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Which ratio is not equivalent to  ? |
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B. |
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D. |
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Eric uses 7 gallons of gas to drive 196 miles. How many miles can he drive using 1 gallon of gas? |
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28 |
B. |
30 |
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22 |
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14 |
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Which is the best buy: $4.08 for a 16-ounce box of cereal, $4.50 for an 18-ounce box of cereal, or $5.39 for a 22-ounce box of cereal? |
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18-ounce box |
B. |
22-ounce box |
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16-ounce box |
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There is no best buy because they all have the same unit price. |
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4. |
Express  as a percent. Round to the nearest tenth. |
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15.2% |
B. |
12.5% |
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C. |
17.1% |
D. |
33.3% |
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5. |
Express 64% as a fraction in simplest form. |
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B. |
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D. |
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6. |
Express 0.07% as a decimal. |
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0.0007 |
B. |
7.0 |
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0.007 |
D. |
0.7 |
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7. |
Which of the following is not reasonable? |
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The weight of a mouse is 0.60% the weight of a lion. |
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The cost of gasoline is 120% of last year's cost. |
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Last year's sales were 108% of this year's sales. |
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The number of household microwaves today are 0.95% of the microwaves in 1980. |
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8. |
Find 35% of 400. |
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70 |
B. |
120 |
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365 |
D. |
140 |
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9. |
15% of 240 is what number? |
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45 |
B. |
60 |
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36 |
D. |
72 |
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10. |
58 is 29% of what number? |
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50 |
B. |
232 |
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C. |
168.2 |
D. |
200 |
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Find k if  =  . |
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A. |
2 |
B. |
60.5 |
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C. |
4.5 |
D. |
0.5 |
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12. |
The scale on a blueprint is 1 cm for every 2 m. If the width of an arch is to be 5 m, then how wide should it be drawn on the blueprint? |
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2.5 cm |
B. |
2.5 m |
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C. |
0.2 cm |
D. |
10 cm |
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13. |
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? |
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23 cm |
B. |
30 cm |
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C. |
12.3 cm |
D. |
39 cm |
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14. |
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? |
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300 |
B. |
33 |
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C. |
190 |
D. |
108 |
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15. |
Find the ratio 3:18 written as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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B. |
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D. |
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16. |
Determine whether  =  form a proportion. Explain. |
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Yes, because 47.7 × 7 = 3 × 110.4. |
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Yes, because 47.7 × 7  3 × 110.4. |
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C. |
No, because 47.7 × 7 = 3 × 110.4. |
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D. |
No, because 47.7 × 7 3 × 110.4. |
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