1.   Cole can read 6 pages in 14 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to read a chapter that has 21 pages?
    A. 27 min B. 42 min
    C. 9 min D. 49 min
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  2.   An architect's scale model shows a building that is 4.5 inches high. If the scale is 1 inch = 350 feet, how high will the actual building be?
    A. 1,575 ft B. 900 ft
    C. 78 ft D. 1,250 ft
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  3.   Express as a percent.
    A. 85% B. 42.5%
    C. 75% D. 68%
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  4.   Find 35% of 400.
    A. 140 B. 365
    C. 70 D. 120
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  5.   40 is what percent of 25?
    A. 16 B. 160
    C. 62.5 D. 10
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  6.   Shuo ran 5 km in 20 min, Poloma ran 15 km in 40 min, and Keisha ran 3 km in 15 min. Who had the highest average speed?
    A. Poloma
    B. Shuo
    C. None of them; they all ran at the same average speed.
    D. Keisha
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  7.   Mr. Navarro is a landscaper. He uses a computer program to generate scale drawings of his plans. If the scale on a particular drawing is 3 cm for each meter and Mr. Navarro wants to plant a hedge that runs along the side of a building and is 13 m long, how long should the drawing of the hedge on the program be?
    A. 39 cm B. 23 cm
    C. 12.3 cm D. 30 cm
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  8.   Express as a percent.
    A. 60% B. 5%
    C. 15% D. 3%
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  9.   In a sample of air containing about 500 liters, 4.67 liters of the element Argon was found. What percentage of the air is Argon?
    A. 0.467% B. 0.2335%
    C. 0.1868% D. 0.934%
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  10.   Find 45% of 360.
    A. 198 B. 0.08
    C. 162 D. 180
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  11.   In the survey for which the results are shown below, if 57 people responded that they preferred orange candy, how many people participated in the survey?
   
    A. 300 B. 190
    C. 108 D. 33
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  12.   Find the ratio 3:18 written as a fraction in simplest form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Find the ratio 8 yards to 9 feet written as a fraction in simplest form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Which container of yogurt, described in the table, costs the least per ounce?
   
    A. 5.5 oz B. 10 oz
    C. 12.5 oz D. 8 oz
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  15.   Determine whether = form a proportion. Explain.
    A. No, because 8 × 15 ? 10 × 12. B. No, because the ratios are not equal.
    C. Yes, because 8 × 15 = 10 × 12. D. Yes, because 8 × 12 ? 10 × 15.
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  16.   Find 0.008 written as a percent.
    A. 0.08% B. 80%
    C. 8% D. 0.8%
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