Algebra Test

If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? 5/p p - 5 p + 5 p/5 1- p + 5 If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together? 2 hours and 24 minutes 3 hours and 12 minutes 3 hours and 44 minutes 4 hours and 10 minutes 4 hours and 33 minutes Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450? $280.90 $287 $292.50 $306 $333.89 The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price? $14,310.40 $14,990.90 $15,290.70 $15,737.50 $16,935.80 Solve the following equation for A :  2A/3 = 8 + 4A -2.4 2.4 1.3 -1.3 0 If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue? 8 10 14 19 21 Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive? $240 $480 $720 $960 $1,200 Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him? $496.30 $512.40 $555.40 $574.90 $588.20 9 The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him? 10 cents 11 cents 15 cents 17 cents 21 cents 10 A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged.  He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a “C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 11 Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid? $120.25 $160.75 $173.75 $180 $182.50 12 Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color? 4 8 12 13 16 13 If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r = y 2 y 5 y 10 y 15 y 14 If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50 cents at the same rate? 150/x 150x 6x x/6 1500x 15 Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours next week at the same pay rate, how much will she make? $57 $90 $104 $112 $122 16 If  8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 = 12 25 33 47 86 17 You need to purchase a textbook for nursing school. The book cost $80.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the book is 8.25%. You have $100. How much change will you receive back? $5.20 $7.35 $13.40 $19.95 $21.25 18 You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6 monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the car? $3225 $4350 $5375 $6550 $6398 19 Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for the nurse’s station. Pens are purchase in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack. Staplers are sold in sets of 2 for 12.95. How much will purchasing these products cost? $132.85 $145.75 $162.90 $225.25 $226.75 20 If y = 3, then y3(y3-y)= 300 459 648 999 1099