PRE – TEST IN BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

NAME: _____________________________________ Score: __________________

Grade & Section: _____________________________ Date: ___________________
DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze the following questions. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
space provided before the number. If the answer is NOT found in the choices, write your answer.

_________1. Multiply 0.06 by 0.021

a. 0.126 b. 0.0126 c. 0.00126 d. 0.0000126

_________2. Divide 4.2 by 0.07

a. 1.33 b. 6 c. 60 d. 600

_________3. 9 – 3(2+6) ÷ 6 – 2 x 5

a. -2 b. 35 c. 5 d. -5
9
_________4. The decimal equivalent of 40 is:

a. 4.44 b. 2.25 c. 0.225 d. 0.0225

__________5. Express 0.275 as a common fraction in lowest term:

11 11 22 11
a. b. 80 c. 80 d. 25
40

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_________6. Express 5 as a percent:

a. 40% b. 20% c. 4% d. 2%

_________7. 60% of Php10.60

a. Php1.63 b. Php6.36 c. Php63.60 d. Php16.31

_________8. 24 is what percent of 40?

a. 60% b. 3.75% c. 6% d. 37.5%

_________9. 0.85 is 25% of what sum?

a. 3.4 b. 34 c. 21.25 d. 2.125

_________10. 36 is what percent of 30?

a. 83.3% b. 90% c. 120% d. 72%

_________11. 6 is 15% of what number?

a. 90 b. 0.9 c. 2.5 d. 40

__________12. The population of Snow Town was 4500 in 1990. In 1994, it had decreased to
3600. Find the percent decrease in population during those four years.

a. 80% b. 90% c. 16.2% d. 20%

__________13. You receive a grade of 75% on a test of 60 questions. How many questions did
you answer correctly?

a. 45 b. 8 c. 12 d. 50

__________14. Sandra’s weekly salary is Php3200. If a deduction for taxes from her weekly
paycheck is Php800, what percent of her salary goes to these deductions?

a. 25% b. 25.6% c. 40% d. 4%

__________15. The cost of an article including 15% for taxes is Php1380.00. What is the cost of
the article without taxes?

a. Php1200.00 b. Php1173.00 c. Php207.00 d. Php920.00

_________16. The average of the following group of numbers 43, 29, 51, 36, 33, 42, 32, is

a. 36 b. 33 c. 38 d. 43

_________17. Brian had marks of 80, 94, 70, 68, and 83 on five tests. His average score is
between

a. 65 and 70 b. 70 and 75 c. 75 and 80 d. 80 and 85

_________18. 6.42 x 104 is equivalent to:

a. 64, 200 b. 642 c. 0.000642 d. 642, 000

1 5 7
_________19. + +
4 8 10

14 13
a. b. 20 c. 1.325 d. 1.575
18

1 3 3
_________20. 3 2 + 4 4 + 5 10

7 11 16 9
a. 12 16 b. 13 20 c. 33 d. 12 80

1 1
_________21. 7 8 − 3 6
 1 1 23 0
a. 4 48 b. 4 2 c. 3 24 d. 32

2
_________22. 7 − 4 5

3 3 3 3
a. 3 5 b. −2 5 c. −3 5 d. 2 5

_________23. 31.7 + 6 + 2.81 ÷ 0.254

a. 35.264 b. 858 c. 14.52 d. 40.764

_________24. Subtract 5.485 from 12

a. – 17.485 b. 17.485 c. – 6.515 d. 6.515

_________25. Dividing by 10, 000 is the same as multiplying by

1 1
a. 0.01 b. 10000 c. 1000 d. 0.001

1 1
_________26. Nerry baked a delicious apple pie. John ate 4 of it. Andrei ate 2 of what was left.
How much pie was left after Andrei ate his piece?
1 1 1 3
a. b. c. d.
4 8 2 8

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_________27. It takes a bus 34 hours to travel from Toronto to Parry Sound. If the bus averages
88km/hr, how far is to Toronto to Parry Sound?

a. 286000m b. 2.86 c. 27km d. 286cm

4 28
__________28. Find the missing term: 7 = ?

a. 49 b. 16 c. 56 d. 42
𝑎
__________29. If 10 = 0.57, a is equal to

7
a. 57 b. 0.057 c. 5 10 d. 0.57

1 1
__________30. Express the following product in lowest terms: 34 × 7 × 8

3 24 13 6
a. 37 b. 38 c. 5 d. 7
7

1
2−
4
__________31. Simplify 1 , give your answer in lowest term.
3−
5
 7 5 8 45
a. b. 8 c. 5 d. 64
5

__________32. Simplify √102 − 62

a. 8 b. √136 c. 64 d. 2

__________33. The value of −3(4)2 is:

a. 48 b. 49 c. – 48 d. 144

__________34. 4 ÷ 2 [6 – (-5)3]

a. – 14 b. 54 c. 126 d. 46
103
__________35. 102 =

a. 10 b. 10−4 c. 10−1 d.10−5

__________36. How many fifths are there in 4.8?

a. 24 b. 0.96 c. 1.04 d. 9.6

__________37. 22r – 15s – 3r + 3s =

a. 15rs b. 22r – 15s c. 7rs d. 19r – 12r

𝑎6
__________38. 𝑎2 =

a. 𝑎4 b. 𝑎3 c. 𝑎8 d. 𝑎−8

__________39. (3𝑥𝑦 2 )3 =

a. 3𝑥 3 𝑦 6 b. xy c. 27𝑥 3 𝑦 6 d. 9𝑥 2 𝑦 6
1
__________40. 1 1 =
+
𝑎 𝑏

𝑎+𝑏 𝑎𝑏
a. b. 𝑎+𝑏 c. 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 d. 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
𝑎𝑏

𝑎
__________41. 𝑎+𝑎2 =

𝑎 1 1 𝑎
a. b. 𝑎2 c. 2𝑎 d. 1+𝑎
𝑎3

1
__________42. Find the value of 𝑦 − 6𝑦 2 , when 𝑦 = 3
 2 1 2
a. − 3 b. − 3 c. 1 d. −4 3

3𝑁−𝑀
__________43. When M = -2 and N = 4, find the value of 3𝑀𝑁

7 −5 3
a. 0 b. − 12 c. 12 d. − 4

__________44. Express y – 4 [y – 3(y-2)] – 5 in simplest form

a. 19 + 9y b. -7y – 29 c. -2𝑦 2 + 14𝑦 − 29 d. 9y – 29

__________45. The expanded form of (3𝑟 − 4)2 is:

a. 9𝑟 2 − 12𝑟 + 16 b. 9𝑟 2 − 24𝑟 − 16 c. 9𝑟 2 + 16 d. 9𝑟 2 − 16
5𝑏 𝑏 3𝑏
__________46. Combine fractions and reduce + 3𝑎 −
4𝑎 𝑎

3𝑏 17𝑏 17𝑎𝑏 17𝑏

a. b. 12𝑎 c. − 12𝑎2 d. − 12𝑎
8𝑎

2𝑚 5
__________47. Combine fraction + 𝑚𝑡
𝑡

7 2𝑚2 +5 2𝑚−5𝑡
a. b. c. 2𝑚2 𝑡 + 5𝑡 d.
𝑡 𝑚𝑡 𝑡+𝑚𝑡

__________48. How many 4 cm by 4 cm tiles are needed to cover an area,

which measures 20 cm, by 28 cm?

a. 48 b. 35 c. 140 d. 560

__________49. A piece of wire, 536 cm long is cut into two parts such that the longer part is 3
times as long as the shorter part. What are the lengths, in cm, of the two parts?

a. 143cm and 402cm b. 144cm and 392cm

c. 128cm and 408cm d. 124cm and 412cm

__________50. 13% of 110

a. 15.3 b. 1.43 c. 14.3 d. 13.4

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