Question 1

Jane sells 8 times as many Volvos as Melissa. If the difference in their sales is 35, how many cars did Jane sell?

Accepted Answer

A)  35
B)  5
C)  45
D)  40
E)  None of these D

Question 2

Marvin Co. sells pens ($6) and flashlights ($10). If total sales were $624 and customers bought 7 times as many pens as flashlights, what would be the number of pens sold?

Accepted Answer

A)  12
B)  62
C)  84
D)  48
E)  None of these C

Question 3

P + 77 = 101; P equals:

Accepted Answer

A)  178
B)  22
C)  42
D)  24
E)  None of these D

Question 4

No number in front of a letter is really a 1.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Coffee costs $12 per case, and tea costs $8 per case. If an order comes in for a total of 250 cases for $2,600, what was the specific number of cases of tea? (Hint: Let C = cases of coffee.)

Accepted Answer

A)  150
B)  100
C)  1,800
D)  800
E)  None of these

Question 6

+31 - (-16) equals:

Accepted Answer

A)  15
B)  47
C)  -15
D)  -47
E)  None of these

Question 7

Jim Murray and Al Sming sold a total of 600 camcorders. Jim sold 5 times as many camcorders as Al. How many did each sell?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jim Murray and Al Sming sold a...

Question 8

A local Walmart sells sweatpants ($7) and jackets ($14). If total sales were $6,160 and customers bought 8 times as many sweatpants as jackets, what would be the number of jackets sold?

Accepted Answer

A)  880
B)  8
C)  88
D)  8,880
E)  None of these

Question 9

A letter or a symbol that represents one or more numbers is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Variable
B)  Equation
C)  Known
D)  Constant
E)  None of these

Question 10

In Ryan Corporation, the first shift produced 5 1/2 times as many lightbulbs as the second shift. If the total lightbulbs produced was 16,250, how many lightbulbs were produced on shift 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  2,500
B)  25,000
C)  1,375
D)  13,750
E)  None of these

Question 11

Staples sells CDs ($2.00) and boxes of computer paper ($3). If total sales were $1,560 and customers bought 5 times as many CDs as boxes of computer paper, how many CDs were sold?

Accepted Answer

A)  120
B)  480
C)  600
D)  1,200
E)  None of these

Question 12

Dolls cost $140 per carton, and trucks cost $430 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 100 cartons for $28,500, what was the number of cartons of dolls? (Hint: Let T = cartons of trucks.)

Accepted Answer

A)  60
B)  70
C)  50
D)  30
E)  None of these

Question 13

At Miduale Electronics, the first shift produced 6 times as many items as the second shift. If total production was 4,900, what was the output for each shift?

Accepted Answer

The answer of At Miduale Electronics, the first shift produced...

Question 14

Whatever you do to one side of an equation, you must do to the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Jerry's age 10 years ago can be expressed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A - 10
B)  A + 10
C)  2A - 10
D)  2A + 10
E)  None of these

Question 16

Marika is 8 times Barry's age. If the difference in their age is 7 years, how old is Marika?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marika is 8 times Barry's age. If...

Question 17

One-eleventh of all sales at Joe's Diner are for cash. If cash sales for the week were $380, what were Joe's total sales?

Accepted Answer

A)  $41,800
B)  $4,180
C)  $4,108
D)  $41,808
E)  None of these

Question 18

Art Neuner and Paul Kosponato sell trucks for Blue Auto. Over the past year, they sold 240 trucks. Assuming Paul sells 7 times as many as Art, how many trucks did each sell?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Art Neuner and Paul Kosponato sell trucks...

Question 19

Peter Mabet sold a total of 400 oatmeal ($1.50) and wheat ($2) breads during the Labor Day weekend. How many of each did Peter sell if total sales were $700? Check your answer. (Let W = wheat.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Peter Mabet sold a total of 400...

Question 20

American Airlines reduced its round trip fare from Boston to New York by $45. The sale price was $139. What was the original price?

Accepted Answer

The answer of American Airlines reduced its round trip fare...

Exam 5: Solving for the Unknown: a How to Approach to Solving Equations