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1.
Sampson finds that for every hour he lifts weights, he burns 400 calories. Which proportion should
Sampson use to determine the number of calories he burned (C) on a day when he lifted weights for 3
hours?
A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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2.
In Ms. Miller's class there are 18 girls and 10 boys. Find the ratio of boys to girls.
A. 1:2
B. 5:9
C. 3:5
D. 7:10
3.
Which number replaces the ''?'' in the table?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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4. Nancy determined that 48 out of the 108 students in tenth grade play a musical instrument. What fraction of
the students plays a musical instrument?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. Betty and John were both trying to solve the equation 4x = 12. Betty multiplied both sides of the equation by the
reciprocal of 4. John divided both sides of the equation by 4. Who solved the equation correctly?
A. only Betty
B. only John
C. both
D. neither
6. In the table, y varies directly with x.
Which equation best describes the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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7.
Jeanette's car uses 15 gallons of gas for every 360 miles she drives. How far can Jeanette's drive with 6 gallons of
gas?
A. 17 miles
B. 25 miles
C. 72 miles
D. 144 miles
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8. Amy drew a circle graph to represent the ages of people who were surveyed for a consumer group. Of those
surveyed, 30% were over the age of 65. Which one of the following graphs best represents the survey results?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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9. The basketball concession stand sold 327 drinks in two games. Which proportion could be used to make the
best estimate for the number of drinks that will be sold for 10 games?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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10. There are 30 red marbles and 150 blue marbles in a box. What is the ratio of blue marbles to red marbles?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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11. Ben has 200 trading cards. Of the 200 cards, he received 64 as a gift. What percent of his trading cards did he
receive as a gift?
A. 32%
B. 64%
C. 128%
D. 136%
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12. In every carton of eggs, there are 12 eggs. If c equals the number of cartons and e equals the number of eggs,
which equation shows the direct proportion of cartons to eggs?
A. e = 12c
B. c = 12e
C. e = c + 12
D. c = e – 12
13.
What is the next number in the following pattern?
18, 17, 15, 14, 12, 11, 9, ?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
14. In a random survey, 25 out of 150 people were able to give a correct answer to the question asked. If 500
people are surveyed, about how many would be expected to answer the question correctly?
A. 4
B. 20
C. 83
D. 325
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15. At the track meet, Leone was able to run the 100-meter dash in 12.47 seconds. Which is Leone's score recorded as
a mixed number?
A. 12
B. 12
C. 12
D. 12
16. Pizzas take 20 minutes to cook. Four pizzas can be cooked at one time in the pizza oven. How long would it take
to cook 10 pizzas?
A. 40 minutes
B. 50 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 80 minutes
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17.
Larry wants to visit his cousin who lives 320 miles away and expects to drive 55 miles per hour the entire
way. What is the best estimate of how long it will take him to reach his cousin's house?
A. 17 minutes
B. 3 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 6 hours
18. Sam earned $86.00 after school each week before taxes were taken out. His employer took 16% of his wages out
for tax and Social Security deductions. How much was his take-home pay?
A. $13.76
B. $16.00
C. $70.00
D. $72.24
19. Which of the following is a true statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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20. Which expression correctly uses the distributive property to rewrite the expression 7(y + 5)?
A. 5 + 7y
B. 5(7 + y)
C. 7y + 35
D. 12(7 + y)
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21. Ahmad is trying to visit all 50 states. In 1995 he visited 2 states, in 1996 he visited 3 more states, in 1997 he
visited 4 more states, and in 1998 he visited 5 more states. If he continues this pattern, in what year will he visit the
50th state?
A. 2001
B. 2003
C. 2005
D. 2007
22. Old Faithful, the famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park, erupts every hour and sends 15,000 gallons of
steam and boiling water into the air. At the end of one entire day, how many gallons of water and steam would Old
Faithful have sent into the air?
A. 360,000 gallons
B. 180,000 gallons
C. 153,000 gallons
D. 36,000 gallons
23. Batteries that normally cost $1.00 each are on sale at 25% off. How much will 4 of these batteries cost?
A. $.75
B. $1.00
C. $3.00
D. $4.00
24. The number of words Maria typed varied directly with the amount of time she spent typing. If she typed
275 words in 5 minutes, how long would it take her to type 1,100 words?
A. 220 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 4 minutes
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25. Diana made the diagram below to find the next term in a number pattern.
What should Diana write as the eighth term in the number pattern?
A. 37
B. 41
C. 105
D. 107
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Answer Key
1. D)
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2. B) 5:9
3. B)
4. C)
5. C) both
6. D)
7. D) 144 miles
8. C)
9. D)
10. C)
11. A) 32%
12. A) e = 12c
13. B) 8
14. C) 83
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15. C) 12
16. C) 60 minutes
17. D) 6 hours
18. D) $72.24
19. C)
20. C) 7y + 35
21. B) 2003
22. A) 360,000 gallons
23. C) $3.00
24. B) 20 minutes
25. D) 107
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