Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Find the percent of markup. Round to the nearest
tenth.
$34.00 to $56.50
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Simplify.
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 (14m + 14)A |  m + 14 | C |  m +
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28 | D | 28m +  |
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3
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Solve the equation.
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Find the percent of discount. Round to the nearest
tenth.
original price $23,380; selling price $19,690
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Brandon needs $400 to buy a TV and stereo system for his
room. He received $60 in cash for birthday presents. He plans to save $20 per week from his part-time
job. To find how many weeks w it will take to have $400, solve 60 + 20w =
400.
A | 18 weeks | B | 16
weeks | C | 17 weeks | D | 20
weeks |
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Write and solve an equation.
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Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $77. He plans to
save $7 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $77?
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9
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Find the percent of increase from 390 to 470. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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10
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A triangle has sides with lengths of 18 units, 15 units, and
21 units. If the dimensions of the triangle are scaled by  , what will the new perimeter
be?
A | 54 units | C | 24
units | B | 18 units | D | 162
units |
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Combine like terms.
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Refer to the diagram below. Surveyors know that 
and  are similar. What is PQ, the distance across the lake?
A | 3.15 km | B | 2.89
km | C | 3.65 km | D | 3.29
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The sales of a particular brand of children’s athletic
shoes rose from $5,200,000 to $5,800,000. 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 390 to 210. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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15
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The toy truck shown below has a height of
4 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 | 123 centimeters | C | 173
centimeters | B | 45
centimeters | D | 164 centimeters |
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Two similar right triangles are shown below. What is the
value of x?
 
A | 5.3 units | C | 18
units | B | 14.4 units | D | 12
units |
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Nick 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.
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A scale drawing uses the scale 3 in. = 20 ft. Find the
missing measure.
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18
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54 in. = ____ ft
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Find the commission on a $690.00 sale if the commission is
11.5%.
A | $79.35 | B | $56.35 | C | $99.35 | D | $160.00 |
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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 | 15 ft | B | 12
ft | C | 10.67 ft | D | 21
ft |
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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
$3,500.00.
A | $140.00 | B | $574.10 | C | $370.70 | D | $390.00 |
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Evaluate the algebraic expression:  for 
and  .
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Find the product. Simplify if possible.
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23
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× 
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24
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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?
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25
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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 58 people?
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