Assessing the General Education Mathematics
Courses at a Liberal Arts College for Women

Appendix B

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1.   6 ¾ - 4 ⁴/₅ =

            (a)  3               (b) 2    19         (c)  2  1            (d) 1    19         (e)  1   
                                               20                  20                      20       

2.  The ratio of copper to zinc in a certain alloy is 5 to 4.  If 60 grams of copper are used, how many grams of zinc are needed to make this alloy?

            (a)  300            (b)  75              (c)  48              (d)  20              (e)  15

3.  The decimal representation of  7  is
                                                   56

            (a)  0.08           (b)  0.125         (c) 1.25            (d)  7.56           (e) 8

4.  The number of students of each age in a certain school is given by the following table:

     What percent of the students are 18 or younger?

            (a)  60%           (b)  49%          (c)  40%           (d)  25%          (e) 11%

5.   A car travels at the rate of 40 miles per hour and averages 25 miles per gallon of gasoline.  Of the following, which best approximates the number of gallons of gasoline that will be used in a 4 hour journey traveling at that speed?

(a)  1.6             (b)  2.5             (c)  6.3             (d)  6.4             (e)  10.0

6.  Of the following, which is largest?

            (a)   7               (b)  0.591         (c)   3               (d)  0.45           (e)  0.7
                   13                                            7                     

7.  Eggs are to be packed in cartons, each holding 12 eggs.  If there are 115 eggs and as many cartons are filled as possible, how many eggs are left over?

            (a) 5                 (b)  7                (c)  9.583         (d)  9.6             (e) 1380

8.  The prices of four different size boxes of detergent are listed in the table below.  Which size box of detergent is least expensive per ounce?

            (a) 11 ounce box    (b) 20 ounce box   (c) 50 ounce box   (d) 60 ounce box    (e) There is no difference in cost per ounce

9.  Bill received a 5% salary increase.  If Bill’s salary was $20,000 before the raise, what is his salary to the nearest dollar?

            (a) $1,000        (b)  $4,000       (c)  $21,000     (d)  $24,000     (e)  $100,000 

10.  (– 3)( –9) + (–18) =

            (a) –45                  (b)  –30            (c) –27             (d)  9                (e)  45