Math Problems Part-5

 65. What is the square root of 64?
a. 16
b. 12
c. 8
d. 6

66. The value of 5! is equal to
a. 1.
b. 5.
c. 25.
d. 120.

67. Alex bought 400 hot dogs for the school picnic.
If they were contained in packages of 8 hot
dogs, how many total packages did he buy?
a. 5
b. 50
c. 500
d. 3,200

68. While preparing a dessert, Sue started by using
12 ounces of chocolate in her recipe. Later, she
added 10 more ounces for flavor. What was the
total amount of chocolate that Sue ended up
using?
a. 1 pound
b. 1 pound 2 ounces
c. 1 pound 4 ounces
d. 1 pound 6 ounces

69. Dan rented two movies to watch last night. The
first was 1 hour 40 minutes long, the second
1 hour 50 minutes long. How much time did it
take for Dan to watch the two videos?
a. 4.5 hours
b. 3.5 hours
c. 2.5 hours
d. 1.5 hours

70. During a fundraiser, each of the 35 members of
a group sold candy bars. If each member sold
an average of 6 candy bars, how many total
bars did the group sell?
a. 6
b. 41
c. 180
d. 210

71. Roberta takes $58 with her on a shopping trip
to the mall. She spends $18 on new shoes and
another $6 on lunch. How much money does
she have left after these purchases?
a. $34
b. $40
c. $52
d. $24

72. On a four-day trip Carrie drove 135 miles the
first day, 213 miles the second day, 159 miles
the third day, and 189 miles the fourth day.
Which of the following choices is the best
approximation of the total miles Carrie drove
during the trip?
a. 600
b. 700
c. 400
d. 800

73. While bowling in a tournament, Jake and his
friends had the following scores:
■ Jake 189
■ Charles and Max each scored 120
■ Terry 95
What was the total score for Jake and his
friends at the tournament?
a. 404
b. 504
c. 524
d. 526

74. The drivers at G & G trucking must report the
mileage on their trucks each week. The mileage
reading of Ed’s vehicle was 20,907 at the beginning
of one week, and 21,053 at the end of the
same week.What was the total number of
miles driven by Ed that week?
a. 46 miles
b. 145 miles
c. 146 miles
d. 1046 miles

75. In a downtown department store, Angelo finds
a woman’s handbag and turns it in to the clerk
in the Lost and Found Department. The clerk
estimates that the handbag is worth approximately
$150. Inside, she finds the following
items:
■ 1 leather makeup case valued at $65
■ 1 vial of perfume, unopened,
valued at $75
■ 1 pair of earrings valued at $150
■ Cash $178
The clerk is writing a report to be submitted
along with the found property.What should
she write as the total value of the found cash
and property?
a. $468
b. $608
c. $618
d. $718

76. A trash container, when empty, weighs 27
pounds. If this container is filled with a load of
trash that weighs 108 pounds, what is the total
weight of the container and its contents?
a. 81 pounds
b. 135 pounds
c. 145 pounds
d. 185 pounds

77. Mr. James Rossen is just beginning a computer
consulting firm and has purchased the following
equipment:
■ 3 telephone sets, each costing $125
■ 2 computers, each costing $1300
■ 2 computer monitors, each costing $950
■ 1 printer costing $600
■ 1 answering machine costing $50
Mr. Rossen is reviewing his finances.What
should he write as the total value of the equipment
he has purchased so far?
a. $3,025
b. $5,400
c. $5,525
d. $6,525

78. Mr. Richard Tupper is purchasing gifts for his
family. So far he has purchased the following:
■ 3 sweaters, each valued at $68
■ 1 computer game valued at $75
■ 2 bracelets, each valued at $43
Later, he returned one of the bracelets for a full
refund and received a $10 rebate on the computer
game. What is the total cost of the gifts
after the refund and rebate?
a. $244
b. $312
c. $355
d. $365

79. Department regulations require trash collection
trucks to have transmission maintenance
every 13,000 miles. Truck #B-17 last had maintenance
on its transmission at 12,398 miles.
The mileage gauge now reads 22,003. How
many more miles can the truck be driven
before it must be brought in for transmission
maintenance?
a. 3,395 miles
b. 4,395 miles
c. 9,003 miles
d. 9,605 miles

80. The city’s bus system carries 1,200,000 people
each day. How many people does the bus system
carry each year? (1 year = 365 days)
a. 3,288 people
b. 32,880 people
c. 43,800,000 people
d. 438,000,000 people

Answers:

65. c. The square root of 64 is 8.

66. d. The symbol “!” means factorial, which is the
product of that number and every positive
whole number less than it; 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 ×
1 = 120.

67. b. Divide the total number of hot dogs (400)
by the amount in each package (8), to get the
number of packages; 400 ÷ 8 = 50.

68. d. Begin by adding: 12 ounces + 10 ounces =
22 ounces. Since this is not an answer choice,
convert to pounds. There are 16 ounces in a
pound, so 22 ounces is equal to 1 pound and 6
ounces.

69. b. Change the hours to minutes: 1 hour 40
minutes = 100 minutes; 1 hour 50 minutes =
110 minutes. Now add: 100 minutes + 110
minutes = 210 minutes. Now change back
to hours and minutes: 210 minutes ÷ 60 =
3.5 hours.

70. d. Multiply the number of members (35) by
the average number of bars per person (6);
35 × 6 = 210.

71. a. To answer this question, subtract each
amount of purchase from the $58 she started
with; $58 – $18 = $40 and then $40 – $6 =
$34. She has $34 left.

72. b. Add the amount of miles for each day
together for a total of 696 miles; 696 rounded
to the nearest ten or nearest hundred is 700.

73. c. To find their total score, add their individual
scores together: 189 + 120 + 120 + 95 =
524. Don’t forget to add 120 twice for both
Charles and Max.

74. c. You must subtract the reading at the beginning
of the week from the reading at the end
of the week: 21,053 − 20,907 is 146.

75. c. The values added together total $618. If you
chose answer a, you forgot that the value of
the handbag ($150) must also be included in
the total.

76. b. This is a basic addition problem: 108
pounds + 27 pounds = 135 pounds.

77. c. The total value is $5,525. It is important to
remember to include all three telephone sets
($375 total), both computers ($2,600 total),
and both monitors ($1,900 total) in the total
value.

78. b. Add the value of the 3 sweaters (3 × 68 =
204), the computer game after the rebate
(75 –10 = 65) and one bracelet (43); 204 + 65
+ 43 = $312.

79. a. This is a two-step subtraction problem. First
you must find out how many miles the truck
has traveled since its last maintenance. To do
this subtract: 22,003 − 12,398 = 9,605. Now
subtract 9,605 from 13,000 to find out how
many more miles the truck can travel before it
must have another maintenance: 13,000 −
9605 = 3,395.

80. d. This is a problem of multiplication. The
easiest way to solve this problem is to temporarily
take away the five zeros, then multiply:
365 × 12 = 4,380. Now add back the five
zeros for a total of 438,000,000. (If you
selected answer choice a, you mistakenly
divided when you should have multiplied.)