Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. Mary owed $ 333.00 for a television and stereo console. If she paid it off in 18 monthly installments, how much did she pay each month?
   a) 185
   b) 18.50
   c) 1.85
   d) 19.50

2. If a dozen light bulbs cost $ 2.04, how much does one llight bulb cost?
   a) 17
   b) 170
   c) $0.17
   d) 0.017

3. If Howard drove 392 miles in 7 hours, what was his average speed in miles per hour?
   a) 57
   b) 56
   c) 58
   d) 50

4. Tom earned a total of $46,000 over the past four years. what was the average amount he earned per year?
   a) 11600
   b) 11,500
   c) 23000
   d) 11000

5. Mrs. Stewart lost a total of 120 pounds over a 2-year period. What was the average amount of weight that she lost per month?
   a) 50
   b) 0.5
   c) 5
   d) 500

6. If Paul can read 265 words per minute, how long will he need to read an article that contains 12,455 words?
   a) 46
   b) 47
   c) 37
   d) 48

7. If 16 cans of vegetables fit on one shelf in a supermarket, how many shelves will be needed for 512 cans?
   a) 36
   b) 46
   c) 32
   d) 40

8. The Stilman family pays $2076 for rent every year. How much do they pay each month?
   a) $173,000
   b) 17.30
   c) 183
   d) 1076

9. If a plane averages a speed of 365 miles per hour, how long will it take to fly 5,110 miles?
   a) 16
   b) 14
   c) 140
   d) 12

10. The Hackson family drove a total of 5,376 miles on their vacation. If they travelled for 14 days, how many miles did they average each day?
   a) 394
   b) 384
   c) 484
   d) 284

11. The yearly water bill for the McCall family is $171,24. What is the average amount they pay each month?
   a) 14.37
   b) $14.27
   c) 15.27
   d) 24.27

12. If Samuel got a total of 435 points on 5 test, what was his average score on each test?
   a) 77
   b) 86
   c) 87
   d) 89

13. There are 2,000 pounds in one ton. How many tons are there in 360,000 pounds?
   a) 192
   b) 180
   c) 181
   d) 189

14. The packer in the shipping department of a book company can pack 36 copies of a new book in one carton. If he has 27,072 books to pack, how many cartons will he need?
   a) 762
   b) 752
   c) 702
   d) 748

15. Tom spent $474.50 for cigarettes last year. what was the average amount he spent each day? (1 year contains 365 days)
   a) 1.20
   b) 13
   c) $1.30
   d) 0.13

16. If George pays $85 a month for his car, how long will it take him to pay off a $2,720 car loan?
   a) 36
   b) 32
   c) 31
   d) 30

17. If a plane averages a speed of 436 miles per hour, how long will it take to fly 1,744 miles?
   a) 6
   b) 8
   c) 4
   d) 12

18. The Martin family spent $273.36 last year for gas and electricity. What was their average monthly gas and electricity bill?
   a) 2.27
   b) 22.78
   c) 227.8
   d) 21.78

19. John runs 36,960 feet every day for exercise. Since there are 5,280 feet in a mile, how many miles does John run each day?
   a) 6
   b) 7
   c) 0.7
   d) 70

20. Since there are 3 feet in a yard, how many yards are there in problem 2?
   a) 17
   b) 16
   c) 26
   d) 19

21. Doris saved $936 in one year. What was the average amount she saved each week?
   a) 19.00
   b) 20.00
   c) $18.00
   d) 17.00

22. On a certain map, one inch is equal to 35 miles. How many inches apart on the map are two cities that are actually 455 miles apart?
   a) 11
   b) 12
   c) 13
   d) 14

23. A sales man told Martha that she has to pay only $24 a month for the funiture she wants. ow long will she need to pay for $912 worth of furniture?
   a) 26
   b) 36
   c) 37
   d) 32

24. If it rains 60 inches a year in san Juan, Puerto Rico, what is the average monthly rainfall?
   a) 50
   b) 5
   c) 10
   d) 60

25. A paint store owner has 1,148 quarts of red paint. To save space , he wants to transfer the paint to gallon containers. There are 4 quarts in one gallon. How many gallon containers will he need?
   a) 297
   b) 287
   c) 286
   d) 366


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