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A truck driver transporting a load of cattle to Sioux City, Iowa, drove 660 miles in 12 hours. The next day he maintained the same rate for 10 hours. How far did he drive the next day? |
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550 miles |
B. |
792 miles |
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C. |
605 miles |
D. |
600 miles |
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If a toy car measures 1 inch for every one-half foot of an actual car, what is the scale in inches? |
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1:12 |
B. |
1:1 |
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C. |
1:10 |
D. |
1:6 |
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On a map, the scale is 1 inch = 0.75 miles. If the distance between two landmarks on the map is 0.5 inches, what is the actual distance in miles? |
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1.5 miles |
B. |
1.25 miles |
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C. |
0.375 miles |
D. |
3 miles |
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Which proportion correctly states the percent proportion where P is the percentage, B is the base and r is the percent? |
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A. |
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C. |
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=  |
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62.5% of what number is 10? |
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6.25 |
B. |
625 |
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0.16 |
D. |
16 |
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A swimming suit was originally priced at $40. During a sale, the cost was reduced to $30. What was the percent of decrease in the price? |
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33 % |
B. |
75% |
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50% |
D. |
25% |
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In 1990, 5,283,055 people subscribed to cellular telephone service. In 1998, the number of people had risen to 69,209,321. To the nearest percent, find the percent of increase. |
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121% |
B. |
92% |
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C. |
1210% |
D. |
920% |
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On a particular January day in Fargo, North Dakota, the probability of snow for Monday is 50% and for Tuesday is 70%. Find the probability that it will snow on either Monday or Tuesday in Fargo. |
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100% |
B. |
60% |
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50% |
D. |
85% |
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Convert 42 inches to feet. |
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504 ft |
B. |
18 ft |
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C. |
3.5 ft |
D. |
7 ft |
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The chart shows the amount of time Janette spends on each activity in her day. What percent of the time is Janette studying? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. |
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23.4% |
B. |
8.3% |
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C. |
16.7% |
D. |
15% |
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Jacinda has $180 in the bank with an annual simple interest of 7%. How much money will she have in the bank after 3 years? |
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$42.60 |
B. |
$222.60 |
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$217.80 |
D. |
$37.80 |
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The graph shows the distribution of eye color at Moby High School. If you randomly meet a student from the school, what is the probability of he or she having blue or green eyes, to the nearest percent? |
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30% |
B. |
14% |
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C. |
9% |
D. |
65% |
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Jamil works at Pizza Palace. When he is assembling pizzas, he sometimes gets bored and makes designs out of the toppings. This happens on two out of every 15 pizzas. If Jamil's manager decides not to tell Jamil to stop being creative unless he does so on more than 25% of the pizzas, will Jamil have to stop being creative? |
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No, Jamil is only being creative with about 2% of the pizzas. |
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No, Jamil is only being creative with about 13% of the pizzas. |
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Yes, Jamil is being creative with about 30% of the pizzas. |
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Yes, Jamil is being creative with about 215% of the pizzas. |
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Pia is going to ask Toya to go to the movies with him on Friday and Amanda to go out to dinner with him on Saturday. He figures there is a 25% chance that Toya will say yes and a 58% chance that Amanda will say yes. What is the probability that he will get a date this weekend? |
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68.5% |
B. |
97.5% |
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C. |
83% |
D. |
75.75% |
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