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1. The table shows the three states
with the highest populations in 2004.
Which of the following is the best
estimate of the difference between
the populations of California and
Texas? (3–1)
State
Population
California
35.9 million
Texas
22.5 million
New York
19.2 million
A 13 million
B 17 million
C 16 million
D 11 million
2. Rosalyn bought 8 buns for $4. Which
of the following is the price per bun?
(3–6)
A $0.05
B $0.20
C $0.50
D $2.00
3. What is the difference of 30.9 and
7.124? (3–2)
A 40.340
4. Which of the following is equal
to 2? (3–8)
A 3.9 ! 2.5 " 3.9 # 1.4 $ 8
B 3.9 ! 2.5 " (3.9 # 1.4) $ 8
C (3.9 ! 2.5) " 3.9 # 1.4 $ 8
D [(3.9 ! 2.5) " (3.9 # 1.4)] $ 8
5. A charity sold 5,958 tickets for a
music concert. The price of each
ticket was $9.91. Which is the
best estimate of the total amount
of money raised from the ticket
sales? (3–3)
A $50,000
B $54,000
C $60,000
D $66,000
6. A class of 23 students bought
flowers for their teacher for $44.85.
If they divide the cost equally, how
much should each student pay? (3–6)
A $5.13
B $2.12
C $1.95
D $1.60
B 38.024
C 23.786
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D 23.776
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7. Max bought some meat for $20.15
and bread for $2.89. Which of the
following is the total amount of
money he spent? (3–2)
A $22.04
B $22.34
C $22.94
D $23.04
8. A team of 6 students worked together
to raise money for their annual charity
drive. Together, the team raised a total
of $396. If each student collected the
same amount of money, how much
money was raised by each student on
the team? (3–5)
11. Which set of numbers when
substituted for g are solutions to
the following inequality? (3–9)
54 ! g " 8
A 39, 42, 45
B 1, 8, 9
C 45, 46, 48
D 46, 48, 49
12. In 4.5 hours, 11.25 inches of snow
fell. Suppose the same amount of
snow fell each hour. How much snow
fell each hour? (3-7)
A 25 inches
B 6.75 inches
A $66.00
C 2.5 inches
B $66.76
D 0.25 inch
C $76.00
D $76.56
9. What is 0.486 ! 5.4? (3–7)
A 0.011
B 0.09
C 0.11
D 0.9
13. Juli wants to buy 2.5 yards of fabric
for a project. The fabric costs $5.88
per yard. How much will the fabric for
Juli’s project cost? (3–4)
A $1.47
B $2.35
C $11.76
D $14.70
10. The average speed of Earth as
it orbits the sun is 18.5 miles
per second. On average, how many
miles does Earth travel in
60 seconds? (3–4)
B 111 miles
C 1,110 miles
D 11,000 miles
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A 11.1 miles
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14. Two sixth-grade classes will attend
an art workshop. The table shows
the number of students, teachers,
and parent volunteers for each class.
The cost of the workshop includes a
$2 materials kit for each student and
a $4.25 lunch for each participant.
What is the total cost? (3–10)
Participants
Class A
Class B
Students
27
24
Teachers
2
1
Parents
4
4
A $387.50
B $365.50
C $285.50
D $263.50
15. What is the first step in evaluating the
expression shown below? (3–8)
2 ! [1.5 ! (17.4 " 0.6) # 9.8]
A Subtract 0.6 from 17.4.
B Multiply 1.5 and 17.4.
C Subtract 0.6 from 9.8.
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D Multiply 2 and 1.5.