The arithmetic skills test has 16 questions on operations
with
whole numbers , fractions , decimals and percents , including
application and problem solving . You will be given pencils
and paper but you cannot use a calculator . The answers are
on Page 13.
Tip: The test is untimed, so be sure to double check your
work and compare your answer with the choices given.
1. All of the fol lowing are ways to write 20 percent of N
except
A. .20N
B. 20N/100
C. 1N/5
D. 20N
2. Which of the following is the closest to
?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 8
3. Three people who work full time are to work together
on a project, but their total time on the project is to be
equivalent to that of only one person working full time.
If one of the people is budgeted for half of her time
to the project and a second person for one-third of his
time, what part of the third worker’s time should be
budgeted to this project?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/6
D. 1/8
4. 12 is what percent of 16?
A. 82%
B. 45%
C. 75%
D. 90%
5. If one shirt requires 2/3 of a yard of cloth, how many
shirts can be made from 20 yards of cloth?
A. 10
B. 30
C. 60
D. 80
6.
7. Which of the following shows how to raise 3/8 to
sixteenths?
8. If N/100 = 2.13 then N is approximately
A. 21.3
B. 2.13
C. 210
D. 230
9. 6.18 รท 6 =
Α. 1.03
Β. 13
C. .103
D. 10.3
10. 5.2 x 3.1 is between
A. 15 and 16
B. 16 and 17
C. 17 and 18
D. 18 and 19
11. A plane travels 300 kilometers on Monday, 148
kilometers on Tuesday, and 275 kilometers on
Wednesday. How many kilometers did it average per
day?
A. 280
B. 241
C. 233
D. 267
12. Which is largest?
A. 5/9
B. 2/3
C. 9/18
D. 7/12
13. 12/1/4 =
A. 3
B. 1/3
C. 48
D. 16
14. How many fourths are there in 4.8?
A. 12
B. 1.2
C. 19.2
D. 16.32
15. 11/15 plus what gives 1 7/15?
A. 11/15
B. 7/15
C. 8/15
D. 14/15
16. (19.9)2 is closest to:
A. 39.8
B. 40
C. 400
D. 300
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19. Rod makes $480 per week, which is 20% more than
Jeff makes. How much does Jeff make?
A. $600
B. $400
C. $450
D. $384
20. Mr. and Mrs. Baggett’s house sits in the middle of
their lot. The lot is rectangular and except for the
house, their lot is covered with grass. How many
square feet of grass are on the lot?
A. 200
B. 9600
C. 1250
D. 8350
21. On a map 1.5 inches equals 1 mile. How many inches
are needed to show 10 miles?
A. 150
B. 8.5
C. 6.7
D. 15
22. 5/8 - 3/5 =
A. 2/3
B. 1/40
C. 8/13
D. 1/20
23. A Japanese super train travels at an average speed of
121 m.p.h. for 3.5 hours. Approximately how far
does it travel in that time?
A. 360
B. 400
C. 425
D. 450
24. A man has 9 pounds 5 ounces of dog food. How much
will he have after his Great Dane eats 5 pounds 8
ounces of it?
A. 4 pounds 3 ounces
B. 3 pounds 13 ounces
C. 3 pounds 7 ounces
D. 14 pounds 12 ounces
25. A leather jacket was on sale for $220. What was the
total cost if there was a 6% sales tax?
A. $214.00
B. $226.00
C. $246.00
D. $233.20
