Math 2+3
Math 2+3
25 Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each problem in your head or
in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which
one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is
stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample problem:
5,413 (A) 586
– 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1,686
B C D E
1. The blue team has 12 players and the red team has 20 USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
players. How many players need to move from the red
team to the blue team in order for the teams to have
the same number of players?
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) 4
(E) 3
Figure 1
(B) 591 9 10
(C) 592 1 5
(D) 592 9 10
(E) 593 1 5
(A) 2 × 3 2
(B) 3 × 2 3
(C) 4 × 3 4
(D) 6 × 1 2
(E) 9 × 1 3
(C)
(D) Figure 2
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(E)
&
(A) 26
(B) 30
(C) 38
(D) 40 10
(E) 42 4
Figure 3
18. A small town has two parks. The first park measures
80 feet by 90 feet, and the second park measures 150
feet by 200 feet. The two parks have an average area
of how many square feet each?
(A) 260
(B) 18400
(C) 18500
(D) 18600
(E) 37200
(B) (9) +
(C) + (9)
(D) + 9
(E) 2 + 2
Figure 4
(C) , = 12 and - = 18
(D) , − - = 20
(E) (, + -) ÷ 2 = 15
(B) 3 7
(C) 2 7
(D) 3 5
(E) 2 3
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Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each problem in your head or
in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five suggested answers and decide which
one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is
stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample problem:
5,413 (A) 586
– 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1,686
B C D E
7. A long distance phone call costs $10.00 for the first ten
minutes and $0.75 for each additional thirty seconds.
If Andre has $16.65, he can talk for
(A) 13 minutes and 30 seconds
(B) 14 minutes
(C) 14 minutes and 30 seconds
(D) 15 minutes
(E) 17 minutes and 30 seconds
8. 0.025 × 40.00 =
(A) 0.01
(B) 0.1
(C) 1
(D) 10
(E) 100
9. 3 + 6 +1 is approximately equal to
(A) 9.33
(B) 10.33
(C) 10.67
(D) 11.33
(E) 11.67
(A) 1 5
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 10
(E) 20
(E) 3 + 3
(B) 125
(C) 105
(D) 85 85° 75°
(E) 75
Figure 3
(A) 1 3
(B) − 1 3
(C) 3 8
(D) −3
(E) 3
22. Aram lives 5 miles from Brian’s house. Simran lives 8.5
miles from Brian’s house. How far is Aram’s house
from Simran’s house?
(A) 3.5 miles
(B) 5 miles
(C) 11 miles
(D) 13.5 miles
(E) It cannot be determined from the information
given.
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There are five possible answers given after each question. Use scrap paper to work out the answer
to each question and then select your answer.
3. Talia has $140 in her bank account. If she spends $77, what percentage of her
savings does she have left?
a.) 22%
b.) 32%
c.) 45%
d.) 50%
e.) 84%
4. 0.32 x 36.1 =
a.) 1.552
b.) 7.543
c.) 11.552
d.) 15.554
e.) 22.452
5. 12 1/2 x 2 3/4 =
a.) 39 1/2
b.) 38 3/4
c.) 34 3/8
d.) 29 1/2
e.) 8
6. A fish tank has a volume of 1080 cm3. If the length measures 9 cm and the width
measures 10 cm, then what is the measurement of the height?
a.) 15 cm
b.) 12 cm
c.) 10 cm
d.) 8 cm
e.) 4 cm
a = 112°
b c
a.) 24°
b.) 34°
c.) 40°
d.) 60°
e.) 68°
8. A school has a 1 teacher for every 22 students. If the school has 352 students, how
many teachers are at the school?
a.) 8
b.) 12
c.) 16
d.) 20
e.) 230
9. A dress is on sale for $600. If this price is 75% of the regular price, then what was the
regular price of the dress?
a.) $200
b.) $400
c.) $750
d.) $800
e.) $1000
10. Sarah drives 75 miles per hour. How far will she drive in 5 hours and 20 minutes?
a.) 275 miles
b.) 300 miles
c.) 325 miles
d.) 400 miles
e.) 450 miles
12. Heather has a pudding recipe that will make enough pudding for 15 people. If she
wants to make pudding for 60 people, by what percent must she increase each of
the recipe ingredients?
a.) 50%
b.) 100%
c.) 120%
d.) 200%
e.) 300%
13. It takes Kelly 5 hours to drive 500 km to her grandmotherʼs house. If she makes the
return trip in 4 hours and 20 minutes, how fast did she drive per hour on the way
home?
a.) 120 km/h
b.) 115.5 km/h
c.) 20 km/h
d.) 15.5 km/h
e.) 10 km/h
16. A school dance has a ratio of male students to female students to teachers of 3:2:1.
If there are 252 people at the dance, about what percent of total dance attendees
are male students?
a.) 20%
b.) 30%
c.) 50%
d.) 60%
e.) 80%
18. A picture frame has a total area of 54cm2. If the picture inside of the frame only takes
up 45 cm2, about what percent of the frame is empty?
a.) 5%
b.) 11%
c.) 17%
d.) 62%
e.) 83%
21. At Parkside Middle School, there are 150 boys and 180 girls. What is the ratio of the
number of boys to the total number of students in the school?
a.) 5:6
b.) 5:11
c.) 6:11
d.) 330
e.) 45%
22. What is the perimeter of a triangle whose sides are x, y and z if:
x = 2y
y=4
z=x+y
a.) 3y
b.) 2y + x + 4
c.) 3y + 4x
d.) 12
e.) 24
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SECTION 4
Time: 30 mins.
25 questions
There are five possible answers given after each question. Use scrap paper to work out the
answer to each question and then select your answer.
2. The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6 and 12 is the same as the LCM of 3 and what
number?
a.) 2
b.) 4
c.) 8
d.) 10
e.) 14
7. Neil earns $725 for each painting he sells. If he sells 8 paintings and spends 25% of his
earnings on more supplies, how much does he have left?
a.) $3475
b.) $4050
c.) $4350
d.) $5680
e.) $6450
8. A recipe that makes 24 cookies calls for 3 eggs and 1 cup of flour. Rachel has 2 eggs and
1 cup of flour. How many cookies can she make?
a.) 4
b.) 6
c.) 8
d.) 12
e.) 16
9. An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 12 cm. What will be the perimeter of the same
triangle if each side is decreased by 25 percent?
a.) 4 cm
b.) 8 cm
c.) 9 cm
d.) 15 cm
e.) 27 cm
10. Edgar is training to run a marathon. Each day he runs 10 percent more than the last. He
starts on day 1 running 2 km. At the end of day 3, how far has he run in total?
a.) 3.22 km
b.) 3.5 km
c.) 4 km
d.) 6 km
e.) 6.42 km
11. Solve if y= 5 and x = 3.
2x + 3x +2y - 5
2
a.) 10
b.) 12
c.) 15
d.) 20
e.) 25
12. A snake sheds it skin every 0.75 years. How long does it take for a snake to shed its skin
8 times?
a.) 26 months
b.) 2 years and 8 months
c.) 3 years and 2 months
d.) 4 years
e.) 6 years
13. Write an expression for the following problem: five more than half a number.
a.) 5 + x
b.) 5x/2
c.) 5 + 2/x
d.) 5 + x/2
e.) 5 + 2x
14. An aquarium is 1/2 full. 20L of water is added and now it is 60 percent full. How many
liters of water can the aquarium hold?
a.) 50L
b.) 100L
c.) 120L
d.) 200L
e.) 500L
15. Rueben is participating in a scavenger hunt. The contest is 2 days long and at the end of
the first day Rueben has 22 items. At the end of the contest Rueben has 28 items. What
percent of Rueben’s total items did he find on the first day?
a.) 90%
b.) 79%
c.) 40%
d.) 30%
e.) 11%
16. A factory can make 1600 gadgets a day. If the factory has 16 employees, who work 8
hours a day, what is the average number of gadgets each employee makes per hour?
a.) 12.5
b.) 23
c.) 34.5
d.) 50
e.) 100
17. x2 – 2y is equal to y2 + 1.
a.) x = 5, y =12
b.) x = 4, y = 3
c.) x = 3, y = 5
d.) x = 1, y = 2
e.) x = -2, y = 0
18. Beth bought a pair of jeans on sale for $65.00. They were 35% off the original price.
What was the original price of the jeans?
a.) $100.00
b.) $120.00
c.) $150.00
d.) $185.00
e.) $200.00
19. A circle has a radius of 6 cm, and another circle has a radius of 3cm. What is the percent
difference between the circumferences of the two circles?
a.) 6%
b.) 30%
c.) 40%
d.) 50%
e.) 90%
20. At Tony’s hot dog stand, half of Saturday’s profits is equal to all the profits he makes on
weekdays. The stand is not open on Sundays. If Tony makes x profits on Saturday, write an
equation for the total profits Tony makes in an entire week.
a.) x + x/2
b.) x/2
c.) 2x
d.) 2x + ½
e.) 3x + 1
21. 0.235 x 0.001 equals:
a.) 0.000235
b.) 0.00235
c.) 0.0235
d.) 23
e.) 2350
22.
t
a. 30º
b. 45º
c. 120º
d. 135º
e. 225º
23. What is the sum of 456 rounded off to the nearest hundred and 935 rounded off to the
nearest ten?
a.) 1,391
b.) 1,400
c.) 1,430
d.) 1,440
e.) 1,510
24. Amy reads 18 books a year, Toby reads 32 and Robert reads 24. What is the ratio of
books Amy read to the total number of books read by all three friends?
a.) 3 : 11
b.) 6 : 17
c.) 9 : 37
d.) 18 : 74
e.) 27 : 222
25. 15% of 60% of 80 is?
a.) 5.8
b.) 7.2
c.) 9
d.) 12.5
e.) 24
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