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1. This morning, Allie bought a skirt for $15 and a blouse for $10. She spent $3 for lunch. This afternoon, her aunt gave her $12 for running errands. Now she has $19. How much did she have before she went shopping this morning?

A. $35

B. $47

C. $69

D. $74


2. David is practicing his pitching. On the first day he practiced for 30 minutes. If he adds 15 minutes to each day, how many minutes will he practice on the sixth day?

A. 75 minutes

B. 90 minutes

C. 105 minutes

D. 195 minutes


3. Jesse plants vegetables in 3 rows of equal length. He places his tomato plants 5 inches apart, his beets 3 inches apart, and his cucumbers 2 inches apart. At how many inches will all 3 vegetables line up?

A. 10 inches

B. 20 inches

C. 25 inches

D. 30 inches


5. In 3 years Dylan will be twice as old as he was last year. How old is Dylan today?

A. 4 years

B. 5 years

C. 6 years

D. 7 years


6
. There are 3 fountains in a park. They send up sprays of water at different intervals: every 12 seconds, 9 seconds, and 4 seconds. If they are turned on at the same time, in how many seconds will they all spray together?

A. 25 seconds

B. 28 seconds

C. 36 seconds

D. 48 seconds


7 I am a whole number. I am less than 100. The sum of my digits is 4. Half of me is an odd number. What number am I?

A. 13

B. 22

C. 31

D. 40


8. During the 1960 Olympics, the winning time for the 500-meter women's speedskating ace was 45.9 seconds. In 1972, the winning time was 43.33 seconds. In 1994, the winning time was 39.25 seconds. How much faster was the time in 1994 than in 1972?

A. 2.57 seconds

B. 4.02 seconds

C. 4.08 seconds

D. 6.65 seconds


9. Jill needs to earn $45 for a class trip. She earns $2 each day on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and $3 each day on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. She does not work on Sundays. How many weeks will it take her to earn $45?

A. 2 weeks

B. 3 weeks

C. 4 weeks

D. 5 weeks


10. In 1984 a woman celebrated her sixty-fourth birthday. In what year was she born?

A. 1920

B. 1924

C. 1936

D. 1944


11. A family of 3 children and 2 adults is going to an amusement park. Admission for children is $3.75. Admission for adults is $5.25. What is the total cost?

A. $10.50

B. $11.25

C. $21.75

D. $23.25


12. Jan buys 2 pounds of ground beef and 3 pounds of hot dogs. Ground beef costs $1.99 per pound. Hot dogs cost $1.59 per pound. Jan gives the clerk $15.00. How much change will Jan get back?

A. $3.98

B. $4.77

C. $6.25

D. $8.75


13. A total of 35 senior citizens rented a bus. They paid $726.25 for the bus. What was the cost per person?

A. $17.75

B. $20.75

C. $26.25

D. $35.00


14. The school band needs new uniforms. If 4/5 yard of material is used for the shirt and 2 1/8 yards are used for the pants, how much material is needed for 24 uniforms?

A. 51 yards

B. 51 1/5 yards

C. 64 yards

D. 70 1/5 yards


15. Jack bowls every other day and Jim bowls every third day. If they bowl together on Saturday, when will they next bowl together?

A. Wednesday

B. Thursday

C. Friday

D. Saturday