Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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The circle graph represents a family’s monthly budget.
If the total monthly budget is $5,500, how much is spent on items other than food and
housing?
A | $1,650 | B | $2,750 | C | $3,850 | D | $1,100 |
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Write a word phrase for  .
A | a number decreased by 2 | C | the product of a
number and 2 | B | a number plus
2 | D | the quotient of a number and 2 |
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Solve the equation.
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3
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4
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5
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6
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A cable 16 m long runs from the top of a utility pole to a
point on the ground 3 m from the base of the pole. How tall is the utility pole, to the nearest
tenth?
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A town plans to make a triangular park. The triangle has a
base of 120 feet and a height of 91 feet. What will the area of the park be?
A | 10,920 ft2 | C | 5,460
ft2 | B | 21,840
ft2 | D | 4,140.5 ft2 |
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A 6-ft adult has a shadow 4.5 ft long. How long is the
shadow of a 4-ft child standing next to the adult?
A | 3 ft | B | 4.5
ft | C | 3.5 ft | D | 2.5
ft |
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Find the total weekly earnings for a waitress with a weekly
salary of $300 plus a 6% commission on dinners, if the total worth of the dinners she served was
$2,200.00.
A | $432.00 | B | $572.90 | C | $132.00 | D | $407.40 |
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10
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Find the commission on a $560.00 sale if the commission is
21%.
A | $141.60 | B | $117.60 | C | $126.67 | D | $95.60 |
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Find the percent of markup. Round to the nearest
tenth.
$32.00 to $43.00
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12
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Two similar right triangles are shown below. What is the
value of x?
 
A | 19 units | C | 16.5
units | B | 24.8 units | D | 7.3
units |
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13
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Suzanne wants to put a fence around her square garden. If
the garden covers an area of 9 ft2, how many feet of fencing does she need?
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14
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The ladders shown below are standing against the wall at the
same angle. How high up the wall does the longer ladder go? (All measurements are in
feet.)
A | 15 ft | B | 12
ft | C | 21 ft | D | 10.67
ft |
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Refer to the diagram below. Surveyors know that 
and  are similar. What is PQ, the distance across the lake?
A | 2.80 km | B | 3.24
km | C | 3.60 km | D | 3.20
km |
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Brandon needs $475 to buy a TV and stereo system for his
room. He received $50 in cash for birthday presents. He plans to save $25 per week from his part-time
job. To find how many weeks w it will take to have $475, solve 50 + 25w =
475.
A | 17 weeks | B | 18
weeks | C | 16 weeks | D | 19
weeks |
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Draw a line with a slope of  through the point (5,
3).
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Find the area of the trapezoid.
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18
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A | 252 cm2 | C | 126
cm2 | B | 33.75
cm2 | D | 92.25 cm2 |
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A department store purchases a dress for $60. To sell the
dress to customers, the price is marked up by 14%. You hand the clerk $80. How much change will you
get back?
A | $8.40 | B | $68.40 | C | $20.00 | D | $11.60 |
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The graph of the equation y = x + 2 passes
through which point?
A | (–3, 0) | C | (–2,
–1) | B | (1, 2) | D | (–1,
1) |
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Use  = 3.14 to estimate the area of the
circle. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
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A | 41.45 m2 | C | 547.11
m2 | B | 136.78
m2 | D | 20.72 m2 |
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Is the line containing (5, 6) and (–9, 6)
horizontal, vertical, or neither?
A | neither | B | vertical | C | horizontal |
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Write and solve an equation.
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23
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Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $60. He plans to
save $6 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $60?
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24
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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the hypotenuse of a
right triangle with legs of 5 and 16.
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25
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Nick spent 5 dollars fewer than one-third his allowance
last month on a new skateboard. Let a represent the amount of his monthly allowance. Write an
expression that represents the cost of the skateboard.
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