1.   The Pacific giant kelp plant is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. The table below shows the growth of one plant. Predict what the height of the plant will be in week 10.
   
    A. 14 ft B. 10 ft
    C. 20 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   Express as a decimal.
    A. 0.4 B. 0.5
    C. 0.04 D. 0.8
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  3.   Evaluate (17 + 15) ÷ (5 - 1).
    A. 32 B. 19
    C. 8 D. 4
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  4.   The following are scores on an English exam. The highest score possible is 100. Which is the correct line plot?
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  5.   Find the next term in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
    A. 18 B. 20
    C. 21 D. 26
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  6.   Which graph shows the graph of the numbers {-4, -1, 2, 3}?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  7.   In an eighth grade class, 20% of the students are in the band, 20% are in the orchestra, and 90% are in the choir. Which bar graph best represents this data?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Order 2.4, 2.03, , from least to greatest.
    A. , 2.4, , 2.03
    B. 2.03, , 2.4,
    C. 2.4, , 2.03,
    D. , 2.4, , 2.03
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  9.   Find the circumference. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. 28.3 in. B. 14.1 in.
    C. 282.6 in. D. 25.1 in.
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  10.   15% of 240 is what number?
    A. 72 B. 36
    C. 45 D. 60
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  11.   Brenda earns $120 per week working at a part-time job. After taxes, her paycheck is only 75% of what she earned. What is the amount of Brenda's check?
    A. $75 B. $45
    C. $90 D. $900
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  12.   Determine the area of the parallelogram.
   
    A. square inches B. square inches
    C. square inches D. square inches
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  13.   The temperature dropped 20° overnight. Which integer represents this situation?
    A. 0 B. +20
    C. -20 D. -10
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  14.   Make a line graph for the data in the table.
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  15.   Which set of side lengths does not form a triangle?
    A. 3 units, 3 units, 3 units B. 6 units 5 units, 3 units
    C. 2 units, 4 units, 3 units D. 5 units, 2 units, 8 units
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  16.   Which graph described below should have its points connected?
    A. The amount of rain fallen during the month.
    B. The number of books read throughout the middle grades.
    C. The number of vacations taken during the year.
    D. The noise level of a crowd in a stadium during a soccer match.
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  17.   The graph shows temperatures recorded, on the hour, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. for a city in the Midwest in June. Select a true statement that describes the graph.
   
    A. The low temperature for that day occurred at noon.
    B. The highest temperature for that day could have occurred at a time not plotted on the graph.
    C. A cold front moved into the area after 4:00 P.M. This caused the temperature to drop.
    D. The high temperature for that day occurred at 5:00 P.M.
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  18.   The following frequency table lists various times of the 100-meter freestyle swim meet. Draw a histogram for the data.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  19.   Luis is l inches tall. Taylor is 10 inches shorter than Luis. Isabel is as tall as Luis. Alexa is 6 inches taller than Isabel. Suppose Luis is 76 inches tall. How tall is Alexa?
    A. 82 inches B. 66 inches
    C. 57 inches D. 63 inches
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  20.   Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve. Give the solution to the nearest tenth.
8p – 22 = 30
    A. p = 6.0 B. p = 6.5
    C. p = 11.6 D. p = 6.4
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