Module 1
A caterpillar moves across the grass at a rate of 4 and 2/3 feet every 7 minutes. How fast does the caterpillar move in feet per minute?
13/21
What fraction is equivalent to 237.5%?
19/8
Miguel’s family drinks 4 gallons of milk every 2 weeks. How many gallons of milk does Miguel’s family drink in 6 weeks?
12 gallons
Monty buys hats in bulk to sell in his store. His cost for each hat is $20. He marks up the hats 45%. How much does Monty charge per hat?
$29
Sue has $100 saved to buy concert tickets that go on sale in 8 weeks. She plans to save $16 every 2 weeks. Will Sue have enough money saved to buy 4 concert tickets that cost $50 each?
no
If 1 pound is approximately equivalent to 0.454 kilograms, what is the approximate weight of a 5,000-kilogram elephant in pounds?
11,015
Jacoby’s average for the first two games of
a bowling tournament was 125. In order to win an award, his final average for all three games must be 10% higher than the average of his first two games. Which score can Jacoby bowl in his third game and still win an award?
at least 162.5.
An engineer designed a new bridge and drew the scale drawing 6 in wide. If the engineer used the scale 3/4 inch = 40 feet, how long is the actual bridge the engineer designed?
320
Marisol deposits $6,000 in a savings account earning 5.75% simple interest per year.
Part A
How much interest will Marisol earn for a period of 5 years?
$1,725
Janice needs $155 to buy a new bike. She already has $35 and plans to save $10 every week. If w represents the number of weeks Janice saves money, which equation represents how many weeks it will take her to save enough money to buy a bike?
35+10w = 155
w= 12
Chloe deposits $400 into a savings account that pays 1.7% annual simple interest. How much interest does Chloe earn from the account in 7 years?
$47.60
A recent study reported that 32/40 of the passengers aboard an airplane spend most of their time reading. How is this fraction expressed as a decimal?
0.8
To make lemonade for 2 people, Georgia needs 6 lemons.
How many lemons does she need for x people?
y=3x
Part B
Marisol receives $8,450 when she closes her savings account. If she made no changes to the account, for how many years did Marisol keep the account open?
Given in Part B:
Final amount received: $8,450
Original deposit (principal): $6,000
Interest rate: 5.75% = 0.0575
about 7 years
What is the value of x in the equation
3x − 6 = −36?
-10
Four landscaping companies listed the prices they charge based on the number of hours worked.
Which list of numbers represents a proportional relationship between the number of hours worked and the total price charged?
A. $60, $125, $190 for 1, 2, and 3 hours
B. $45, $90, $135 for 1, 2, and 3 hours
C. $80, $170, $260 for 1, 2, and 3 hours
D. $55, $120, $200 for 1, 2, and 3 hours
What is the proportionality between the following numbers:
(6,18)
(12,36)
(18,54)
(1,3)
Thomas has a string that measures 52.9 feet long. He cuts it into pieces that each measure 1/100 foot long. How many pieces of string does Thomas cut?
5290
Miguel’s Skate Shop is having a sale
on skateboards. The original price for its Extreme Skateboard is $84.50. The sale price for the skateboard is $60.70. What
is the percent decrease in the price of the skateboard?
28.14%
Which scenario describes two amounts that add together to result in a total of zero?
A. A dog hides 3 bones in the front yard and another 3 bones in the backyard.
B. Keisha buys lunch for $5 and later buys a book for $5.
C. A penguin dives 6 feet below the surface and then rises 6 feet back to the surface.
D. Sam sets out 4 pounds of chips and 4 pounds of dip for his guests.
C
Draw a graph and plot the points (3,9). Lable the x axis as minutes and the y axis as shirts. Title as folding shirts.
for evry 3 minutes, 9 shirts are folded
Dustin bought 1/3 pound of peaches for $3.00. What was the price he paid per pound of peaches?
$9 per pound
A group of friends’ dinner bill before tax is $78.50. The sales tax rate is 5%. They want to leave a 15% tip after tax. What is their total dinner bill, including tax and tip, rounded to the nearest cent?
$94.79
Eileen needs to solve the following math problem for homework. ((-6)(-10))/(-2)
What is the solution to Eileen’s problem?
-30
The expression 3x − 3 represents the total number of stuffed animals Deena has in her collection. She decides to put the stuffed animals in 3 equal piles. Which expression can be used to represent the number of stuffed animals Deena puts in each pile?
x-1