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Express 30 minutes per day in simplest form. |
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1 to 24 |
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30:1 |
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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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22-ounce box |
B. |
18-ounce box |
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C. |
16-ounce box |
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There is no best buy because they all have the same unit price. |
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3. |
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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1,250 ft |
B. |
78 ft |
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C. |
1,575 ft |
D. |
900 ft |
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4. |
Express 64% as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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5. |
What number is 60% of 80? |
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75 |
B. |
32 |
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52 |
D. |
48 |
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6. |
40 is what percent of 25? |
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A. |
16 |
B. |
10 |
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C. |
62.5 |
D. |
160 |
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7. |
During a college football game 8,400 people showed their spirit by wearing the home team's colors. If 12,000 people attended the game, what percent of the crowd wore the same colors? |
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65% |
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80% |
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70% |
D. |
75% |
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8. |
Which pair of ratios is not equivalent? |
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A. |
 and  |
B. |
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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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0.2 cm |
B. |
2.5 cm |
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C. |
2.5 m |
D. |
10 cm |
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10. |
Express  as a percent. Round to the nearest tenth. |
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26.3% |
B. |
38.1% |
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C. |
2.38% |
D. |
1.68% |
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11. |
Find 45% of 360. |
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198 |
B. |
0.08 |
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180 |
D. |
162 |
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12. |
Which container of yogurt, described in the table, costs the least per ounce? |
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8 oz |
B. |
10 oz |
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C. |
12.5 oz |
D. |
5.5 oz |
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13. |
Determine whether  =  form a proportion. Explain. |
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No, because the ratios are not equal. |
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Yes, because 8 × 15 = 10 × 12. |
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No, because 8 × 15 ? 10 × 12. |
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Yes, because 8 × 12 ? 10 × 15. |
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14. |
Determine whether  =  form a proportion. Explain. |
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No, because 47.7 × 7  3 × 110.4. |
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No, because 47.7 × 7 = 3 × 110.4. |
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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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15. |
The number of U.S. households with cable television increased 219% between 1981 and 2001. Write 219% as a decimal. |
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0.219 |
B. |
21.9 |
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C. |
2.19 |
D. |
21,900 |
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16. |
Find 0.061 written as a percent. |
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0.61% |
B. |
0.00061% |
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C. |
61% |
D. |
6.1% |
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