Numerical Ability Test No. 2

NUMERICAL ABILITY Test No. 2

A numeracy program to enhance students numerical ability in High School.

Percent

Multiple Choice

The table shows how Eva spends her allowance. Write the portion for "charity" as a fraction in simplest form.

• 15/100
• 3/20
• 40/100
• 2/5

Multiple Choice

Jonah's savings increased by 15% in one month.  Write 15% as a decimal.

• 0.15
• 0.15%
• 15
• 15%

Multiple Choice

In a parking lot, 30% of the cars have a GPS.  What percent of the cars do not have a GPS?

• 0.30
• 30%
• 0.75
• 70%

Multiple Choice

Miguel spent 1/8 of his savings on a new gaming console.  What percent of his savings did he spend?

• 8%
• 12.5%
• 18%
• 125%

Multiple Choice

One year, Orlando Florida received 68 inches of rain.  In September, Orlando received 25% of that rainfall.  How much rain did Orlando receive in September?

• 1.7 inches
• 2.82 inches
• 17 inches
• 93 inches

Multiple Choice

The original price of a movie ticket is $20.  The sale price is 20% off of the original price. What is the amount taken off the original price?

• $2
• $4
• $16
• $20

Multiple Choice

Carlos has read 45% of his book.  If his book has 480 pages, how many pages has he read?

• 45 pages
• 216 pages
• 264 pages
• 435 pages

Multiple Choice

There are 450 cars in a car lot.  About 28% of them are hybrid cars.  About how many cars in a lot are hybrid cars?

• 28
• 100
• 126
• 424

Multiple Choice

In a survey, 20% of teens said they like to read and talk about books.  About how many teens out of 1,095 would like to read and talk about books? 

• 21
• 100
• 219
• 1095

Multiple Choice

Write as a decimal: 22/100

• 0.2
• 0.20
• 0.22
• 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reasonable estimate for the portion of the model that is shaded?

• 20%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

Evan wants to buy a digital camera that sells for $199.99. If he uses his discount card, he will save 18%. About how much will he save using the discount card?

• $20
• $40
• $50
• $160

Multiple Choice

A phone case that originally cost $29.99 is on sale for 50% off. About how much is the sale price of the purse?

• $5
• $15
• $20
• $30

Multiple Choice

What fraction (in simplest form) of the pies sold were apple?

• 21/50
• 42/100
• 0.42
• 42

LCM and GCF

Multiple Choice

What is the Least Common Multiple of 4 and 14

• 28

• 42

• 56

• 24

Multiple Choice

Two neon signs are turned on at the same and begin to blink.  One sign links every 9 seconds.  The other blinks every 15 seconds.  In how many seconds will they blink together?

• 3
• 5
• 45
• 9

Multiple Choice

Find the least common denominator.
$$\frac{2}{3}\ and\ \frac{4}{15}$$  

• 15

• 3

• 45

• 30

Multiple Choice

Find the LCM of 7a²b² and 14ab.

• 28a²b²

• 7a²b²

• 14a²b²

• 21a²b²

Multiple Choice

Calculate the LCM of 9xy³ and 15x²y².

• 45x²y³

• 3x²y³

• 5x²y³

• 15x²y³

Multiple Choice

Carlos has 36 tomato plants and 81 pepper plants to place in rows. Each row must have the same number of each plant and he must have no plants left over. What is the largest number of rows Carlos can make?

• At most, he can make 6 rows.

• At most, he can make 8 rows

• At most, he can make 9 rows.

• At most, he can make 12 rows.

• The answer is not given.

Multiple Choice

Samuel is pairing up one gel-pen with one note-pad as gifts. The gel-pens come in packs of 6 and the note-pads come in packs of 4. Samuel makes the smallest number of gifts possible, so that nothing is left over. How many packs of gel-pens and note-pads will Samuel need to buy?

• 1 pack of gel-pens and 2 packs of note-pads

• 10 packs of each gel-pens and note-pads

• 2 packs of gel-pens and 3 packs of note-pads

• 6 packs of gel-pens and 4 packs of note-pads

Multiple Choice

Hot dogs come in packs of 10, while hot dog buns come in packs of 12. You would like to buy enough of each (hot dogs and buns) so that when you put together the hot dogs with the buns, you have nothing left over. What is the least number of hot dog/buns you can make?

• 36

• 48

• 52

• 60

Multiple Choice

Hot dogs come in packs of 10, while hot dog buns come in packs of 12. You would like to buy enough of each (hot dogs and buns) so that when you put together the hot dogs with the buns, you have nothing left over. What is the least packs of hot dogs and buns you can buy?

• 3 packs of hot dogs and 3 packs of buns

• 4 packs of hot dogs and 6 packs of buns

• 6 packs of hot dogs and 5 packs of buns

• 8 packs of hot dogs and 10 packs of buns

Multiple Choice

The Ferry's wheel at an amusement park runs every 30 minutes, and the roller coaster operates every 25 minutes. if the two rides are running now, how many hours will it take for them to be running together at the same time again?

• 50 minutes

• 75 minutes

• 125 minutes

• 150 minutes

Multiple Choice

Shara is baking cookies to put in packages for a fundraiser. Shara has made 54 chocolate chip cookies and 63 sugar cookies.

Shara wants to create identical packages of cookies to sell, and she must use all of the cookies.

What is the greatest number of identical packages that Shara can make?

• 9 packages

• 42 packages

• 378 packages

• 18 packages

Multiple Choice

A high-flying event manager, Laura organizes an event every 2 days. A small-time event organizer, Kevin host an event per week. If both Laura and Kevin are organizing events today, how long will it be until the two operate on the project on the same day again?

• 8 days

• 10 days

• 14 days

• 15 days

Multiple Choice

Kiara baked 36 oatmeal cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers for her friends at school. She wants to divide the cookies into identical containers so that each container has the same number of each kind of cookie. If she wants each container to have the greatest number of cookies possible, how many plastic containers does she need?

• 6 plastic containers

• 12 plastic containers

• 36 plastic containers

• 144 plastic containers

Multiple Choice

Sara had 16 red flowers and 24 yellow flowers.  She wants to make bouquets with the same number of each color flower in each bouquet.  What is the greatest number of bouquets that she can make?

• 4
• 2
• 48
• 8

Multiple Choice

Beginning at 8:30 AM, tours of the National Capitol and the White House begin at a tour agency. Tours for the National Capitol leave every 15 minutes. Tours for the White House leave every 20 minutes. How often do the tours leave at the same time?

• Every 15 minutes

• Every 30 minutes

• Every 45 minutes

• Every 60 minutes

Multiple Choice

There are 40 girls and 32 boys who want to participate in 6th grade intramurals. If each team must
have the same number of girls and the same number of boys. What is the greatest number of teams that can participate in intramurals?

• 6
• 4
• 8
• 2

Multiple Choice

Sam and Carlos are bowling with plastic pins in Sam's Living room. Remarkably, Sam knocks down 8 pins on every bowl, and Carlos knocks down 9 pins on every bowl. At the end of the day, Sam and Carlos have knocked down the same total number of pins. What is the least number of total pins that Sam and Carlos could have each knocked down?

• 84 pins

• 63 pins

• 72 pins

• 94 pins

Multiple Choice

Lisa is making activity baskets to donate to charity.  She has 12 coloring books and 36 crayons.  What is the greatest number of baskets she can make if each type of toy is equally distributed among the baskets?

• 2
• 12
• 36
• 6