Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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1.
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What is the fifth term of the sequence shown in the table?
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2.
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A team of marine biologists has been collecting specimens of jellyfish for the
past three days. If the pattern shown in the table continues, how many jellyfish will the team
collect on the fourth day? Day | Number
Collected | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | ? | | |
a. | 19 jellyfish | c. | 17 jellyfish | b. | 15 jellyfish | d. | 18 jellyfish |
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3.
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This year Sandy has completed 8 fewer drawings than three times the number
of drawings she completed six years ago. Let d represent the number of drawings that
Sandy completed six years ago. What expression can be used to find the number of drawings
completed this year? 
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4.
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If the volleyball team washes 12 more cars, then they will have met their
overall goal of washing 70 cars to raise money for their season. Let c represent the
number of cars that the volleyball team has washed so far. Which of the following equations can be
used to solve for c?
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5.
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Yesterday afternoon, William collected  petition
signatures. If Cindy collected half this amount, which of the following expressions represents the
number of signatures collected by Cindy?
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6.
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Each of the following bottles contains 460 milliliters of juice. If
a represents the amount of juice in a bottle, which of the following expressions best
describes the amount of juice in a bottle at any given time? 
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7.
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A plumbing company charges an hourly rate of $40 for labor. If the total charge
for labor on a job came to $110.00, which of the following equations can be solved to find the number
of hours spent on the job? Let h represent the number of hours.
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8.
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Mr. Jefferson is grading book reports. He knows that it takes at least
6 minutes to grade each report, more if he adds comments. He has 13 papers to grade. He
lets y = total grading time in minutes. Which of the following best describes the total
grading time to grade 13 papers?
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Mr. Johnson asked his sixth grade students how many books they each read
during the summer break. He then organized the data into a bar graph.
Summer Reading |  | |
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According to the bar graph above, how many students are in the class?
a. | 27 students | c. | 23 students | b. | 29 students | d. | 24 students |
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10.
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The stem-and-leaf plot shows how many tickets were sold to the 7:15 showing of a
movie over the past two weeks. On how many nights were 50 or more tickets sold? Movie Tickets
Sold | Stem | Leaf | 2 | 3, 7, 8 | 3 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 9 | 4 | 1, 6, 7, 9 | 5 | 8, 9 | | 4 | 9 = 49 | | |
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11.
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Karen is creating a circle graph to help her budget her monthly expenses. She
figures that out of every $100 in monthly expenses, she spends $19 on utilities. Which of the
following labels is most appropriate for this section of the circle graph?
a. | Karen’s Budget, 19% | c. | Utilities, 9.5% | b. | Utilities,
19% | d. | Monthly
Expenses |
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12.
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The ages of the students in a skydiving class are shown in the stem-and-leaf
plot. What is the mode of the students’ ages? Ages | Stem | Leaf | 2 | 1, 4, 6 | 3 | 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 9 | 4 | 2, 8, 8 | 5 | 4,
6 | | 6 | 8 = 68 years | | |
a. | 27 years | c. | 32 years | b. | 35 years | d. | 31 years |
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The table shows the number of pools sold by the Allied Pool company over a
six month period.
Allied Pool
Sales | Month | Number of Pools Sold | Feb. | 7 | Mar. | 11 | Apr. | 12 | May | 16 | June | 18 | July | 17 | | |
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According to the above table, what was the average number of pools sold per
month during this period? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
a. | 14.3 pools | c. | 11 pools | b. | 14 pools | d. | 13.5 pools |
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The stem-and-leaf plot shows how many voters were registered by a community
outreach group over the past several days. What is the range of the data? Voter
Registration | Stem | Leaf | 2 | 2, 5, 6, 6, 6, 9 | 3 | 0, 3, 7, 7,
8 | 4 | 1, 3, 7, 8 | 5 | 0, 6 | | 2 | 5 = 25 voters | | |
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Mario’s suitcase contains 4 pairs of pants, 3 shirts, and
2 pairs of shoes. How many different outfits can he wear? 
a. | 12 outfits | c. | 26 outfits | b. | 24 outfits | d. | 9 outfits |
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16.
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Suppose a six-sided number cube is rolled one time. What is the probability of
rolling a 1 or a 2? 
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17.
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A pancake mix manufacturer wants to identify the most popular type of breakfast
food. To achieve this, the company includes a questionnaire in 9,000 boxes of pancake mix. Will
the results of the survey be biased or unbiased? Explain.
a. | The results of the survey will likely be unbiased. | b. | The results will
likely be biased since only adults will fill out the surveys. | c. | The results will
likely be biased since not enough people are being surveyed. | d. | The results will
likely be biased since the surveys are being filled out by people who buy the company’s pancake
mix. |
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18.
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Bartolo randomly interviewed 90 patrons at a country music concert to
determine their favorite type of music. Based on the results of his survey, he made the following
claim: Two out of three concert-goers prefer country music. Which of the following
statements best describes why this is not a valid claim?
a. | The concert-goers were not randomly surveyed. | b. | Bartolo only
surveyed patrons at a country music concert who are probably biased toward country
music. | c. | Not enough patrons at the concert were surveyed. | d. | Only people on the
floor level were surveyed. |
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In a recent survey, the residents of Tittletattle were asked how many times per
week they gossiped. The results were given in the table below. Gossip (times per
week) | Percent | 3-5 times | 40% | never | 25% | 1-2 times | 20% | more than 5 times | 15% | | |
In the circle graph below,
which area is represented by the letter B? Gossiping Record |  | |
a. | “more than 5 times” | c. | “never” | b. | “3-5 times” | d. | “1-2
times” |
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In art class, the students chose from one of four mediums for their final
project. Sissy created the table and corresponding circle graph. What percent should be the label for
section A? Final
Project Medium | Medium | Percent | oil paints | A | crayons | 50% | acrylic paints | 20% | watercolor paints | 10% | | Final Project
Medium |  | | |
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21.
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Name a line that passes through Point C in
Plane m. 
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22.
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In the following figure, the base of a triangle has been extended to the right
as shown. What is the measure, in degrees, of  ? 
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23.
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Which of the following figures has no lines of symmetry?
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24.
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Chu-Cha is folding square napkins for the annual picnic of the Radio Club . If
the perimeter of an unfolded napkin is 28 inches, what is the area of an unfolded
napkin? 
a. | 7 inches | c. | 14 square inches | b. | 49 inches | d. | 49 square
inches |
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25.
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Brennan is looking at two triangles drawn in separate graphs. He says,
“Hmm, they look alike”. How “alike” are they? That is, what is the
relationship between the triangle in the left graph and the triangle in the right graph?
a. | The triangles are congruent. The right triangle has been translated up and to the
right by (1¸1). | b. | The triangles are congruent. The right
triangle has been translated to the right by 1. | c. | The triangles are congruent. The right
triangle has been translated up by 1. | d. | The triangles are congruent. They are in the
same position. |
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Brandy needs several similar triangles for a montage she is making of a mountain
scene. The base of a second triangle T2 is 8 times longer than the base of a first
triangle T1. What is the ratio between the perimeters of the two triangles? 
a. | The perimeter of T1 is 8 times bigger than the perimeter of
T2. | b. | The perimeter of T2 is 8 times bigger than the perimeter of
T1. | c. | The perimeter of T2 is 64 times bigger than the perimeter of
T1. | d. | The perimeter of T1 is 64 times bigger than the perimeter of
T2. |
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Which of the following ordered pairs best represent a vertex of the triangle in
the given graph? 
a. | (6,1) | c. | (9,6) | b. | (6,9) | d. | (1,6) |
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28.
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What would the base of a cube look like?
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29.
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Kelly needs to find how much water is needed to fill a fish tank. Which of the
following measures best describes this situation?
a. | temperature | c. | volume | b. | perimeter | d. | area |
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30.
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If  , is the angle right, straight, obtuse, or
acute?
a. | straight | c. | right | b. | acute | d. | obtuse |
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Classify the following triangle according to its angle measures. 
a. | acute triangle | c. | right triangle | b. | obtuse triangle | d. | equilateral
triangle |
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32.
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Stewart takes a piece of clay and shapes it into a square. He then pulls and
presses it until it is three times as wide and three times as high as before. Describe the
relationship between the areas. 
a. | New Area is 9 times bigger than Old Area | b. | New Area is 9 times
smaller than Old Area | c. | New Area is 3 times bigger than Old
Area | d. | New Area is 3 times smaller than Old Area |
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Isabella has two drawings. The height and the width of the newer drawing are 9
times wider than the height and the width of the older drawing. How does the perimeter of the newer
drawing compare to the perimeter of the older drawing?  Figures are NOT to scale
a. | The perimeter of the newer drawing is 81 times the perimeter of the older
drawing. | b. | The perimeter of the newer drawing is 9 times the perimeter of the older
drawing. | c. | The perimeter of the newer drawing is the perimeter of the older
drawing. | d. | The perimeter of the newer drawing is 18 times the perimeter of the older
drawing. |
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34.
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Urbana is making punch for the after-game party at school. The recipe calls for
4 cups of apple juice and 7 cups of grape juice and the rest is sparkling water.
Urbana’s punch bowl holds 5 quarts. Which of the following expressions COULD Urbana use to
determine the maximum amount, in cups, of sparkling water that can be added to the above
recipe?
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35.
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Linda needs to read 20 pages of her American Literature book tonight. If
she has read 3 pages of this amount so far, which of the following best describes the percent of
the assignment that she has completed?
a. | between 75% and 100% | c. | between 50% and 75% | b. | between 0% and 25% | d. | between 25% and
50% |
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Consider Points H, I, J, and K shown on the
number line. Which of the four points represents the second smallest number? 
a. | Point H | c. | Point K | b. | Point J | d. | Point I |
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37.
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Which of the following numbers represents a value smaller than 1?
a. |  | c. |  | b. | 1.7 | d. | 0.84 |
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38.
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Replace the blank with the appropriate phrase to make a true mathematical
sentence. 62.5% ____  .
a. | is less than | c. | is equal to | b. | is not equal to | d. | is greater than |
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39.
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Of the 20 students in Mr. Floyd's homeroom, 12 of them take the
bus to school each morning. Express the portion of students in the class who take the bus to school
each morning as a decimal.
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40.
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Write an expression that represents 4 squared.
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41.
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Which of the following expressions is equivalent to  ?
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42.
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What is the multiplicative inverse of 7?
a. |  | c. | –7 | b. | –49 | d. |  |
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43.
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A construction crew completes about  kilometers of a new
highway each week. Which of the following operations can be used to find the total length of highway
that the crew will complete in the next 4 weeks?
a. | subtract 4 from  | c. | divide by
4 | b. | add 4 to  | d. | multiply by
4 |
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44.
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Which point on the number line represents the multiplicative inverse of  ? 
a. | Point M | c. | Point H | b. | Point C | d. | Point V |
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45.
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Winona makes about $2,200 each month. Her parents are helping her plan a budget,
and they recommend that she not spend more than 30% of her monthly income on rent. What is the
maximum amount of money Winona can spend on rent each month and still stay within the budget
guidelines?
a. | $679 | c. | $2,860 | b. | $660 | d. | $1,540 |
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A group of students from the Spirit Squad is selling tickets to the homecoming
football game this Friday night. During the first 31 minutes, the students have sold a total of
40 tickets. Based on this rate of sales, the president of the squad estimates that they will
sell about 240 tickets during the first 3 hours. Does this seem like a reasonable estimate?
Explain why or why not.
a. | Yes, this seems like a reasonable estimate. At the current rate they will sell about
80 tickets each hour for a total of about 240 tickets. | b. | Yes, this seems like
a reasonable estimate. At the current rate they will sell about 160 tickets each hour for a
total of about 240 tickets. | c. | No, this does not seem like a reasonable
estimate. They will likely only sell about tickets during the
3-hour period. | d. | No, this does not seem like a reasonable estimate. At the current rate they will sell
about 160 tickets each hour for a total of about
480 tickets. |
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Ling and Cameron are collecting stamps for a Social Studies project. Ling
has collected 5 stamps. Cameron has more than 4 times that amount, but has less than
30 stamps. Which of the numbers below COULD BE the number of stamps that Cameron has?
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48.
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When printing maps for her geography class Catherine always uses
“landscape mode” meaning the picture is printed on the paper sideways. The idea behind
this is that a piece of paper has the same area no matter if it is vertical or horizontal, that is:
 . Portrait Mode |  | Landscape Mode |  | | | | |
Which of the following equations correctly expresses this
commutative property applied to the area of a rectangular piece of paper with dimensions (in inches)
four by eleven.
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49.
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Find the value of the expression:  .
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50.
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Jaycee and Flor need pegboards to hang the different colored and numbered
markers for their maps in geography class. Jaycee buys a square 8 × 8 pegboard and Flor buys a square 3 × 3 pegboard. What is the total number of pegs that they have to
hang their markers?
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51.
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Kelly answered 18 out of 25 questions correctly on a math test. How can you
express the ratio of correct answers to total questions as decimal? 
a. | 0.419 | c. | 0.72 | b. | 0.389 | d. | 0.28 |
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52.
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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 350 people? Solve using the proportion
below. 
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Numeric Response
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If the pattern of squares shown below continues, how many squares will be needed
to create the fifth figure? 
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2.
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Use the function table to find the value of y when  .
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3.
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If the pattern shown below is continued, how many Florida shapes will be in the
ninth row? 
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4.
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Hisano notices that when she starts her computer, the toggle key CapsLock is
turned off. If she presses it once, this key turns on. If she presses it again, it turns off and so
on. In mathematics we write  and  . Hisano
creates a table to illustrate this situation. CapsLock
Status | Number of Times CapsLock is Pressed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Status of Key | off | on | off | on | ? | ? | ? | Mathematical Status of Key | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | | | | | | | | |
What is the
mathematical status of the CapsLock key if it is pressed an odd number of times after Hisano starts
her computer? Enter 0 for “off” and 1 for “on”.
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While solving a problem in mathematics, Amy uses the linear function:  . She graphs this function.  Read the graph to find
the x-value corresponding to the y-value:  . Check that your answer
satisfies the function.
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What will be the value of y when  ?
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A botanist is experimenting with different plant foods to find an optimal
growth formula. The stem-and-leaf plot shows the heights, in centimeters, of twelve rose bushes after
being treated with different mixtures of plant food.
Height
(centimeters) | Stem | Leaf | 5 | 3, 5, 6, 7 | 6 | 0, 4, 6, 8, 8, 9 | 7 | 1, 2, 5 | | 5 |
5 = 55 cm | | |
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According to the above stem-and-leaf plot, how much taller was the tallest rose
bush than the shortest rose bush?
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Kanya sticks a toothpick through a piece of paper. She draws a picture of this,
letting the piece of paper be the plane P and the toothpick be the line m. She
wants to mark the point on her picture where the toothpick meets the paper. What is the number
of this point? That is, the line m intersects the plane P at
T__. 
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A farmer is considering installing a fence around the field with dimensions
shown below. How many total kilometers of fencing would the farmer need? 
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Juan is creating a mosaic pattern in the shape of a regular pentagon for his
final art project. What will the perimeter of the finished product be, in centimeters? (Hint: Recall
that the sides of a regular polygon all have the same length.) 
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Roberto wants to cut a piece of paper in the shape of a parallelogram out of a
piece of construction paper as part of a montage for art class. The construction paper is standard
letter size:  inches. The base of the parallelogram is
5 inches. What is the area of the parallelogram? 
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What is the measure of the angle on the protractor below? Express your answer in
degrees. 
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13.
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Evaluate the expression using the correct order of operations: 
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So far this week, a cross country team has jogged 7.6 miles on Monday,
7.9 miles on Tuesday, 8.9 miles on Wednesday, and 8.4 miles on Thursday. The
team’s goal is to jog at least 40 miles per week. How many miles must the team jog on
Friday in order to meet this goal?
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Sharon knows that  of her customers want to use the telephone in
her shop. What percentage of her customers want to use the telephone? 
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The bin in the school gymnasium contains 6 soccer balls and
10 basketballs. How can you write the ratio of soccer balls to the total number of balls
contained in the bin? Express your answer as a decimal or a fraction in simplest form.
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What rational number is shown on the number line? Express your answer as an
improper fraction or as a decimal. 
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The number line shows the number of points Jason has scored in his first six
basketball games. What is the greatest number of points he has scored so far?  
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20.
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The cicada appears in the Eastern portion of the United States once every
17 years. Suppose a certain comet is only visible in the night sky once every 8 years. If
the comet and the appearance of the cicada both occur in the same year, how long will it be before
this happens again? Express your answer in years.
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