Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In an election, candidate A received 0.407 of the votes and candidate B received
0.55. How much greater was the portion of votes for candidate B than for candidate A?
a. | 0.143 | b. | 0.043 | c. | 0.243 | d. | 0.133 |
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Write an inequality for the sentence. Then solve the inequality.
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The sum of a number and 8 is less than 32.
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Sam bought a CD for $13.98. How much change should Sam get from a $20
bill?
a. | $13.98 | c. | $6.02 | b. | $7.02 | d. | $16.02 |
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Your puppy weighed  lb last week. This week he weighs  lb. How
much weight has he gained?
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The following table shows the average price of gasoline from past years at a
certain gas station. What was the cost of 12.2 gallons of gas in 1970 from this gas station? GASOLINE
PRICES | Year | Price per Gallon | 1950 | $0.30 | 1970 | $0.50 | 1990 | $0.80 | | |
a. | $61.00 | b. | $6.10 | c. | $0.61 | d. | $5.90 |
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Find the product.
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a. | 46.354 | b. | 27.76 | c. | 31.801 | d. | 34.006 |
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Larry is buying two posters. One poster costs $7.64 and the second costs $13.24.
How much more does the second cost than the first?
a. | $0.56 | b. | $5.60 | c. | $6.16 | d. | $20.88 |
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You are making scarves for presents. Each scarf needs  yd of
fabric. How many yards of fabric do you need for 7 scarves?
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Gloria is doing a report on the Civil War. She wants to buy a book about the
Battle of Gettysburg that is $10.48 and a book about President Abraham Lincoln that is $15.75. What
is the total cost of the two books?   a. | $2.62 | b. | $26.23 | c. | $26.27 | d. | $262.30 |
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What must be done first to evaluate the expression? 85 – 40 ÷ 5
 6 + 1 a. | Multiply 5  6. | c. | Divide 40 ÷
5. | b. | Subtract 85 – 40. | d. | Add 6 + 1. |
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Peter drank  of a quart of milk. Steve drank  of a
quart. How much more did Steve drink than Peter?
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Find  Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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