Positives and Negatives
Solve the inequality shown below:
–20x + 50 > –250
A x > 15
B x < 15
C x < –15
D x > 10
B x < 15
Select all that represent an increase of the original percentage.
A Tax
B Mark-down
C Commission
D Gratuity
E Discount
F Service Fee
A, D, and F
Find the median of the data set:
3, 8, 5, 7, 4, 6, 5, 4, 3, 5
A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
C 5
Which expression is equivalent to 8c + 6 – 3c – 2?
A 5c + 4
B 5c + 8
C 11c + 4
D 11c + 8
A 5c + 4
A group of angles with a sum of 90 degrees are considered to be...
A Adjacent angles
B Vertical angles
C Supplementary angles
D Complementary angles
D Complementary angles
Which of the expressions below are equivalent to 565 + (–487)?
Circle all that apply.
A 565 + (+487)
B –565 + 487
C |–565| + |–487|
D –487 + 565
E |–565| + (–487)
F 565 – 487
D, E, and F
You scored a 95% on your Reading test. The test was out of 60 questions. How many questions did you get?
A 55 questions
B 56 questions
C 57 questions
D 58 questions
C 57 questions
The local weather report states that there is more than a 2/3 chance of rain for Saturday. What is the likelihood that it will rain on Saturday?
A It is certain to rain on Saturday.
B It is likely to rain on Saturday.
C It is neither likely nor unlikely to rain on Saturday.
D It is impossible that it will rain on Saturday.
B It is likely to rain on Saturday.
Katie bought 4 sweaters that each cost the same amount and a skirt that cost $20. The items she bought cost a total of $160 before tax was added. What was the cost of each sweater?
A $20
B $35
C $40
D $45
B $35
A circular mirror has a diameter of 12 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the mirror?
A 18.84
B 37.68
C 113.04
D 226.08
C 113.04
Which of the following is true about the expression x(y)?
A x is greater than y, if x is positive
B y is greater than x, if y is positive
C the value of x(y) is positive, if x and y are both
negative
D the value of x(y) is negative, if x and y are both
negative
C the value of x(y) is positive, if x and y are both
negative
A $79 television is on sale for $65. What percent discount was given?
A 18%
B 82%
C 65%
D 16%
A 18%
Which event is most like to occur?
A flipping a fair coin, with sides labeled heads and
tails, and the coin landing on tails
B choosing a marble out of a bag, with nine blue
marbles and one red, and the marble being red
C Spinning the arrow on a spinner, with four equal
sectors labeled one to four, and the arrow landing
on a number greater than one
D rolling a fair number cube, with faces labeled one
to six, and the cube landing on a number less
than six
D rolling a fair number cube, with faces labeled one
to six, and the cube landing on a number less
than six
Which expressions are equivalent to 2(3x – 8) + 4x?
Select all that apply.
A 10x + 16
B 14x + 12 – 28 – 4x
C 2(3x – 4) + 4(x – 2)
D 10 – 16x
E 3(5x + 8) – (5x + 8)
B and C
The scale of a model train is 1 inch to 13.5 feet. One of the cars of the model train is 5 inches long. What is the length, in feet, of the actual train car?
A 67.5
B 32.4
C 14.5
D 2.7
A 67.5
The temperature at 4 PM was -14 degrees Celsius. By 7PM the temperature rose 9 degrees Celsius. Then, by 10 PM the temperature dropped eleven more degrees.
What was the temperature at 10 PM?
A -16 degrees Celsius
B 2 degrees Celsius
C -2 degrees Celsius
D 16 degrees Celsius
A -16 degrees Celsius
Last season, Tom Brady threw for 4,800 yards in 16 games. This season, he had a 15% increase in the number of yards he threw per game.
How many yards did he throw per game after the increase?
A 184
B 720
C 300
D 345
D 345
A survey found that 5 out of 6 people in a community visit a doctor on a regular basis. If there are 4,320 people in the community, what is a reasonable prediction for the number of people who would visit a doctor on a regular basis?
A 720
B 2,880
C 3,600
D 3,864
C 3,600
Every day of the week, Jose earns $4 per hour for delivering newspapers. He also earns a weekly bonus of $10 if he arrives on time to work each day.
Last week, Jose arrived on time to work each day and earned a total of $96 for h hours of work. Based on this situation, which statement is true?
A Jose worked for a total of 20 hours
B Jose worked for a total of 21.5 hours
C Jose worked for a total of 22.5 hours
D Jose worked for a total of 24 hours
B Jose worked for a total of 21.5 hours
3) Angles ABC and CBD are supplementary angles. The measure of Angle ABC can be represented by the expression (2x + 70)°, and the measure of Angle CBD can be represented by the expression (x – 10)°. What is the measure, in degrees, of Angle CBD?
A 10°
B 30°
C 40°
D 90°
B 30°
The highest temperature recorded last winter was 43 degrees Fahrenheit. The lowest temperature recorded last winter was -16 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the difference in the highest temperature and the lowest temperature recorded last winter?
A –27 degrees
B 59 degrees
C 27 degrees
D –59 degrees
B 59 degrees
David bought a computer that was 20% off the regular price of $1,080. If an 8% sales tax was added to the cost of the computer, what was the total price David paid for it?
A $302.40
B $864.00
C $933.12
D $1,382.40
C $933.12
You have a bag with 40 M&M's. The bag includes 6 yellow, 3 blue, 15 red, 9 brown, 2 green, and 5 orange M&M's. What is the likelihood that you pull a red, blue, or green M&M out of the bag?
A Likely
B Unlikely
C Certain
D Impossible
E Neither likely or unlikely
E Neither likely or unlikely
Jorge went to the movie theatre with his three siblings. Each ticket for the movie theatre cost $12.50. There was a $1.25 processing fee added on to the cost of each ticket. Jorge wrote the equation C = 4(12.50 + 1.25), where C represents the total cost of the tickets, to help him find the cost of the tickets to the movie theatre.
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term (12.50 + 1.25)?
A It represents the cost of one ticket to the movie
theatre without the processing fee.
B It represents the cost of all four tickets to the
movie theatre without the processing fee.
C It represents the cost of all four tickets to the
movie theatre with the processing fee.
D It represents the cost of one ticket to the movie
theatre with the processing fee.
D It represents the cost of one ticket to the movie
theatre with the processing fee.
The outer edge of a swimming pool in the shape of a rectangle has a perimeter of 150 meters and a width of 25 meters.
What is the length of the pool?
A 25 meters
B 50 meters
C 75 meters
D 100 meters
B 50 meters