subject: Sample Questions For Arithmetic Skills [print this page] Introduction: Introduction:
Arithmetic:
Arithmetic is the Basic Elementary mathematics. Arithmetic deals with the properties of numbers and ways of combining them through addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), and division (/).The most important arithmetic properties are the commutative laws of addition and multiplication, a + b = b + a and ab = ba; the associative laws of addition and multiplication, a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c and a ( b c) = (a b) c; and the distributive law.
Sample Questions for Arithmetic Skills:
Sample question 1:
Estimate to the nearest hundred: 31,253 1275
(a) 30,500 (b) 31,500 (c) 31,000 (d) None
Sample question 2
Round to the nearest hundredth: 6.4562
(a) 6.45 (b) 6.46 (c) 6.47 (d) 6.48
Sample question 3
Find the missing number: '3/7' ='? / 14'
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
Sample question 4
Write as a mixed number '27/4'
(a)' 3 3/4' (b) '4 3/4' (c) '5 3/4' (d) '6 3/4'
Sample question 5
Combine: '3 4/5' '1 3/4'
(a)'41/20' (b)'21/20' (c) '31/40' (d) '51/20'
Sample question 6
Divide: 6 '-:' 3 'xx' 5
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
Sample question 7
Combine: 1.3 +1.8 +2.6 +7.2 +0.8
(a) 11.7(b) 12.7(c) 13.7 (d)14.7
Sample question 8
Multiply: 0.002 x 4.31
(a) 0.00762 (b) 0.0862 (c) 0.862 (d) 0.00862
Sample question 9
Divide: 3.186 '-:' 0.03
(a)106.2 (b) 105.2 (c) 102.6 (d) 107.6
Sample question 10
Mr. Sam is installing wall-to-wall carpeting in a room that measures 12 ft. by ft. How much will it cost Mr. Sam if he purchases carpet priced at 26.00 per square yard?
(a) 125 (b)825 (c)325(d)425
Sample question 11
Write as a percentage: '3/8'
(a) 36.5% (b) 32.7% (c) 35.7% (d) 37.5%
Sample question 12
Find 250% of 36
(a)90 (b)110 (c)60 (d)20
Sample question 13
In a given academy, 720 of the 960 new students will study arithmetic during their first year. What percentage of the new students will study arithmetic during their first year?
(a)25% (b)50% (c)75% (d)100%
Sample question 14
An investment pays 8% simple interest per year. If the investment earns 84 interests in the first year, then how much money was originally invested?
(a)1050 (b) 1010 (c) 1025 (d) 1000
Sample question 15
If Clara wants to finish a 16 kilometer race in no more that 2 hours, then what is the minimum distance in kilometers that she should run every 15 minutes?
