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.
$36.00 to $73.50
A | 101.5% | B | 13.5% | C | 104.2% | D | 37.5% |
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Simplify.
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 (12m + 14)A |  m + 14 | C | 48m +
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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 $22,775; selling price $17,860
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Brandon needs $400 to buy a TV and stereo system for his
room. He received $50 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 $400, solve 50 + 25w =
400.
A | 16 weeks | B | 15
weeks | C | 14 weeks | D | 13
weeks |
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Write and solve an equation.
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Mark wants to buy a skateboard that costs $48. He plans to
save $4 per week. How many weeks w will it take him to save $48?
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Find the percent of increase from 340 to 460. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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A triangle has sides with lengths of 20 units, 24 units, and
28 units. If the dimensions of the triangle are scaled by  , what will the new perimeter
be?
A | 288 units | C | 25
units | B | 18 units | D | 72
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 | 3.75 km | B | 2.70
km | C | 4.20 km | D | 3.60
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The sales of a particular brand of children’s athletic
shoes rose from $6,600,000 to $7,100,000. 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 310 to 190. Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
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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 | 135 centimeters | C | 180
centimeters | B | 49
centimeters | D | 190 centimeters |
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Two similar right triangles are shown below. What is the
value of x?
 
A | 7.5 units | C | 9.4
units | B | 11.3 units | D | 3.3
units |
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Lenno spent 5 dollars fewer than one-third 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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45 in. = ____ ft
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Find the commission on a $500.00 sale if the commission is
11%.
A | $44.00 | B | $145.45 | C | $68.00 | D | $55.00 |
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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 | 12 ft | B | 21
ft | C | 15 ft | D | 10.67
ft |
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Find the total weekly earnings for a waitress with a weekly
salary of $325 plus a 3% commission on dinners, if the total worth of the dinners she served was
$1,000.00.
A | $355.00 | B | $30.00 | C | $699.60 | D | $341.30 |
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Evaluate the algebraic expression:  for 
and  .
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Find the product. Simplify if possible.
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× 
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A 6-ft adult has a shadow 3.6 ft long. How long is the
shadow of a 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 62 people?
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