1.   Teresa is competing in a bicycle race which is 12 miles long. If her speed is an average of 3 miles per hour, how long will it take her to finish the race? Use the equation d = rt where d is the distance in miles, r is the average speed in miles per hour, and t is the time in hours.
    A. 3.5 hours B. 4 hours
    C. 3 hours D. 2.5 hours
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  2.   Write 8 to 5 as a decimal.
    A. 0.625 B. 8.5
    C. 1.6 D. 0.85
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  3.   Marja bicycled 7 hours a day for 14 days. She traveled 294 miles. What is her unit rate of travel per day?
    A. 21 miles per day B. 42 miles per day
    C. 2 miles per day D. 3 miles per day
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  4.   A jet aircraft can fly 2,500 miles in 4 hours. How far can it fly in one hour?
    A. 62.5 mi B. 6,250 mi
    C. 6.25 mi D. 625 mi
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  5.   Shuo ran 5 km in 20 min, Poloma ran 15 km in 40 min, and Keisha ran 3 km in 15 min. Who had the highest average speed?
    A. None of them; they all ran at the same average speed.
    B. Poloma
    C. Keisha
    D. Shuo
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