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In a recipe, 3 cups of fruit serves 5 people. How many cups of fruit would serve 100 people? |
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90 cups |
B. |
60 cups |
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C. |
80 cups |
D. |
70 cups |
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2. |
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? |
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Tigers won 275% more games; Cubs won 333% more games |
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B. |
Tigers won 333% more games; Cubs won 275% more games |
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C. |
Tigers won 233% more games; Cubs won 175% more games |
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D. |
Tigers won 175% more games; Cubs won 233% more games |
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3. |
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? |
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A. |
630,000 |
B. |
840,000 |
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C. |
920,000 |
D. |
690,000 |
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4. |
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. Assuming a 50% voter turnout, what percentage of the registered voters would you expect to actually vote for McMahon? |
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50% |
B. |
23% |
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C. |
42% |
D. |
21% |
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5. |
To estimate the number of white-tailed deer in Minnesota, biologists captured and tagged 650 deer and then released them back into the woods. One year later, the biologists captured 300 deer and counted 6 deer with tags. Estimate the actual number of deer in the forest. |
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30,600 |
B. |
32,500 |
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C. |
30,100 |
D. |
29,050 |
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