1.   Jennifer's hand measures 8 inches long. She is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Express the ratio of the length of Jennifer's hand to her height in simplest form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   Eric uses 7 gallons of gas to drive 196 miles. How many miles can he drive using 1 gallon of gas?
    A. 22 B. 14
    C. 30 D. 28
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  3.   A recipe uses 6 cups of cheese to serve 30 people. How much cheese is needed for 50 people?
    A. 22 cups B. 14 cups
    C. 18 cups D. 10 cups
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  4.   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. 100
    C. 50 D. 25
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  5.   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. 22.7% increase B. 22.7% decrease
    C. 18.5% increase D. 18.5% decrease
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  6.   What percent of 286 is 13?
    A. 4.5% B. 3.7%
    C. 6.8% D. 12.0%
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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 won.
    A. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23% B. Tigers 73%, Cubs 77%
    C. Tigers 77%, Cubs 73% D. Tigers 23%, Cubs 27%
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  8.   Suppose biologists tagged 53 penguins in Antarctica during mating season. The next year, they caught 82 penguins and found that 11 of them had tags. Estimate the total number of penguins in the area.
    A. 353 B. 446
    C. 405 D. 395
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