Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Simplify.
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 (–24m + 18)A |  m +  | C |  m +
36 | B |  m + 18 | D | –48m +  |
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Find the percent of increase from 400 to 580. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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Find the percent of markup. Round to the nearest
tenth.
$37.50 to $46.00
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Find the product. Simplify if possible.
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Karen spent 5 dollars fewer than half her allowance
last month on a new skateboard. Let a represent the amount of her monthly allowance. Write an
expression that represents the cost of the skateboard.
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Find the total weekly earnings for a waitress with a weekly
salary of $300 plus a 7% commission on dinners, if the total worth of the dinners she served was
$2,900.00.
A | $203.00 | B | $481.50 | C | $561.70 | D | $503.00 |
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Evaluate the algebraic expression:  for 
and  .
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The toy truck shown below has a height of
5 centimeters. The toy is a scale model of an actual truck and was created using the scale  .
What is the actual height of the pickup truck?
A | 140 centimeters | C | 184
centimeters | B | 40
centimeters | D | 175 centimeters |
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A scale drawing uses the scale 3 in. = 20 ft. Find the
missing measure.
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54 in. = ____ ft
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Write and solve an equation.
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Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $54. He plans to
save $6 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $54?
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Solve the equation.
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The ladders shown below are standing against the wall at the
same angle. How high up the wall does the longer ladder go? (All measurements are in
feet.)
A | 8.75 ft | B | 27
ft | C | 18.75 ft | D | 22.5
ft |
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Brandon needs $405 to buy a TV and stereo system for his
room. He received $90 in cash for birthday presents. He plans to save $45 per week from his part-time
job. To find how many weeks w it will take to have $405, solve 90 + 45w =
405.
A | 6 weeks | B | 7
weeks | C | 9 weeks | D | 8
weeks |
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Two similar right triangles are shown below. What is the
value of x?
 
A | 25.2 units | C | 31.5
units | B | 21 units | D | 9.3
units |
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A 6-ft adult has a shadow 4.5 ft long. How long is the
shadow of a 4-ft child standing next to the adult?
A | 3.5 ft | B | 3
ft | C | 4.5 ft | D | 2.5
ft |
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Combine like terms.
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The sales of a particular brand of children’s athletic
shoes rose from $4,700,000 to $5,300,000. Find the percent of increase in sales. Round to the nearest
tenth of a percent if necessary.
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Find the percent of decrease from 380 to 220. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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Refer to the diagram below. Surveyors know that 
and  are similar. What is PQ, the distance across the lake?
A | 3.29 km | B | 2.89
km | C | 3.65 km | D | 3.15
km |
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Find the percent of discount. Round to the nearest
tenth.
original price $21,685; selling price $17,285
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Find the commission on a $540.00 sale if the commission is
21%.
A | $92.40 | B | $113.40 | C | $130.40 | D | $125.71 |
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The cost in dollars of a school banquet is  , where
n is the number of people attending. What is the cost for 78 people?
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A triangle has sides with lengths of 10 units, 14 units, and
8 units. If the dimensions of the triangle are scaled by  , what will the new perimeter
be?
A | 32 units | C | 16
units | B | 20 units | D | 64
units |
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