PRACTICE:

1. A juice recipe requires 5 cups of water, 2 cups of orange juice concentrate, and 3 cups of
sugar. What is the ratio of water to sugar? _5:3_
2. A salad dressing recipe uses 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and 3
teaspoons of mustard. What is the ratio of olive oil to mustard?_2:1
3. To bake cookies, a recipe uses 8 cups of flour, 4 cups of sugar, and 2 cups of butter. What is
the ratio of sugar to butter?_4:2 or 2:1 (simplified form)
4. A painter can paint 36 chairs in 9 hours. How many chairs can he paint from 8 a.m. to 11
a.m.?
Solutions:
36 chairs/ 9 hours = 4 hours / chairs
4 chairs / hour * 3 hours= 12 chairs
5. What is the least common multiple of 4, 6, and 8?_24
6. Carla owns 4 shirts, 3 pairs of jeans, and 5 hats. How many unique outfits can she create by
mixing one of each?
Solutions:
4*3*5= 60
7. A painter can paint 30 walls in 10 hours. How many walls can he paint in 6 hours?
Solutions:
30 walls / 10 hours = walls / 6 hours
3 walls/ hour * 6 hours = 18 walls
8. A carpenter can assemble 48 chairs in 12 hours. How many chairs can he assemble in 5
hours?
Solutions:
48 chairs/ 12 hours = chairs / 5 hours
4 chairs/hour* 5 hours = 20 chairs
9. A gardener can plant 80 seedlings in 8 hours. How many seedlings can he plant in 3 hours?
Solutions:
80 seedlings / 8 hours = seedlings / 3 hours
10 seedlings/ hour * 3 hours = 30 seedlings
10. What is the least common multiple of 2, 7, and 9?--126
11. What is the least common multiple of 5, 6, and 8?-- 120
12. What is the least common multiple of 4, 9, and 12?— 36
13. Clara has 3 skirts, 4 tops, and 2 pairs of shoes. How many unique outfits can she make?
Solutions:
3*4*2 = 24
14. James has 5 pairs of pants, 6 shirts, and 3 jackets. How many unique combinations can he
create?
Solutions:
5*6*3 = 90
15. Marie owns 2 dresses, 3 cardigans, and 4 hats. How many different outfit combinations can
she wear?
Solutions:
2*3*4 = 24
16. What is 15+5×3−10÷(4+1)? --28
17. What is 30−4×3+18÷(9−6)? -- 24
18. Ella scored an average of 78% on her first 4 quizzes and an average of 85% on her next 6
quizzes. What is her final average?
Solutions:
78% * 4 = 312 %
85% * 6 = 510%
312% + 510% = 822%
822 % / ( 4+ 6) = 822% / 10 = 82.2%
Therefore, Ella’s final average is 82.2%
19. John had an average of 90% on his first two exams and an average of 85% on his next four
exams. What is his final average?
Solutions:
90% * 2 = 180%
85% * 4 = 340%
180% + 340% = 520%
520% / (2 + 4) = 520%/ 6 = 86.66…%
Therefore, John’s final average is 86.67%
20. Leah has 4 tops, 3 skirts, and 2 pairs of shoes. How many different outfits can she create?
Solutions:
4*3*2 = 24
21. David has 5 shirts, 4 trousers, and 3 pairs of shoes. How many unique combinations of
outfits can he make?
Solutions:
5*4*3 = 60
22. In how many ways can 6 beads of different colors be arranged as a bracelet?
Solutions:
n-1
(6-1)! / 2 = 5! / 2 = 120 / 2 = 60
23. In how many ways can 10 beads of different colors be arranged as a bracelet?
Solutions:
n-1
(10-1)! / 2 = 9! / 2 = 362, 880 / 2 = 181, 440
24. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4? –1/3
25. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number less than 5? – 2/3
26. In a group of 100 children, there are 30 more boys than girls. How many boys are there in
the group?
Solutions:
b + g = 100
b = g + 30 ( 30 more boys than girls)
(g + 30) + g = 100
2g + 30 = 100
2g = 70
g = 35
 substitute: 35 + 30 = 65
27. In a group of 90 children, there are 18 fewer boys than girls. How many boys are there in the
group?
Solutions;
b + g = 90
g = b + 18
b + (b + 18) = 90
2b + 18 = 90
2b = 72
b = 36
28. If 4a+b=50 and a=7, what is the value of b?
Solutions:
4(7) + b = 50
b = 50 – 28
b = 22
29. If 5x+y=45 and x=6, what is the value of y?
Solutions:
5(6) + y = 45
y = 45 – 30
y = 15
30. What value of x will satisfy the equation 7x−3=4 x+12?— x = 5
31. What value of x will satisfy the equation 9x+8=4x+33? -– x = 5
32. Four times a certain number subtracted from 50 gives the same result as twice the same
number added to 20. What is the number?
Solutions:
50 – 4x = 2x + 20
-2x = - 30
x = 15
33. Three times a number added to 45 is equal to twice the number plus 60. What is the
number?
45 + 3x = 2x + 60
x = 15
34. If c=d/4 and 5c=25, what is d? d = 20
35. If x=y/6 and 4x=16? y = 24
36. Find the slope of the line perpendicular to 6x−2y+8=0 and passing through the origin.
Formula of slope intercept form: y = mx + b ; m = is the slope
Solutions: -2y = -6x + 8
y = 3x + 8 ; the slope of the line is 3 and the slope of the perpendicular line is
the negative reciprocal of the original line.
Therefore, the slope of the perpendicular line is – 1/ 3
37. In parallelogram PQRS, angle P is 12 degrees less than angle Q. What is the measure of
angle Q?
P = Q -12
Q=Q
 P + Q = 180
( Q – 12) + Q = 180
2Q = 192
Q = 96 Degrees
38. In parallelogram WXYZ, angle W is 30 degrees more than angle X. What is the measure of
angleX?
W= X + 30
X=X
( X + 30 ) + X = 180
2X = 150
X = 75 degrees
39. The total surface area of a cube is 600 sq. in. What is the area of one of its faces?
Formula: Area of one face = 600 sq. in / 6 = 100 sq. in
40. The total surface area of a cube is 150 sq. cm. What is the area of one face?
Formula: Area of one face = 150 sq. in / 6 = 25 sq. in
41. The leg of a right triangle opposite a 30∘ angle is 10. Find the length of the other leg.
Ratio: 30, 60, 90 or 1:v3:2
Solutions:
x = length of the other leg
1/ 10 = v3 / x
x = 10v3
42. The leg of a right triangle opposite a 30 angle is 6. Find the length of the other leg.
Solutions:
x = length of the other leg
1/6 = v3 / x
x = 6v3
43 Find the area of a trapezoid whose upper base is 12, lower base is 20, and height is 10.
Formula: Area = (1/2) * (base1 + base2) * height
Solutions:
Area = (1/2) * 32* 10
= 160 square units
44. Find the area of a trapezoid with bases of lengths 8 and 14 and a height of 6.
Formula: Area = (1/2) * (base1 + base2) * height
Solutions:
Area = (1/2) * ( 8 + 14) * 6
(1/2) * 22* 6
= 66 square units
45. A square has a diagonal of 10. Find its area.
S2 + s2 = 102
2S2 = 100
S2 = 50 square units
46. Find the slope of the line perpendicular to 4x+5y−10 and passing through the origin. Slope
of the line is 5 /4
47. Which of the following is divisible by 2, 4, and 5?
A. 640 B. 1320 C. 2150 D. 410
48. Which of the following is divisible by 6?
I. 234012
II. 450612
III. 789120
IV. 913254
49. Which of the following is divisible by 6?
I. 123456
II. 654312
III. 981072
IV. 745932
50. Which of the following is divisible by 7?
A. 1547
B. 4284
C. 8132
D. 9093