| 1. In Orangeburg, Florida, the average annual income of a family of four with a malee head of the household is $12,695; for a family of four with a female head of the household it is $5,797. How much more does a family with a male head of the household make? | |
| a) | $8,168 | b) | $7,168 | c) | $6,168 | d) | $7,268 |
| 2. Mr. Martin makes $180 a week. If $36.74 in deductions are taken from his check, how much does he take home each week? | |
| a) | 43.26 | b) | 143.26 | c) | 133.26 | d) | 143.36 |
| 3. The total weight of the Potter family was 922 lbs. Everyone decided to go on a diet. One month later their total weight was 878 lbs. How much weight did the family lose? | |
| a) | 54 | b) | 34 | c) | 44 | d) | 55 |
| 4. The Wilkinson family takes home $643 every month. If they pay $185.25 for rent, how much money do they have left each month for other expenses? | |
| a) | 467.75 | b) | 557.75 | c) | 357.75 | d) | 457.75 |
| 5. Toya makes $140 a week. If $29.58 in deductions are taken from her check, how much does she go home with each week? | |
| a) | 210.42 | b) | 110.42 | c) | 110.32 | d) | 120.42 |
| 6. The Mississippi Riveeer is 1,171 miles long. The Ohio River is 981 miles long. How much longer is the Mississippi River? | |
| a) | 290 | b) | 90 | c) | 190 | d) | 180 |
| 7. North Americca is 8,306,985 square miles in size. South America is 7,940,960 square miles in size. How much larger is North America than South America? | |
| a) | 376,025 | b) | 466,025 | c) | 366,025 | d) | 366,125 |
| 8. A ten-speed bicycle originally market $140 was on sale for $89.79. How much do you save by buying the bicycle on sale? | |
| a) | 51.21 | b) | 49.21 | c) | 50.21 | d) | 50.11 |
| 9. A wool jacket that cost $29.50 was on sale for $22.95. how much of a reduction is the sale price? | |
| a) | 6.55 | b) | 7.55 | c) | 6.75 | d) | 5.65 |
| 10. Europe is 1,905,799 sq. miles in size. Russia is 8,649,457 sq. miles in size. How much bigger is Russia than Europe? | |
| a) | 7,743,658 | b) | 6,643,658 | c) | 6,743,658 | d) | 6,743,758 |
| 11. Air fare between Bushnell, Fl. and Loomis, Ca. was reduced from $388 to $272. How much of a savings is this? | |
| a) | 126.00 | b) | 116.00 | c) | 216.00 | d) | 106.00 |
| 12. Tracy bought food for her party for $27.63. How much change did she receive from the $30 she gave the cashier in the supermarket? | |
| a) | 2.47 | b) | 3.37 | c) | 2.37 | d) | 2.27 |
| 13. The corner bar in Kansas City used to be a trading post for settlers. It was built in 1782. How old was that bar in 1981? | |
| a) | 198 | b) | 201 | c) | 199 | d) | 299 |
| 14. Airplane fare for people flying between New York and Chicago and staying seven to thirty days were reduced from $152 to $106. How much is saved by buying this type of ticket? | |
| a) | 45 | b) | 56 | c) | 46 | d) | 36 |
| 15. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman made a down payment of $2,850 on a $29,500 house. What is the balance left to pay on the house? | |
| a) | 27,650 | b) | 27,750 | c) | 26,650 | d) | 26,760 |
| 16. A housing project contains 2,264 apartments. If 1,452 were rented before the project was finished, how many were left when the project opened? | |
| a) | 812 | b) | 712 | c) | 622 | d) | 722 |
| 17. Mrs. Prebilich's groceries came to a total of $42.56. How much change should she get if she gives the caashier $50? | |
| a) | 7.54 | b) | 8.54 | c) | 7.44 | d) | 6.44 |
| 18. Chris' schoolbooks came to a total of $18.45. How much change should he get from $20? | |
| a) | 11.55 | b) | 1.62 | c) | 1.55 | d) | 2.55 |
| 19. In Loomis, California, the lowest temperature on record is 16 degrees; the highest temperature on record is 118 degrees. What is the difference in the two temperatures? | |
| a) | 114 | b) | 102 | c) | 112 | d) | 104 |
| 20. A pair of boots on sale were markeet down from $30.00 to $21.95. How much is saved by buying the boots on sale? | |
| a) | 8.15 | b) | 8.05 | c) | 7.05 | d) | 9.15 |
| 21. In Bushnell, Florida, the average annual income for a family with two people working is $15,327. For families in which only one person is working, it is $11,418. How much more do families with two people working make? | |
| a) | 4,909 | b) | 3,099 | c) | 3,109 | d) | 3,909 |
| 22. In a recent year, there were 9,335,227 automoobiles produced in the U.S. and 2,440,448 automobiles produced in West Germany. How many more automobiles were produced in the U.S. than in W. Germany? | |
| a) | 7,794,779 | b) | 6,894,779 | c) | 6,784,779 | d) | 6,894,679 |
| 23. According to the 1970 census there were 203,211,926 people in the U.S. In 1980 there were 226,504,825 people. What was the increase in population from 1970 to 1980? | |
| a) | 22,292,809 | b) | 23,282,899 | c) | 23,282,889 | d) | 13,292,899 |
| 24. One year one storeee in Loomis sold 586,412 rock and roll records aand 267,338 country music records. How many more rock and rol records were sold? | |
| a) | 329,074 | b) | 219,074 | c) | 319,974 | d) | 319,074 |
| 25. Larry Lee bought a car for $3,240. If he made a down paymentt of $677, how much does he have left to pay for on the car? | |
| a) | 3,563 | b) | 2,563 | c) | 2,553 | d) | 2,663 |