 65
6. If Dr. Jones delivered 85 babies in 1999, how many rattles would represent this number?
A. 6 ½ B. 7 C. 7 ½ D. 8 E. 8 ½
7. If XYZ Auto Company sold 23,000 vehicles in 1999, how many were SUV's?
A. 2,990 B. 3,030 C. 3,450 D. 4,760 E. 4,775
8. If 7,650 trucks were sold in 1999, how many total vehicles were sold in 1999 by XYZ Auto Company?
A. 35,000 B. 40,000 C. 45,000 D. 50,000 E. 55,000
9. If 3,750 2-door sedans were sold in 1999, then how many 4-door sedans were sold in 1999 by XYZ Auto Company?
A. 3,578 B. 4,950 C. 5,120 D. 5,670 E. 5,845
10. How much did the infant gain in the first month of life?
A. 6 ounces B. 12 ounces C. 15 ounces D. 8 lbs 8 ounces E. 9 lbs 4 ounces
11. What was the average weight of the infant from April to October, rounded to the nearest ounce?
A. 10 lbs B. 10 lbs 5 ounces C. 10 lbs 9 ounces D. 11 lbs 5 ounces E. 11 lbs 9 ounces
12. Between which two months did the infant gain the most weight?
A. April and May B. June and July C. July and August D. August and September E. September and October
13. In the graph below, no axes or origin is shown. If point B's coordinates are (10,3), which of the following coordinates would most likely be A's?
A. (17, -2) B. (10, 6) C. (6, 8) D. (-10, 3) E. (-2, -17)
14. How many boys attended the 1995 convention?
A. 358 B. 390 C. 407 D. 540 E. 716
15. Which year did the same number of boys and girls attend the conference?
A. 1995 B. 1996 C. 1997 D. 1998 E. None
16. Which two years did the least number of boys attend the convention?
A. 1995 and 1996 B. 1995 and 1998 C. 1996 and 1997 D. 1996 and 1992 E. 1997 and 1998