10th TAKS MATH Objective 9
2003 10th Grade
1) The world’s fastest flying insect is the dragonfly. It can fly 36 miles per hour. If a dragonfly flew in a straight path at
this rate, what distance would it fly in 15 minutes?
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2 mi
9 mi
25 mi
540 mi
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2) Jared has a white cube and a red cube. The surfaces of each cube are numbered with a unique number from 1 to 6. If
Jared tosses the cubes, what is the probability he will get a 4 on the white cube and an odd number on the red cube?
A
1
12
B
1
4
C
1
2
D
2
3
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3) Given the set of data {20, 15, 10, 20, 15, 10, 20, 20, 50}, which statement best interprets the data?
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Only the mean is 20.
The range of the set of data is 20.
The mean, median, and mode are all 20.
The mode and median are not the same.
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4) The student election committee at Chesterfield High School recorded the number of votes that each of 4 presidential
candidates received in the student council election. A total of 240 students voted. Charlene won 12.5% of the votes,
Jimmy received 33.3%, Stephen received 16.7%, and Lupe received 37.5%. Which bar graph best represents the number
of votes each presidential candidate received in the student council election?
A
C
B
D
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5) Mr. Salinas, a real estate agent, received a 5% commission on the selling price of a house. If his commission was
$6,975, what was the selling price of the house?
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$7,342
$34,875
$139,500
$662,62
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6) Of the 800 students at a local high school, 200 students have no siblings,
318 students have one sibling, 160 students have two siblings, and the rest
of the students have three or more siblings. Use the key to the right to find
the circle graph that best represents this information.
A
B
C
D
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7) Of the 32 students in Mrs. Zane’s class, 25% have brown hair. Of the remaining students, 12.5% have red hair. How
many students in Mrs. Zane’s class have red hair?
A
3
B
4
C 21
D
Not here
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8) Nicholas earned the following grades on his science exams: 83, 88, 87, and 83. If Nicholas scores a 90 on his last
exam, which measure of central tendency will give him the highest score?
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Mode
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Median
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Range
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Mean
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9) The table below shows the population and the area in square miles of some U.S. states.
Which statement best describes the relationship between the
population and the area of a state?
A
B
C
D
The larger a state’s area, the larger its population is.
No relationship can be determined from the data in the table.
New Jersey has the smallest population of the states in the table
because it has the smallest area.
Texas is the largest U.S. state.
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10) The table below shows the results of a number cube being rolled.
Based on these results, what is the experimental probability of rolling a 1?
A
2.5%
1
6
B
2
5
C
D
0.6
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11) Jerry has a CD case that contains 4 country music CDs, 1 rock-and-roll CD, 2 rap CDs, and 3 Tejano CDs. What is
the probability of Jerry randomly selecting a Tejano CD and then, without replacing it, randomly selecting a rap CD from
his case?
A
1
2
B
1
15
C
3
50
D
1
20
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12) Richard budgets $1200 of his job earnings on a monthly basis. The graph below shows his monthly budget.
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information given?
A
B
C
D
More than 30% of Richard’s budget is for credit card payments, insurance,
and food combined.
Richard budgets $384 for utilities, insurance, and his car payment combined.
Less than 50% of Richard’s budget is for rent, food, and utilities combined.
Richard budgets $228 for savings, entertainment, and clothes combined.
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13) Bruce went to a barbershop for a haircut. The price for a haircut at this
barbershop is $15, tax included. If Bruce tipped the barber 15% of the cost
of the haircut and the tax, how much change in dollars and cents should he
have received if he paid with a $20 bill?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document.
Be sure to use the correct place value.
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14) The table below shows the results of rolling a fair number cube
50 times during a classroom activity.
What is the difference between the theoretical probability of rolling a number
less than 4 and the experimental results recorded in the table above?
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8%
79%
58%
29%
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15) The table shows a math department’s budget for the upcoming school year.
Which bar graph best represents the data given in the table?
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