1.   Which of the following is a unit rate?
    A. 60 Calories per serving B. 17 heartbeats in 15 seconds
    C. 2 hamburgers for $2.00 D. 300 miles in 5 hours
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  2.   About how much would you pay for a coat that normally sells for $149.99 if you pay of its original price?
    A. 75 B. 25
    C. 50 D. 100
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  3.   Sarah scored 96% on her math test. If there were 50 questions on the test, how many questions did Sarah answer correctly?
    A. 48 B. 49
    C. 45 D. 46
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  4.   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. 15 containers with purple dye, 10 containers with water
    B. 10 containers with purple dye, 15 containers with water
    C. 15 containers with purple dye, 15 containers with water
    D. 20 containers with purple dye, 5 containers with water
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  5.   Kennedy Middle School has 850 students, 445 of which are girls. Roosevelt Middle School has 500 students, 287 of which are girls. Which school has the greater percentage of girls? What is the percentage?
    A. Kennedy, 57% B. Kennedy, 52%
    C. Roosevelt, 57% D. Roosevelt, 52%
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  6.   Julie went to the store to buy a pair of pants. The pants are normally $39.95. This week they are on sale for 25% off the regular price. What is the sale price?
    A. $30.98 B. $29.96
    C. 27.97 D. $31.96
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  7.   During Little League baseball, the Tigers and the Cubs finished the season atop the division. The Tigers won 11 games and lost 4. Because of a couple of rainouts, the Cubs won 10 games and lost 3. Find percent of the games both teams lost.
    A. Tigers 73%, Cubs 77% B. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23%
    C. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23% D. Tigers 77%, Cubs 73%
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  8.   During Little League baseball, the Tigers and the Cubs finished the season atop the division. The Tigers won 11 games and lost 4. Because of a couple of rainouts, the Cubs won 10 games and lost 3. How many more wins than losses did each team have?
    A. Tigers won 275% more games; Cubs won 333% more games
    B. Tigers won 333% more games; Cubs won 275% more games
    C. Tigers won 233% more games; Cubs won 175% more games
    D. Tigers won 175% more games; Cubs won 233% more games
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