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Word Problems
Percents, Fractions, Decimals
100

Jonah recorded the temperature outside for 7 hour. It dropped 3 degrees each hour for the first 6 hours and then rose 2 degrees in the last hour. The expression (-3)(6) +2 represents the net change. What value represents the net change?

a. -20
b. -16
c. 20
d. 16

b. -16

100

Jonah recorded the temperature outside for 7 hour. It dropped 3 degrees each hour for the first 6 hours and then rose 2 degrees in the last hour. The expression (-3)(6) +2 represents the net change. What value represents the net change?

a. -20
b. -16
c. 20
d. 16

b. -16

100

Which expression can be used to find the vale of (3/2) divided by (1/8)?

a. (3/2) * (8/1)
b. (2/3)* (8/1)
c. 2/3 * 1/8
d. 3/2 * 1/8

a. (3/2) * (8/1)

200

Which expression is equivalent to 5(x-3)?

a. 5x-3
b. 2x
c. x-15
d. 5x-3(5)

d. 5x-3(5)

200

Ricardo plans to pay for college by using his savings, scholarships, grants and work-study programs. Which source of funding does Ricardo have the greatest control over?
a. savings
b. scholarships
c. grants
d. work-study programs

a. savings

200

The owner of a food truck noted that 7 out of 8 customers ordered a drink with their lunch. What decimal is equivalent to this fraction?

0.875

300

Which inequality represents all possible values for x in -2x>-48?

a. x<-24
b. x<24
c. x>-24
d. x>24

b. x<24


(100 pts if you chose d)

300

A rectangular prism has the following dimensions:

height = 6.5 in
length = 10 inches
width = 4 inches
What is its volume?
a. 40 inches3
b. 160 in3
c. 28 in3
d. 260 in3

d. 260 in3

300

A study showed that 75% of people who joined a gym did so in January. Which value is equivalent to 75%?

a. 3/4
b. 75
c. 1/4
d. 7.5

a. 3/4

400

Which situation can be represented by x-8=24?

a. Gail and Jules go to the same school. Gail lives 8 blocks closer to school than Jules. If Gail lives 24 blocks from the school, what is x, the number of blocks from school that Jules lives?
b. Gail and Jules go to the same school. Gail lives 24 blocks closer to the school than Jules. If Gail lives 8 blocks from the school, wha is x, the number of blocks from the school that Jules lives?
c. A worker arrnaged 24 boxes on 8 shelves. What is x, the number of boxes on each shelf?
d. A worker arranged a total of x boxes on 24 shelves. The worker placed 8 boxes on each shelf. What is x, the total number of boxes arranged on shelves?

a. Gail and Jules go to the same school. Gail lives 8 blocks closer to school than Jules. If Gail lives 24 blocks from the school, what is x, the number of blocks from school that Jules lives?

(100 pts if you picked b)

400

A researcher asked 120 people if they preferred swimming in a pool or at the beach. The data collected shows that 2 out of 10 people preferred the beach. What was the total number of people who preferred the beach?
a. 12
b. 60
c. 2
d. 24

d. 24

400

A square has a perimeter of 32 inches. What is the perimeter in feet?
a. 2 ft
b. 3/8 ft
c. 4 ft
d. 2 2/3 ft

d. 2 2/3 ft

500

What value is equivalent to this expression?
42-6(7-10)

a.7
b.-12
c.34
d.-36

c.34

500

A test has 20 questions. The list shows the number of points that are earned for each question:
- correct answer: +3 points
- incorrect answer: -1 point
- no answer: -2 points
Frida answered 12 correctly and 5 incorrectly and did not answer the rest. How many points did she get?

25 points

500

Which TWO expressions have a value of 15.4?

a. 5.4(3 2/3)
b. 45.12 / (1/3)
c. 3.85 / 0.25
d. 30.8 (2.5)
e. 9.24 / (3/5)

c. 3.85 / 0.25

e. 9.24 / (3/5)