How are your basic math skills?  Find out with this quick quiz.  Read each problem and try to find the correct answer.  It gets harder as you go!  Try not to use a calculator, because that will make the test come out higher than your math skills.  Stop when you cannot answer any problems in a section.

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Section One: Basic Computation

1.Hank needed to set up chairs for the wedding.  He needed 126 for the bride’s side of the room and 84 for the groom’s side.  How many chairs were needed all together?

2.The caterer charged the bride’s family for 210 plates of food.  After the dinner, he noticed that only 197 people were there.  How many extra plates of food were there?

3.The bride’s family paid $4,972.50 for the food at the reception for 210 people.  What was the average cost per plate?

4.When everyone left, Hank had to put away the chairs.  There were 8 chairs per table and 28 tables.  There were also 18 chairs at the head table.  How many chairs did Hank have to put away?