Professor: José Santos da Silva- 2018

COMPLEMENTARY EXERCISES - ARITHMETIC

Questions Questions
If x = (–2)3negative one2+ (–3)2-(-2)2, then: 0,4×0,12−0,03
02. The value it is from:
0.15-0.3
a) x -8
a) 3,75
b) -8 x -5
0.375
c) -5 x -1 c) 0.12
d) -1 x 7
-0.12
e) x 7
-0.375

0,3×0,15−0,2 10 5 3  4 d i v i dis eequivalent

d b y to:2
03. The value of 0,4×0,8−0,01 it is from: 04. The expression
0.2
a) -1/2 a) 11.5
b) -43/31 b) 12.5
c) -43/310 c) 115
d) 1/2 d) 125
e) 43/31 e) 135

05. Simplifying the expression 06. Solving the expression:

(1 2 / 371/2bydvied 12/ 2 7 1/2
it is obtained: ÷ × 0.5−
0.333... 5 5 2/3, we obtain:
a) 1/3 a) -17/28
b) 1 b) 0.35
c) 2 c) 3/20
d) 3 d) 0.15
e) 6 27/10

07. Calculate the value of 33+ 33+ 33+ 33+ 33+ 08. Calculate the value of A = (27)0.33...+ 0.99...
33+ 33+ 33+ 33: a) 2
b) 3
a) 35
c) 4
b) 36
d) 5
c) 81
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d) 343
e) 518
What is half of double 16?
09. Calculate the value of (27)1/3+ (81)1/4: 8
a) 5 d) 8 b) 32
b) 6 e) 9 c) 16
c) 7 d) 44
e) 50
11. The smallest of the fractions 1/2, 2/3, 5/6, 7/12 and
12. The irreducible fraction equivalent to
9/17 is:
0.2708333... is:
a) 1/2 b) 2/3 c) 5/3 d) 7/12 e) 9/17
11/42
b) 13/48
13. What is the generator of the repeating decimal: 0.333 ...
c) 14/51
a) 1/3 15/99
b) 3/33 19/80
c) 3/333
d) 33/333
e) 2/33

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 14. The quotient of the division of 771.2 by 1.1
with an approximation of hundredths is:
71.09 d) 701.19
b) 71.90 e) 701,90
c) 701.09

15. There are 20 liters of wine available for 16. Classify as true (T) or false (F):
fill bottles with a capacity of 82 [32-(20-3 3] = 4 ( )
2
of liter. The minimum number of bottles 25–(–2) 423-22= 28 ( )
5 [-2]2]5 -23]2 20= 16 ( )
what is needed is:
(70)6= 0 ( )
40 d) 70
b) 50 80 a) T; F; F; F d) T; T; F; T
60 b) T; T; T; F e) T; F; T; F.
c) T; F; T; F

17. Ache o result de: 18. Simplify:

3-1 2-2+ 3-2 2-1+ (–3)-1 -2-1.
16/25 180 + 120 + 45 + 20 - 980
11/24
16/24 a)107 b) 7
 10 c) 1 d)14 3 e) 2 5
d) 11/36
9/11

19. What is the power value: 32 0.2

? 20. How much should I add to (-2)?-1to obtain the
a) 1 number 1 ?
b) 3.2 a) 1
c) 1.6 b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 2
-0.5
2.56 -2

Questions Questions
21. (INSS) Severina went to the market with R$ 22. (BNDES) In an auditorium there are 30 rows with
3.00 to buy 2 kg of beans. There 24 seats in each row. The seats are
arriving, saw the poster: numbered from left to right,
starting with the first row. In which row
ONLY TODAY SPECIAL SALE
Is seat number 280 available?
BEANS (kg) R$ 1.50 R$ 1,10
ARROZ (kg) R$ 2.30 R$ 2.00 15
BATATA (kg) R$ 1.15 R$ 0.90 b) 14
MANDIOCA (kg) R$ 0,90 R$ 0.70 c) 13
TOMATE(kg) R$ 1,10 R$ 0.90 d) 12
As the prices were lower, e) 11
Severina received change. With this change, she
could buy:
0.5 kg of rice
0.5 kg of potato
1.0 kg of potato
1.0 kg of tomato
1.5 kg of cassava.

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Consider the following information and answer 24. With the reported consumption, in a
questions 23 and 24 below. trip in which the car covers 221.25
km, the number of liters of fuel
A car travels 14.75 km on the road
what he spends corresponds to:
with a liter of fuel and your tank
it has a capacity of 50 liters of a) 15
fuel. b) 16
c) 18
23. The autonomy of this car, that is, d) 20
number of kilometers he travels e) 25.
without being refilled, corresponds to:
338.98
b) 368.75
c) 647.50
d) 737.50
e) 752,50

25. (INSS) A driver stopped at a gas station 26. (FNS) If we triple the measure of the sides
to supply your truck with of a square, its area will be:
diesel oil. He paid with a note a) divided by 2
from R$ 100.00 and received R$ 5.75 from
b) divided by 3
change. If the liter of diesel oil cost c) divided by 6
R$ 1.45, how many liters did he buy? d) multiplied by 4
a) 55 d) 75 e) multiplied by 9.
b) 58 e) 78.
c) 65

27. (PEROBRAS) Medicines are, in general, 28. (TELERJ) To pack 365 eggs in boxes
sold in bulk (that is, dozens with a capacity of 6 eggs each,
dozens. The minimum amount of gross we will need is at least how many
What allows, without surplus and without shortage, boxes?
forming hundreds is from: a) 59 d) 62
25 d) 10 60 e) 63.
b) 20 e) 5. 61
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29. ([Link]-RJ) A school has 15 classrooms 30. (FURNAS) Using a tape measure that
with a maximum capacity of 32 seats I thought he measured 1.50 m, a carpenter
each one. It will happen in a I measured a board and found 2 m. If,
competition with a total of 472 In fact, the length of the tape measure is
candidates. Knowing that each room 1.56 m, the actual length of the board,
is only occupied if the previous one is in meters, it is:
complete, the last room will have a fee
a) 1.92 2.08
of occupation:
b) 1.94 e) 2.60.
50% d) 80% 90%. c) 2.06
60% c) 75%

31. (INSS) Mr. Manuel bought a sack 32. (B. Brazil) With 210 sacks of flour, of 60
that he thought contained 100 kg of beans kg each, 180 bags can be made of
for R$ 81.00. After packing the breads weighing 40 kg each. How many
beans in 2 kg bags, Mr. Manuel kilograms of flour will be needed
counted only 45 bags, that is, there were to produce 120 bags of bread, weighing 80
I get less beans than he does. kg each?
I was thinking. In reality, how much You
a) 9.450
Manuel paid, in reais, for each kilo b) 9.600
of beans? c) 16,800
0.81 d) 0.87 0.90 20.800
b) 0.83 c) 0.85 21,600.

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33. (FURNAS) Six months ago, the salary of 34. (MAG-RJ) A hotel makes the following
Henrique has been deposited in a holiday promotion:
bank, without adjustments. Accompanying-
R$ 80.00 per night for the couple.
if the movement of your account in this
Starting from the fourth day, there is a discount.
period, obtained as following
10% on the daily rate of the previous day,
information: o total withdrawals
up to a minimum daily rate of R$ 50.00.
amounted to R$ 6,950.00; there was a
deposit of R$ 330.00 and the current balance A couple staying at this hotel
the bill is R$ 670.00. The salary of for 6 days you will pay:
Henrique is from:
R$ 435.12 R$ 480.00
R$ 1,110.00 d) R$ 1.270,00 b) R$ 456,00 e) R$ 453,21.
R$ 1,215.00 R$ 1,370.00. R$ 437.00
R$ 1,270.00

35. (ANP) The owner of a snack bar 36. (TTN) In a restaurant, buying
buy boxes with 50 pastries for R$ three sandwiches, at R$ 10.00 each,
40.00 each box. If he sells, in you get one for free. If 45
average, 115 pies per day at R$ 1.10 sandwiches were consumed, how many
each pie, the average daily profit Was money spent?
what he obtains from the sale of the
the price of pies is, in reais:
R$ 270.00 R$ 400.00
b) R$ 300,00 e) R$ 450,00.
30.00 d) 38.40 46.50 R$ 340.00
32.40 c) 34.50

I read a 350-page book in 3 38. (TELERJ) An agent from TELERJ does

days. On the 1st day I read 3/7 of the total, on the 2nd day I read contact, on a certain day, with 30
3/5 of the rest. How many pages did I read in the 3rd? users. The day before, had attended
day? two-thirds of this number and, the next day,
attended to 3/5 of the total days
80 d) 120 e) 150. previous ones. At the end of the 3rd day, how many
100 60
had users been served?
62 80 e) 82.
b) 68 c) 70

39. (INSS) A cash prize was divided 40. (TFC) In an apartment building,
Among 3 people: the first received ¼ exactly 1/3 of the apartments are
of the prize amount, the second received of three bedrooms, and exactly 1/7
1/3 and the third one won R$ 1,000.00. two three-bedroom apartments
So, the value of this prize, in reais, they are in front. A possible value for the
it was from: total number of apartments of
building is:
2,400 1.800
b) 2.200 1,400. 42 d) 56 57.
c) 2.100 b) 50 51

41. (AFCE) Em uma escola de música, 42. (FAE –São Gonçalo) Dois fiscais verificam
exactly ¼ of the total number of licenses for street vendors.
positions are intended for courses of first check 1/12 per day and the
violin is exactly 1/8 of the spots second, 1/8. At the end of two days of
for the violin course are intended work, the fraction that corresponds to
for the daytime shift. A possible value unverified licenses are:
for the total number of vacancies of
2/15 5/8
school is::
b) 7/12 7/8.
a) 160 172 e) 185.
b) 164 c) 168

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43. (MAG-RJ) During a presentation 44. (TTN) The 2/3 of 5/3 of the price of a
rhythmic gymnastics student with ribbons, ¼ motor amounts to 3/2 of 2/5 of the price
the ribbons were yellow, 1/3 were blue of a car, valued at R$
1/5 were green. The remaining 26 ribbons The price of the motorcycle is: 9,600.00.
were white. The number of ribbons
R$ 5,760.00 R$ 16,000.00
totalized:
R$ 8,640.00 R$ 5,184.00.
80 c) 180 R$ 6,400.00
b) 120 d) 240.

45. (B. Brazil) In an office, 3 employees 46. (TELERJ) Putting in 8 liters of gasoline
received 400 tickets each, to in a tank that is 1/3 full, the
to type. At snack time, the the tank is half full. A
first had already completed 5/8 of his the capacity of this tank, in liters, is:
tarefa, o segundo, 3/5 e o terceiro, 6/10.
a) 16 d) 48
How many chips were left to be
b) 24 e) 96.
beats?
c) 40
a) 470 730 e) 950.
500 610

47. (TRF) Survey conducted at the 98th Court 48. (TFC) A widow received one third of
demonstrated that 2/7 of the processes are inheritance from her husband, and each of
writs of security, 3/5 are his three children received a third of the
common shares and the remaining 360 are remaining. Knowing that the sum of the
various. The total number of processes share of the widow with that of one of her
in the 98th Court is: children was equal to R$ 45,000.00, the
the total amount of the inheritance was:
3.150 d) 3.450 e) 3.550.
b) 3.250 c) 3.350 a) R$ 50.625,00 d) R$ 90.000,00
R$ 67,500.00 R$ 101,250.00.
R$ 81,000.00
49. (TFC) In a marathon, one of 50. (AG. ADM-RJ) In a factory, the number of
participants withdraw upon completing 2/5 women is equal to 3/5 of the number of
of the total route of the race. However, men. If 20 more were admitted
if I had run another 40 km, I would have women, the number of these would remain the same
half of the total distance completed. to the number of men. The number of
Thus, the total distance of the race was: women who work in the factory is:
400 km d) 700 km 18 d) 54
500 km 800 km. 30 e) 60.
c) 600 km 36

Bibliographic Source:
1) MORGADO, A.C.; CESAR, [Link]ática básica: teoria e mais de 450 questões. Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier,
2005. (Impetus Series Tests and Contests).
Answer key for questions 01 to 50

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