Title: Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Percents and Problem Solving
Course: Question Banks

Q: Aquatic Accents sells aquariums to large corporations — a typical lobby installation costs $29,750. Which digit is in the ten-thousands place of that amount?
- 0
- 9
- 7
- 2
A: 2

Q: Jason build furniture from reclaimed wood and sells it at a local consignment store. Last year he sold a total of $109,453. Identify the digit in the tens place of that value.
- 4
- 0
- 3
- 5
A: 5

Q: Penny’s Toy Store has a huge summer raffle where they giveaway $7,825 in prizes. Determine the place value of the 7 in that number.
- Hundreds
- Tens
- Ones
- Thousands
A: Thousands

Q: On the first of the month you confirm how much money is in your checking account before paying bills — you have $1,386. Round that number to the nearest thousand.
- $1,300
- $2,000
- $1,380
- $1,000
A: $1,000

Q: Adrienne is looking for a new apartment and is finding that rounding the monthly rent is making it easier to compare each place with others in a similar price range. Her favorite apartment on the list is leasing for $1,350 a month. Round that value to the nearest hundred.
- $400
- $1,300
- $1,450
- $1,400
A: $1,400

Q: Federico is selling sculptures he makes from old engine parts at a local art festival. At the end of the day he counts up the money he has in his cash box — there is $981. Round that value to the nearest hundred.
- $900
- $980
- $999
- $1,000
A: $1,000

Q: When the clothing store cashier reads your total of $235 at checkout, you realize you should not be spending that much money on new clothes right now. You decide to wait on buying the raincoat ($95) and red scarf ($25), until it’s closer to winter weather. How much do you now owe?
- $120
- $260
- $135
- $115
A: $115

Q: The inventory specialist at Cost Time was just sent a shipment of 18 boxes of candles. She isn’t sure what each box contains, so she opens one box and sees a total of 8 red, white, and blue candles. If the boxes all contain the same product, how many candles does she now have to stock the shelves of Cost Time?
- 26
- 80
- 160
- 144
A: 144

Q: Robert’s daughter is on a soccer team of 11 girls. He is putting together end-of-season congratulations gifts and just purchased package of 121 fuzzy soccer ball stickers. How many stickers does each girl get in their gift bag?
- 10
- 12
- 132
- 11
A: 11

Q: Which faction below is a mixed number?
- 2/3
- 7/6
- 9/4
- 4 1/5
A: 4 1/5

Q: Convert 3 ⅛ to an improper fraction?
- 8/3
- 11/8
- 31/8
- 25/8
A: 25/8

Q: Convert 8/5 to a mixed number?
- 8 1/5
- 5 3/5
- 5 1/8
- 1 3/5
A: 1 3/5

Q: Serena’s birthday party cakes were cut into 12 pieces each. After the party during clean-up there are three pieces of chocolate cake left and 4 pieces of funfetti cake left. How much total cake is left over?
- 12/13
- 1/12
- 5/24
- 7/12
A: 7/12

Q: Calculate the following and simplify: 3/4 - 5/12
- 3/8
- 1/4
- 2/5
- 1/3
A: 1/3

Q: Calculate the following and simplify: 5/6 + 1/10 - 2/3
- 8/33
- 4/30
- 4/13
- 4/15
A: 4/15

Q: Find 1/4 of 2/3 and simplify
- 1/12
- 3/7
- 1/3
- 1/6
A: 1/6

Q: How many sixths go into 2/3?
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 4
A: 4

Q: Calculate and simplify: (4/5)(6/7)
- 10/12
- 5/6
- 14/15
- 24/35
A: 24/35

Q: Mike is a plumber and makes a bid for fixing a leaking shower head. His bid total is $154.82. Which digit is in the tenths place?
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 8
A: 8

Q: In the number 12.345678, which digit is in the ten-thousandths place?
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 6
A: 6

Q: Celine received a rebate card worth $458.27 from the Wincell Subaru dealership after purchasing a new car from them last month. Identify the place value of the 7 in that number.
- hundreds
- tenths
- tens
- hundredths
A: hundredths

Q: Anil is buying food for his biking club party. He is getting hot dogs ($6.69) and a package of hot dog buns ($3.55). How much did Anil spend on food for the party?
- $3.14
- $9.99
- $10.69
- $10.24
A: $10.24

Q: George just received his first paycheck from his summer job, but he owes his dad for the gas he filled up his truck with last week. His paycheck is for $1,189.54, and his dad spent $67.17 on gas. How much money will George have left after he pays his dad back?
- $1,256.71
- $1,089.17
- $867.54
- $1,122.37
A: $1,122.37

Q: Bennett goes to his favorite sandwich shop for lunch and gets a drink ($2.25) and a turkey sandwich on rye with everything ($6.55). He’s been in five times this month so they take $1.40 off his order. How much did Bennett end up paying for his lunch?
- $8.80
- $1.40
- $10.20
- $7.40
A: $7.40

Q: In Sweet Treat, Sally picks out 8 salt water taffy candies that each cost $0.33; how much did she spend on her candy?
- $2.40
- $3.33
- $4.13
- $2.64
A: $2.64

Q: Silas needs to write his yearly salary on a loan application but only knows that he makes $2,340.70 twice a month (24 total paychecks). How much is his yearly salary?
- $28,088.40
- $23,400.70
- $57,600.50
- $56,176.80
A: $56,176.80

Q: Gerry’s Garden Escape is selling colorful zinnia plants for $4.25 to celebrate the summer solstice. How many zinnias will they need to sell to make $136 from selling zinnias?
- 5
- 31
- 20
- 32
A: 32

Q: Write 9/10 as a decimal.
- 0.95
- 0.91
- 0.19
- 0.9
A: 0.9

Q: Write 0.32 as a fraction and simplify.
- 32/50
- 16/1000
- 7/20
- 8/25
A: 8/25

Q: Write 4 2/5 as a decimal
- 4.25
- 4.5
- 0.4
- 4.4
A: 4.4

Q: If the ratio of cars to trucks that drive on I-5 through Sacramento everyday is 13 : 9, and there were 1,575 trucks that passed through Sacramento on I-5 yesterday, how many cars did the same?
- 1,090
- 1,750
- 2,139
- 2,275
A: 2,275

Q: Salvador’s Education in Minority Communities class has 63 female students and 45 male students enrolled. Write the ratio of male students to female students and simplify:
- 63 males : 45 females
- 15 males : 30 females
- 1 male : 9 females
- 5 males : 7 females
A: 5 males : 7 females

Q: Over the past year Donny has watched movies from the following genres: 5 horror, 8 comedy, 2 romance, 4 drama, and 9 sci-fi. What is the ratio of comedy movies he’s seen to sci-fi movies he’s seen?
- 9 : 8
- 10 : 9
- 13 : 8
- 8 : 9
A: 8 : 9

Q: Joshua has finished 3/10 of his Friday shift at the gas station; what percent of his shift has he worked?
- 3%
- 10%
- 33%
- 30%
A: 30%

Q: What percent of a dollar is $0.38?
- 30%
- 8%
- 11%
- 38%
A: 38%

Q: If Damian Lillard made 115 out of 130 free throw attempts this basketball season, what was his percent of successful free throws attempts?
- 115%
- 15%
- 78%
- 88.5%
A: 88.5%

Q: Pico Mart is a local corner store that sells convenience items. They sell about $8,600 of products each day. If canned and bottled beverages makeup 26% of the sales, which expression correctly calculates how much of that total (in $) was from the sale of beverages?
- 8600-26
- 8600/26
- (.26)/8600
- (8600)(.26)
A: (8600)(.26)

Q: During the summer, 24% of The Pine Knot’s profits come from the sale of fire pit stools. If the Pine Knot sold $2,850 of stools last summer, what was the total profit during the summer?
- $684
- $5,250
- $10,824
- $11,875
A: $11,875

Q: Vladimir took a practice test for an architecture certification exam. He scored a 76% by answering 114 questions correctly. How many total questions were on the practice test?
- 190
- 87
- 136
- 150
A: 150

Q: Attendance at the Brian Sparrow concert in 2010 was 8,400 people. In 2015, he was able to fill a venue with 9,240 fans. What was the percent increase in concert attendance?
- 84%
- 60%
- 16%
- 10%
A: 10%

Q: In 2005, the city of Emmit, Oregon had 125 kindergartners spread across three elementary schools. By 2010 there were only 75 total kindergartners, so the district is considering closing one of the schools. What was the percent decrease in kindergartners from 2005 to 2010?
- 50%
- 75%
- 25%
- 40%
A: 40%

Q: Describe the following scenario in terms of percent decrease or increase: In 2009 the Northeast region AutoAxel stores grossed $1,760,000; in 2017 they grossed $1,144,000.
- 66% decrease
- 35% increase
- 54% increase
- 35% decrease
A: 35% decrease