1. A police car is ordered to report to the scene ofa crime 5 miles away. If the car travels at an average rate of 40 miles per hour, the time it will take to reach its destination is

2. A ten-car train took 6 minutes to travel between two stations that are 3 miles apart. The average speed of the train was

3. A factory worker is paid on the basis of an 8-hour day, with an hourly rate of $6.00 and time and a half for overtime. Find his gross pay for a week in which he worked the following hours: Monday, 8; Tuesday, 9; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.

4. If a certain job can be performed by 18 workers in 26 days, the number of workers needed to perform the job in 12 days is

5. A man's taxable income is $14,280. The state tax instructions tell him to pay 2% on the first $3000 of his taxable income, 3% on each of the second and third $3000, and 4% on the remainder. What is the total amount of income tax that he must pay?

6. A stenographer has been assigned to place entries on 500 forms. She places entries on 25 forms by the end of half an hour, when she is joined by another stenographer. The second stenographer places entries at the rate of 45 an hour. Assuming that both stenographers continue to work at their respective rates of speed, the total number of hours required to carry out the entire assignment is

7. Mr. Jones' income for a year is $15,000. He pays $2250 for income taxes. The percent of his income that he pays for income taxes is

8. If in 5 days a clerk can copy 125 pages, 36 lines each, 11 words to the line, how many pages of 30 lines each and 12 words to the line can he copy in 6 days?

9. A piece of property is assessed at $22,850 and the tax rate is $4.80 per thousand. What is the amount of tax that must be paid on the property?

10. A clerk is requested to file 800 cards. If he can file cards at the rate of 80 cards an hour, the number of cards remaining to be filed after 7 hours of work is

11. An express train leaves one station at 9:02 and arrives at the next station at 9:08. If the distance traveled is miles, the average speed of the train (mph) is

12. Refer to this:

If a single person with two exemptions has $51.00 withheld for income tax, his weekly salary could not be

13. An oil burner in a housing development burns 76 gallons offuel oil per hour. At 9 A.M. on a very cold day the superintendent asks the housing manager to put in an emergency order for more fuel oil. At that time, the superintendent reports that he has on hand 266 gallons. At noon, he again comes to the manager, notifying her that no oil has been delivered. The maximum amount of time that the superintendent can continue to furnish heat without receiving more oil is

14. A man can travel a certain distance at the rate of 25 miles an hour by automobile. He walks back the same distance on foot at the rate of 10 miles an hour. What is his average rate for both trips?

15. Sam Richards earns $1200 monthly. The following deductions are made from his gross pay monthly: federal withholding tax, $188.40; FICA tax, $84.60; state tax, $36.78; city tax, $9.24; savings bond, $37.50; pension plan, $5.32; repayment of pension loan, $42.30. His monthly net pay is

16. A man buys an electric light bulb for 54, which includes a 20% tax. What is the cost of the bulb without tax?

17. $30,000 worth of land is assessed at 120% of its value. If the tax rate is $5.12 per $1000 assessed valuation, the amount of tax to be paid is

18. The ratio of to is

19. A stenographer transcribes her notes at the rate of one line typed in 10 seconds. At this rate, how long (in minutes and seconds) will it take her to transcribe notes, which will require seven pages of typing, 25 lines to the page?

20. If a per diem worker earns $352 in 16 days, the amount that he will earn in 117 days is most nearly

21. The scholarship board of a certain college lent a student $200 at an annual rate of 6% from September 30 until December 15. To repay the loan and accumulated interest the student must give the college an amount closest to which one of the following?

22. If it takes 4 days for 3 machines to do a certain job, it will take two machines

23. If a vehicle is to complete a 20-mile trip at an average rate of 30 miles per hour, it must complete the trip in

24. What is the simple interest on $460 for 2 years at %?

25. Men's  white  handkerchiefs cost $2.29 for 3. The cost per dozen handkerchiefs is