Calculator Recommended! This assessment covers the following state indicators:

Name:

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Two similar right triangles are shown below. What is the value of x?

A	38.5 units	C	42.8 units
B	28.5 units	D	12.7 units

Find the percent of markup. Round to the nearest tenth.
$32.00 to $69.00

37.0%

115.6%

11.8%

115.1%

Lenno spent 8 dollars fewer than half his allowance last month on a new skateboard. Let a represent the amount of his monthly allowance. Write an expression that represents the cost of the skateboard.

A	8a –	C	a – 8
B	a + 8	D	a + 8

Find the total weekly earnings for a waitress with a weekly salary of $250 plus a 4% commission on dinners, if the total worth of the dinners she served was $1,700.00.

$311.40

$318.00

$68.00

$688.70

The sales of a particular brand of children’s athletic shoes rose from $4,500,000 to $5,200,000. Find the percent of increase in sales. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.

0.2%

15.6%

86.5%

13.5%

Simplify.

(30m + 34)

A	90m +	C	m + 102
B	m +	D	m + 34

Find the percent of decrease from 300 to 160. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.

46.7%

187.5%

0.9%

87.5%

Evaluate the algebraic expression:

for

and

–10

–2

–8

Find the percent of increase from 230 to 320. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.

0.4%

39.1%

28.1%

71.9%

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.)

20 ft

26 ft

22.5 ft

13.88 ft

The cost in dollars of a school banquet is

, where n is the number of people attending. What is the cost for 62 people?

$930

$990

$137

$870

Find the product. Simplify if possible.

Find the percent of discount. Round to the nearest tenth.
original price $24,145; selling price $16,495

21.6%

76.5%

31.7%

46.4%

Combine like terms.

The toy truck shown below has a height of 3 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	166 centimeters	C	106 centimeters
B	159 centimeters	D	56 centimeters

Solve the equation.

1.2

–4.2

6.6

–9.6

–71

–73

–60

–84

A 6-ft adult has a shadow 4 ft long. How long is the shadow of a 4.5-ft child standing next to the adult?

3.5 ft

3 ft

4 ft

2.5 ft

Find the commission on a $210.00 sale if the commission is 14.5%.

$114.48

$30.45

$18.45

$45.45

A triangle has sides with lengths of 16 units, 28 units, and 24 units. If the dimensions of the triangle are scaled by

, what will the new perimeter be?

A	272 units	C	25 units
B	68 units	D	17 units

Write and solve an equation.

Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $52. He plans to save $4 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $52?

A		C
B		D

Brandon needs $325 to buy a TV and stereo system for his room. He received $100 in cash for birthday presents. He plans to save $25 per week from his part-time job. To find how many weeks w it will take to have $325, solve 100 + 25w = 325.

10 weeks

8 weeks

13 weeks

9 weeks