1. Vera types 47 words per minute. How many words can she type in 12 minutes?

   a)

564

   b)

464

   c)

464

   d)

554

2. Mr. Perez worked 8 hours overtime last week. If he made $4.65 forj each hour of overtime, how much was he paid for his overtime work?

   a)

37.10

   b)

47.20

   c)

37.20

   d)

36.20

3. In a train averages 47 miles per hour, how far can it go in 12 hours?

   a)

664

   b)

564

   c)

554

   d)

4464

4. Mrs. Herbertson agrees to pay $27 a month for 24 months for her new furniture. How much will the furniture cost her?

   a)

5478

   b)

748

   c)

648

   d)

658

5. The owner of clothing store bought 20 jackets for $24.60 each. How much did he pay for the 20 jackets ?

   a)

482

   b)

492

   c)

592

   d)

582

6. The clothing store owner in problem 5 sold the 20 jackets for $34.95 each. How much did he take in for the 20 jackets?

   a)

799

   b)

699

   c)

598

   d)

589

7. If a case of wine contains 24 bottles, how many bottles are there in 16 cases?

   a)

484

   b)

394

   c)

384

   d)

374

8. If there are 5280 feet in mile, how many feet are there in 23 miles?

   a)

122,440

   b)

121,440

   c)

221,440

   d)

121,554

9. To pay off their mortgage, the Roberts agree to pay $150 a month. How much will they pay in one year?

   a)

1550

   b)

1800

   c)

1600

   d)

2400

10. If the Roberts in problem 9 need 23 years to pay off their mortgage, what is the entire amount of the mortgage?

   a)

42,400

   b)

40,400

   c)

41,400

   d)

39,400

11. On a certain map 1 inch represents 65 miles. How far apart are two cities that are 5 inches apart on the map?

   a)

315

   b)

325

   c)

225

   d)

305

12. Florence bought 3 shirts for $6.79 each. What was she charged for the three shirts?

   a)

21.37

   b)

19.37

   c)

20.37

   d)

20.47

13. Sound travels at 1,129 feet per second. How far away was a thunderbolt that took 8 seconds to reach the ear of listener?

   a)

9132

   b)

8032

   c)

9032

   d)

9022

14. The new theater has 43 rows of seats. Each row contains 57 seats. How many seats are there in the theater

   a)

2551

   b)

2451

   c)

3451

   d)

2361

15. Joe saves $25 a week. How much can he save in a year?

   a)

1300

   b)

1200

   c)

1250

   d)

1350

16. The average family in the Rosental Housing Project has 4 members. If there are 12 families in a floor, how many people live on each floor?

   a)

60

   b)

42

   c)

48

   d)

36

17. If a car gets 17 miles per gallon of gasoline, and the tank holds 21 gallons, how far can the car go on a full tank of gas?

   a)

367

   b)

257

   c)

347

   d)

357

18. Mr. Ferguson, who runs a grocery store, makes a profit of 7 cents on every 16-ounce can of juice. If he sold 583 cans of juice last week, how much profit did he make?

   a)

40.91

   b)

40.81

   c)

41.81

   d)

42.81

19. On a certain map 1 inch represents 360 miles. How far apart are two cities that are 13 inches apart on the map?

   a)

4,780

   b)

4,680

   c)

5,680

   d)

4,670

20. Light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. How far can light go in 17 seconds?

   a)

3,262,000

   b)

3,162,000

   c)

2,162,000

   d)

3,172,000

21. If a car get 14 miles per gallon of gas, and the tank of the car holds 15 gallons, how far can the car go on a full tank of gas?

   a)

220

   b)

200

   c)

310

   d)

210

22. A grocer bought 500 cans corn for 21 cents a can. How much money did he pay for the corn?

   a)

215

   b)

105

   a)

205

   d)

165

23. The grocer sold the 500 cans of corn for 56 cents a can. How much money did he make on the sale?

   a)

165

   b)

175

   c)

275

   d)

160

24. If an airplane averages 378 miles per hour, how far can it fly in 7 hours?

   a)

2746

   b)

3646

   c)

2646

   d)

2636

25. If Eloise, a waitress, gets $32 a day in tips, how much does she make in 6 days?

   a)

202

   b)

192

   c)

182

   d)

212