1.   Express the ratio in simplest form.
number of shaded squares: total number of squares
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   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. 20 feet B. 24 feet
    C. 12 feet D. 16 feet
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  3.   A staff's shadow is 8 feet and a tree's shadow is 16 feet. If the staff is 9 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
    A. 18 ft B. 12 ft
    C. 15 ft D. 9 ft
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  4.   Find the coordinates of the image of the point A(3, 9) for a dilation with the scale factor of
    A. A'(4.5, 13.5) B. A'(6, 18)
    C. A'(9, 27) D. A'(2, 6)
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  5.   In the figure, the green figure is a dilation of the blue figure. Find the scale factor.
   
    A. B. 3
    C. D. 2
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  6.   Solve .
    A. r = 8.4 B. r = 27.1
    C. r = 20.5 D. r = 25.2
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  7.   In a recent survey, 336 out of 500 people chose Reallygood Cola as their favorite soft drink. If a similar survey was conducted out of 2,000 people, how many people would chose Reallygood Cola as their favorite soft drink?
    A. 1,680 people B. 1,344 people
    C. 672 people D. 1,000 people
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  8.   The distance between two cities is 115 miles. If a map has a scale of 1 inch = 75 miles, how far apart are the cities on the map?
    A. 1 inches B. 1 inches
    C. 1 inches D. 1 inches
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  9.   The table shows the number of students and the number of teachers at four middle schools. Which school has the most students per teacher?
   
    A. West Middle School B. North Middle School
    C. East Middle School D. South Middle School
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  10.   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. 0.67 inch per hour B. 0.80 inch per hour
    C. 0.75 inch per hour D. 0.33 inch per hour
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  11.   The graph shows the fuel efficiency for the light duty trucks in the United States. Find the rate of change in the fuel efficiency from 1999 to 2000.
   
    A. 0 mpg per year B. 0.075 mpg per year
    C. -0.4 mpg per year D. -0.2 mpg per year
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  12.   The points given in the table lie on a line. Find the slope of the line.
   
    A. - B.
    C. D. -
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  13.   The graph shows the distance traveled by some hikers. Interpret the meaning of the slope as a rate of change.
   
    A. The hikers are traveling at a rate of 3 miles per hour. B. The hikers are traveling at a rate of 6 miles per hour.
    C. The hikers have traveled a total of 6 miles. D. The hikers have traveled a total of 3 miles.
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  14.   Which pair of polygons is not similar?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   Triangle ABC DEF. Each side of ABC is 1 times longer than the corresponding sides of DEF. If the perimeter of ABC is 36 centimeters, what is the perimeter of DEF?
   
    A. 54 centimeters B. 18 centimeters
    C. 24 centimeters D. 12 centimeters
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  16.   The Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall. Bento wants to make a model of the monument that is between 10 and 12 inches tall. Choose an appropriate scale for Bento to use.
    A. 1 inch = 50 feet B. 1 inch = 40 feet
    C. 1 inch = 70 feet D. 1 inch = 60 feet
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