1.   Kevlin is cutting fabric to patch a -inch tear in her backpack. Should she round up to 3 inches or down to inches to cut the fabric?
    A. Down, because the tear does not require very much fabric for the repair. B. Down, because the numerator is almost as large as the denominator.
    C. Up, because the numerator is about half the denominator. D. Up, because the patch has to be larger than the tear so that it can be stitched to fabric that is not torn.
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  2.   Find the length of the line segment to the nearest one-half inch.
   
    A. 2 in. B. 3 in.
    C. 2 in. D. 2 in.
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  3.   A recipe for chocolate chip cookies calls for cups of chocolate chips. Which of the following amounts should you buy to make the cookies?
    A. cups B. 3 cups
    C. 2 cups D. cups
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  4.   Round to the nearest half.
    A. 6 B.
    C. 5 D.
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  5.   The chart below shows the ratio of the times Joanna and her friends made a soccer goal to the times they attempted. Which player's ratio rounds to one-half?
   
    A. Clayton's B. Clara's
    C. Joanna's D. Pablo's
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