ARITHMETIC

This test measures your ability to perform basic arithmetic operations and to solve problems that involve fundamental arithmetic concepts. You may be asked to:

• add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions

• add, subtract, multiply and divide with decimals and percents

• solve problems pertaining to rate, percent, distributing a quantity into fractional parts, measurement and simple geometry

DIRECTIONS: Solve the following problems and choose your answer from the alternatives given.

1. All of the following are ways to write 20 percent of N except:
   
   (a) 0.20N
   (b)
   (c)
   (d) 20N

2. is closest to:
   
   (a) 2
   (b) 20
   (c) 200
   (d) 2,000

3. Three people who work full time are to work together on a project, but their total time on the project is to be equivalent to that of only one person working full time. If one of the people is budgeted for 1/2 of his time to the project and a second person for 1/3 of her time, what part of the third worker's time should be budgeted to this project?
   
   (a) 1/3
   (b) 1/4
   (c) 1/6
   (d) 1/8

4. A ranger counts 1,922 deer in a forest, which represents 71 percent of the deer population of the forest. What is the approximate deer population of the forest?
   
   (a) 1,400
   (b) 2,700
   (c) 7,100
   (d) 3,500

5. When 30 tickets are sold, $210 is collected. If $350 is collected, how many tickets are sold?
   
   (a) 50
   (b) 40
   (c) 35
   (d) 60

6. 12 6² =
   
   (a)
   (b) 3
   (c) 4
   (d)

7. 
   (a)
   (b)
   (c)