Arithmetic Competency Test

Amby Duncan-Carr

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  1. 23 + 8 + 450 =

    2. Your answer:
    481
    471
    760
    553
    1480

  2. 6008 - 463 =

    3. Your answer:
    5645
    5545
    6465
    5535
    6545

  3. 986 x 7 =

    4. Your answer:
    6882
    6876
    6902
    6982
    7154

  4. 307 x 408 =

    5. Your answer:
    14,736
    125,256
    129,336
    132,406
    None of these.

  5. What is the answer to this division problem?

    6. 548 divided by 7

    Your answer:
    78 R. 4
    81 R. 1
    618 R. 4
    78 R. 2
    618 R. 2

  6. What is the answer to this division problem?

    7. 4426 divided by 56

    Your answer:
    80 R. 6
    8 R. 6
    79
    77 R. 2
    79 R. 2

  7. What is the answer to this division problem?

    8. 39,172 divided by 476

    Your answer:
    71 R. 92
    80 R. 92
    82 R. 140
    711 R. 140
    None of these.

  8. Divide 45,779 by 57

    9. Your answer:
    83 R. 8
    713 R. 8
    803 R. 8
    7103 R. 8
    722 R. 25

  9. Round 4,326,859 to the nearest ten-thousand.

    10. Your answer:
    4,330,000
    4,327,000
    4,326,900
    4,320,000
    4,326,860

  10. List all the factors of 16:

    11. Your answer:
    1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16
    1, 2, 4, 8
    1, 2, 4, 8, 16
    1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
    1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16

  11. What is the greatest common factor of 8 and 12?

    12. Your answer:
    8
    3
    4
    2
    6

  12. What is the least common multiple of 6 and 15?

    13. Your answer:
    30
    90
    15
    60
    24

  13. Write five hundred and twenty-four thousandths as a decimal.

    14. Your answer:
    0.524
    500.024
    0.50024000
    0.0524
    500.24

  14. Which of the following is the greatest?

    15. Your answer:
    0.3
    0.033
    0.003
    0.0033
    0.03

  15. 20 - 7.46 =

    16. Your answer:
    5.46
    7.26
    12.54
    13.46
    None of these.

  16. 2.8 x 8.5 =

    17. Your answer:
    2.38
    23.8
    238
    2380
    None of these.

  17. 1.4 x 0.05 =

    18. Your answer:
    0.7
    7
    70
    0.007
    0.07

  18. 32.5 x 100 =

    19. Your answer:
    325
    3250
    0.325
    32,500
    3.25

  19. What is the answer to this division problem?

    20. 49.5 divided by 18

    Your answer:
    27.5
    0.0275
    275
    2.75
    0.275

  20. Divide 45 by 0.36

    21. Your answer:
    125
    0.08
    0.008
    0.125
    1.25

  21. What is the answer to this division problem?

    22. 7.8 divided by 0.75

    Your answer:
    1.04
    1.4
    10.4
    9.14
    14

  22. 4.8 divided by 100 =

    23. Your answer:
    480
    0.048
    0.48
    0.0048
    4800

  23. Round 1764.2853 to the nearest tenth.

    24. Your answer:
    1764.3
    1764.2
    1760
    1764.285
    1764.29

  24. Divide 19 by 4.3 and round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

    25. Your answer:
    0.44
    0.226
    4.419
    4.42
    0.23

  25. Solve for x:     x - 8 = 12

    26. Your answer:
    20
    2/3
    1.5
    4
    96

  26. Solve for n:

    27. n/4 = 12

    Your answer:
    48
    1/3
    8
    3
    16

  27. 4x + 12 = 20

    28. Your answer:
    16
    8
    2
    32
    7

  28. Using the formula: P = 2(L + W)     Find P when L = 8" and W = 6"

    29. Your answer:
    14"
    20"
    22"
    28"
    None of these.

  29. Reduce 42/70 to lowest terms.

    30. Your answer:
    3/5
    6/7
    6/10
    21/35
    7/10

  30. Divide 60 by 24 and write the answer as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms.

    31. Your answer:
      2/5
      4/10
    1 44/60
    2 1/2
    None of these.  

  31. Write   26/6   as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms.

    32. Your answer:
    4 2/6  
      3/13  
    4 1/2  
    4 1/3  
    2 4/13  

  32. Find the lowest common denominator for:     2/3     1/6     3/4

    33. Your answer:
    12
    72
    6
    24
    8

NOTE:   Questions #33 - 40: Write answers in lowest terms.

  1. 4 1/8 + 1 5/8  

    2. Your answer:
    4 5/8
    5 3/4
    5 3/8
    5 1/16
    None of these.  

  2. 5/6 - 3/10 =

    3. Your answer:
    1/2
    1/7
    7/15
    8/15
    None of these.  

  3. 4 2/3 + 1 3/4 =

    4. Your answer:
    6 5/12
    5 5/2
    5 5/7
    5 1/2
    None of these.  

  4. 8 - 2 3/4 =

    5. Your answer:
    6 3/4
    6 1/4
    5 3/4
    5 1/4
    None of these.  

  5. 3/4 x 12 =

    6. Your answer:
    1/16
    2 1/2
    8  
    9  
    None of these.

  6. 6 2/3 x 5 1/4 =

    7. Your answer:
    35
    30 1/6
    30
    28
    None of these.

  7. 5/6 divided by 3/4 =

    8. Your answer:
    5/8
    9/10
    1 1/9
    1 3/5
    None of these.  

  8. Divide 4 4/5 by 6 2/3

    9. Your answer:
    3/5
    9/50
    18/25
    32
    None of these.

  9. Write 0.02 as a percent.

    10. Your answer:
    .02%
    .2%
    2%
    20%
    None of these.

  10. Write 0.6 as a percent.

    11. Your answer:
    6%
    0.06%
    60%
    0.6%
    0.006%

  11. Write 2.5% as a fraction in lowest terms.

    12. Your answer:
    2/5
    1/2
    2/50
    1/40
    None of these.

  12. Write 5/8 as a percent.

    13. Your answer:
    .625%
    5.8%
    58%
    62.5%
    None of these.

  13. Find the value of n:

    14. 8 over n equals 12 over 21

    Your answer:
    14
    15
    17
    18
    None of these.

  14. What is 25% of 50?

    15. Your answer:
    10
    12.5
    20
    25
    None of these.

  15. 24 is what percent of 60?

    16. Your answer:
    40
    250
    20
    25
    36

  16. 18 is 30% of what number?

    17. Your answer:
    5 3/5
    60
    6
    12
    54

  17. Give the missing number:   If a deposit of $20 = +20   a withdrawal of $20 = ?

    18. Your answer:
    +40
    -20
    -40
    +20
    zero

  18. Which set of integers is listed in order from least to greatest?

    19. Your answer:
    +4, +7, -8, -10
    -3, -8, +9, +12
    -5, -1, 0, +6
    0, -1, +6, +13
    None of these.

  19. -8 + 5 =

    20. Your answer:
    -3
    +3
    -13
    +13
    None of these.

  20. -3 - -5 =

    21. Your answer:
    -2
    +2
    -8
    +8
    None of these.

  21. +8 divided by -2 =

    22. Your answer:
    -4
    +4
    +6
    -16
    None of these.


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