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1. John buys 100 shares of stock at $100 per share. The price goes up by d) 64
10% and he sells 50 shares. Then, prices drop by 10% and he sells his e) 84
remaining 50 shares. How much did he get for the last 50? 6. Sheila, Janice, and Karen, working together at the same rate, can
a) $5000 complete a job in 3 1/3 days. Working at the same rate, how much of the
b) $5500 job could Janice and Karen do in one day?
c) $4900 a) 1/5
d) $5050 b) 1/4
e) $4950 c) 1/3
2. A teacher has 3 hours to grade all the papers submitted by the 35 d) 1/9
students in her class. She gets through the first 5 papers in 30 minutes. e) 1/8
How much faster does she have to work to grade the remaining papers 7. A box of laundry detergent contains 16.5 oz of product. What is the
in the allotted time? maximum number of loads that can be washed if each load requires a
a) 10% minimum of 3/4 oz of detergent?
b) 15% a) 10
c) 20% b) 50
d) 25% c) 22
e) 30% d) 18
3. A satellite in a circular orbit rotates around the Earth every 120 e) 16.5
minutes. If the Earth’s radius is 4000 miles at sea level, and the 8. A blouse normally sells for $138, but is on sale for 25% off. What is
satellite’s orbit is 400 miles above sea level, approximately what the cost of the blouse?
distance does the satellite travel in 40 minutes? $67
1400 miles a) $103.50
a) 9210 miles b) $34.50
b) 4400 miles c) $113
c) 4120 miles d) $125
d) 8000 miles 9. A crane raises one end of a 3300 lb steel beam. The other end rests
4. What is the next-highest prime number after 67? upon the ground. If the crane supports 30% of the beam’s weight, how
a) 68 many pounds does it support?
b) 69 a) 330 lbs
c) 71 b) 990 lbs
d) 73 c) 700 lbs
e) 76 d) 1100 lbs
5. How many 3-inch segments can a 4.5-yard line be divided into? e) 2310 lbs
a) 15 10. A taxi service charges $5.50 for the first 1/5th of a mile, $1.50 for
b) 45 each additional 1/5th of a mile, and 20 cents per minute of waiting time.
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Joan took a cab from her place to a flower shop 8 miles away, where she therefore C = 2π = 2π(4400) = 8800π miles. Since 40
bought a bouquet, then another 3.6 miles to her mother’s place. The
driver had to wait 9 minutes while she bought the bouquet. What was
minutes is one third of the satellite’s 120-minute orbital
the fare? time, it traverses one third of this distance in that time. So
a) $20 the distance, D = 2π × 4400 = 9210.66 miles, using 3.14
b) $120.20
for π.
c) $92.80
d) $91
e) $90 4. C

ANSWER KEY Prime numbers are those that are only evenly divisible by
1. E one and themselves.
The stock first increased by 10%, that is, by $10 (10% of
$100) to $110 per share. Then, the price decreased by $11 5. C
(10% of $110) so that the sale price was $110-$11 = $99
There are 12 inches in a foot and 3 feet in a yard. Four and
per share, and the sale price for 50 shares was 99 x $50 =
a half yards is equal to 162 inches. To determine the
$4950.
number of 3-inche segments, divide 162 by 3.
2. C

She has been working at the rate of 10 papers per hour. 6. A

She has 30 papers remaining and must grade them in the If it takes 3 people 3 1/3 days to do the job, then it would
2.5 hours that she has left, which corresponds to a rate of take one person 10 days:
12 papers per hour. of her previous rate, or 20% faster. 7. C
16.5 x 4/3 = 22.
3. B 8. B
25% off is equivalent to 25 × $138/100 = $34.50, so the sale
The radius, R, of the satellite’s orbit is the sum of the price becomes $138 – $34.50 = $103.50.
Earth’s radius plus the satellite’s orbital altitude, or R = A. $67 ≠ $103.50
4400 miles. The circumference of the circular orbit is C. $34.50 is the amount of the reduction, not the final
price.
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D. $113 ≠ $103.50
E. $ 125 ≠ 103.50
9. B

30% 0f 3300 = 0.3 x 3300 = 990

A. 330 is of 3300, not 30%

C. 700 is of 3300, not 30%
D. 1100 is of 3300, not 30%
E. 2310 is of 3300, not 30%

10. C

The total distance traveled was 8 + 3.6 = 11.6 miles. The

first 1/5th of a mile is charged at the higher rate. Since
1/5th = 0.2, the remainder of the trip is 11.4 miles. Thus
the fare for the distance traveled is computed as $5.50 + 5
× 11.4 × $1.50 = $91. To this the charge for waiting time
must be added, which is simply 9 x 20 cents = 180 cents =
$1.80. Finally, add the two charges, $91 + $1.80 = $92.80.
Since this value is unique, all other answers are incorrect.

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