Four out of 28 students had to go to summer school.
What is the ratio of students who did not have to go to summer school expressed, in its lowest terms?
A. 4/5
B. 7/8
C. 9/10
D. 6/7
You are hosting a graduation party and you need 32 gallons of lemonade. Which is the best buy?
A. three 10-gallon jugs at $208 each + two 1-gallon jugs at $15 each
B. one 25-gallon jug at $542 + one 5-gallon jug at $100 + two 1-gallon jugs at $15 each
C. one 25-gallon jug at $542 + one 10-gallon jug at $208
D. six 5-gallon jugs at $100 each + two 1-gallon jugs at $15 each
Your new remodel is almost done. The contractor needs to put the final framing on and needs 8 sections, measuring 4 feet, 2 inches each. The framing is available from the supplier by 10-foot lengths only.
What is the total length of the lumber that needs to be purchased?
A. 34 feet
B. 40 feet
C. 48 feet
D. 30 feet
Rafael can type 9 pages an hour.
How long will it take him to type 126 pages?
A. 14 hours
B. 9 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 16 hours
A commercial truck driver drives x miles the first day, y miles the second day, and z miles the third day. What is the average number of miles driven per day?
A. 3xyz
B. 3 - (x + y + z)
C. (x + y + z) + 3
D. x + y + z)
A printing plant that produces baseball cards has a monthly overhead of $6,000. It costs 18 cents to print each card, and the cards sell for 30 cents each.
How many cards must the printing plant sell each month in order to make a profit?
A. 30,000
B. 40,000
C. 50,000
D. 60,000
Your car uses gasoline at the rate of 21 miles per gallon.
If gasoline costs $2.82 per gallon, and you drive for 7 hours at a speed of 48 miles per hour, how much will you pay for gasoline for the trip?
A. $38.18
B. $45.12
C. $47.73
D. $59.27
How many quart cans can be filled from a 25-gallon bucket of paint?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 80
A computer programmer is making $25,000 per year. 28% of her salary is withheld for federal and state deductions.
How much is the computer programmer's net pay?
A. $20,000
B. $7,000
C. $18,750
D. $18,000
A treasure map is drawn to a scale of 2 inches = 3 miles. On the map, the distance between Point A and X-marks-the-spot is 91/2 inches.
How many actual miles does this represent?
A. 281/2 miles
B. 141/4 miles
C. 61/3 miles
D. 19 miles