1. Train A leaves Station A at 6 P.M., traveling east at a constant rate of 70 miles per hour.

At the same time, Train B leaves Station B, traveling west at a constant rate of 90 miles
per hour. If the two trains pass each other at 8 P.M., then how far apart are the two
stations?
a. 280 miles
b. 300 miles
c. 320 miles
d. 360 miles

2. A train leaves a station traveling west at 60 miles per hour. At the same time, another
train heads east on a parallel track, traveling at a rate of 70 miles per hour. If the 2 trains
are initially 700 miles apart, how far apart are they after 1 hour?
a. 630 miles
b. 610 miles
c. 570 miles
d. 560 miles

3. Train A travels at 60 mph for 20 minutes. Train B travels at 55 miles per hour for 30
minutes. If both trains are traveling at a constant rate, which train would have traveled a
greater distance after the time periods specified?
a. Train A
b. Train B
c. Both trains traveled the same distance.
d. It cannot be determined by the information
given.

4. Amy can run 8 miles at a constant rate in 40 minutes. Sharon can run 12 miles at a
constant rate in an hour. Who has a faster rate?
a. Amy
b. Sharon
c. They both run at the same rate.
d. It cannot be determined by the information given.
5. Sipora drove to Stephanie’s house at a constant rate of 45 mph. If Stephanie’s house is 220 miles
away and Sipora wants to get home in exactly 4 hours, how fast should she drive?
a. 50 miles per hour
b. 55 miles per hour
c. 60 miles per hour
d. 65 miles per hour

6. It took T.J. 20 minutes to jog 2 miles. What was his average speed in miles per hour?
a. 40 miles per hour
b. 10 miles per hour
c. 8 miles per hour
d. 6 miles per hour

7. If Michelle runs at a constant rate of 2.5 meters per second, how long will it take her to run 1
kilometer?
a. 4 minutes
b. 40 minutes
c. 400 seconds
d. 4000 seconds
8. A car travels at a constant rate of 60 kilometers per hour for 3 hours. How far did the car travel?
a. 180 kilometers
b. 180 miles
c. 18 kilometers
d. 18 miles
9. Pipe A leads into a tank and Pipe B drains the tank. Pipe A can fill the entire tank in 10 minutes.
Pipe B can drain the entire tank in 8 minutes. At a certain point in time, the valves leading to
both pipes are shut and the tank is 1 2 full. If both valves are opened simultaneously, how long
will it take for the pipe to drain?
a. 18 minutes
b. 20 minutes
c. 22 minutes
d. 24 minutes.

10. For every 10,000 liters of water that pass through a filtering system, 0.7 gram of a pollutant is
removed. How many grams of the pollutant are removed when 106 liters have been filtered?
a. 7
b. 70
c. 700
d. 7,000
11. Pipe T leads into a tank and Pipe V drains the tank. Pipe T can fill the entire tank in 6 minutes.
Pipe V can drain the entire tank in 4 minutes. At a certain point in time, the valves leading to
both pipes are shut and the tank is 1/4 full. If both valves are opened simultaneously, how long
will it take for the pipe to drain?
a. 2 minutes
b. 3 minutes
c. 4 minutes
d. 6 minutes

12. For an employee who works a 30-hour workweek, a $28,000 yearly salary translates into which
of the following hourly wages?
a. $13.46
b. $14.50
c. $17.95
d. $19.46

13. Alison and Artie worked on a project together. Alison put in 18 hours of work and Artie put in 24
hours of work. The contract for the entire project was $7,000. If the two decide to split the
money up according to the ratio of the amount of time each put into the project, how much will
Artie get?
a. $3,000
b. $3,500
c. $4,000
d. $4,500

14. A diagram drawn to scale shows a diagonal of 12 centimeters. If the scale is 1.5 centimeters = 1
foot, how long is the actual diagonal?
a. 8 feet
b. 7.5 feet
c. 6.8 feet
d. 6 feet
15. The Huntington Golf Club has a ratio of two women to every three men. A 2:3 ratio is equivalent
to which of the following ratios?
a. 3:2
b. 4:8
c. 8:12
d. 4:12
16. Dr. Martin sees an average of 2.5 patients per hour. If she takes an hour lunch break, about how
many patients does she see during the typical 9-to-5 workday?
a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 22

17. Larry makes a 12% commission on every car he sells. If he sold $40,000 worth of cars over the
course of three months, what was his commis sion on these sales?
a. $44,800
b. $35,200
c. $8,000
d. $4,800

18. Aesha made $64,000 in 2007, but she had to pay 26% tax on that amount. How much did she
make after taxes?
a. $16,640
b. $67,640
c. $47,360
d. $42,360

19. The price of a $130 jacket was reduced by 10% and again by 15%. What is the new cost of the
jacket?
a. $97.50
b. $99.45
c. $117
d. $105

20. $14,000 is deposited into an account. If interest is compounded quarterly at 8% for 9 months,
how much money will be in the account at the end of this period?
a. $14,280.00
b. $14,565.60
c. $14,856.91
d. $15,154.05