Applied Math Practice #1

A new stretch of road is 2,500 feet long. How many meters long is this road?

• 762

• 304

• 820

• 0.80

Five girls are running a 400-meter race.

Their times are 56.1 seconds, 57.8 seconds, 59.3 seconds, 60.3 seconds, and 57.4 seconds.

Given this information, what is the average time it takes to complete a 400-meter race?

• 50.18 seconds

• 58.18 seconds

• 38.20 seconds

• 60.10 seconds

Of the students in Kayla’s class, 2/5 have a pet dog. Of the students who have a dog, 2/3 also have a cat. What fraction of the students in Kayla’s class have both a cat and a dog?

• 4/15

• 2/15

• 1/5

• 4/8

There are 28 students in our class. Today we each donated one quarter to the Feed the Children Foundation. How much was collected from our class?

• $700

• $7

• $70

• $25

If a factory can produce 6.6 meters of copper wire a minute, how many meters of wire can the factory produce in a 12 hour work day, provided the factory shuts down for a half hour lunch?

• 454 meters

• 4554 meters

• 690 meters

• 7500 meters

Charla bought 11 lbs. of pecans at $1.89 a lbs. How much did she spend?

• $21.80

• $22.00

• $20.79

• $18.93

Shane purchased two movie tickets for $10.50 each. He also bought two large drinks ($4.25 each), one large popcorn ($9.25) and one box of candy ($3.75). How much did he spend? (Include 8% tax in your total)

• $42.50

• $38.75

• $49.54

• $45.90

A recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of flour. Emma has already added 1 1/2 cups. How much more flour does she need to add?

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

• 1.25 cups

During a sale, a store sold 15 bicycles on Monday and twice as many on Tuesday. How many bicycles did the store sell in those two days?

• 45 bicycles

• 30 bicycles

• 60 bicycles

• 75 bicycles

A bag of candy with 200 small pieces sells for $4.20. At this pricing, what should the smaller bag with 70 pieces cost?

• $2.05

• $1.47

• $.21

• $1.40