OCS Introduction to Mathematics

Midterm Exam
1. What
a)
b)
c)

is the value of the expression 2 + 3 x 4?

10
14
20

2. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

4yd
8yd
a) 25 yd
b) 13 yd
c) 24 yd
3. What is the area of the square?
4
2
in.
5

a) 7

3
5

in

b) 7

4
5

in

c) 7

21
25

in

4. What is the reciprocal of 8

a)

4
33

b)

33
4

c)

9
4

1
4

1
pound of roast beef is needed to serve each
4
guest at a party. How many pounds of roast beef are needed for 25
guests?
1
a) 6
pounds
4
b) 3 pounds
c) 2 pounds

5. A caterer determines

6. What
a)
b)
c)

is the value of the expression 3a(b 1) when a = 7 and b = 3?

7
42
19

7. What is the simplest form of

a)

3
7

b)

8
18

c)

4
9

32
72

8. Which number is a proper fraction?

17
a)
18
b) 1
c)

7
8
17
8

9. What is the quotient 3

a) 1

3
20

b) 1

7
20

c) 1

3
5

3
5

1
?
4

10.

A school bus travels 5

average speed of the bus?

4
a) 15
mi/h
5
b) 16

1
5

mi/h

c) 19

1
3

mi/h

4
5

miles in

3
10

hour. What is the

11.

What improper fraction is equal to 2

370
1000

a) 2
b)

200
37

c)

237
100

12.

What mixed number is equal to

a) 6

9
75

b) 6

2
11

c) 6

9
11

13.

14.
2

What fraction is equivalent to

a)

16
36

b)

24
52

c)

24
51

4
5

a)

75
?
11

8
?
17

What is the perimeter of the square?

in.

11

1
5

in

37
100

b) 7
c) 11

4
5

in
3
5

in

15.

What is the LCD of

5
and
6

8
9

a) 9
b) 18
c) 40
16.
A school is purchasing 36 textbooks that cost $40 each. What is
the total cost?
a) $360
b) $900
c) $1440
17.
Josh ordered a pizza to be delivered to his house. The pizza cost
$15. He gave the delivery person a 15% tip. How much was the tip?
a) $0.15
b) $1.50
c) $2.25
18.
During the 2006-2007 football season, the San Diego Chargers
won 14 of 16 games. What percent of the games did they win?
a) .875%
b) 87.5%
c) 114%
19.
Lucy is buying an MP3 player. The price of the player is $58. Find
the total cost with a sales tax of 7%.
a) $4.06
b) $62.06
c) $406
20.

What percent is represented by the shaded area?

a) 0.4%
b) 4%
c) 40%

21.
If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks for $2 then how
many can you buy with $10?
a) 5
b) 12
c) 20

22.
Hurricane Katrina dropped about 14 inches of rain over a 48 hour
period. How much rain is this per hour? (Round your answer to the
nearest tenth.)
a) 0.3 inches
b) 3.4 inches
c) 34 inches
23.

What is the scale factor from triangle CAT to triangle DOG?

a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
24.

Find the missing measure.

a) 4
b) 8
c) 20
25.
apart
a)
b)
c)

Find the distance between Riverside and Milton if they are 12 cm

on a map with a scale of 4 cm:21 km.
61 km
65 km
63 km

26.
A model house has a scale of 1 in.:2ft. If the real house is 26 ft.
wide then how wide is the model house?
a) 12 in.
b) 13 in.

c) 14 in.
27.
There are 13 animals in the barn. Some are chickens and some
are pigs. There are 40 legs in all. How many of each animal are there?
a) 3 chickens 10 pigs
b) 3 pigs 10 chickens
c) 6 chickens 7 pigs
28.
331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7
students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?
a) 54
b) 56
c) 58
29.
Kristen spent $131 on shirts. Fancy shirts cost $28 and plain
shirts cost $15. If she bought a total of 7 then how many of each kind
did she buy?
a) 3 fancy shirts and 4 plain shirts
b) 2 fancy shirts and 5 plain shirts
c) 4 fancy shirts and 4 plain shirts
30.
On Tuesday, Shanice bought five hats. On Wednesday half of all
the hats that she had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 17
left. How many did she have on Monday?
a) 31
b) 27
c) 29
31.

How old am I if 400 reduced by 2 times my age is 244?

a) 76
b) 78
c) 80

32.
ways
a)
b)
c)

Cedric has a bag full of quarters, dimes, and nickels. How many
can he make $.55 using a quarter, dimes and nickels?
1
3
5

33.
Janette is mixing punch for 18 people. Her recipe states for 2
Cups of sugar, serves 12. How much sugar will she use if she adjusts
the recipe to serve 18 people?
a) 1 cups
b) 2 2/3 cups
c) 3 cups

34.
If you double this recipe that makes 3 dozen cookies, how many
cookies would you expect to make?
a) 12
b) 42
c) 72
35.
The following are the high temperatures for one June week in
Mount Tabor North Carolina. What was the average temperature for
that week?
Monday 72, Tuesday 68, Wednesday 78, Thursday 78, Friday 85,
Saturday 79, Sunday 80
a) 68
b) 77
c) 72
36.
Sammie drives to school; he needs to be at school by 7:00 am.
He lives 20 minutes from the school. What time should he leave home
in order to get to school on time?
a) 6:00 am
b) 6:25 am
c) 6:40 am
37.
School is out at 3:00 pm. There are basketball games that start
at 4:30. The final game ends at 9:00 pm. If Sammie stays at the
school to watch all of the games, how many hours would his have
stayed at the school?
a) 4 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 6 hours
38.
Bob had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them he
had $10. How much did each pencil cost?
a) $3
b) $2
c) $4
39.
The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. What is the
smallest of these numbers?
a) 23
b) 22
c) 20

40.
You brought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent $25.
How much did each eraser cost?
a) $4
b) $6
c) $5

Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. C
10.
C
11.
C
12.
C
13.
C
14.
A
15.
B
16.
C
17.
C
18.
B
19.
B
20.
C
21.
A
22.
A
23.
A
24.
C
25.
C
26.
B
27.
C
28.
A
29.
B
30.
C
31.
B
32.
C
33.
C
34.
C
35.
B
36.
C
37.
C
38.
B
39.
B
40.
C