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1. |
Express 30 minutes per day in simplest form. |
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A. |
30:1 |
B. |
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D. |
1 to 24 |
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2. |
Which pair of ratios is equivalent? |
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5:6 and 15:18 |
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4 to 6 and 8 to 10 |
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1:2 and 3:4 |
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D. |
3 to 7 and 7 to 34 |
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3. |
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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A. |
16-ounce box |
B. |
22-ounce box |
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C. |
There is no best buy because they all have the same unit price. |
D. |
18-ounce box |
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4. |
Find p if . |
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A. |
2.5 |
B. |
3 |
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C. |
1.5 |
D. |
2 |
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5. |
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? |
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A. |
900 ft |
B. |
78 ft |
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C. |
1,250 ft |
D. |
1,575 ft |
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6. |
Express 62 % as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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7. |
Which of the following is not reasonable? |
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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 weight of a mouse is 0.60% the weight of a lion. |
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D. |
The number of household microwaves today are 0.95% of the microwaves in 1980. |
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8. |
What number is 34% of 65? |
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A. |
52.3 |
B. |
41.2 |
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C. |
19.1 |
D. |
22.1 |
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9. |
58 is 29% of what number? |
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A. |
232 |
B. |
200 |
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C. |
50 |
D. |
168.2 |
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10. |
Solve  |
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A. |
4 |
B. |
7 |
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C. |
4.5 |
D. |
6 |
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11. |
If the scale on a map is 1 cm for every 117 km and Washington, D.C., and Baghdad, Iraq, are 85.26 cm apart on the map, then approximately how far apart are they really? |
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A. |
9.975 m |
B. |
9,975 cm |
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C. |
9,975 m |
D. |
9,975 km |
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12. |
Express % as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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13. |
Express 4283% as a decimal. |
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A. |
42.83 |
B. |
428.3 |
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C. |
4.283 |
D. |
4283 |
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14. |
Find 30% of 300. |
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A. |
900 |
B. |
90 |
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C. |
100 |
D. |
10 |
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15. |
In the results of a survey of 490 people shown below, how many people preferred yellow candy? |
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49 |
B. |
490 |
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C. |
98 |
D. |
4.9 |
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16. |
Which container of yogurt, described in the table, costs the least per ounce? |
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A. |
8 oz |
B. |
5.5 oz |
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C. |
10 oz |
D. |
12.5 oz |
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