Question 1

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle. ​  ​
A) 4 60 80 100 80 60 4
B) 4 48 168 260 168 48 4
C) 4 40 80 120 80 40 4
D) 4 44 160 240 160 44 4
E) 4 44 164 252 164 44 4

Accepted Answer

The numbers in the given row are hexadecimal values separated by underscores. In order to find the next row, we need to convert each hexadecimal value to decimal and add them pairwise.

Starting from the left,
11 + ec = 287
1c + 4b = 125
37 + f8 = 855
31 + 38 = 105
bc + 14 = 304
81 + 8f = 270
d0 + 1b = 435

Now, we convert these decimal values back to hexadecimal and separate them by underscores to get the next row:
287_125_855_105_304_270_435

The only option that matches this pattern is E: 4 44 164 252 164 44 4.

Question 2

On a digital clock, how many times in 9 days will the numbers be consecutive digits, as they are, for example, in 1:23? ​
A) 45
B) 36
C) 72
D) 90
E) 54

Accepted Answer

In a 12-hour period, the times with consecutive digits are 1:23, 2:34, 3:45, 4:56, 10:12, and 11:23, totaling 6 times. In a 24-hour period, these times occur twice (AM and PM), totaling 12 times per day. Over 9 days, this results in 12 x 9 = 108 occurrences. However, the clock does not display 0:12, so we subtract 18 occurrences (2 per day for 9 days), resulting in 90 occurrences.

Question 3

At a bicycle store, there were a bunch of bicycles and tricycles. If there were 38 seats and 88 wheels, how many bicycles and how many tricycles were there? ​
A) 24 bicycles and 26 tricycles
B) 12 bicycles and 26 tricycles
C) 14 bicycles and 24 tricycles
D) 52 bicycles and 36 tricycles
E) 26 bicycles and 12 tricycles

Accepted Answer

Each bicycle has 1 seat and 2 wheels, and each tricycle has 1 seat and 3 wheels. Solving the system of equations: x + y = 38 (seats) and 2x + 3y = 88 (wheels), where x is the number of bicycles and y is the number of tricycles, gives x = 26 and y = 12.

Question 4

A Martian farmer looks out into the barnyard and sees tribbles (which have one head and four legs) and chalkas (which have one head and seven legs). She says to her son, "I count 135 heads and 738 feet. How many tribbles and how many chalkas are out there?" ​
A) 138 tribbles and 46 chalkas
B) 79 tribbles and 56 chalkas
C) 69 tribbles and 66 chalkas
D) 99 tribbles and 36 chalkas
E) 66 tribbles and 138 chalkas

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

At the beginning of the month, Jack and Jill had $ 629 in a checking account. During the month, they wrote checks for $ 23 , $ 57 , and $ 58 . They made a withdrawal of $ 61 from the automatic teller machine, and they made deposits of $ 153 and $ 70 . How much money did they have at the end of the month? ​
A) $ 430
B) $ 644
C) $ 653
D) $ 605
E) $ 711

Accepted Answer

First, subtract the total of the checks from the beginning balance: 
629 - 23 - 57 - 58 = 491

Then subtract the ATM withdrawal: 
491 - 61 = 430

Next, add the deposits: 
430 + 153 + 70 = 653

Therefore, they had $653 at the end of the month. Choice C is the correct answer.

Question 6

The table below shows the hourly wages of four different job classifications at a small construction company:  Carlos Vasquez, a plumbing contractor, hires 5 plumbers from this company at the hourly wage given in the table. If each plumber works 30 hours, what are the total wages paid by Carlos?
A) $ 4,380
B) $ 4,379
C) $ 4,370
D) $ 4,350
E) .$ 4,380

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle. ​  ​
A) 15 22 29 36 43
B) 13 20 27 34 41
C) 13 26 47 84 153
D) 13 26 39 52 65
E) 17 26 35 44 53

Accepted Answer

The numbers in the given string are increasing with a common difference of 13. The next term should therefore be 65. The options A, B, C, and E do not follow this pattern. Option D follows the pattern and the numbers 13 26 39 52 65 satisfy this pattern.

Question 8

In how many different ways can you make change for $ 1.70 using only dimes and nickels? ​
A) 34
B) 36
C) 22
D) 18
E) 17

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

On a digital clock, the digit '1' appears the most often in one day. How many times does the digit appear in 6 days? ​
A) 960
B) 1068
C) 1584
D) 624
E) 336

Accepted Answer

In a 24-hour period, the digit '1' appears 300 times. This includes every hour from 10 to 19, and additional appearances in minutes and seconds. Over 6 days, this amounts to 6 * 300 = 1800 times. However, this calculation overlooks the fact that each '10' contributes two '1's. Correcting this, we find the digit '1' actually appears 1800 - (6 * 2 * 24) = 1068 times.

Question 10

Martha planted 13 rows of apple trees, and each row had 26 trees. If each tree yielded an average of 220 apples, how many apples grew in her orchard? ​
A) 2,860
B) 37,180
C) 148,720
D) 74,360
E) 5,720

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Question 11

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 652 m high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 40.75 m high. How many times did the ball bounce? ​
A) 9
B) 7
C) 8
D) 6
E) 4

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per second? ​
A) 34722
B) 58
C) 579
D) 3000
E) 5787

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

John's diet allows 1900 calories per day. Thus far, he has had a glass of milk (90 calories), pancakes (150 calories), an apple (75 calories), a salad (150 calories), salad dressing (195 calories), and a piece of cake (375 calories). How many calories can John consume for dinner tonight? ​
A) 1210 calories
B) 1240 calories
C) 1090 calories
D) 865 calories
E) 1015 calories

Accepted Answer

John has already consumed 1035 calories (90+150+75+150+195+375), which leaves him with 865 calories for dinner. Therefore, the correct answer is D) 865 calories.

Question 14

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. Most children love explorations with palindromes because they find the patterns fun and the investigations are so mathematically rich. How many palindromes can you find between 100 and 799? ​
A) 14
B) 35
C) 70
D) 77
E) 63

Accepted Answer

A three-digit palindrome has the form ABA, where A and B are digits. A ranges from 1 to 7 (since the number is between 100 and 799), and B ranges from 0 to 9. Therefore, there are 7 choices for A and 10 choices for B, resulting in 7 * 10 = 70 palindromes.

Question 15

If you have a bunch of 10¢ and 5¢ stamps, and you know that there are 35 stamps and their total value is $ 1.55 , how many of each do you have? ​
A) 21 10¢ stamps and 14 5¢ stamps
B) 29 10¢ stamps and 6 5¢ stamps
C) 24 10¢ stamps and 11 5¢ stamps
D) 48 10¢ stamps and 22 5¢ stamps
E) 17 10¢ stamps and 18 5¢ stamps

Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of 10¢ stamps and y be the number of 5¢ stamps. We can set up two equations with this information:

x + y = 35  (the total number of stamps is 35)
10x + 5y = 155  (the total value of the stamps is $1.55)

We can simplify the second equation by dividing everything by 5:

2x + y = 31

Now we have a system of two equations with two variables:

x + y = 35
2x + y = 31

We can solve this system by subtracting the first equation from the second:

x = -4

This doesn't make sense, since we can't have a negative number of stamps. But we can use this information to figure out the value of y:

y = 39

Again, this doesn't make sense, since we only have 35 stamps. But we can use these results to set up a new system of equations:

x + y = 35
10x + 5y = 155

Substituting y = 35 - x from the first equation into the second equation, we get:

10x + 5(35 - x) = 155
5x + 175 = 155
5x = -20
x = -4

Again, this doesn't make sense, so we try a different substitution:

y = 39 - x

Substituting this into the second equation, we get:

10x + 5(39 - x) = 155
5x + 195 = 155
5x = -40
x = -8

Still doesn't make sense, so let's try one more:

y = 35 - x

Substituting this into the second equation, we get:

10x + 5(35 - x) = 155
5x + 175 = 155
5x = -20
x = 4

Finally we have a sensible solution! We have 4 10¢ stamps, so we need 31 more stamps with a total value of $1.15. Since we only have 5¢ and 10¢ stamps to choose from, we need to use as many 10¢ stamps as possible to make up the value. We can use 11 5¢ stamps and 24 10¢ stamps, which gives us a total of 35 stamps and a total value of $1.55. Therefore, the answer is C) 24 10¢ stamps and 11 5¢ stamps.

Question 16

What numbers would be in the next row of the triangle? ​  ​
A) 5 14 18 21 25
B) 5 10 15 20
C) 5 10 15 20 25
D) 9 12 18 24 26
E) 10 15 20 25

Accepted Answer

To solve this problem, we need to look closely at the given string: 11ec1c4b_37f8_3136_bc14_3d4cd06007b3_TBX9048_00.
We can see that the string contains only hexadecimal digits and underscores. It is likely that the digits and underscores are used to represent a pattern, and we need to use this pattern to find the next row of the triangle.

One way to approach this is to convert the hexadecimal digits to decimal and then look for a pattern. For example, converting the first four hexadecimal digits gives us the decimal number 46269627. If we divide this number by 1000000, we get 46.269627. This suggests that the first number in the next row of the triangle might be 46.

Continuing this process with the next four hexadecimal digits (37f8) gives us the decimal number 14200. If we divide this number by 1000, we get 14.2. This suggests that the second number in the next row of the triangle might be 14.

We can repeat this process with the remaining hexadecimal digits to get the sequence 46, 14, 20, 25. However, this sequence does not match any of the answer choices.

Looking more closely at the string, we can see that it contains the substring "TBX9048_00", which suggests that this is a code or identifier of some sort. The most likely explanation is that this is not part of the pattern and should be ignored.

If we ignore the "TBX9048_00" substring, we are left with the string "11ec1c4b_37f8_3136_bc14_3d4cd06007b3". We can see that this string contains four groups of four hexadecimal digits each. We can try converting each group of four hexadecimal digits to decimal and then look for a pattern.

For example, converting the first group gives us the decimal number 472361099. If we divide this number by 10000000, we get 47.2361099. This suggests that the first number in the next row of the triangle might be 47.

Continuing this process with the other groups gives us the sequence 47, 52, 44, 7. If we add these numbers together, we get 150. This suggests that the sum of the numbers in the next row might be 150.

The best answer choice that matches this pattern is C, which gives us the sequence 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. If we add these numbers together, we get 75, which is half of 150. This suggests that the sum of the numbers in the next row might be 300, which is twice 150. This matches the pattern we found earlier.

Therefore, the answer is C (5 10 15 20 25).

Question 17

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 512 feet high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 1 foot high. How many times did the ball bounce? ​
A) 256
B) 10
C) 18
D) 9
E) 512

Accepted Answer

Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. So, after the first bounce, it reaches 256 feet (half of 512) and falls back down to 256 feet. After the second bounce, it reaches 128 feet (half of 256) and falls back down to 128 feet. Continuing this pattern, we get:

1st bounce: 512 feet
2nd bounce: 256 feet
3rd bounce: 128 feet
4th bounce: 64 feet
5th bounce: 32 feet
6th bounce: 16 feet
7th bounce: 8 feet
8th bounce: 4 feet
9th bounce: 2 feet
10th bounce: 1 foot

Therefore, the ball bounces 9 times. Answer choice D is correct.

Question 18

A farmer needs to fence a rectangular piece of land. She wants the length of the field to be 80 feet longer than the width. If she has 1160 feet of fencing material, what should be the length and the width of the field? ​
A) length = 330 feet; width = 250 feet
B) length = 280 feet; width = 200 feet
C) length = 380 feet; width = 300 feet
D) length = 430 feet; width = 350 feet
E) length = 230 feet; width = 150 feet

Accepted Answer

Let x be the width of the field. Then the length is x + 80. The perimeter of the field is 2x + 2(x + 80) = 4x + 160. Since the farmer has 1160 feet of fencing material, we have 4x + 160 = 1160. Solving for x, we get x = 250. Therefore, the width of the field is 250 feet and the length is 250 + 80 = 330 feet.

Question 19

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. How many palindromes can you find between 1000 and 9999 ? ​
A) 90
B) 89
C) 88
D) 91
E) 85

Accepted Answer

For a number to be a palindrome in the range 1000-9999, its first digit must match its last, and its second digit must match its third. Since the first digit (thousands place) can be any digit from 1 to 9 (9 possibilities) and the second digit (hundreds place) can be any digit from 0 to 9 (10 possibilities), the total number of palindromes is 9 * 10 = 90.

Question 20

On a digital clock, how many times in one day will the numbers be equal digits as they are, for example in 1:11? ​
A) 3
B) 7
C) 5
D) 4
E) 6

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 1: Foundations for Learning Mathematics

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle.

On a digital clock, how many times in 9 days will the numbers be consecutive digits, as they are, for example, in 1:23?

At a bicycle store, there were a bunch of bicycles and tricycles. If there were 38 seats and 88 wheels, how many bicycles and how many tricycles were there?

A Martian farmer looks out into the barnyard and sees tribbles (which have one head and four legs) and chalkas (which have one head and seven legs) . She says to her son, "I count 135 heads and 738 feet. How many tribbles and how many chalkas are out there?"

The table below shows the hourly wages of four different job classifications at a small construction company: Carlos Vasquez, a plumbing contractor, hires 5 plumbers from this company at the hourly wage given in the table. If each plumber works 30 hours, what are the total wages paid by Carlos?

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle.

In how many different ways can you make change for $ 1.70 using only dimes and nickels?

On a digital clock, the digit '1' appears the most often in one day. How many times does the digit appear in 6 days?

Martha planted 13 rows of apple trees, and each row had 26 trees. If each tree yielded an average of 220 apples, how many apples grew in her orchard?

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 652 m high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 40.75 m high. How many times did the ball bounce?

The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per second?

John's diet allows 1900 calories per day. Thus far, he has had a glass of milk (90 calories) , pancakes (150 calories) , an apple (75 calories) , a salad (150 calories) , salad dressing (195 calories) , and a piece of cake (375 calories) . How many calories can John consume for dinner tonight?

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. Most children love explorations with palindromes because they find the patterns fun and the investigations are so mathematically rich. How many palindromes can you find between 100 and 799?

If you have a bunch of 10¢ and 5¢ stamps, and you know that there are 35 stamps and their total value is $ 1.55 , how many of each do you have?

What numbers would be in the next row of the triangle?

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 512 feet high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 1 foot high. How many times did the ball bounce?

A farmer needs to fence a rectangular piece of land. She wants the length of the field to be 80 feet longer than the width. If she has 1160 feet of fencing material, what should be the length and the width of the field?

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. How many palindromes can you find between 1000 and 9999 ?

On a digital clock, how many times in one day will the numbers be equal digits as they are, for example in 1:11?

Quiz 1: Foundations for Learning Mathematics

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle. ​ ​

On a digital clock, how many times in 9 days will the numbers be consecutive digits, as they are, for example, in 1:23? ​

At a bicycle store, there were a bunch of bicycles and tricycles. If there were 38 seats and 88 wheels, how many bicycles and how many tricycles were there? ​

A Martian farmer looks out into the barnyard and sees tribbles (which have one head and four legs) and chalkas (which have one head and seven legs) . She says to her son, "I count 135 heads and 738 feet. How many tribbles and how many chalkas are out there?" ​

The table below shows the hourly wages of four different job classifications at a small construction company: Carlos Vasquez, a plumbing contractor, hires 5 plumbers from this company at the hourly wage given in the table. If each plumber works 30 hours, what are the total wages paid by Carlos?

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle. ​ ​

In how many different ways can you make change for $ 1.70 using only dimes and nickels? ​

On a digital clock, the digit '1' appears the most often in one day. How many times does the digit appear in 6 days? ​

Martha planted 13 rows of apple trees, and each row had 26 trees. If each tree yielded an average of 220 apples, how many apples grew in her orchard? ​

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 652 m high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 40.75 m high. How many times did the ball bounce? ​

The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per second? ​

John's diet allows 1900 calories per day. Thus far, he has had a glass of milk (90 calories) , pancakes (150 calories) , an apple (75 calories) , a salad (150 calories) , salad dressing (195 calories) , and a piece of cake (375 calories) . How many calories can John consume for dinner tonight? ​

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. Most children love explorations with palindromes because they find the patterns fun and the investigations are so mathematically rich. How many palindromes can you find between 100 and 799? ​

If you have a bunch of 10¢ and 5¢ stamps, and you know that there are 35 stamps and their total value is $ 1.55 , how many of each do you have? ​

What numbers would be in the next row of the triangle? ​ ​

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 512 feet high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 1 foot high. How many times did the ball bounce? ​

A farmer needs to fence a rectangular piece of land. She wants the length of the field to be 80 feet longer than the width. If she has 1160 feet of fencing material, what should be the length and the width of the field? ​

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. How many palindromes can you find between 1000 and 9999 ? ​

On a digital clock, how many times in one day will the numbers be equal digits as they are, for example in 1:11? ​

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle.

On a digital clock, how many times in 9 days will the numbers be consecutive digits, as they are, for example, in 1:23?

At a bicycle store, there were a bunch of bicycles and tricycles. If there were 38 seats and 88 wheels, how many bicycles and how many tricycles were there?

A Martian farmer looks out into the barnyard and sees tribbles (which have one head and four legs) and chalkas (which have one head and seven legs) . She says to her son, "I count 135 heads and 738 feet. How many tribbles and how many chalkas are out there?"

Write the numbers that would be in the next row of the triangle.

In how many different ways can you make change for $ 1.70 using only dimes and nickels?

On a digital clock, the digit '1' appears the most often in one day. How many times does the digit appear in 6 days?

Martha planted 13 rows of apple trees, and each row had 26 trees. If each tree yielded an average of 220 apples, how many apples grew in her orchard?

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 652 m high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 40.75 m high. How many times did the ball bounce?

The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per second?

John's diet allows 1900 calories per day. Thus far, he has had a glass of milk (90 calories) , pancakes (150 calories) , an apple (75 calories) , a salad (150 calories) , salad dressing (195 calories) , and a piece of cake (375 calories) . How many calories can John consume for dinner tonight?

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. Most children love explorations with palindromes because they find the patterns fun and the investigations are so mathematically rich. How many palindromes can you find between 100 and 799?

If you have a bunch of 10¢ and 5¢ stamps, and you know that there are 35 stamps and their total value is $ 1.55 , how many of each do you have?

What numbers would be in the next row of the triangle?

A special rubber ball is dropped from the top of a wall that is 512 feet high. Each time the ball bounces, it rises half as high as the distance it fell. The ball is caught when it bounces 1 foot high. How many times did the ball bounce?

A farmer needs to fence a rectangular piece of land. She wants the length of the field to be 80 feet longer than the width. If she has 1160 feet of fencing material, what should be the length and the width of the field?

Palindromes are numbers whose value is the same backwards as forwards. For example, 1331 is a palindrome. How many palindromes can you find between 1000 and 9999 ?

On a digital clock, how many times in one day will the numbers be equal digits as they are, for example in 1:11?