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The meter stick has been broken at the 12 cm mark. A rug is as long as 3 lengths of the broken meter stick. About how long is the rug?

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A)236 cm
B)264 cm
C)270 cm
D)276 cm
E)300 cm
2
A stereo tape plays for ¾ of an hour on each side, so 1½ hours can be recorded on a single tape. How many tapes are needed to record a 5-hour concert?
A)1
B)4
C)2
D)3
E)5
3
The circle graph shows how the town of Littleburg spent its money last year. $50,000 was spent on X, and $25,000 was spent on Y. About how much was spent on Z, and how much was spent on W?

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A)$20,000 on Z, and $42,000 on W
B)$20,000 on Z, and $85,000 on W
C)$40,000 on Z, and $85,000 on W
D)$40,000 on Z, and $42,000 on W
E)$30,000 on Z, and $65,000 on W
4
The information on a package of rice cakes says each rice cake contains:
Protein .7 gram
Carbohydrates 7.6 grams
Fat .28 gram
Each rice cake contains:
A)More fat than carbohydrates
B)More protein than carbohydrates
C)17.4 grams of protein, carbohydrates and fat altogether
D)4 times as much fat as protein
E)2 ½ times as much protein as fat
5
Mary began a trip at 10:30 a.m. and finished at 6:45 p.m. the same day. How many hours did the trip last?
A)8 ¼
B)9 ½
C)17 ¼
D)4 ¾
E)3 ¾
6
Somebody has spilled ink on this problem, covering one digit in each number. Which of the following answers is correct?

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A)218
B)718
C)2,218
D)22,718
E)202,718
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A restaurant bill is $60.00. The service charge is to be 15% of the bill. How much is the service charge?
A)$1.50
B)$15.00
C)$7.50
D)$75.00
E)$9.00
8
The list price of a radio is $50. The radio is on sale for $40. What percent discount is that?
A)90%
B)10%
C)40%
D)20%
E)15%
9
Jean wants to cut strips of cardboard 1.5 cm long. How many of these strips can be cut from a strip of cardboard 10 cm long?
A)15
B)1
C)9
D)7
E)6
10
In triangle ABC, angle A measures 25° and angle C measures 90°. What is the measure of angle B?

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A)115°
B)65°
C)85°
D)40°
E)100°
11
At 6 p.m. the temperature was 3°. By 8 p.m. the temperature had gone down 9°. What was the temperature at 8 p.m.?
A)34°
B)4°
C)0°
D)3° below 0
E)6° below 0
12
In triangle PQR, angle R measures 90°, PR measures 4 cm and QR measures 3 cm. How long is PQ?

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A)3 cm
B)4 cm
C)5 cm
D)6 cm
E)7 cm
13
If I toss a coin, the probability is ½ that it will land heads. If I toss the coin 3 times, what is the probability that it will land heads all 3 times?
A)1/8
B)1/6
C)1/4
D)1/2
E)3/2
14
According to a heart specialist, effective exercise makes the heart beat at about 80% of the number found by subtracting your age from 220 times per minute. That is: 80% of (220–A) times per minute, where A is your age. About how many times per minute should the heart of a 15-year-old beat for effective exercise?
A)164
B)176
C)246
D)315
E)188
15
Ms. Scott's lawn is about 20.2 meters wide and 30.5 meters long. A bag of fertilizer will cover about 400 square meters of lawn. How many bags of fertilizer must she buy to cover her lawn?
A)5
B)1
C)2
D)4
E)3
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In figure ABCDE, angles B, C and D are right angles. The lengths of AB, BC, CD and EA are, in order, 6 cm, 10 cm, 10 cm and 5 cm. What is the area inside figure ABCDE?

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A)100 square cm
B)94 square cm
C)88 square cm
D)97 square cm
E)91 square cm
17
In the rule y = 3x + 5, the value of x is multiplied by 3 and then 5 is added. So, if x = 2, then y = (3 x 2) + 5 = 11. What value of x will make y = 25?
A)6 2/3
B)8 ½
C)15 ¼
D)75
E)4
18
On her first four tests this year, Wendy's average score was 90. On her first five tests, her average score was 80. What score did Wendy earn on her fifth test?
A)20
B)40
C)60
D)80
E)100
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The distance from Northburg to Westburg is 40 km. Use the map to estimate how far it is from Northburg to Eastburg.

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A)100 km
B)20 km
C)80 km
D)60 km
E)40 km
20
The coordinates of four points that are on the straight line of the graph are (1,0), (3,3), (5,6) and (15,y). What is the value of y?

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A)12
B)15
C)21
D)18
E)14





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