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Applied Math Practice #1

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

762

b)

304

c)

820

d)

0.80

2.

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?

a)

50.18 seconds

b)

58.18 seconds

c)

38.20 seconds

d)

60.10 seconds

3.

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?

a)

4/15

b)

2/15

c)

1/5

d)

4/8

4.

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?

a)

$700

b)

$7

c)

$70

d)

$25

5.

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?

a)

454 meters

b)

4554 meters

c)

690 meters

d)

7500 meters

6.

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

a)

$21.80

b)

$22.00

c)

$20.79

d)

$18.93

7.

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)

a)

$42.50

b)

$38.75

c)

$49.54

d)

$45.90

8.

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?

a)

0.75 cups

b)

1 cup

c)

0.5 cups

d)

1.25 cups

9.

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?

a)

45 bicycles

b)

30 bicycles

c)

60 bicycles

d)

75 bicycles

10.

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

a)

$2.05

b)

$1.47

c)

$.21

d)

$1.40

11.

Becky and Jason are running for class president, and all 30 students voted. Becky received 60% of the votes. How many students voted for Jason?

a)

14

b)

20

c)

24

d)

12

12.

Convert 12.8 to a percentage

a)

12.8%

b)

1280%

c)

128%

d)

12%

13.

A bag of baseballs costs $12. There are 15 balls in the bag. Another bag of baseballs costs $15 for 20 balls.

Which is the better buy?

a)

The bag with 20 balls

b)

The bag with 15 balls

c)

They are the same

d)

More information is needed to solve this problem.

14.

A total of 200,000 votes were cast for two opposing candidates. If the losing candidate received 40% of the vote, how many votes did the winning candidate receive?

a)

550,000

b)

80,000

c)

100,000

d)

120,000

15.

A rectangle has a length of 15 meters and a width of 10 meters. What is the area of the rectangle?

a)

150 square meters

b)

25 square meters

c)

100 square meters

d)

50 square meters

16.

Today, Stanley bought $33.81 of food. He paid in cash, handing the cashier $40. How much change should he receive?

a)

$16.19

b)

$6.19

c)

$3.81

d)

$4.91

17.

A bakery sold 120 cupcakes on Monday. If they sold twice as many on Tuesday, how many cupcakes did they sell in total for those two days?

a)

240 cupcakes

b)

360 cupcakes

c)

180 cupcakes

d)

300 cupcakes

18.

To make a foot soaking solution, dissolve 1/2 cup of Epsom salt for every 2 gallons of water. How much Epsom salt would be needed for 5 gallons of solution?

a)

1 1/4 cups

b)

1 1/2 cups

c)

2 cups

d)

2 1/2 cups

19.

Jack bought 3 shirts for $25 each and 2 pairs of pants for $40 each. How much did he spend in total?

a)

$155

b)

$135

c)

$125

d)

$145

20.

Convert 1.4 meters to centimeters.

a)

140 centimeters

b)

100 centimeters

c)

80 centimeters

d)

180 centimeters

21.

Students are determining the area of the attached figure. JP says the area is 49 inches. Doug says the area is 26 square inches. Duncan says the area is 42 square inches. Which student is correct?

a)

Andy

b)

Doug

c)

Duncan

d)

JP

22.

Lynn made oatmeal, chocolate chip, sugar, and coconut cookies for her class. She made 5 of each type of cookie. How many total cookies did she make?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

40

d)

25

23.

A salesman spent $34 at the store in the first week of December. He spent $73 during each of weeks two and three. The last week, he spent another $123. What was his average weekly expense during December?

a)

$75.75

b)

$150.50

c)

$65.65

d)

$101.25

24.

Write as a fraction: 22%

a)

3/5

b)

22/25

c)

11/50

d)

11/22

25.

Write 7.5% as a fraction.

a)

3/4

b)

15/200

c)

75/100

d)

3/40

26.

Bakari picked flowers on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. He picked 10 flowers each day. How many flowers did he pick in total?


a)

65

b)

100

c)

40

d)

20

27.

Lance makes $11.35 an hour and earns time and a half pay for every hour over 40. If Lance worked 47 hours this week, how much is his paycheck? Round to the hundredth place.

a)

$573.18

b)

$454.1

c)

$491.54

d)

$551.23

28.

The graph depicts students' favorite colors. If there are 30 students in the class, how many prefer blue?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

30

d)

8

29.

Daphane has a 20% off one shirt coupon. She buys 3 shirts at $29.99 each and uses her coupon, how much is her total bill?

Round to the nearest hundredth.

a)

$83.97

b)

$53.66

c)

$89.97

d)

$68.67

30.

Your friend has 100 pounds of bacon and offers to share 45% of it with you.  If you promised your mom 30% and your cousin 25% of your share, how many pounds of bacon do you end up with?

a)

10 lbs.

b)

20.25 lbs.

c)

17.2 lbs.

d)

33.1 lbs.

31.

Simplify 72/108.

a)

6/9

b)

2/30

c)

2/3

d)

18/27

32.

A school is made up of 400 students. Each student must belong to one of the four clubs shown in the chart below. How many students are in chorus?

a)

12

b)

35

c)

48

d)

75

33.

What is the decimal equivalent of 3/8?

a)

0.375

b)

.75

c)

0.57

d)

.038

34.

Convert 86 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius.

a)

30

b)

24

c)

12

d)

54