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Exam Practice (You MAY NOT allow a Calculator)

1.Jim’s Car Wash grossed $18,230 for one week of operation. However, Jim had the following
expenses: $1,205 for workers’ salaries, $560 for water and electrical use and $1,582 for supplies
and other expenses. What is Jim’s net profit for the week?
2.Three relatives inherited $86,000. After paying $32,540 in taxes and legal fees necessary to
claiming the inheritance, they decided to split the remainder equally among themselves. How
much is each of the three relatives’ share of the inheritance?
3.Bill, Jodi, and Sue decided to share evenly the cost of a computer package that includes the
following items: computer and keyboard—$724, monitor—$212, and printer—$159. Which
expression below represents what each person had to contribute to the purchase?
A. ($724 + $212 + $159) + 3
3
B. ($724+ $212+ $159)

C. 3($724 + $212 + $159)

($724+ $212+ $159)
D. 3

4. A one-way plane ticket from Chicago to Los Angeles is $209 for adults and $159 for children
under 10. If the round-trip fare is twice the price of the one-way fare, find the expression that
represents a round-trip fare for one adult and one child under 10.
(159+209)
A. 2

B. 2(159 − 209)
C. (159 × 1) + (209 × 1)
D. 2(159 + 209)
5. Jean is considering whether to join a work-out gym in her neighborhood. The gym offers three
different payment options for membership:
Plan A: A monthly fee of $90
Plan B: A one-time fee of $650 at the beginning of membership, which is good for one year.
Plan C: Two payments of $370 each—one at the beginning of the membership and one six
months later, also good for one year.

Which expression represents the difference between Plans A and C if Jean were to use the gym for one
year?

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450
A. 2
− 12(52)

B. (90 × 12) − 2(370)

C. 12(90 + 52)
90 52
D. +
12 12

6. Jean’s net monthly income is $1,940. All her living expenses total $1,182. If Jean decides to join the
gym using Plan A, what will be the amount remaining from her net income at the end of the month?
7. Mike borrowed $400 from his brother for six months. He agreed to pay simple interest at the annual
rate of 5 percent. Including interest and principal, how much will Mike have paid his brother at the
end of the six months?
A. $10 B. $120 C. $410 D. $500
8. What is the value of the expression 3(2x - y) + (3 + x)2 when x = 4 and y = 5?
A. 49 B. 58 C. 61 D. 82
9. Which of the following is equal to the expression below? (3x + 2y)(5x - 6y)
A. 8x−4y
B. 15x²−12y²
C. 15x²+10xy−12y²
D. 15x² − 8xy −12y²

10. John needs to replace the boards on a 22-foot section of his fence. He plans to place the boards as shown
below.

Note: Not drawn to scale.

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If the boards are 5 2 inches wide, how many boards should he buy to cover the distance?

A. 4 B. 12 C. 48 D. 121

11. What is the value of this expression?

−3×5² + 2(4−18)+13³

Write your answer in the box below.

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12. The Great Pyramid in Egypt has a height of approximately 150 meters and a base of 50,000 square
meters. In cubic meters, what is its approximate internal volume?

A. 7,500,000 B. 5,000,000 C. 2,500,000 D. 750,000

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13. If a woman sleeps only 6 hours per night and spends of her waking hours at work, then what fraction
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of the total 24-hour day (on a work day) is the woman at work?

1 1 4 3
A.
9
B.
3
C.
9
D. 4

14. A class with 87 students has an average test score of 76 points. The number of students who scored
above the average score is less than the number of students who scored below the average test score. Only
1 student scored exactly 76 points. It follows that the median student score

15. A moving company charges $50 per hour for each person working, plus an additional $0.50 per mile
driven. If Fritz hires 3 movers for 2 hours of work apiece and the total distance driven is 40 miles, which
of the following represents the equation for his total cost?

A. $50 × 3 + 40 × ($0.50) × 2

$50 × 3
B. + 40 × ($0.50)
2

C. $50 × 3 × 2 + 40 × ($0.50)

40
D. $50 × 3 × 2 + ($0.50)

16. Mindy invested $500 in a savings account. After one year, her account balance was $515. What
percent yearly interest did her bank pay?

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17. By law, a bus driver may drive a maximum of 9 hours per day. If the speed limit is 65 miles per hour
and if a driver needs to cover 4,287 miles, then what is the minimum number of days in which the driver
can make the trip?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 25 D. 66

18. Zarbini’s gourmet grocery buys pickles in barrels that are 4 feet tall and measure 24 inches in
diameter. What is the approximate volume (in cubic feet) of pickles that will fill a barrel with these
dimensions?

A. 4 B. 12.6 C. 25.2 D. 150.7

19. What is the difference between the numerical values of the area of the triangle and the length of the
hypotenuse of the triangle?

A. 1 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

20. A shaved ice stand located near a beach records its hourly revenue as well as the temperature outside,
as shown on the graph above. Approximately how much more revenue would be expected during a 3-hour
shift with a temperature of 100° than at a shift of the same duration with a temperature of 90°?

A. $150 B. $500 C. $750 D. $1,500

21. For the triangle shown in the diagram above, both angle A and angle C measure 60°. If side AB has a
length of 4 inches, what is the sum (in inches) of sides AC and BC?

A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 6

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22. A triangular loading ramp has the dimensions shown in the figure above (in feet). Side c is the length.
If a new ramp is made for a dock that is twice as high off the ground as the one with length c but with the
same incline, what will the new ramp’s length be (in feet)?

A. 6.5 B. 13 C. 17 D. 26

23. If a represents the point on the larger circle with the greatest y value, and if b represents the point on
the smaller circle with the least y-value, then what is the distance from point a to point b?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

24.

25. If a plane travels at 280 miles per hour, how many miles will it travel in 12 minutes?

A. 56 B. 45 C. 36 D. 28

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26. A can of fruit weighs w ounces. The fruit itself, without the can, weighs f ounces. Which equation can
be used to find C, the weight of the empty can?

A. C = w + f B. C = w – f C. C = f – w D. C = f

27. A square has sides that measure 5 inches. The square is then divided in half vertically and
horizontally, creating 4 smaller squares. What would the total perimeter of the 4 smaller squares be (in
inches)?

A. 5 B. 6.25 C. 25 D. 40

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28. If 5 of x = 15, what is 3 of x?

A. 4 B. 25 C. 75 D. 100

29. A jar of marbles contains two sizes of marbles: normal and jumbo. There are 84 normal size marbles.
2
If 9 of the marbles are jumbo size, then how many marbles total are in the jar?

A. 19 B. 103 C. 108 D. 378

30. For her first 3 years with a company, Marissa earned $45,200 each year. For the next 5 years she
earned $55,400 per year. What was the average amount that Marissa earned per year over the 8-year
period?

A. $49,075 B. $50,300 C. $51,575 D. $52,100

31. To rent a convention hall costs a $400 base fee, plus an additional $5 per attendee. If x legionnaires
are attending an event, which of the following equations indicates (in dollars) the average cost per
legionnaire C of renting the hall?

400+5𝑥 400+5𝑥 400+5𝑥

A. C = 400 + 5x B. 𝐶 = C. 𝐶 = D. 𝐶 =
𝑥 5 400

32. In the figure above, if the perimeter of triangle ABC is 27, what is the value of x?

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33. A farmer purchases 200 lbs. of feed each month to support 35 cows. How much total feed (in lbs.)
will he need per month, at this rate, if he acquires an additional 245 cows?

A. 43 B. 243 C. 1,400 D. 1,600

34. To rent a community center for a school prom costs a base fee of $550 and an additional fee of $6 per
person in attendance. The organizers expected 350 attendees, but in fact a total of 377 people attended.
How much greater was the actual fee than the fee the organizers had expected to pay?

A. $162 B. $712 C. $2,262 D. $2,812

35. At a law firm, new associates earn an average of $2,800 more per month than new paralegals do. The
firm employs 15 new associates and z more new associates than new paralegals. If the average pay for a
new paralegal is represented by p, then use numbers and variables from the figure bank to indicate the
correct equation for the total monthly payroll of these new employees. (For this practice test, write the
figures in the boxes.)

36. The scale on a map of the moon’s surface indicates that 0.4 inches = 100 miles. Sen wants to know
the distance between two large craters. If on the map, the distance between the two craters is 7.4 inches,
then what is the actual distance, in miles, between the two craters?

A. 74 miles B. 296 miles C. 1,850 miles D. 2,960 miles

37. One year ago Harold invested $24,000 in a bank bond that offers 3% annual interest. At the same
time, Maude invested that amount in a fund that produced an annual yield of 8%. At the end of the year,
what was the difference between Harold’s interest earnings and Maude’s gains from her investment yield?

A. $80 B. $240 C. $640 D. $5,040

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38. Each number below is a possible solution for 2x 2 – 3 ≤ 15 – x EXCEPT

A. –3 B. 0 C. 1 D. 3

39. A pizza store sells two sizes of pizzas, one with a circumference of 22π inches and a larger one with a
circumference of 27π inches. Each pizza is cut from edge to center into 8 identical slices and the length of
the smaller slice (measured along the edge from the tip to the end of the crust) is compared to the length
of the larger slice. How much longer, in inches, is the edge of the larger pizza slice?

A. 2.5 B. 3 C. 5 D. 5𝜋

40. A small copy shop spent 24% of its monthly revenue on supplies, 17% on renting the building, and
33% on payroll and taxes. If after paying these expenses, $7,384 dollars in profit is left, then how much
did the copy shop spend on rent?

A. $3,976 B. $4,828 C. $19,198 D. $28,400

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