Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Find the percent of markup. Round to the nearest
tenth.
$30.50 to $66.50
A | 11.0% | B | 117.4% | C | 118.0% | D | 36.0% |
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Solve the equation.
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3
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4x + 8 = 5x + 6
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Willie is studying the importance of exercise in health
class and has learned that bike riding is an excellent form of exercise. He can ride his bike at a
rate of 1 mile every 5 minutes. At this rate, how many miles could Willie go in 25 minutes?
A | 5 miles | C | 8
miles | B | 3 miles | D | 6
miles |
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Which of the following is the graph of the
equation:
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7
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Write and solve an equation.
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Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $70. He plans to
save $5 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $70?
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Write a word phrase for  .
A | a number divided by 2 | C | the product of a
number and 2 | B | a number decreased by
2 | D | the sum of a number and 2 |
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Janie spent 8 dollars fewer than one-third her
allowance last month on a new skateboard. Let a represent the amount of her monthly allowance.
Write an expression that represents the cost of the skateboard.
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Mrs. Yang went shopping last Saturday. She had a coupon
for 25% off of her total order. The total cost of the items at regular price was $95.25. What
expression would you use to determine how much her total savings was with the
discount?
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a. Find the value of a.
b. Find the
value of the marked angles.
A | 13; 86º | B | 12;
80º | C | 15; 98º | D | 16;
104º |
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Find the total weekly earnings for a waitress with a weekly
salary of $325 plus a 5% commission on dinners, if the total worth of the dinners she served was
$3,600.00.
A | $499.50 | B | $585.60 | C | $505.00 | D | $180.00 |
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In a random survey of 25 sixth graders, 9 said that they
prefer tether ball as their favorite recess activity. Based on these results, how many students would
you expect to name tether ball as their favorite recess activity in a group of 300 sixth graders?
Solve using the proportion below.
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A department store purchases a dress for $75. To sell the
dress to customers, the price is marked up by 15%. You hand the clerk $100. How much change will you
get back?
A | $13.75 | B | $86.25 | C | $25.00 | D | $11.25 |
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A full-sized airplane has a height of 30 feet and a width of
75 feet. Kristina’s model of the full-sized airplane has a width of 15 inches. To find the
height of the model airplane, she used the following proportion: 
How tall is the model
airplane?
A | 6 inches | C | 7
inches | B | 8 inches | D | 5
inches |
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There are 10 park rangers at the Lakeview Park, and 7 of
them have been certified in wilderness survival training. What percent of the park’s rangers
have received their certification?
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Brandon needs $350 to buy a TV and stereo system for his
room. He received $100 in cash for birthday presents. He plans to save $50 per week from his
part-time job. To find how many weeks w it will take to have $350, solve 100 + 50w =
350.
A | 4 weeks | B | 5
weeks | C | 7 weeks | D | 6
weeks |
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Approximately 1 in every 10 people is left-handed. How many
left-handed people would you expect to find in a group of 330 people? Solve using the proportion
below.
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Solve the equation.
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The graph of the equation y = x + 2 passes
through which point?
A | (2, 5) | C | (1,
2) | B | (–5, –4) | D | (–1,
1) |
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Which point is on the graph of y =  x
+ 3?
A | (–3, 1) | C | (3,
2) | B | (–9, 2) | D | (6,
5) |
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Find the commission on a $360.00 sale if the commission is
16.5%.
A | $78.40 | B | $49.40 | C | $121.82 | D | $59.40 |
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Adrian got a box of chocolates for his birthday. He has
eaten 17 of the 20 pieces of chocolate. What percentage of the chocolates has he
eaten?
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In Diego’s training program he does 10 sit-ups, 10
pushups and 5 pullups. To get the decimal representation for the part of the total number of
exercises that are pushups we divide 10 by the total number of exercises. What is the percentage of
the total number of exercises that are pushups?
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