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00708100-Part 2
1. What is 5 1/4 梅 2 2/7?
A. 2 C. 12
B. 2 19/64 D. 12 19/64
2. It takes you approximately 1/3 hr to type a memo. If you plan to work for 6 hours, how many memos
can you type?
A. 2 C. 9
B. 6 D. 18
3. Ann works 5 1/2 hours, Mary works 6 1/3 hours, and John works 4 1/4 hours. How many combined hours
have they worked?
A. 15 5/12 C. 16 5/12
B. 15 1/12 D. 16 1/12
4. A certain stock starts the day at $27 3/8 per share. If it drops $2 1/2 during the day, what is its closing value?
A. $24 1/8 C. $25 1/8
B. $24 7/8 D. $25 7/8
5. In your office, 1/8 of the 288 employees work part-time. How many are part-time?
A. 34 C. 38
B. 36 D. 40
6. If you pay $8.50 per square yard of carpeting, what is your total cost for 27.5 square yards?
A. $223.75 C. $232.75
B. $228.75 D. $233.75
7. A company pays $379.50 for its employees to attend a luncheon. If the cost is $8.25 per person, how
many employees does the company have?
A. 42 C. 52
B. 46 D. 56
8. One store sells a ream of paper for $37.25. Another store sells the same paper for $32.50. What are
your savings at the first store?
A. $3.75 C. $4.75
B. $4.25 D. $5.25
9. You pay the following for supplies: $19.36 for pens; $21.75 for notepads; and $32.26 for computer paper.
What is your total?
A. $73.37 C. $77.37
B. $73.73 D. $77.73
10. Tom works the following hours in a week. What is his average for the week?
Monday 7.5
Tuesday 8.5
Wednesday 10.0
Thursday 9.5
Friday 11.0
A. 8.2 C. 9.5
B. 9.3 D. 9.7
11. Convert 125 km to miles.
A. 77.675 miles C. 133.663 miles
B. 116.898 miles D. 201.159 miles
12. You know the distance between two cities is 140 miles. What is the distance in kilometers?
A. 85.445 km C. 225.298 km
B. 86.996 km D. 225.302 km
13. How many U.S. quarts are contained in 12 L?
A. 10.56 qt C. 12.684 qt
B. 11.352 qt D. 13.638 qt
14. If an office is 120 sq ft, what is the measurement in square meters?
A. 11.148 sq meters C. 12.148 sq meters
B. 11.152 sq meters D. 12.152 sq meters
15. Assuming a speed limit is 105 km/hr, what is this in miles per hour?
A. 50.247 mph C. 60.247 mph
B. 55.247 mph D. 65.247 mph
16. Round 14.857 to the nearest tenth.
A. 10.0 C. 14.9
B. 14.8 D. 15.0
17. Paul earned a salary of $926.35 and a commission of $136.15. How much did he earn in all?
A. $780.20 C. $1,052.50
B. $790.20 D. $1,062.50
18. Shelly ran 2 1/4 miles. Lynne ran 3 1/8 miles. Who ran farther and by how much?
A. Shelly by 7/8 miles C. Lynne by 7/8 miles
B. Shelly by 3/4 miles D. Lynne by 3/4 miles
19. A pet store has eight dogs and cats. Three are dogs. What fraction represents the number of cats?
A. 1/4 C. 1/2
B. 3/8 D. 5/8
20. Convert 56 mm to inches.
A. 1.174 in. C. 2.174 in.
B. 1.184 in. D. 2.184 in.


00708200-Part 3
1. A $50 computer program is on sale for $37.50. What is the percent decrease?
A. 10% C. 20%
B. 15% D. 25%
2. Peggy earns $0.68 per piece as a garment worker. What are her total wages if she had the following
production rate?
Monday 81
Tuesday 88
Wednesday 92
Thursday 93
Friday 89
A. $300.00 C. $315.24
B. $301.24 D. $443.00
3. Mark's gross pay for the week was $950.00. His total deductions were $118.54. What is his net pay?
A. $831.46 C. $832.46
B. $831.54 D. $832.54
4. Find the ordinary interest on $1,800 for two months at a rate of 12%.
A. $32 C. $54
B. $36 D. $216
5. Harry earns 5% commission on his total sales. What was his commission if he had sales of $9,250?
A. 412.50 C. 512.50
B. 462.50 D. 562.50
6. How much money will you have at the end of one year if interest is compounded semi-annually at
10% on a $600 deposit?
A. $659.50 C. $661.50
B. $660.00 D. $662.00
7. If Kevin makes $7.75 an hour and works 45 hours, what is his gross pay?
A. $315.75 C. $338.75
B. $318.75 D. $348.75
8. Find the selling price of an item listed at $400 subject to a discounted series of $25%, 10%, and 5%.
A. $225.00 C. $270.00
B. $256.50 D. $300.00
9. Last month, a company had receipts totaling $3,700. The company had overhead costs of $444. What
is the rate of overhead?
A. 10% C. 12%
B. 11% D. 13%
10. Jim bought an $89 calculator discounted 25%. What did he pay for the calculator?
A. $72.50 C. $74.50
B. $66.75 D. $75.50
11. An invoice for $450 has terms 2/10, 1/30, n/60. If you pay on the eighth day, how much will you remit?
A. $441.00 C. $446.00
B. $445.50 D. $450.00
12. Find the exact interest for $600 at 8% for 45 days. (Round to the nearest cent.)
A. $5.92 C. $6.00
B. $5.95 D. $6.36
13. Ross worked 43 hours in a certain week. He was paid $8.50 per hour and time and a half for all hours
over 40. Determine his gross pay.
A. $378.25 C. $478.25
B. $448.25 D. $548.25
14. Allison is offered an annual salary of $24,500. What would be her biweekly gross pay? (Round to the
nearest cent.)
A. $471.15 C. $1020.83
B. $942.31 D. $2041.67
15. What will the 6% sales tax be on purchases totaling $145.50?
A. $7.28 C. $10.19
B. $8.73 D. $11.64
16. There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware. This is 8% of the total workforce. How
many employees does this company have?
A. 300 C. 340
B. 320 D. 360
17. Kyle works 40 hours at a rate of $10.75 per hour. He has total deductions of $87.25. What is his net
pay?
A. $342.75 C. $412.75
B. $362.25 D. $430.00
18. Nicole bought a piece of property for $12,000. She sold it for $15,000. What is the percent of
increase?
A. 10% C. 20%
B. 15% D. 25%
19. Change 5/8 to a percentage.
A. 37.5% C. 87.5%
B. 62.5% D. 92.5%
20. You buy 24 keyboards for $120 each less 15%. What is your subtotal before taxes?
A. $2425 C. $2552
B. $2448 D. $2880

Please post any stupid answers telling me i need to do my own homework.

1. What is 5 1/4 梅 2 2/7?
A. 2 C. 12

2. It takes you approximately 1/3 hr to type a memo. If you plan to work for 6 hours, how many memos
can you type?

B. 6 D. 18
3. Ann works 5 1/2 hours, Mary works 6 1/3 hours, and John works 4 1/4 hours. How many combined hours
have they worked?

B. 15 1/12
4. A certain stock starts the day at $27 3/8 per share. If it drops $2 1/2 during the day, what is its closing value?
D. $25 7/8
5. In your office, 1/8 of the 288 employees work part-time. How many are part-time?
D. 40
6. If you pay $8.50 per square yard of carpeting, what is your total cost for 27.5 square yards?

B. $228.75 D. $233.75
7. A company pays $379.50 for its employees to attend a luncheon. If the cost is $8.25 per person, how
many employees does the company have?
A. 42
8. One store sells a ream of paper for $37.25. Another store sells the same paper for $32.50. What are
your savings at the first store?

B. $4.25
9. You pay the following for supplies: $19.36 for pens; $21.75 for notepads; and $32.26 for computer paper.
What is your total?
C. $77.37

10. Tom works the following hours in a week. What is his average for the week?
Monday 7.5

A. 8.2
11. Convert 125 km to miles.
A. 77.675 miles
12. You know the distance between two cities is 140 miles. What is the distance in kilometers?
A. 85.445 km C. 225.298 km
B. 86.996 km D. 225.302 km
13. How many U.S. quarts are contained in 12 L?
D. 13.638 qt
14. If an office is 120 sq ft, what is the measurement in square meters?
C. 12.148 sq meters

15. Assuming a speed limit is 105 km/hr, what is this in miles per hour?
A. 50.247 mph
16. Round 14.857 to the nearest tenth.

B. 14.8
17. Paul earned a salary of $926.35 and a commission of $136.15. How much did he earn in all?
A. $780.20
18. Shelly ran 2 1/4 miles. Lynne ran 3 1/8 miles. Who ran farther and by how much?
C. Lynne by 7/8 miles

19. A pet store has eight dogs and cats. Three are dogs. What fraction represents the number of cats?
D. 5/8
20. Convert 56 mm to inches.

B. 1.184 in.


00708200-Part 3
1. A $50 computer program is on sale for $37.50. What is the percent decrease?

B. 15%
2. Peggy earns $0.68 per piece as a garment worker. What are her total wages if she had the following
production rate?
Monday 81
Tuesday 88
Wednesday 92
Thursday 93
Friday 89
A. $300.00
3. Mark's gross pay for the week was $950.00. His total deductions were $118.54. What is his net pay?

D. $832.54
4. Find the ordinary interest on $1,800 for two months at a rate of 12%.
C. $54

5. Harry earns 5% commission on his total sales. What was his commission if he had sales of $9,250?

B. 462.50
6. How much money will you have at the end of one year if interest is compounded semi-annually at
10% on a $600 deposit?

D. $662.00
7. If Kevin makes $7.75 an hour and works 45 hours, what is his gross pay?
A. $315.75
8. Find the selling price of an item listed at $400 subject to a discounted series of $25%, 10%, and 5%.
C. $270.00

9. Last month, a company had receipts totaling $3,700. The company had overhead costs of $444. What
is the rate of overhead?
A. 10%
10. Jim bought an $89 calculator discounted 25%. What did he pay for the calculator?
C. $74.50

11. An invoice for $450 has terms 2/10, 1/30, n/60. If you pay on the eighth day, how much will you remit?

B. $445.50
12. Find the exact interest for $600 at 8% for 45 days. (Round to the nearest cent.)

D. $6.36
13. Ross worked 43 hours in a certain week. He was paid $8.50 per hour and time and a half for all hours
over 40. Determine his gross pay.
C. $478.25

14. Allison is offered an annual salary of $24,500. What would be her biweekly gross pay? (Round to the
nearest cent.)
A. $471.15
15. What will the 6% sales tax be on purchases totaling $145.50?
D. $11.64
16. There are 24 employees out sick one day at Imperial Hardware. This is 8% of the total workforce. How
many employees does this company have?
C. 340

17. Kyle works 40 hours at a rate of $10.75 per hour. He has total deductions of $87.25. What is his net
pay?

B. $362.25
18. Nicole bought a piece of property for $12,000. She sold it for $15,000. What is the percent of
increase?
A. 10%
19. Change 5/8 to a percentage.
D. 92.5%
20. You buy 24 keyboards for $120 each less 15%. What is your subtotal before taxes?

B.

Well, I got some answers:
Part 2
2. D
5. B
6. D.
7. B
9.A
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. C
14.A
15. D
16.C
17.D
18.A
19. D
20. D

Part 3
1. D
2. B
3. A
7.D
10.B
13. A
17.A
19.B

Hope that helps! Good Luck!

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