1. Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert.

George has 5 cousins,

which is 11 less than Bonnie has. How many cousins does Robert

have?

a. 17

b. 21

c. 4

d. 8

2. Oscar sold 2 glasses of milk for every 5 sodas he sold. If he sold 10

glasses of milk, how many sodas did he sell?

a. 45

b. 20

c. 25

d. 10

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3. Justin earned scores of 85, 92, and 95 on his science tests. What does he need

to earn on his next science test to have an average (arithmetic mean) of 93%?

a. 93

b. 100

c. 85

d. 96

4. Brad’s class collected 320 cans of food. They boxed them in boxes of 40

cans each. How many boxes did they need?

a. 280

b. 10

c. 8

d. 5

5. Joey participated in a dance-a-thon. His team started dancing at 10 A . M . on

Friday and stopped at 6 P . M . on Saturday. How many hours did Joey’s team

dance?

a. 52
b. 56

c. 30

d. 32

6. Which expression has an answer of 18?

a. 2 × 5 + 4

b. 2 × (4 + 5)

c. 5 × (2 + 4)

d. 4 × 2 + 5

7. Callie’s grandmother pledged $0.50 for every mile Callie walked in her

walk-a-thon. Callie walked 9 miles. How much does her grandmother

owe?

a. $4.50

b. $18.00

c. $5.00

d. $9.00

8. What is the square root of 36?

a. 12

b. 72

c. 18

d. 6

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9. Mr. Brown plowed 6 acres in 1 hour. At this rate, how long will it take him

to plow 21 acres?

a. 3 hours

b. 4 hours

c. 3.5 hours

d. 4.75 hours

10. What is the prime factorization of 84?

a. 42 × 2
b. 2 × 2 × 4 × 6

c. 2 × 7 × 6

d. 2 × 2 × 3 × 7

11. What is 2 5 ?

a. 10

b. 15

c. 32

d. 16

12. The low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska today was −4°F. The low

temperature in Los Angeles, California was 63°F. What is the difference in

the two low temperatures?

a. 59°

b. 67°

c. 57°

d. 14°

13. The Robin’s Nest Nursing Home had a fundraising goal of $9,500. By the

end of the fundraiser, they had exceeded their goal by $2,100. How much

did they raise?

a. $7,400

b. $13,600

c. $10,600

d. $11,600

14. Mount Everest is 29,028 ft high. Mount Kilimanjaro is 19,340 ft high.

How much taller is Mount Everest?

a. 9,688 feet

b. 10,328 feet

c. 11,347 feet

d. 6,288 feet

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15. The area of a square is 64 cm 2 . What is the length of one side of the

square?
a. 8 cm

b. 16 cm

c. 32 cm

d. 24 cm

16. Mrs. Farrell’s class has 26 students. Only 21 were present on Monday.

How many were absent?

a. 15

b. 5

c. 4

d. 16

17. Lucy’s youth group raised $1,569 for charity. They decided to split the

money evenly among 3 charities. How much will each charity receive?

a. $784.50

b. $423.00

c. $523.00

d. $341.00

18. Jason made 10 two-point baskets and 2 three-point baskets in Friday’s

basketball game. He did not score any other points. How many points did

he score?

a. 22

b. 12

c. 24

d. 26

19. Jeff left Hartford at 2:15 P . M . and arrived in Boston at 4:45 P . M . How long

did the drive take him?

a. 2.5 hours

b. 2.3 hours

c. 3.25 hours

d. 2.75 hours

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20. Shane rolls a die numbered 1 through 6. What is the probability Shane

rolls a 5?

a. ?

b. ?

c. ?

d. ?

21. Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours. If she keeps going at the same rate,

how long will it take her to go the remaining 285 miles of her trip?

a. 5 hours

b. 3 hours

c. 7 hours

d. 4 hours

22. A flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles took 5 hours and covered 3,060

miles. What was the plane’s average speed?

a. 545 mph

b. 615 mph

c. 515 mph

d. 612 mph

23. Larry purchased 3 pairs of pants for $24 each and 5 shirts for $18 each.
How much did Larry spend?

a. $42

b. $72

c. $162

d. $186

24. How many square centimeters are in one square meter?

a. 100 sq cm

b. 10,000 sq cm

c. 144 sq cm

d. 100,000 sq cm

25. Raul’s bedroom is 4 yards long. How many inches long is the bedroom?

a. 144 inches

b. 48 inches

c. 400 inches

d. 4,000 inches

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26. Jeff burns 500 calories per hour bicycling. How long will he have to ride to

burn 750 calories?

a. 3 hours

b. 2 hours

c. 1.5 hours

d. .5 hour

27. The temperature at 6 P . M . was 31°F. By midnight, it had dropped 40°F.

What was the temperature at midnight?

a. 9°F

b. −9°F

c. −11°F

d. 0°F

28. The total ticket sales for a soccer game were $1,260; 210 tickets were

purchased. If all the tickets are the same price, what was the cost of a

ticket?
a. $6.00

b. $3.50

c. $10.00

d. $7.50

29. Sherman took his pulse for 10 seconds and counted 11 beats. What is

Sherman’s pulse rate in beats per minute?

a. 210 beats per minute

b. 110 beats per minute

c. 66 beats per minute

d. 84 beats per minute

30. Jennifer flipped a coin three times and got heads each time. What is the

probability that she gets heads on the next flip?

a. 1

b. ?

c. ?

d. 0

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31. Jody’s English quiz scores are 56, 93, 72, 89, and 87. What is the median of

her scores?

a. 72

b. 87

c. 56
d. 85.6

32. What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 64?

a. 8

b. 4

c. 12

d. 36

33. Twelve coworkers go out for lunch together and order three pizzas. Each

pizza is cut into eight slices. If each person gets the same number of slices,

how many slices will each person get?

a. 4

b. 3

c. 5

d. 2

34. Marvin is helping his teachers plan a field trip. There are 125 people going

on the field trip and each school bus holds 48 people. What is the

minimum number of school buses they will need to reserve for the trip?

a. 3

b. 2

c. 4

d. 5

35. Which number in the answer choices below is not equivalent to the other

numbers?

a. 0.6

b. 60%

c. ?

d. 6%

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36. Lance has 70 cents, Margaret has three-fourths of a dollar, Guy has two
quarters and a dime, and Bill has six dimes. Who has the most money?

a. Lance

b. Margaret

c. Guy

d. Bill

37. The students at Norton School were asked to name their favorite type of

pet. Of the 430 students surveyed, 258 said that their favorite type of pet

was a dog. Suppose that only 100 students were surveyed, with similar

results, about how many students would say that a dog is their favorite

type of pet?

a. 58

b. 60

c. 72

d. 46

38. A group of five friends went out to lunch. The total bill for the lunch was

$53.75. Their meals all cost about the same, so they wanted to split the bill

evenly. Without considering tip, how much should each friend pay?

a. $11.25

b. $12.85

c. $10.75

d. $11.50

39. The value of a computer is depreciated over five years for tax purposes

(meaning that at the end of five years, the computer is worth $0). If a

business paid $2,100 for a computer, how much will it have depreciated

after 2 years?

a. $420

b. $1,050

c. $820

d. $840

40. Steve earned a 96% on his first math test, a 74% on his second test, and an

85% on his third test. What is his test average?

a. 91%
b. 85%

c. 87%

d. 82%

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41. A national park keeps track of how many people per car enter the park.

Today, 57 cars had 4 people, 61 cars had 2 people, 9 cars had 1 person, and

5 cars had 5 people. What is the average number of people per car? Round

to the nearest person.

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

42. A large pipe dispenses 750 gallons of water in 50 seconds. At this rate, how

long will it take to dispense 330 gallons?

a. 14 seconds

b. 33 seconds

c. 22 seconds

d. 27 seconds

43. The light on a lighthouse blinks 45 times a minute. How long will it take

the light to blink 405 times?

a. 11 minutes

b. 4 minutes

c. 9 minutes

d. 6 minutes

44. A die is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability that a 3 will be

rolled and a tail tossed?

a. ?

2
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b. ?

c. ?

d. ?

45. Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts. How many different combinations

can she make with these items?

a. 13

b. 24

c. 40

d. 21

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46. Audrey measured the width of her dining room in inches. It is 150 inches.

How many feet wide is her dining room?

a. 12 feet

b. 9 feet

c. 12.5 feet

d. 10.5 feet

47. Sharon wants to make 25 half-cup servings of soup. How many ounces of

soup does she need?

a. 100 ounces

b. 250 ounces
c. 200 ounces

d. 6.25 ounces

48. Justin weighed 8 lb 12 oz when he was born. At his two-week check-up, he

had gained 8 ounces. What was his weight in pounds and ounces?

a. 9 lb

b. 8 lb 15 oz

c. 9 lb 4 oz

d. 10 lb 2 oz

49. One inch equals 2.54 centimeters. The dimensions of a table made in

Europe are 85 cm wide by 120 cm long. What is the width of the table in

inches? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

a. 30 inches

b. 215.9 inches

c. 33.5 inches

d. 47.2 inches

50. A bag contains 3 red, 6 blue, 5 purple, and 2 orange marbles. One marble

is selected at random. What is the probability that the marble chosen is

blue?

a. ?

b. ?

c. ?

?
d. ?

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