Question 1

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 2

Al Resse and Marci Rey received a total of $210,000 from a deceased relative's estate. They decided to put away $50,000 in a trust for their child and divide the remainder into 1/4 for Marci and 3/4 for Al. How much will Al receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  $40,000 
B)  $120,000 
C)  $32,000 
D)  $10,000 
E)  None of these

Question 3

B/5 + 3 = 15; B = 16.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When an equation uses addition, the variable can be solved by the opposite process: subtraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Runyon Co. sells T-shirts ($4) and shorts ($5). If total sales were $850 and people bought 3 times as many T-shirts as shorts, what would be the number of T-shirts and shorts sold?
A. 150 T-shirts
B. 50 shorts

Accepted Answer

The answer of Runyon Co. sells T-shirts ($4) and shorts...

Question 6

Kohl's sells casual shirts for $9 and polo shirts for $18.00. Total sales were $1,080, and customers bought 4 times as many casual shirts as polo shirts. How many casual shirts did Kohl's sell?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 
B)  60 
C)  40 
D)  12 
E)  None of these

Question 7

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 8

What number decreased by 630 equals 1,510?

Accepted Answer

A)  880 
B)  2,140 
C)  4,120 
D)  1,240 
E)  None of these

Question 9

If Sears Roebuck sells six times as many batteries as Firestone and their difference in sales is 250,000 batteries, how many batteries did each sell?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If Sears Roebuck sells six times as...

Question 10

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 11

10A - 20 = 4A + 80 (answer to closest hundredth).

Accepted Answer

The answer of 10A - 20 = 4A + 80...

Question 12

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 13

Staples offer 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 14

Lane is 10 times Mel's age. If the difference in their age is 27, how old is Mel?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  30 
D)  26 
E)  None of these

Question 15

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 16

One-ninth of all sales at a local Subway are for cash. If cash sales for the week were $690, what were Subway's total sales?

Accepted Answer

A)  $2,610 
B)  $22,600 
C)  $6,210 
D)  $2,611 
E)  None of these

Question 17

Ryan Small budgets 1/8 of his weekly salary for food. Ryan's food bill is $80. What is his weekly salary?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ryan Small budgets 1/8 of his weekly...

Question 18

Jill Co. sells thermometers ($2) and hot water bottles ($6). If total sales were $312 and customers bought 10 times as many thermometers as hot water bottles, what would be the number of hot water bottles sold?

Accepted Answer

A)  120 
B)  119 
C)  12 
D)  11 
E)  None of these

Question 19

A furniture company produces 4 times as many beds on shift 2 as on shift 1. If a total of 1,000 beds were produced, how many were produced on each shift?
A. Shift 1 produced 200
B. Shift 2 produced 800

Accepted Answer

The answer of A furniture company produces 4 times as...

Question 20

Q + 92 = 128; Q equals:

Accepted Answer

A)  -36 
B)  36 
C)  220 
D)  -220 
E)  None of these

Exam 5: Solving for the Unknown: a How-To Approach for Solving Equations

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?