1.   Replace the with a number so that the fractions are equivalent.
   
    A. dividing 4 by 4. B. multiplying 4 by 4.
    C. dividing 4 by 9. D. multiplying 4 by 9.
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  2.   Write the equivalent fractions represented by the models.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   In Kendra's school, 2 out of every 5 seventh graders went to a movie theater over the weekend. If there are 80 students in the seventh grade, how many of them saw a movie?
    A. 32 B. 16
    C. 36 D. 28
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  4.   The price of a computer system at an electronics store is $1099. Determine the percent of change in price if the computer system sold for $1349 a month earlier.
    A. 18.5% increase B. 22.7% decrease
    C. 18.5% decrease D. 22.7% increase
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  5.   The Peter Paint Company is developing a new shade of purple. They are experimenting with various shades by mixing containers of purple dye and water. Below, each purple can represents a container of dye, and each white can represents a container of water. Additionally, all containers contain the same amount of liquid. This mixture of 5 cans is called ''Plum Burst.'' How can ''Plum Burst'' be created using 25 containers?
   
    A. 20 containers with purple dye, 5 containers with water
    B. 10 containers with purple dye, 15 containers with water
    C. 15 containers with purple dye, 10 containers with water
    D. 15 containers with purple dye, 15 containers with water
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  6.   At the Truman Middle School, the lunch supervisor surveyed the 110 students in the seventh grade to find which school lunch they liked best. The table below shows the results.Which ratio is a part-to-part ratio?
   
    A. Seventeen more students preferred hamburgers than turkey sandwiches.
    B. 44% of the students preferred hamburgers.
    C. Nine students preferred tuna casserole.
    D. of the students preferred either hamburgers or turkey sandwiches.
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  7.   Of the 1,500 registered voters who were polled in the city, 46% said they would vote for Lerman for mayor and 42% said they would vote for McMahon. Suppose the number of registered voters in the city is 2 million. How many registered voters would you expect to support Lerman?
    A. 840,000 B. 920,000
    C. 690,000 D. 630,000
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  8.   The price of a stock was $52.63 when the stock market opened. It rose to $61.50 when the stock market closed. Find the percent of change of the stock price during the day.
    A. 14.40% B. 8.90%
    C. 12.30% D. 16.90%
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