1.   In a triangle, the length of the altitude is called the _____.
    A. height B. none of these is correct
    C. base D. trapezoid
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  2.   How many vertices does a cube have?
    A. 4 B. 6
    C. 10 D. 8
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  3.   Find the volume of the triangular prism.
   
    A. 320 cubic inches B. 160 cubic inches
    C. 640 cubic inches D. 80 cubic inches
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  4.   What happens to the volume of a pyramid if the height is tripled?
    A. The new pyramid has a volume nine times the original. B. There is no difference in volume.
    C. None of these is correct. D. The new pyramid has a volume three times the original.
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  5.   A museum installed twelve interactive exhibits, each of which is half of a cylinder. Each exhibit has a surface area of about 1804 square inches. If one quart of paint covers 5200 square inches, how many quarts of paint need to be purchased to paint the exhibits?
    A. 4 quarts B. 5 quarts
    C. 3 quarts D. 6 quarts
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  6.   How many significant digits are in the number 0.000005721?
    A. six B. two
    C. four D. nine
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  7.   Find the area of a triangle whose base is 9.5 m and height is 6 m.
    A. 57 m2 B. 14.25 m2
    C. 28.5 m2 D. 27 m2
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  8.   Which of the solids shown has the greatest volume?
   
    A. Rectangular Prism
    B. Cylinder
    C. Cube
    D. They have the same volume.
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  9.   Find the surface area of the cylinder to the tenths.
   
    A. 4,535.7 in2 B. 1,133.9 in2
    C. 920.1 in2 D. 1,840.2 in2
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  10.   How many significant digits are in the number 0.000723?
    A. 3 B. 7
    C. 4 D. 6
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  11.   Many people like to walk the path of a labyrinth to relax. Boston College has a labyrinth that is enclosed in a circle that is 157 feet in circumference. Find the area of the labyrinth.
    A. about 1,270 square feet B. about 2,540 square feet
    C. about 3,140 square feet D. about 1,960 square feet
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  12.   Gabriela purchased 40 feet of fencing to make a circular dog pen. Find the area of the dog pen.
    A. about 110 square feet B. about 140 square feet
    C. about 90 square feet D. about 130 square feet
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  13.   Find the area of the complex figure.
   
    A. 55 square inches B. 45 square inches
    C. 37 square inches D. 27 square inches
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  14.   Find the area of the shaded area if each square represents 6.5 square inches.
   
    A. 526 square inches B. 72 square inches
    C. 81 square inches D. 468 square inches
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  15.   An artist’s drawing shows the plans for a new hotel. Each unit on the drawing represents 60 feet. Find the area of the top floor.
   
    A. 400 square feet B. 21,600 square feet
    C. 3,600 square feet D. 28,800 square feet
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  16.   The area of the base of a pyramid is 85 centimeters. If its volume is 255 cubic centimeters, find the height of the pyramid.
    A. 9 centimeters B. 27 centimeters
    C. 3 centimeters D. 12 centimeters
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  17.   Find the surface area of the square pyramid.
   
    A. 28 square inches B. 64 square inches
    C. 112 square inches D. 48 square inches
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  18.   Find the surface area of the cone. Round to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. 122.5 square meters B. 75.4 square meters
    C. 28.3 square meters D. 47.1 square meters
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