31. 42 is what percent of 210 ?
a. 42
b. 84
c. 28
d. 20
e. 168
32. If a dress that now sells for $21.56 has been marked down 30%. What was its original price ?
a. $30.80
b. $25.00
c. $24.56
d. $21.26
e. $51.56
33. A cube has a volume of 125 cubic inches. What is the length of one of its sides?
a. 25 in
b. 20 in
c. 45 in
d. 5 in
e. 12.5 in
34. Joan was twice as old as her sister 10 years ago. If her sister is 25 years old today, what is Joan's age now ?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
e. 45
35. A price for a certain car is marked up $250 and then marked up 12% of that total. Which of the following equations could be used to calculate the total price of this car if P represents the price of the car before being marked up.
a. (.12 x P) + 250
b. (.12 x 250) + P
c. (.12 x 250 x P)
d. .12(P + 250) x P
e. .12(P + 250) + P
36. In the following equation, what would be the value of y if x = -2?
y = 2x + 3
a. 1
b. -1
c. 4
d. -4
e. 5
37. 6 more than twice a number is 28. What is the number?
a. 14
b. 3
c. 22
d. 11
e. 34
38. Use the following data for the next question.
Percentage of Each Individual
Paper Product as Produced by
The Pepper Mill Company
Cardboard: 37%
Copier paper: 32%
Cartons(Egg, milk, etc.): 26%
Tissue paper: _______
If the above totals represent all products produced by the company, what percentage does tissue paper represent?
a. 20%
b. 15%
c. 10%
d. 5%
e. 2%
39. A pump is pumping water from a flooded basement at a rate of 9 gallons per minute. If it takes 2 hours and 3 minutes to pump out all the water, how many gallons of water were in the basement?
a. 1107
b. 1102
c. 21
d. 123
e. 540
40. A car is traveling at an average speed of 63 miles per hour. The car has traveled for 1 hour and 40 minutes. If the trip is to be 189 miles, how much longer will the trip take?
a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 1 hour 20 minutes
d. 2 hours 10 minutes
e. 1 hour 40 minutes
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