Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which list shows numbers in order from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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2
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Brian calculated the length in feet of the
diagonals of three rectangular rugs. These lengths are listed below.
Which lists the lengths in order from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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3
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Which has the smallest numerical
value?
A |  | B |  | C | 2.62 | D | 245% |
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4
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The table below shows the approximate distances
of three galaxies from Earth.
Which list shows these distances in order from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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5
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A square tile has an area of 75 square inches.
Which is the BEST estimate for the length of one side of the tile?
A | between 6 and 8 inches | B | between 8 and 10 inches | C | between 37 and 50
inches | D | between 64 and 81
inches |
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6
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Which list of values is in order from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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7
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Which fraction makes the inequality below
true?
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8
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Which list of numbers is ordered from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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9
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Which expression has the greatest
value?
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10
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Which expression below has the GREATEST
value?
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11
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Which expression below has the LEAST
value?
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12
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The chart shows the number of miles from New
York City to four other cities.
Which city is the shortest distance from New York
City?
A | Seattle | B | Orlando | C | Hartford | D | Little
Rock |
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13
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Which number in the list below has the GREATEST
value?
2.0413, 2.043, 2.044
A |  | B | 2.0413 | C | 2.043 | D | 2.044 |
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14
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On a number line,  is
between which two integers below?
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15
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Which point on the number line has the GREATEST
absolute value?
A | Point P | B | Point Q | C | Point
R | D | Point S |
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16
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Which list shows the fractions below in order
from LEAST to GREATEST?
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17
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Which list of values is ordered from GREATEST to
LEAST?
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18
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Which value below is
GREATEST?
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19
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Which point on the number line has
the LEAST absolute value?
A | Point F | B | Point G | C | Point
H | D | Point I |
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20
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Which point on the number line is CLOSEST to
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21
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Michael recorded Fahrenheit temperatures of  and 5° over a four-day period. Which list shows the temperatures in order from LEAST
to GREATEST?
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22
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Which list shows values in order from LEAST to
GREATEST?
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23
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The dimensions of the base of an office building
are  feet by  feet. What is the perimeter of the base of this
building in feet?
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24
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Which expression is equivalent to ( – 2)(
– x)( – x)( – x)?
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25
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The average ant has a mass of about  kilogram. What is  written in standard
notation?
A | 0.0001 | B | 0.00001 | C | 0.000001 | D | 0.0000001 |
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26
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Which expression is equivalent to 
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27
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What is the number 0.00352 written in scientific
notation?
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28
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The temperature at the core of the sun is
estimated to be more than 15,000,000 degrees Celsius. What is 15,000,000 written in scientific
notation?
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29
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The mass of a neutron is approximately  grams, and the mass of a proton is approximately  grams. The number of
grams by which a neutron’s mass exceeds a proton’s mass is between which two
numbers?
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30
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The distance from Tallahassee, Florida, to
London, England, is  miles. The distance from London, England, to
Tokyo, Japan, is  miles. If you were to fly from Tallahassee to
London and then to Tokyo, how many miles would you have traveled?
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31
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The highest note on a piano has a frequency of
4,200 cycles per second. What is this frequency expressed in scientific
notation?
A |  cycles per
second | B |  cycles per
second | C |  cycles per
second | D |  cycles per
second |
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32
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An empty ship alone weighs  tons.
The cargo, fuel, and crew together weigh  tons. What is the total weight
of the ship, with the cargo, fuel, and crew?
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33
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The table below shows the ages of the people
attending a movie on Saturday afternoon.
What percent of the people attending the movie were in the 20- to 35-year-old
group?
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34
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Maxine took out a $9,000 loan to buy a car. By
the end of the loan, she had paid 20% of the original loan amount in interest. What was the total
amount she paid on the loan, including interest?
A | $180 | B | $1,800 | C |
$9,180 | D | $10,800 |
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35
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Dave bought 1.2 pounds of plums for $0.50 per
pound. He also bought 1.5 pounds of walnuts for $2.50 per pound. Dave gave the cashier $10 for the
plums and walnuts. How much change should he receive?
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36
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Felicity is buying party supplies for a book
club. She knows that napkins come in packages of 10, plates come in packages of 20, and cups come in
packages of 8. If she wants to buy the same amount of each item, how many packages of each should she
buy?
A | 4 packages of napkins, 2 packages of plates, and 5
packages of cups | B | 4 packages of
napkins, 1 package of plates, and 5 packages of cups | C | 2 packages of napkins, 1 package of plates, and 2 packages of
cups | D | 2 packages of napkins, 2 packages of plates, and 4
packages of cups |
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37
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On Monday, Barry had $153.75 in his bank
account. On Tuesday, he withdrew $71.00 from his account. After depositing $292.50 on Wednesday, how
much money did Barry have in his account?
A | $67.75 | B | $209.75 | C | $375.25 | D | $517.25 |
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38
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Brittany, Jenna, and Rose have decided to treat
their friend Benita to a movie and share the price of her ticket equally among the three of them.
Each girl will also purchase her own movie ticket. If movie tickets cost $7.50 each, how much will
each of the three girls pay?
A | $2.50 | B | $7.50 | C | $10.00 | D | $15.00 |
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39
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The expected growth rate of a country’s
population is 0.3%. If the population of the country in 2007 was 5,432,335, what would be the
expected population of the country in 2008?
A | 5,448,632 | B | 5,559,305 | C |
7,062,036 | D | 18,107,783 |
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Patricia earns $8.00 per hour plus 5% commission
on her sales. Last week, she worked 35 hours and sold $10,000.00 worth of merchandise. How much did
Patricia earn last week?
A | $220.00 | B | $280.00 | C | $500.00 | D | $780.00 |
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41
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A zoo had 2,250 visitors on Friday and 4,725 on
Saturday. What was the percent increase in the number of visitors on Saturday compared
to Friday?
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42
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Rosemarie made a necklace from materials that
cost $30.00. She is going to sell the necklace to Betty at 390% of this cost. How much will Betty pay
for the necklace?
A | $39.00 | B | $41.70 | C | $117.00 | D | $390.00 |
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Teresa is planning to donate $80.00 each month
to charities. She is going to give  of this amount to a community garden each month. How
much money is Teresa going to give to the community garden each month, to the nearest
dollar?
A | $3.00 | B | $19.00 | C |
$33.00 | D | $192.00 |
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In 2006, a group of investors invested $100,000
at an interest rate of  for 1 year. In 2007, interest rates increased to  How much more money would the investors have made by investing the same amount of money
at the 2007 interest rate for 1 year?
A | $200 | B | $2,000 | C |
$9,000 | D | $20,000 |
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45
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Angie purchased a new CD regularly priced
at $16.99 before tax. If the CD was on sale at  off the regular price, how much did
the CD cost before tax?
A | $14.44 | B | $15.29 | C | $15.86 | D | $16.84
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Jose, Mary, and Tony each typed part of a
report. Jose typed for 58 minutes, Mary typed for  hours, and Tony typed for 1 hour
and 20 minutes. What was the total number of minutes spent typing the report?
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47
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An orca whale can weigh as much as 5400
kilograms. What is 5400 kilograms converted into grams?
A |
5.4 | B |
540 | C |
54,000 | D | 5,400,000 |
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48
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Jasmine has a spool of wire with 21 feet 3
inches of wire on it. She cut off 8 feet 6 inches of wire. How many inches of wire were left on the
spool?
A | 151 inches | B | 153 inches | C | 159
inches | D | 163 inches |
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49
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The distance from Gilberto’s driveway to
the front door of his house is  feet. What is this distance in
inches?
A | 39 inches | B | 147 inches | C | 148
inches | D | 444 inches |
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50
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The Washington Monument was completed December
6, 1884, when the 3,300 pound marble capstone was put in place. What is the weight, in tons, of the
capstone?
A | 0.606 tons | B | 1.3 tons | C | 1.65
tons | D | 3.3 tons |
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51
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There are 36 baby aspirin tablets in one bottle.
Each tablet has a mass of 81 milligrams. Approximately how many grams of aspirin are in one
bottle?
A | 2.92
grams | B | 29.2 grams | C | 292 grams | D | 2920
grams |
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52
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The lengths of the sides of a five-sided field
are 350 meters, 250 meters, 400 meters, 150 meters, and 100 meters. How many kilometers of fencing
are needed to enclose the field?
A | 1.25
kilometers | B |
12.5 kilometers | C | 125
kilometers | D | 1250 kilometers |
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53
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John ran 2,640 yards on Thursday, 2,200 yards on
Friday, and 0.75 mile on Saturday. How many miles did John run on those three
days?
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54
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A hair on a human head grows about 12
millimeters per month. Approximately how many centimeters will the hair grow in 9
months?
A | 0.108
centimeters | B |
1.08 centimeters | C | 10.8
centimeters | D | 108
centimeters |
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55
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Mr. Kraft’s Life Skills class bought a
jumbo sub sandwich that is 1 meter long. The sandwich is to be cut into 10 slices of equal
length.
What is the approximate length of
each slice, in millimeters?
A | 1
millimeter | B | 10
millimeters | C | 100
millimeters | D | 1000
millimeters |
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56
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To dye string, Ronald uses a teaspoon of vinegar
in each color solution. He bought a quart of vinegar. If 1 cup is equal to 48 teaspoons, how many
teaspoons are in one quart?
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57
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Morgan made  gallons of
lemonade for a picnic. How many 1-cup servings of lemonade did Morgan make?
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58
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A 24-hour hotel reservation center received an
average of 1 call every 12 minutes on Friday and Saturday. How many calls did the reservation center
receive over the
2-day period?
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59
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What is the precision unit of the ruler shown
below?
A | 1 centimeter | B | 1 millimeter | C | 5
centimeters | D | 5
millimeters |
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60
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Melanie measured the length of the leg of a
triangle to be 3.6 centimeters. What is the GREATEST possible error of the
measurement?
A | 2.00 centimeters | B | 1.80 centimeters | C | 0.05
centimeter | D | 0.10 centimeter |
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61
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Michelle measured her height at the beginning of
the summer. She expressed the measure in the four ways listed below. Which is the MOST precise
measure of her height?
A | 5 feet | B | 61 inches | C | 1.7
yards | D | 1.5 meters |
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62
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Which unit of measure would be MOST appropriate
to use when finding the weight of an orange?
A | kiloliters | B | meters | C | ounces | D | tons |
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63
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Which length would appropriately be measured in
millimeters?
A | the length of a cat’s
tail | B | the height of a wall in a
house | C | the diameter of the head of a
nail | D | the distance around a high school
track |
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64
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A graduated cylinder containing a liquid
measured in liters is shown below.
Which measurement describes the amount of liquid in the graduated
cylinder MOST accurately?
A | 0.42 liter | B | 0.44 liter | C | 0.47
liter | D | 0.49 liter |
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65
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How many significant digits should be used in
reporting the volume of the cube shown below?
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66
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What unit would be MOST appropriate for
measuring the mass of an elephant?
A | gallons | B | kilograms | C | milligrams | D | yards |
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67
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Which unit is the MOST precise to use to measure
a runner’s time in a 50-meter dash?
A | 0.1 minute | B | 0.1 second | C | 0.01
minute | D | 0.01 second |
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68
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Howard measured the length of a fishing lure and
reported the length as 4.80 centimeters. How many significant digits did Howard report in this
measurement?
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69
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Two lines are graphed
below.
Which of the following is the
same for both lines?
A | slope | B | x-intercept | C | y-intercept | D | equation of the
line |
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70
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Which BEST describes the slopes of the lines in
the graph below?
A | equal | B | opposites | C | reciprocals | D | opposite
reciprocals |
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71
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The table below gives some x-values and
their corresponding y-values.
Which graph shows the relationship between x and
y?
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72
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Which BEST represents the slope of the line
shown below?
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73
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What is the slope of the line that passes
through the points (5, – 3) and (5, 2)?
A |  | B | 0 | C | 5 | D | undefined |
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74
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Which term BEST describes the slopes of the
lines in the graph below?
A | equal | B | opposites | C | reciprocals | D | opposite
reciprocals |
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75
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Which characteristic do the two lines in the
graph below have in common?
A | slope | B | x-intercept | C | y-intercept | D | equation of the
lines |
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76
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Which of the following coordinate pairs lies
outside the circle shown below?
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77
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Which point lies on the triangle graphed
below?
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78
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Which ordered pair lies within both the circle
and the square graphed below?
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79
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The graph below shows the height of a hot air
balloon as a function of time.
What does the slope of the graph represent?
A | distance the balloon is from the
ground | B | number of minutes the balloon has been in the
air | C | rate of speed the balloon rises in feet per
minute | D | number of minutes the balloon takes to reach its maximum
height |
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80
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The graph below represents a function for
calculating cab fare.
What does the slope of the graph represent?
A | cost per mile | B | cost per minute | C | distance per
dollar | D | distance per
minute |
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81
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The equation  is graphed
below.
What is the x-intercept of the
graph of the equation?
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82
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Which coordinates BEST represent the
y-intercept of the line graphed below?
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83
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Which coordinates BEST represent the midpoint of
the line segment graphed below?
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84
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A line is drawn through Points A and
B on the coordinate plane shown below.
Which coordinates best represent the location of the x-intercept
of the line?
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85
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Quadrilateral ABCD is graphed
below.
What is the slope of 
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86
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On the coordinate grid below, Point M is
halfway between Point J and Point L (not shown) on a vertical
line.
Which coordinates represent the
location of Point L (not shown)?
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87
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Line GK is shown on the coordinate grid
below.
Which coordinates represent the
location of the midpoint of 
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88
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A point located at  is graphed
below.
Which value is represented by
x in  if the distance between 
is
12?
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89
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Line DK with Points O and J
is shown on the coordinate grid below.
Which coordinates BEST represent the midpoint of 
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90
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The values in the table below show a linear
relationship between x and y.
What value should replace c to complete the
table?
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91
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Which statement BEST describes the table of
values shown below?
A | As the value of x decreases by 3, the value of
y decreases by 9. | B | As the value of
x decreases by 5, the value of y decreases by 15. | C | As the value of x decreases by 7, the value of y increases by
1. | D | As the value of x decreases by 1, the value of
y increases by 3. |
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92
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A function table is shown
below.
As the value of x increases by
2, what is the increase in the value of y?
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93
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Which equation represents the funtion shown in
the table below?
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94
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Using the function table below, what would be
the value of y when x equals 10?
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95
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Which ordered pair would fit in the table below
to make the graph a linear function?
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96
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Which diagram BEST represents a linear
function?
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97
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The table shows the number of grams of fat in
different numbers of servings of the same kind of tomato soup.
If the rate of fat grams per serving remains the same, how many grams
of fat would be in 12 servings of soup?
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98
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The chart shows the total number of miles Zack
has driven his car at the end of 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years.
If this pattern continues, how many miles will Zack have driven his car
at the end of 6 years?
A | 61,400 | B | 71,400 | C | 83,300 | D | 95,200 |
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99
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Ray works at a grocery store. The table shows
the relationship between the number of hours Ray works and the amount of money he
earns.
If this pattern continues, how much
will Ray earn for working 10 hours?
A | $50.00 | B | $56.25 | C | $62.50 | D | $68.75 |
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100
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Ms. Alvarez made a table to calculate the cost
of gasoline based on the number of miles she drives.
According to the table, how much will she pay for gasoline if she
drives 110 miles?
A | $15.00 | B | $16.50 | C | $17.60 | D | $18.00 |
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101
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What is the eighth term in the geometric
sequence below?
3,
6, 12, 24, . . .
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102
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Which statement correctly describes the
relationship between a and b in the equation
b + 2 =
2a?
A | a is twice b. | B | a is half of b. | C | Twice a is 2 more than b. | D | Twice b is 2 more than a. |
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103
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North Street is 6 blocks more than 2 times as
long as State Street. If x represents the length of State Street, which expression BEST
represents the length of North Street?
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104
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The Erie Canal in the United States is 60 miles
longer than 3 times the length of the Suez Canal in Egypt. If the length of the Suez Canal is
represented by the variable x, which expression below BEST represents the length of the Erie
Canal?
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105
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Tom is having his car repaired. The cost of the
parts is $260, and 4 hours of work are required. Tom needs to keep the entire cost of the repair
under $400. Which inequality expresses the relationship between hourly cost (x), the cost of
parts, and the $400 limit?
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106
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Mrs. Morse suggested that a bookcase in a yard
sale be sold for x dollars where  and  Which number line shows the
range of values for x?
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107
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A car rental company charges $56 per day plus
$0.30 per mile driven. John was charged $86 after renting a car for one day. What equation should he
use to find x, the number of miles the company charged him for driving?
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108
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The length of a rectangular garden is 3
feet longer than 4 times its width (w). Which expression represents the length of
the garden, in feet?
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109
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A school band went on a trip to a music
festival. The band director was admitted for free, but it cost $100 to rent a bus for the trip and $4
for each student to get into the festival. The total cost of the trip was $244. Which equation can be
used to find s, the number of students that went on the trip?
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110
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Two small companies pay their employees the
hourly salaries show below.
Which company’s hourly salary range is greater, and by how
much?
A | Northern Institute, by $2 | B | Northern Institute, by $3 | C | American Gates, by $2 | D | American Gates, by $3 |
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111
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Mr. Slater organized a stem-and-leaf plot to
record the numbers of canned food items donated by the clubs at his school.
What is the mode of the numbers of food items donated by the
clubs?
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112
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The table shows the approximate water area, in
square miles, of 5 counties in Florida.
What is the mean water area for these counties?
A | 153.5 square miles | B | 194.9 square miles | C | 316.0 square
miles | D | 488.0 square
miles |
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113
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A traveler’s guide contains the chart
below, which shows the room rate charged per night at 8 motels.
What is the median of the room rates listed?
A | $74.00 | B | $78.00 | C | $85.00 | D | $90.00 |
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114
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The table below lists the finishing times of
Boston Marathon winners in 12 different years.
Which statement is supported by the data?
A | Four finish times were less than the mean finish
time. | B | The mean finish time was greater than the mode of the
finish times. | C | The median finish
time was the same as the mean finish time. | D | Half the winners
had a finish time that was less than the mode of the finish
times. |
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115
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The times in minutes for the top 8 finishers of
a cross country race are listed below.
What was the median finishing time in minutes?
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116
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While traveling in Alaska, Dr. Fisher recorded
the daily temperatures over a one-week period.
What is the range of the temperatures?
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117
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The student council held a car wash to raise
money. They received donations of $20, $45, $25, $35, $25, $50, $30, and $40. What was the mean
donation amount received?
A | $25.00 | B | $30.00 | C | $32.50 | D | $33.75 |
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118
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The Electoral College is the means by which a
presidential candidate is elected to office. The table shows the number of votes that selected states
have in the Electoral College.
What is the median number of votes for the states in the
table?
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119
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The weight in pounds of ten puppies at two
different ages are shown.
What is the difference between the mean weight at 3 months and the mean
weight at 6 months?
A | 6.0 pounds | B | 6.9 pounds | C | 8.4
pounds | D | 15.3 pounds |
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120
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The numbers of girls and boys in 10 classrooms
are listed in the table below.
Which is closest to the mean number of girls and the mean number of
boys in the classrooms?
A | 12 girls and 13 boys | B | 13 girls and 12 boys | C | 13 girls and 14
boys | D | 14 girls and 13
boys |
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121
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The table below shows the number of CDs sold by
Store X and Store Y each year for 5 years.
What is the difference between the mean number of CDs sold by Store X
and the mean number sold by Store Y?
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122
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House prices, in several neighborhoods, are
shown in the table below.
Which neighborhood has the GREATEST range in house
prices?
A | Alamo Heights | B | Deer Crossing | C | Forest
Creek | D | Lago Vista |
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123
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The numbers of acres used for planting
watermelons from year 1 to year 8 in Oklahoma are shown in the graph below.
Which value BEST represents the
mode number of acres used for planting watermelons for the time period shown?
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124
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Jen collected information on the number of hours
per week her friends spent on homework. She recorded this information in the table
below.
How does the mean study time for
Mathematics compare to the mean study time for Science?
A | The mean study time for Mathematics and Science is the
same at 4.25 hours. | B | The mean study time
for Mathematics is 0.25 hour less than the mean study time for Science. | C | The mean study time for Mathematics is 0.75 hour less than the mean study time
for Science. | D | The mean study time
for Mathematics is 0.75 hour more than the mean study time for
Science. |
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The city of Port St. Lucie is considered the
second fastest growing city in Florida. In June of 2002, it had a reported population of  people. By June of 2004, the city’s population had reached  people.
How much did Port St. Lucie’s population increase, in thousands, from June 2002 to
2004?
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What is the value of 
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3
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Byron has two part-time jobs. His first job pays
$70 per week before a 10% deduction for taxes. Byron’s other job pays $60 per week, but there
is only a 5% deduction for taxes. What is the total amount Byron takes home each week after the
deductions for taxes?
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4
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Marcus bought a plant priced at $40.
He received a  discount on the plant. What amount, in dollars, did
Marcus pay for the plant?
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5
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Edna has 1.5 gallons of water in a pitcher. If
she empties the pitcher to fill 16 glasses with equal amounts of water, how many ounces of water will
be in each glass?
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6
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A water pipe in Henry’s yard leaked 28
gallons of water at a rate of 1 drop per second. If there are 432,000 drops of water in 28 gallons,
how many days did the pipe leak?
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Cara researched flights from Orlando
to Atlanta on two different airlines. Airline A has a flight that departs from Orlando at
11:24 a.m. and arrives in Atlanta at 1:38 p.m. Airline B has a flight that departs
from Orlando at 10:58 a.m. and arrives in Atlanta at 12:42 p.m. What is the difference
between the flight times, in hours?
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8
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What should be the fourth number
in the sequence below?
1, 3, 7, ___, 21, 31, 43, . . .
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9
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The first five terms of an arithmetic sequence
are shown below.
1,
5, 9, 13, 17, . . .
What number should be the
10th term in the sequence?
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10
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What is the 6th term in the geometric sequence
below?
3, 9, 27, 81,
. . .
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11
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Victor works part-time. The table below shows
the number of hours he worked during the past four weeks.
What is the average
(mean) number of hours per week that Victor worked?
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12
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The numbers of counties in seven states are
listed in the table below.
What is the difference between the median and the mode of the
data?
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13
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Some of the most common city names in the United
States are listed in the table below.
There are 37 cities named Georgetown in the United States. If the data for
Georgetown are added to the table, what is the change in the range of the new
data
set?
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14
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The table below shows the number of space
shuttle launches each year from 1999
until 2007.
What is the difference
between the median and the mean of the data?
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Short Answer
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Amy, Bruce, and Carlos collected a total of 168
pounds of cans to recycle. Bruce collected  the number of pounds of cans Carlos
collected. Amy collected the same number of pounds of cans as Bruce and Carlos
combined.
• Let c represent the number of pounds of cans Carlos
collected. Write an equation, in terms of c, that expresses the
relationship between the number of pounds of cans collected by each student and
the total weight of the cans collected.
• Solve the equation for c, and then determine the
number of pounds of cans each student collected. Show all work necessary to support your answer. Give your solution using a
complete sentence.
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Short Response (2 points)
When David
emptied the collection canister of his vacuum cleaner, he found nickels and pennies among the other
contents of the canister. When he counted the coins, he found that the number of pennies he counted
was one less than twice the number of nickels he counted.
• Write a
mathematical expression that represents the number of pennies David counted in terms of n, the
number of nickels he counted.
Expression
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• Use the expression you wrote to help you
find the number of pennies and the number of nickels David counted if he counted 20 coins in all.
Show all work necessary to justify your answer, and express your answer in a complete
sentence.
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