Pre-Algebra Review & Sample Tests

Answers to Sample Test 1
1C
2A
3B
4C
5D
6B
7B
8C
9A
10D
11B
12D
13A
14A
15B
16B
17C
18B
19D
20A
21B
22D
23B
24C
25B
26A
27A
28D
29D
30C
31D
32A
33A
34C
35a) A b) C c) A
36B
37C
38A
39A
40C
41A
42C
43B
44A
45C
46B
47A
48C

Sample Test 2

1. 15% of 300 = ?

A. 45
B. 75
C. 50
D. 900

2. 60% of $760 = ?

A. 400
B. 356
C. 456
D. 233

3. Which of these numbers is a factor of 36?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 6

4. (6÷2) x (10÷5) = ?

A. 6
B. 2
C. 54
D.400

5. 1 yard equals 3 feet , How many feet is 29 yards?

A. 78 feet
B. 56 feet
C. 87 feet
D. 100 feet

6. What is the reciprocal of 3?

A. 1/9
B. 1/3
C. 1/7
D. 3/33

7. A office measures 22 ft by 10 ft by 14 ft. What is the office’s volume?

A. 3000 ft³
B. 4567 ft³
C. 2080 ft³
D. 3080 ft³

8. A turkey was cooked at 350 °F in the oven for 5 hours. The internal
temperature rose from 25 °F
to 150 °F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?

A. 21.9 °F/hr
B. 25°F/hr
C. 55.05°F/hr
D. 19°F/hr

9. You buy radio for $120.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the
book is 7.5 %. You have $200. How much change will you receive back?

A. $71.00
B. $87.50
C. $10.23
D. $67.00

10. You buy a boat making a down payment of $10,000 and 9 monthly payments
of $450. How
much have you paid so far for the car?

A. $1405
B. $14000
C. $14050
D. $13050

11. A teacher buys 575 pencils and 60 folders for her students. Pencils are
purchased in sets of 5 for
$3.55 per pack. Folders are sold in sets of 3 for 7.99. How much will the
teacher spend buying
these products cost ?

A. $586.50
B. $600.09
C. $568.05
D. $334.88

12. Which of the fol lowing percentages is equal to 0.78?

A. 78%
B. 0.87%
C. 7.95%
D. .78%

13. A banker lost Saturday’s deposit. He was supposed to deposit $1200, but only
made a deposit of
$1024. How much m oney did the banker lose?

A. $167.00
B. $176.00
C. $129.00
D. $24.00

14. A Doctor prescribes a patient 30 mg of a certain medication. The medication
is stored 6 mg per
8-mL dose. How many milliliters will need to be given?

A. 50 mL
B. 11 mL
C. 25 mL
D. 40 mL

15. In the number 678.32 which digit represents the hundredths place?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 3
D. 2

16. Which of these percentages equals 6.67?

A. 667%
B. 66.7%
C. 6670%
D. 0.667%

17. If Paul drinks 8, (8oz) bottles of Powerade per day. If John drinks 12.8 oz of
Powerade after a
hard workout he has con sumed what fraction of his average?

A. 1/2
B. 1/6
C. 1/5
D. 1/3

18. If x = 2, then x³(x³ - x)= ?

A. 20
B. 45
C. 48
D. 480

19. 15% of 280 = ?

A. 42
B. 24
C. 40
D. 245

20. You need 3/4 cups of milk for a cake. You accidentally put 1/4 cup into the
mixing bowl with the
dry ingredients. How much more milk in cups do you need to add ?

A. 1/4 cups
B. 1/2 cups
C. 1/3 cups
D. 2/3 cups

21. 2/3 – 2/6= ?

A. 3/5
B. 1/3
C. 5/6
D. 1/2

22. 1/8 + 1/4 = ?

A. 1/8
B. 1/16
C. 3/8
D. 1/4

23. You are buying a car for $10,000. You are required to pay a 20% down
payment. How much
do you need for the down payment?

A. $500
B. $5000
C. $200
D. $2000

24. You are traveling in Italy, and you see a sign stating that Rome is 6 kilometers
away. If 1
kilometer is equal to 0.625 miles, how many miles away is London from
where you are?

A. .375miles
B. 3 miles
C. 1.75 miles
D. 3.75 miles

25. You need an 880 ft³ box for your fine china. At the shipping store you see four
choices of
boxes, but the volume is not listed. The length, width, and height are listed on
the box. Which of
the following boxes would fit your needs?

A. 11 ft x 10 ft x 8 ft
B. 12 ft x 14 ft x 12 ft
C. 10 ft x 20 ft x 7 ft
D. 13 ft x 12 ft x 11 ft

26. You invested $6,000 and received a yearly interest payment of $600. What is
the interest rate
on your investment?

A. 20%
B. 10%
C. 5%
D. 15%

27. At the car dealership there are 58 cars, 28 cars are white and the rest are
blue. Approximately,
what percentage of the cars are blue?

A. 34%
B. 25%
C. 51%
D. 77%

28. If x = (84 +2), and , then ?

A .x<y
B. x=y
C. x>y
D. Not enough information

29. Suppose 8x = (4a + 4a). If a = 3, then x = ?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 2

30. In a bag there are 6 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 10 green marbles.
What percentage of the
marbles are blue?

A. 25%
B. 15%
C. 40%
D. 20%

31. A soda is 90 calories. How many calories are in 6 sodas?

A. 500 calories
B. 540 calories
C. 322 calories
D. 440 calories

32. 10x = (6y + 4y). If y = 5, then x = ?

A. 2
B. 6
C. 5
D.10

33. 4x= (2y + 6y). If y = 2,then x = ?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 2
D. 7

34. What is the area of a triangle if the base is 8 cm and the height is 10 cm?

A. 28 cm²
B. 40 cm²
C. 32 cm²
D. 50 cm²

35.


C. 39
D. 8

36. The Miami Dolphins won 14 games, but lost 2. What was the ratio of wins to
losses?

A. 6:1
B. 2:1
C. 8:2
D. 7:1

37. 50 is 25% of what number?

A. 250
B. 400
C. 200
D. 350

38. 7 x 1 x 5 x 2 x 0 x 10 = ?

A. 700
B. 350
C. 0
D. 1

39. 8.5 ÷ 2.5 = ?

A. 3.4
B. 2.3
C. 4.3
D. 4.4

40. If x = 3, then 3 x + 5x = ?

A. 24
B. 14
C. 34
D. 135

41.

A. 0.005
B. 0.5
C. 0.05
D. 5.0

42.

A. 7.5
B. 0.05
C. 0.25
D. 0.75

43.

A. 0.004
B. 0.04
C. 0.4
D. 4.0

44. 25,000 = ?

A. 25.0 x 10⁵
B. 2.5 x 10⁴
C. 2.5 x 10^-4
D. 25.0 x 10^-3

45. 0.00567 = ?

A. 5.67 x 10¹
B. 5.67 x 10^-3
C. 5.67 x 10³
D. 56.7 x 10⁴

46. –25 + 6 = ?

A. 19
B. 31
C. –19
D. 30

47. –19 + (-10) = ?

A. 29
B. -9
C. 19
D. –29

48. 39% = ?

A. 0.39
B. 3.9
C. 0.039
D. 39

49. 12(4x) = ?

A. 4x
B. 480x
C. 8x
D. 48x

Answers to Sample Test 2

1) A
2) C
3) D
4) A
5) C
6) B
7) D
8) B
9) A
10) C
11) C
12) A
13) B
14) D
15) D
16) A
17) C.
18) C
19) A
20) B
21) B
22) C
23) D
24) D
25) A
26) B
27) C
28) C
29) A
30) D
31) B
32)C
33) A
34) B
35) B
36) D
37) C
38) C
39) A
40) A
41) B
42) D
43) C
44) B
45) B
46) C
47) D
48)A
49) D