MIDTERM MATH065

1. Pedro went shopping with $100 and returned home with just $18.42. How much money
did he spend?
a) $81.58 b) $72.68 c) $72.58 d) $71.68 e) 71.58
2. In a store, five salesmen work six hours per day. Each salesman can attend three
customers per hour. In total, how many customers can be attended each day in the store?
a) 18 b) 30 c) 60 d) 75 e) 90
3. It takes a student an hour to write 80 words. How many hours will it take him to write a
report of 760 words?
a) 8 1 c) 9 1 e) 10
b) 8 d) 9
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4. The school board purchases a new desk which cost $100, two new chairs at $350 each, a
color printer for $249, and additional cartridge for $25. What is the budget requested?
a) $724 b) $974 c) $1,049 d) $1064 e) $1074
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5. You left your kids to the school 2 miles from your house, then you drove 4 miles to
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your work, then you walk 2 miles to take the lunch, then you take the bus and go 3
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miles to the mechanic to fix your car and finally walk 2 miles to return to home. How
many miles did you travel in total?
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a) 17 b) 16 c) 15 d) 15 e) 13
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6. I left my work and the mileage reported in the gauge was 4,357 . When I arrive at my
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home the gauge registered 4, 400 . How many miles did I drive?
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a) 42 b) 42 c) 43 d) 47 e) 43
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7. After walking of the 15 miles to get lunch, Sofía received a call from his mom to go to
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the grocery store. How many miles had she walked when she got the call?
a) 5 1 c) 10 d) 12 2
b) 7 e) 15
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8. If Jose plays on his cell phone of a 40-hour training course, how many hours did he lost
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the course?
1 b) 10 c) 20 d) 25 e) 30
a) 7
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9. You have a job that makes $14.00 an hour. When you work more than 8 hours a day, you
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get overtime pay of 1 times the regular hourly wage for each extra hour. How much can
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you make if you work 11 hours in one day?
a) $77 b) $154 c) $175 d) $210 e) $231
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10. Carolina has four sons, she wants to share evenly 6 kilograms of candy, How many
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kilograms of candy did each kid get?
8 5 1 5 e) 4
a) b) 1 c) 1 d) 1
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11. How many 2 pounds of chunks of wood can be cut from a single 20-pound pice?
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a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10
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12. In a store, it can earn $36.75 for working 3 . What was the hourly wage?
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a) $10.00 b) $10.50 c) $10.75 d) $12.00 e) $12.25
13. James drove 3.7 miles to his physical therapist’s office. He then walked 1.6 miles on the
treadmill to strengthen his legs. He got back into the car, drove 2.75 miles to his radiology
appointment, and then drove 2 miles back home. How many miles did he drive in total?
a) 8.05 b) 8.45 c) 8.8 d) 10 e) 10.05
14. The average number of emergency room visits at City Hospital fell from 486.4 per week to
402.5 per week. By how many emergency room visits per week did the average fall?
a) 73.9 b) 83 c) 83.1 d) 83.9 e) 84.9
15. Joe earns $14.50 per hour as an occupational therapist. Last week, he worked 37.5 hours.
How much money did he earn that week?
a) $518.00 b) $518.50 c) $525.00 d) $536.50 e) $543.75
16. Nuts cost $3.50 per pound. Approximately how much will 4.25 pounds of nuts cost?
a) $12.25 b) $12.50 c) $12.88 d) $14.50 e) $14.88
17. If Jaime drove his solar car 92.4 kilometers in 2.1 hours, what was his average speed in
kilometers per hour?
a) 41 b) 44 c) 90.3 d) 94.5 e) 194.04
18. Marie walked a total of 18.6 miles in 4 days. On average. How many miles did she walk
each day?
a) 4.15 b) 4.60 c) 4.65 d) 22.60 e) 74.40
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19. Simplify
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a) 474.2 b) 805.35 c) 995.8 d) 1052.22 e) 970.5
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20. Solve 3  2
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a) b) c) 1 d) 1 e) 1
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