1. Joan spent Monday and Tuesday shopping. She spent a total of $115. She spent $47 more on Monday than she did on Tuesday. How much did she spend on Tuesday?

a. $68
b. $162
c. $34
d. $81
e. $115

2. Mrs. Johnson needs 4 blue paper circles for each student in her class. She can cut 6 of these circles from each piece of blue paper she is using. If there are 32 students in her class, how many pieces of blue paper will she need?

a. 32
b. 10
c. 22
d. 36
e. 21

3. Bob is stapling packets for his students. He can staple one complete packet in about 3 minutes. About how long will it take him to staple enough packets for his class of 30 students?

a. 1 hour 20 minutes
b. 1 hour 30 minutes
c. 2 hours 20 minutes
d. 2 hours 9 minutes
e. 3 hours

4. A certain square has an area of 36 square inches. What is the perimeter of this square?

a. 6
b. 12
c. 18.
d. 24
e. 30

5. Carrson High School has a senior class of 540 students. If  4 out of every 9 of these students are planning to attend      college, how many are not planning to attend college?

a. 240
b. 270
c. 300
d. 370
e. 400

6. The school library has 272 books in their natural science section. If  25% are books related to animals, how many books on animals are on hand?

a. 27
b. 54
c. 68
d. 25
e. 136

7. What number is 36% of  650 ?

a. 234
b. 243
c. 221
d. 216
e. 220

8. Use the following information to answer number 8.
John visits various parks near his house on a regular basis. He either bikes, jogs, or walks.
* If the park is less than 2 miles from his home, John will walk.
* If the park is between 2 miles and 9 miles, John will jog.
* If the park is greater than 9 miles, John will bike.

If you know that on a certain day John rode his bike to the park, which of the following could be true?

a. The park is one mile from his house.
b. The park is 5 miles from his home.
c. If the park were 1 mile closer, John would have walked.
d. The park is 11 miles from his home.
e. The park is not more than 9 miles from his home.

9. A jacket that normally costs $27 is on sale for $21.60. What percentage of a discount was applied to the jacket?

a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%
e. 30%

10. Martha buys lunch in the cafeteria at her place of work. She buys a drink for $.85, a sandwich for $1.75, an apple for $.45. At the same time, she also purchases a bag of potato chips. If her total bill before tax was $3.80, what was the cost of the chips?

a. $.75
b. $.85
c. $.90
d. $.92
e. $.95



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