| 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 |