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1 1) When Farmer Jones retired he disposed of his farm in the following way. One-fourth went to his children. He sold two-thirds of what was left to a land developer, and kept thirty five acres for him and his wife. He donated one-half of what was left to the parks and recreation department and the remaining fifteen acres he gave to the wilderness society. How many acres was Farmer Jones’ original farm? A) B) C) D) 1000

2 2) Tianna had saved $ in the past two months to buy a Galaxy S-6 smart phone. Her $ represented three-fifths of the cost of the cell phone. How much did the cell phone cost? A) $ B) $ C) $599 D) $1000

3 3) Mary had 4 pitchers of lemonade to sell
3) Mary had 4 pitchers of lemonade to sell. Each pitcher can fill five full glasses. Mary sold 6 glasses of lemonade before lunch. After lunch she sold one-half of what was left. How many glasses of lemonade are left? A) 6 B) 7 C) D) 13

4 4) Farmer Jones has divided his land into areas for growing different types of crops. He will be using three-fifths of his land to grow wheat. One third of what is left will be used to grow corn, and the rest will be used for hay. How much of his land will be used for hay? A) 4/15 B) 1/15 C) 4/6 D) 4/9

5 5) When I left home this morning I had half a tank of gas
5) When I left home this morning I had half a tank of gas. When I came home later I found out that I used one-third of the gas that I had. What part of a full tank of gas did I use for my driving today? A) 1/6 B) 1/3 C) 1/4 D) 1/35

6 6) This past summer Marshall Motors sold Sport Utility Vehicles
6) This past summer Marshall Motors sold Sport Utility Vehicles. The number of Fords was one-half as many as the number of Chevy’s. There were twice as many Dodge SUV’s sold than Chevy’s. If 50 Chevy's were sold, How many SUV’s were sold? A) 175 B) 250 C) 300 D) 1000

7 7) Sue rode her bike to Sunshine Park last Saturday and stopped to rest after she had ridden two-fifths of the way. If she rode 4 miles before she rested, how many miles did she have to ride to the park altogether? A) 4 B) 5 C) 8 D) 10

8 8) Mike received some money for his birthday
8) Mike received some money for his birthday. He spent one-fourth of it on clothes. He spent three-fifths of what was left on games at GameStop and half of what was left on school supplies. That left him with $ How much did Mike get for his birthday? A) $18 B) $36 C) $120 D) $1000

9 9) The jodeco rd. Shopping Center has a new office complex available for lease. The office complex has been divided into seven equal areas. Three areas have been leased to Arrow Realty. Afquack Insurance Company would like to lease one-half of the remaining complex. What part of the original office complex would Afquack Insurance Company be leasing? A) 2/7 B) 2/9 C) 2/11 D) 2/15

10 10) Rachael went shopping with her mother at a store that was going out of business. She found a great dress that had been discounted several times. The first time, the original price had been discounted one-half. Then it had been discounted one fourth more of what was left. Finally the price had been reduced by one-third more of what was left. Rachael paid $32.00 for the dress and felt very pleased. What was the original price of the dress? A) $32 B) $64 C) $100 D) $128


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