At the district track meet approximately 38% of the medals
Jefferson Middle School won were gold, 1/3
were silver, and 0.28 were bronze. Place these values in order from least to greatest.
Bronze, Silver, Gold
100
Manny washes 3 cars in 20 minutes. Based on this rate,
what proportion can he used to determine how many
cars, c, he can wash in 3 hours?
3/20=c/180
100
TriangleGHJ is dilated to form TriangleMNP. GH:MN = 2:3. If
MN = 18 units, what is the length of segment GH?
12
100
A cylinder has a height of 8 inches and a base with a
diameter of 8 inches. A cube has an edge of 8 inches.
Which of the following statements is true about the two
three-dimensional figures?
(F) The cube has a volume that is twice the
volume of the cylinder.
(G) The cube has a volume that is approximately
110 more cubic inches than the volume of the
cylinder.
(H) The cylinder has a volume that is approximately
one-half the volume of the cube.
(J) The two figures have approximately the same
volume
(G) The cube has a volume that is approximately
110 more cubic inches than the volume of the
cylinder.
100
Benny tosses five pennies. What is the probability that
all five coins will land tails up?
1/32
200
A bag of 200 tiles contained red, yellow and green tiles. If
55% of the tiles were green, 35% were yellow and 10% were red, write a proportion can be used to determine G, the number of green tiles?
55/100=G/200
200
The Bears, Lobos and Texans scored a total of 365 runs
during the baseball season. The Bears scored 45 more
runs that the Texans. The Texans scored exactly half as
many runs as the Lobos. What is a reasonable
conclusion about the number of runs the teams scored?
A The Texans scored the least number of runs.
B The Bears scored the most runs.
C The Bears scored twice as many runs as the Lobos.
D The Lobos scored exactly half of the total number
of runs.
A The Texans scored the least number of runs.
200
A bicycle tire has a diameter of 26 inches. Which is
closest to the distance the tire will travel in one
complete revolution?
81.64
200
LuAnn wants to decrease the size of a photograph to
make a logo. The photograph has a width of 4 inches
and a length of 6 inches. If the logo is to be 2 inches
wide, how long will it be?
3 in.
200
The probability of a light bulb being defective is 1/15.
About how many bulbs would be defective in a case
of 400 ?
27
300
On Monday the low temperature in Juneau, Alaska, was
-5F. The high temperature was 14 F. How much
warmer was the high temperature than the low
temperature?
19
300
At Johnson’s Grocery the price for apples is 3 pounds
for $1.20. Which store sells apples for the same price
per pound as Johnson’s Grocery?
A The Family Grocer
1 pound for $0.35
B Hamilton’s Foods
2 pounds for $1.00
C Al’s Foods
4 pounds for $1.60
D City Groceries
1 pound for $0.43
C Al’s Foods
4 pounds for $1.60
300
A tire travels about 75 inches in one full rotation. What
is the diameter of the tire, to the nearest inch?
24 inches
300
A cylindrical fruit juice can has a volume of 96 fluid
ounces. A second cylindrical can has dimensions that
are1/2 the size of the larger can. Which is closest to the
volume of the smaller can?
12 fl oz
300
A calculator is used to randomly generate the numbers
from 1-10. Each number has the same probability of
occurring. Predict how many times the calculator will
generate an even number larger than 4 in 100 randomly
generated numbers.
30
400
Billy’s uncle bought a flat screen television for
$1,699.99 and a digital camera for $599.99, including
tax. His uncle plans to pay the total amount in 24 equal
payments. What is a reasonable amount for each
payment?
100
400
Mrs. Sosa bought a 3-pound bag of red delicious apples
for $1.20. Yellow delicious apples sell for $0.45 a
pound. Why did Mrs. Sosa believe that she made the
better buy?
(F )The cost of all types of apples in 3-pound bags is
the same.
(G) There are more red delicious apples in a pound
than yellow delicious apples.
(H) The cost of yellow delicious apples is $0.05 per
pound less that the cost of red delicious apples.
(J) The cost of red delicious apples is $0.05 per pound
less that the cost of yellow delicious apples.
(J) The cost of red delicious apples is $0.05 per pound
less that the cost of yellow delicious apples.
400
Which of the following coordinates belong to a point
that is in Quadrant II?
(-6,4)
400
A shipping crate is 12 feet long, 5 feet wide and 9 feet
tall. What is the volume of the crate in cubic yards?
20 cubic yards
400
A printing company had expenses of $2,500, $5,000,
$2,750, $5,000, $5,200 and $4,500 for the six days they
were open last week. Which measure of data would be
used to make the store appear to have the least amount
of expenses?
Range
500
A fruit and nut gift box contains 1.25 pounds of
oranges, 3 1/2 pounds of apples and 1 3/4
pounds of mixed nuts. What is the total weight of the contents of the gift
box?
6.5 pounds
500
Mr. Johnson has applied for a job at Tex-Electric
Company. Employees of Tex-Electric are guaranteed
a 7.5% pay increase at the end of each year for the first
three years of employment. If Mr. Johnson has set a
personal goal of earning $41,000 in three years, what
other information does he need to know in order to
determine if this job will meet his personal goal?
F The number of employees at the company
G The amount of vacation the company gives
employees
H The amount of his beginning salary
J The amount of money the company puts into his
retirement program
H The amount of his beginning salary
500
Mr. Wilson is laying forms for a concrete slab. The area
for the slab is 20-by-30 feet and the concrete slab will
be 5 inches thick. What other information does he need
to determine the cost of the concrete slab?
(A) The perimeter of the slab
(B) The price per cubic yard for the concrete
(C) The number of hours it will take to pour the
concrete
(D) The area of the concrete slab
(B) The price per cubic yard for the concrete
500
Two triangles have dimensions that are proportional.
The area of the larger triangle is 64 units 2 . The area of
the smaller triangle is 16 units 2 . What is the ratio of
the length of the shortest side of the smaller triangle to
the length of the shortest side of the larger triangle?
1:2
500
A triangle with an area of 42 square units is dilated by a
scale factor of 2. What is the area of the new triangle?