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1. Mr. Payne wants to fence in part of his back yard for his young children. He has 80 feet of fencing to use. If the space he encloses is 17 feet wide, how long can it be?
   a) 51 feet
   b) 23 feet
   c) 34 feet
   d) 22 feet

2. Find how many inches of molding are required to make a frame for a picture that is 24 inches wide and 37 inches long.
   a) 61 inches
   b) 122 inches
   c) 85 inches
   d) None of the above

3. Mr. Prebilich's rectangular garden needed 82 feet of fencing to completely enclose it. If the garden is 27 feet long, how wide is it?
   a) 109 feet
   b) 14 feet
   c) 41 feet
   d) 68 feet

4. 9 kg. 420 gr. / 4               
   a) 2 kg   355 gr
   b) 2 kg    120 gr
   c) 2 kg   105 gr
   d) 2 kg   420 gr

5. In order to earn a high school equivalency certificate, a student in Illinois must score 225 points on five tests but no less than 35 points on each test. What is the average score on each test that a student needs to get the certificate?
   a) 45
   b) 42
   c) 40
   d) 35

6. Last year in Boston, it rained 48 inches. On the average, how much did it rain during each of the twelve months?
   a) 6 inches
   b) 4 inches
   c) 8 inches
   d) 12 inches

7.     2 gal. 5 qt. * 6
   a) 19 gal. 2 qt.
   b) 18 gal. 30 qt.
   c) 20 gal. 14 qt.
   d) 12 gal. 11 qt.

8. The training center storage cabinet for books measures 8 ft. by 7 ft. and is 8 ft. high. How many boxes measuring 4 ft. by 2 ft. and standing 2 ft. can be placed within the cabinet?
   a) 102 boxes
   b) 28 boxes
   c) 26 boxes
   d) 56 boxes

9. 45 minutes 56 seconds
+30 minutes 55 seconds
   a) 15 min. 1 sec.
   b) 1 hr. 15 min.
   c) 1 hr. 16 min. 51 sec.
   d) 2 hr. 15 min. 51 sec.

10. At night Chris drives a cab. Monday night, he drove for 3 hours; Tuesday night for 6 hours; Wednesday night for 5 hours; Thursday night for four hours; and friday night for 7 hours. What was the average number of hours he drove each night?
   a) 25 hours
   b) 5 hours
   c) 6 hours
   d) 4 hours

11. On Monday night, Scott made $14.30 in tips; on Tuesday, $28.55; on Wednesday, $26.15; on Thursday, $21.65; and on friday, $42.35. How much did Scott average in tips per night?
   a) $28.55
   b) $25.00
   c) $26.60
   d) $26.00

12. During a basketball tournament, the number of tickets sold each night was; first night--4,065 tickets; second night--3,983 tickets; third night--4,117 tickets; and the last night--5,267 tickets. What was the average number of tickets sold for each night of the tournament?
   a) 4,858
   b) 3,358
   c) 4,368
   d) 4,358

13. 24 pt. 1oz. / 11
   a) 2 pt   1 oz
   b) 2pt   3 oz
   c) 2 pt   6 oz
   d) 2 pt   10 oz

14.     12 gal. 1 qt.
-     9 gal. 3 qt.
   a) 3 gal. 4 qt.
   b) 2 gal. 3 qt.
   c) 2 gal. 2 qt.
   d) 2 gal. 7 qt.

15. The area of the floor gym is 7,168 square feet. If the gym is 64 feet wide, how long is it?
   a) 1,120
   b) 102
   c) 112
   d) 122

16. What is the area of a room that is 12 feet wide and 18 feet long?
   a) 36 sq. ft.
   b) 180 sq. ft.
   c) 216 sq. ft.
   d) 210 sq. ft.

17. 9 meters 45 centimeters
- 5 meters 92 centimeters
   a) 3 m. 53 cm.
   b) 4 m. 53 cm.
   c) 3 m. 53 cm.
   d) 3 m. 47 cm.

18. The Payne Family took three days to drive to New York. Thursday they drove 487 miles; Friday they drove 392 miles; and Saturday they drove 456 miles. What was the average distance that they drove each day?
   a) 455 mi.
   b) 445 mi.
   c) 545 mi.
   d) None of the above

19.     3 km.   600 m. * 12
   a) 43 km. 200 m.
   b) 37 km. 600 m.
   c) 36 km. 720 m.
   d) 36 km. 200 m.

20. When the Prebilich family goes on a vacation, they always pack one big trunk instead of a lot of small suitcases. If their trunk measures 6 ft. by 4ft. and is 3 ft. high, how much packing space do they have?
   a) 62 cu. ft.
   b) 73 cu. ft.
   c) 72 cu. ft.
   d) 71 cu. ft.

21. The storeroom of the Amex Company measures 28 ft. by 25 ft. and has a 12 ft. high ceiling. How many cubic feet of storage space does the Amex Company have?
   a) 700
   b) 6,000
   c) 8,400
   d) 6,400

22.     3 hours 15 minutes
-   1 hour    25 minutes
   a) 1 hr. 50 min.
   b) 2 hr. 10 min.
   c) 2 hr. 30 min.
   d) 2 hr. 50 min.

23. Angela received the following scores on economics tests: 86, 76, 93, 89, 68, and 92.
What was the average of her economic test scores?
   a) 92
   b) 84
   c) 89
   d) 68

24. The tenant's assosciation of the Smith Development meets every Monday evening. On the 7th, there were 46 people at the meeting. On the 14th, there were 53 people. On the 21st, there were 38 people, and on the 28th, there were 55 people. What was the average attendance for meetings that month?
   a) 46 people
   b) 28 people
   c) 48 people
   d) 50 people

25.     4 kg. 800 gr.
    6 kg. 250 gr.
+ 3 kg. 415 gr.
   a) 13 kg. 965 gr.
   b) 13 kg. 465 gr.
   c) 14 kg. 165 gr.
   d) 14 kg. 465 gr.


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