1.   Choose a reason why the statement -6 > |-2| is false.
    A. -2 is smaller than -6. B. |-2| is negative.
    C. |-2| is positive. D. -6 is greater than -2.
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  2.   Mary is 4 years old and her brother Marcus is 7 years old. Write two inequalities to represent their ages.
    A. 4 < 7 and 7 < 4 B. 4 < 7 and 7 > 4
    C. 4 > 7 and 7 < 4 D. 4 > 7 and 7 > 4
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  3.   Express the ratio as a percent. One out of 50 states consists of a single syllable.
    A. 2% B. 4%
    C. 1% D. 3%
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  4.   Express 0.83 as a percent.
    A. 830% B. 0.83%
    C. 83% D. 8.3%
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  5.   Express as a percent.
    A. 0.15% B. 15%
    C. 150% D. 1.5%
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  6.   Express as a percent.
    A. about 0.2353% B. about 2.353%
    C. about 23.35% D. about 23.53%
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  7.   Which letter has rotational symmetry?
    A. M B. E
    C. C D. O
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  8.   Find the value of k in the equation Write the solution in simplest form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   What number is 15% of 730?
    A. 48.7 B. 109.5
    C. 4,866.7 D. 11.0
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  10.   Suppose you are in a building and your eyes are 1,000 feet above the ground. The distance you can see to the horizon is where h represents the height your eyes are from the ground in feet and d is the distance in miles. About how far can you see to the horizon if you estimate to the nearest whole number?
    A. about 36 miles B. about 39 miles
    C. about 37 miles D. about 38 miles
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  11.   In a triangle, the length of the altitude is called the _____.
    A. trapezoid B. none of these is correct
    C. height D. base
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  12.   Express 0.72 as a percent.
    A. 7.2% B. 0.72%
    C. 72% D. 720%
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  13.   Find of 90.
    A. 3 B. 300
    C. 30 D. 3,000
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  14.   Which letter does not have line symmetry?
    A. V B. E
    C. F D. A
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  15.   What is the area of a triangle with a base that is 65.3 inches in length and a height that is 41.5 inches long.
    A. 1,354.975 in2 B. 2,709.95 in2
    C. 106.8 in2 D. 677.4875 in2
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  16.   How far apart are (-6, 11) and (4, 5) on the coordinate plane?
    A. 9.4 units B. 8 units
    C. 11.7 units D. 16 units
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  17.   Find the length of the hypotenuse in a 30°, 60°, 90° triangle if the side opposite the 30° angle equals 14 km.
    A. 19.8 km B. 28 km
    C. 7 km D. 18.3 km
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  18.   The point P(-5, -10) is rotated 90° counterclockwise about the origin. What are the coordinates of P'?
    A. (10, -5) B. (10, 5)
    C. (5, -10) D. (-5, 10)
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  19.   A point P, in Quadrant III, is rotated 90° counterclockwise about the origin. In which quadrant is P' located?
    A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant III
    C. Quadrant II D. Quadrant IV
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  20.   Gabriela purchased 40 feet of fencing to make a circular dog pen. Find the area of the dog pen.
    A. about 140 square feet B. about 90 square feet
    C. about 110 square feet D. about 130 square feet
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