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Choose (a),(b),(c), or (d) in each of the following sentences, then click the "Score Test" button to evaluate your work.

1			Fifteen years ago, one of every six high school students said marijuana use should be legal. Last year, 26 percent said such use should be legal, or one of every (a) four (b) five (c) three (d) Do not know students.
			A)	four
			B)	five
			C)	three
			D)	Do not know
2			Fifteen years ago, less than half (43.4 percent) of high school seniors said race relations worried them. Last year, more than (a) two-thirds (b) three-fourths (c) seven of 10 (d) Do not know (71.6 percent) said race-relations worried them.
			A)	two-thirds
			B)	three-fourths
			C)	seven of 10
			D)	Do not know
3			A family whose home has a market value of $200,000 lives in a city where homes are assessed at 45 percent of market value. The family's home is assessed at (a) $90,000 (b) $45,000 (c) $180,000 (d) Do not know.
			A)	$90,000
			B)	$45,000
			C)	$180,000
			D)	Do not know
4			Last year, the owner of the home in No. 3 above paid a school property tax of $95 per $1,000 of assessed value. Her school tax totaled (a) $8,550 (b) $4,050 (c) $19,000 (d) Do not know.
			A)	$8,550
			B)	$4,050
			C)	$19,000
			D)	Do not know
5			The average salary for an instructor on the Mallory College campus 10 years ago was $38,000. Today, the average salary is $56,100. That is an increase of (a) 32.3 (b) 47.6 (c) 33.3 (d) Do not know
			A)	32.3
			B)	47.6
			C)	33.3
			D)	Do not know
6			The pitcher Kevin Brown was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a contract of $15 million a year. In the last few years, he started an average of 34 games and pitched 250 innings a year. On this basis, he receives (a) $505,000 (b) $340,945 (c) $441,176 (d) Do not know for every game he started.
			A)	$505,000
			B)	$340,945
			C)	$441,176
			D)	Do not know
7			For every inning Brown pitched, he was paid (a) $60,000 (b) $110,000 (c) $30,000 (d) Do not know. (Based on past years.)
			A)	$60,000
			B)	$110,000
			C)	$30,000
			D)	Do not know
8			Per capita milk consumption in the United States was 28.6 gallons a year 10 years ago. Ten years later, it is 26.2 gallons. That's a decrease of (a) 9.16 (b) 25 (c) 8.4 (d) Do not know percent.
			A)	9.16
			B)	25
			C)	8.4
			D)	Do not know
9			China accounts for 1.75 trillion of the 5 trillion cigarettes sold annually. That is (a) more than (b) less than (c) about (d) Do not know a third of the global consumption of cigarettes.
			A)	more than
			B)	less than
			C)	about
			D)	Do not know
10			Of the high school seniors taking a statewide college placement test, 60.6 percent scored well enough to avoid remedial classes. This means (a) a fourth (b) nearly a third (c) more than a third (d) Do not know need such classes.
			A)	a fourth
			B)	nearly a third
			C)	more than a third
			D)	Do not know
11			Last year, the per capita consumption of bottled water in the United States was 12.2 gallons a year. Ten years ago, the per capita consumption was 6.4 gallons. The increase is (a) 47.5 (b) 90.6 (c) 190.6 (d) Do not know percent.
			A)	47.5
			B)	90.6
			C)	190.6
			D)	Do not know
12			How much bottled water did the average individual consume each week last year (in pints)? (See Question No. 11.) (a) Less than one. (b) Almost two (c) More than two. (d) Do not know.
			A)	Less than one.
			B)	Almost two
			C)	More than two.
			D)	Do not know
13			(a) Twice (b) Three (c) Almost three (d) Do not know times as many children are in the Freeport school lunch program as there were five years ago. This year, 1,290 are having free lunches compared with 450 five years ago.
			A)	Twice
			B)	Three
			C)	Almost three
			D)	Do not know
14			Court officials estimate they can handle no more than 1,500 criminal cases a year. But last year the courts handled slightly more than 1,800 cases. The courts operated at (a) 120 (b) 20 (c) 100 (d) Do not know percent of capacity.
			A)	120
			B)	20
			C)	100
			D)	Do not know
15			Freeport hopes to sell $5 million in bonds at an interest rate of 6 percent. If the bonds were sold at 7 percent, as some analysts forecast, the difference over the 20-year life of the bonds would be (a) $300,000 (b) $350,000 (c) $1 million (d) Do not know.
			A)	$300,000
			B)	$350,000
			C)	$1 million
			D)	Do not know