Question 1
It costs $0.85 to make a single color copy at a
copy center. At this price, how many copies can
be purchased with $68.00?
a. 9
b. 45
c. 68
d. 72
e. 80
CORRECT ANSWER
e. Since the price per copy is $0.85, divide 68
by .85 to find the total number that can be
purchased with $68; 68 ÷ .85 = 80 copies
that can be purchased.
Question 2
An aquarium has a base length of 12 inches
and a width of 5 inches. If the aquarium is
10 inches tall, what is the total volume?
a. 480 cubic inches
b. 540 cubic inches
c. 600 cubic inches
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,d. 720 cubic inches
e. 920 cubic inches
CORRECT ANSWER
c. The volume of the aquarium can be found
by using the formula V = l × w × h. Since
the length is 12 inches, the width is 5 inches
and the height is 10 inches, multiply V =
12 × 5 × 10 to get a volume of 600 cubic
inches.
Question 3
A man turns a woman's handbag in to the Lost
and Found Department of a large downtown
store. The man informs the clerk in charge that
he found the handbag on the floor beside an
entranceway. The clerk estimates that the
handbag is worth approximately $150. Inside,
the clerk finds the following items: one leather
makeup case valued at $65, one vial of
perfume, unopened, valued at $75, one pair of
earrings valued at $150, and $178 in cash.
The clerk is writing a report to be submitted
along with the found property. What should he
write as the total value of the found cash and
property?
a. $468
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,b. $608
c. $618
d. $658
e. $718
CORRECT ANSWER
c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be
included in the total.
Question 4
Which of these can be determined from the
information given in the above passage?
a. how much it will cost a family of four to
buy movie theater tickets on Saturday
afternoon
b. the difference between the cost of two
movie theater tickets on Tuesday night and
the cost of one ticket on Sunday at 3:00 P.M.
c. how much movie theater tickets will cost
each person if he or she is part of a group
of 40 people
d. the difference between the cost of a movie
theater ticket for an adult on Friday night
and a movie theater ticket for a 13-year-old
on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 P.M.
e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
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, d. Both choices a and b can be ruled out
because there is no way to determine how
many tickets are for adults or for children.
Choice c can be ruled out because the price
of group tickets is not given.
Question 5
Based on the passage, how much will movie
theater tickets cost for two adults, one 15-yearold
child, and one 10-year-old child at 7:00 P.M.
on a Sunday night?
a. $17.00
b. $19.50
c. $25.00
d. $27.50
e. $37.50
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Because the 15-year-old requires an adult
ticket, there are 3 adult tickets at $7.50 each
and one child's ticket at $5.
Question 6
Using the passage, how can you find the
difference in price between a movie theater
ticket for an adult and a movie theater ticket
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It costs $0.85 to make a single color copy at a
copy center. At this price, how many copies can
be purchased with $68.00?
a. 9
b. 45
c. 68
d. 72
e. 80
CORRECT ANSWER
e. Since the price per copy is $0.85, divide 68
by .85 to find the total number that can be
purchased with $68; 68 ÷ .85 = 80 copies
that can be purchased.
Question 2
An aquarium has a base length of 12 inches
and a width of 5 inches. If the aquarium is
10 inches tall, what is the total volume?
a. 480 cubic inches
b. 540 cubic inches
c. 600 cubic inches
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,d. 720 cubic inches
e. 920 cubic inches
CORRECT ANSWER
c. The volume of the aquarium can be found
by using the formula V = l × w × h. Since
the length is 12 inches, the width is 5 inches
and the height is 10 inches, multiply V =
12 × 5 × 10 to get a volume of 600 cubic
inches.
Question 3
A man turns a woman's handbag in to the Lost
and Found Department of a large downtown
store. The man informs the clerk in charge that
he found the handbag on the floor beside an
entranceway. The clerk estimates that the
handbag is worth approximately $150. Inside,
the clerk finds the following items: one leather
makeup case valued at $65, one vial of
perfume, unopened, valued at $75, one pair of
earrings valued at $150, and $178 in cash.
The clerk is writing a report to be submitted
along with the found property. What should he
write as the total value of the found cash and
property?
a. $468
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,b. $608
c. $618
d. $658
e. $718
CORRECT ANSWER
c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be
included in the total.
Question 4
Which of these can be determined from the
information given in the above passage?
a. how much it will cost a family of four to
buy movie theater tickets on Saturday
afternoon
b. the difference between the cost of two
movie theater tickets on Tuesday night and
the cost of one ticket on Sunday at 3:00 P.M.
c. how much movie theater tickets will cost
each person if he or she is part of a group
of 40 people
d. the difference between the cost of a movie
theater ticket for an adult on Friday night
and a movie theater ticket for a 13-year-old
on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 P.M.
e. none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
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, d. Both choices a and b can be ruled out
because there is no way to determine how
many tickets are for adults or for children.
Choice c can be ruled out because the price
of group tickets is not given.
Question 5
Based on the passage, how much will movie
theater tickets cost for two adults, one 15-yearold
child, and one 10-year-old child at 7:00 P.M.
on a Sunday night?
a. $17.00
b. $19.50
c. $25.00
d. $27.50
e. $37.50
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Because the 15-year-old requires an adult
ticket, there are 3 adult tickets at $7.50 each
and one child's ticket at $5.
Question 6
Using the passage, how can you find the
difference in price between a movie theater
ticket for an adult and a movie theater ticket
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