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5. Look at the picture below. How much money do you have?
A. $28.97
B. $29.27
C. $29.52
D. $29.77
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6. You are i cashier in a cafeteria. A customer’s bill comes
to $3.48, with tax. He gives you a $lO bill. Which of the
following would be his change?
A. Seven dollars four dimes one nickel three pennies.
B. Seven dollars —two quarters —two pennies.
C. Six dollars —two quarters —two pennies.
D. Six dollars four dimes one nickel three pennies.
7. A shirt costs $7.58. You pay for the shirt with a S2O bill. The
cashier counts your change as follows: “80 cents, 05 cents, 75
cents, 8 dollars, 9 dollars, 10 dollars, 15 dollars, 20 dollars.’’
Which of the following shows the coins and bills you most likely
received?
A. 2 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter, 3 dollar bills, 1 five
dollar bill.
B. 2 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter, 3 dollar bills, 2 five
dollar bills.
C. 2 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter, 2 dollar bills, 2 five
dollar bills.
D. 3 pennies, 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter, 2 dollar bills, 2 five
dollar bills.
8. You are a clerk In a store. A customer’s purchases come to.
$28.73. He gives you two twenty-dollar bills. Which of the
following would be the correct change?
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B.
C.
D.
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SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING WHOLE NUMBERS
9. Mr. Jones maps out a route from Miami to Pensacola. The
distance is 685 miles. If Mr. Jones drives this distance in about
14 hours, his average driving speed was about how many miles
per hour?
A. 40
B. 45
C. 50
D. 55
10. The Big Ten High School Is a two story building. There
are 16 classrooms on each floor. One period there were exactly
25 students in each room. How many students were in class
that period?
A. 224
B. 400
C. 790
D. 800
11. A swimming pool holds 30,000 gallons of water. If water Is
pumped out of the pool at the rate of 50 gallons per minute, how
long will it take to drain the pool?
A. 6 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 60 hours
D. 600 hours
12. Brad is in charge of buying the chicken for the class
picnic. He buys 3 buckets, 5 barrels and 1 tub. How many
pieces of ehicken did be get? See menu.
A. 84
B. 11l
C. 186
D. 198 MENU
Size No. Pieces
Box 5
Bucket 15
Barrel 21
Tub 48
13. The Big Ten High School Booster Club rented 1 van, 2
coaches and 1 bus to take students to an out-of-town foottadl
game. In order for the project to be a sell-out, how many
tickets must the club sell? See Table.
A. 97
B. 117 r—-
C. 127 SEATING CAPACITY
D. 187
Van 12
Coach 36
Bus 55
Cruiser 90
SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING
DECIMALS AND PERCENTS
14. A car dealer urged potential buyers to take advantage of
his end-of-year sale, because the price of his cars would
increase 8 percent next year. For example, a car costing f 6200
this year would cost how much next year?
A. $496
B. $4960
C. $6208
D. $6696
15. A family decided to spend their vacation visiting Florida
state parks. They drove 1436 miles and used 62.4 gallons of
gasoline. On this trip, they got how many miles per gallon?
A. 23.0
B. 23.1
C. 23.8
D. 89,606
16. The Adams family was planning a big reunion. Mrs.
Adams bought two turkeys, one weighing 14.5 pounds and one
weighing 23.0 pounds. How much did she pay for the turkeys.
See Table.
A. $13.57 TURKEY SALE
B. $22.13
C. $23.58 Weight Cost-lb.
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8-11 lbs. 79 Cento
12-18 lbs. 69 Cento
19-25 lbs. 59 Cento
17. A label on a pair of panto WARNS that 8 percent
shrinkage may be expected after washing. If the length of the
new panto is 30 Inches, after washing the length may be only:
A. 24 inches
B. 27.6 inches
C. 29.76 inches
D. 32.4 inches
SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING COMPARISON SHOPPING
18. The ad says that yon can buy an air gun for $29.90 cash
plus $1.87 for postage and handling. Or, you may make 6 equal
payments of $5.41. How much do you save by paying for the
gun in a single payment?
A. SO.OO
B. $0.69
C. $0.87
D. $1.87
19. Super-Ten radial tires are on sale. Four stores advertise
their terms for the sale of the same tire. If yon are buying four
tires, which store offers the best price?
» BIG-FOUR TIRE STORE
Buy one at regular
Jt TIRE COUNTRY
liHl 1 Regular Price S4O
JIM’S AUTO CENTER
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CAR CARE CENTER
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., MAR », I»7S,
20. You receive the following advertisement tor a to radio m
the mail. How much more do you pay for the radio in six
installments?
A. nothing BUY NOW. Send $69.96
B. SO.OI plus $1.98 for postage
C. $1.98 and handling or 6
D. $40.01 monthly payments of
$11.99 each.
21. Wash Day Wonder detergent is packaged in boxes of four
different sizes: regular, large, giant, commercial. Which size
container is the best buy per ounce?
A. Regular >
B. Large - 40 &- —/ f
C. Giant ‘-arye Gian ’
D. Commercial 20 0z V 30 Ql ' IX
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22. A package of eight hamburger buns costs 65 cents. A
package of 12 buns cost 95 cents. You need to buy 4 dozen buns.
What would you save if you bought packages of 12 instead of
packages of 8?
A. SO.IO
B. $0.30
C. Nothing. The cost is the same.
D. Nothing. You would lose money.
SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING A RATE OF INTEREST
23. A savings bank runs the following ad (see figure) of a new
savings plan. If you invest SBOO, how much money will you have
in the account at the end of one year?
A- S4O A NEW IDEA in savings.
B. $64 A savings plan paying
c ■ W4O g percent per annum.
D - s߮4 Minimum Investment: SSOO
24. A college loan fund provides money for educational
expenses. The terms of loan are as follows: No interest is
charged on money borrowed while the student is in school.
After the student leaves school, interest at the rate of 5 percent
per year is charged on the total amount borrowed. If a student
had borrowed S3BOO from the fund, how much Interest will he
owe one year after graduation?
A. $l5O
B. $l9O
C. $3950
D. $3990
25. A bank’s interest rate on regular passbook savings
accounts is 6 per cent per annum payable quarterly. If you
open an account with S2OO, how much interest will you earn the
first 3 months?
A. SI.OO
B. $3.00
C. $12.00
D. $30.00
28. You buy a car for s3ooo—ssoo down, balance in 36 equal
payments. The finance charge is 10 percent per year on the
original unpaid balance for 3 years. What is the amount of
interest yon pay?
A. $250
B. S3OO
C. SSOO
D. $750
27. Ann earned SI3OO as a lifeguard at a summer resort. She
spent S4OO and put the remainder in a savings account. The
savings plan paid interest semi-annually at the rate of 6 per
annum. At the end of six months, how much money was in
Ann’s savings account?
A. $54
B. S7B
C. $927
D. $954
SOLVE PURCHASE PROBLEMS INVOLVING SALES TAX
Information on how to figure the Florida Sales Tax is
provided in the table below. Refer to this table as you work the
problems on this test.
FLORIDA SALES TAX
Amount of
Purchase Tax
10 Cents-25 Cents 1 Cent
26 Cents - 50 Cents 2 Cents
51 Cents • 75 Cents 3 Cents
76 Cents - SI.OO 4 Cents
sl.Ol-$1.25 5 Cents
The tax is 4 Cents on each whole dollar above sl. The tax
on part of a dollar can be found from the scale above.
28. The menu price of the Captain’s Seafood Platter is $6.50.
What is the cost of the dinner after adding the sales tax?
A. 24 cents
B. 26 cents
C. $6.74
D. $6.76
29. The Florida Sales Tax is applied to motel and hotel room
charges. Some cities also assess a 1 percent Resort Tax on
room charges. If a room rents for S4O per day, what is the total
weekly charge for this room including the sales and resort
taxes.
A. $2.00
B. $42.00
C. $294.00
D. $294.11
30. You buy a power drill on sale (see ad). How much do you
pay for it Including the sales tax?
A. $3.12
B. $10.28
C. $13.51 ~| i SAVE $3
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