1.
The cost of a shirt is $11.99. When Ian pays for the shirt plus tax with a 20-dollar bill, he receives $7.30 in change. Which equation represents this situation if
t
is the tax on the shirt?
A.
t
- 11.99 = 20.00 - 7.30
B.
11.99 +
t
= 20.00 - 7.30
C.
11.99
t
= 20.00 - 7.30
D.
20.00 - 11.99
t
= 7.30
Hint
2.
Find the value of the expression 33 ÷ 3 - 1.
A.
8.25
B.
11
C.
10
D.
16.5
Hint
3.
A long-distance telephone service charges $5.00 per month for the service and then either $0.10 per minute or $0.05 per minute depending upon the time of day. Suppose during one month, you make one 15-minute and one 40-minute call at the $0.10 per minute rate and one 65-minute and one 90-minute call at the $0.05 rate. What will be the total charge for that month?
A.
$18.25
B.
$26
C.
$13.25
D.
$15.50
Hint
4.
Name the property shown by the statement 6 · 7 · 3 = 6 · 3 · 7.
A.
Commutative Property of Addition
B.
Commutative Property of Multiplication
C.
Associative Property of Multiplication
D.
Associative Property of Addition
Hint
5.
Which mathematical statement is
not
an example of the Distributive Property?
A.
3(2 + 8) = 3 · 2 + 3 · 8
B.
3 · (4 · 9) = (9 · 4) · 3
C.
6(10 - 3) = (6 · 10) - (6 · 3)
D.
xy
+ 2
x
=
x
(
y
+2)
Hint
6.
What is the value of 4
x
increased by the quantity
x
+ 5 if
x
is equivalent to 10?
A.
100
x
B.
100
C.
55
x
D.
55
Hint
7.
Uncle Al's Ice Cream Parlor sells 4 flavors of ice cream, 3 flavors of topping syrup, and 2 types of nuts. How many different types of sundaes are possible if you can have 1 flavor of ice cream, 1 flavor of topping, and 1 type of nuts on a sundae?
A.
12
B.
24
C.
14
D.
6
Hint
8.
The chart shows the number of hits per game that Soren had in one season playing Babe Ruth baseball. Select the false statement from the choices below.
A.
Soren had 0 hits 3 times during the season.
B.
Soren never had more than 6 hits in one game.
C.
Soren had 2 hits most often during a game.
D.
Soren had a total of 40 hits.
Hint
9.
You can show that a statement is false by finding one _____.
A.
counterexample
B.
commutative example
C.
closure example
D.
associative example
Hint
10.
Maryann went to a restaurant with her friend Weldon. She had to spend one dollar for parking. As a tip, she left the waitress one fourth of the cost of her meal. Which expression represents how much money she spent at the restaurant altogether?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
11.
Which value for
j
solves the equation 3
j
– 2 = 4?
A.
j
= 1
B.
j
= 2
C.
j
= 4
D.
j
= 3
Hint
12.
Refer to the data. If the music store has to eliminate one type of music, which type should they eliminate?
A.
Punk
B.
Rap
C.
Classical
D.
Folk
Hint
13.
Refer to the line graph. How much will Jason's pet pig Charley weigh by the time he is 17 weeks old?
A.
135 lb
B.
75 lb
C.
150 lb
D.
120 lb
Hint
14.
Use the frequency table to find the correct histogram for the data.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint