1.   Express the rate 40 students to 8 teachers as a unit rate.
    A. 12 students per teacher B. 5 students per teacher
    C. 10 students per teacher D. 4 students per teacher
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  2.   Solve
    A. 4 B. 3.5
    C. 3 D. 2.5
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  3.   Determine whether the triangles are similar. If not, explain why not.
   
    A. yes B. no, a = 30
    C. no, b = 110 D. no, b = 40
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  4.   Similar triangles must have the same ______.
    A. size B. shape
    C. right angles D. size and shape
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  5.   The average human heart beats 72 times in 60 seconds. How many times does it beat in 45 seconds?
    A. 84 times B. 54 times
    C. 30 times D. 96 times
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  6.   A stop sign casts a shadow 8 meters long, while a bush nearby casts a shadow 4.5 meters long. If the stop sign is 3.2 meters high, how tall is the bush?
    A. 5.7 meters B. 11.3 meters
    C. 1.8 meters D. 4.3 meters
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  7.   A guy wire is attached to the top of a telephone pole and goes to the ground 8 feet from the base. When Jim stands under the guy wire so that his head touches it, he is 3 feet from where the wire goes into the ground. If Jim is 6 feet tall, how tall is the telephone pole?
    A. 16 feet B. 12 feet
    C. 20 feet D. 24 feet
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  8.   On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, the distance between two towns is 4 inches. If a person travels 65 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the other?
    A. about 16 hours
and 15 minutes
B. about 12 hours
and 30 minutes
    C. about 5 hours
and 20 minutes
D. about 4 hours
and 55 minutes
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  9.   The process of enlarging or reducing an image is called a(n)
    A. dilation B. illusion
    C. image D. scale factor
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  10.   Express $120.00 over 15 hours as a unit rate.
    A. $10.00 per hour B. $8.00 per hour
    C. $13.00 per hour D. $12.50 per hour
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  11.   On a map, the scale is inch = 300 miles. Find the actual distance between two cities that have a map distance of 5 inches.
    A. 2,727 miles B. 3,300 miles
    C. 3,000 miles D. 1,650 miles
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  12.   A projector displays an image from 25-millimeter film onto a screen that is 3.5 meters wide. What is the scale factor?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   The table shows the amount of snow during a snow storm. Find the rate of change in the amount of snow from 2:30 to 4:30.
   
    A. 0.80 inch per hour B. 0.33 inch per hour
    C. 0.75 inch per hour D. 0.67 inch per hour
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  14.   The graph shows the population of Washington, D.C. Find the rate of change in population of Washington, D.C. from 1990 to 2000.
   
    A. -3,100 people per year B. -3,500 people per year
    C. -3,400 people per year D. -3,300 people per year
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  15.   The points given in the table lie on a line. Find the slope of the line.
   
    A. - B. -
    C. D.
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  16.   The points given in the table lie on a line. Find the slope of the line.
   
    A. - B.
    C. D. -
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