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Question #41
How many quart cans can be filled from a 25-gallon bucket of paint?
  1. A
    50
  2. B
    75
  3. C
    100
  4. D
    80

Correct Answer:
C
A gallon consists of 4 quarts. 4 ֳ— 25 = 100.

Question #42
If a crew of four people can paint the barn in three days, how long will it take a crew of two people?
  1. A
    4 days
  2. B
    11ג„2 days
  3. C
    8 days
  4. D
    6 days

Correct Answer:
D
Dividing 4 crewmembers by 2 crewmembers shows that 4 members are twice as many as 2 members. Multiply the number of days it would take 4 people to paint by 2 (3 ֳ— 2) to determine how long it would take 2 people to do the same task.

Question #43
Brian works for five hours and is paid $24. Christina works for three hours and is paid $10.95.
How much more per hour does Brian make than Christina?
  1. A
    $1.15
  2. B
    $1.25
  3. C
    $1.35
  4. D
    $1.37

Correct Answer:
A
Brian's hourly wage is 24ג„5 ($4.80). Christina's hourly wage is 10.95/3 ($3.65).
$4.80 ג€" $3.65 = $1.15.

Question #44
Margaret is getting married and must be ready by 11:15 a.m. If it's now 8:30 a.m., how much time does she have to get ready?
  1. A
    11ג„2 hours
  2. B
    21ג„2 hours
  3. C
    23ג„4 hours
  4. D
    21ג„3 hours

Correct Answer:
C
The amount of time from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. is 2 hours and 45 minutes, or 245ג„60. To reduce the fraction, divide 45 by 60 to get 0.75, or 3ג„4. The total amount of time Margaret has to get ready is 23ג„4 hours.

Question #45
An accounting-firm employee is asked to shred 900 documents.
If he can shred documents at a rate of 7 per minute, the number of documents remaining after 1
ג„

hours of shredding is __________.
  1. A
    630
  2. B
    90
  3. C
    270
  4. D
    810

Correct Answer:
C
At a rate of 7 documents per minute, the employee can shred 630 documents in 90 minutes. How do you come up with that number? Multiply 7 by 90 (the number of minutes in 1
ג„

hours). Subtract 630 from 900 total documents to determine that after 1
ג„

hours of shredding, 270 documents remain.

Question #46
A home stereo depreciates by 20% each year.
What's the value of a stereo, purchased new for $1,200, after two years?
  1. A
    $768
  2. B
    $693
  3. C
    $827
  4. D
    $654

Correct Answer:
A
The stereo depreciates $240 the first year (0.2 ֳ— 1200 = 240). Therefore, the value of the stereo after the first year is $1200 ג€" $240 = $960. The second year the stereo would depreciate by $192 (0.2 ֳ— 960). The value of the stereo after the second year is $960 ג€" $192 = $768.

Question #47
Janet's old pickup truck can only reach a speed of 45 miles per hour.
If she drives at top speed, how long will it take her to reach a city 135 miles away?
  1. A
    3 hours
  2. B
    2 hours
  3. C
    4 hours
  4. D
    2 ג„ hours

Correct Answer:
A
Divide the distance (135 miles) by the speed (45 miles per hour) to determine that Janet will take 3 hours to reach the city.

Question #48
A blouse normally costs $18.50.
How much money is saved if the blouse is purchased at a 20% discount?
  1. A
    $1.85
  2. B
    $14.80
  3. C
    $4.50
  4. D
    $3.70

Correct Answer:
D
Multiply the price of the blouse by the amount of the discount: $18.50 ֳ— 0.20 = $3.70.

Question #49
A clerk's weekly salary of $320 is increased to $360.
The percent increase is __________.
  1. A
    10 ג„ %
  2. B
    11%
  3. C
    12 ג„ %
  4. D
    12%

Correct Answer:
C
Subtract the original salary from the new salary to get the difference in salary: $360 ג€" $320 = $40. Then divide the difference in salary ($40) by the original salary
($320) to determine the percent increase: 40 ֳ· 320 = 0.125 = 12.5%.

Question #50
Two go-carts are racing on a circular track with a perimeter of 360 feet. Camera One is following Go-Cart One, and Camera Two is following Go-Cart Two.
If the angle between the two cameras is 40 degrees, how far apart are the two go-carts?
  1. A
    30 feet
  2. B
    40 feet
  3. C
    300 feet
  4. D
    400 feet

Correct Answer:
B
A circle is 360 degrees, so 40 degrees is 1ג„9 of a circle (360 ֳ· 40 = 9). To get the answer of 40 feet, multiply the perimeter of the track 1ג„9 (360 ֳ— 1ג„9 = 40).

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