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Ratio, Per, Rela
Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box state
that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of which
are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180
milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If p percent
of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of Crunchy
Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average speed of 4.76 miles per
second. What is the space station’s average speed in miles per hour?
A. 285.6
B. 571.2
C. 856.8
D. 17,136.0
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The population density of Iceland, in people per square kilometer of land area,
increased from 2.5 in 1990 to 3.3 in 2014. During this time period, the land area of
Iceland was 100,250 square kilometers. By how many people did Iceland’s
population increase from 1990 to 2014?
A. 330,825
B. 132,330
C. 125,312
D. 80,200
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Subscriptions
Year
sold
2012 5,600
2013 5,880
The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number of
subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent
increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to
2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?
A. 6,020
B. 6,027
C. 6,440
D. 6,468
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Pure beeswax has a density of 0.555 ounce per cubic inch. An online company
sells pure beeswax at a price of $8.00 per ounce. What is the selling price, in
dollars per cubic inch, for pure beeswax purchased from this company?
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The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in
Washington, DC, from 2003 to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual
snowfall from 2003 to 2007, what is the value of p ?
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For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text
message to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving
more than 50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and 30%
of the votes were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the votes cast
using social media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message. Based on this
information, which of the following is an accurate conclusion?
B. Viewers voting by social media were likely to be younger than viewers voting by text message.
C. If all viewers who voted had voted by social media instead of by text message, Contestant 2 would have won.
D. Viewers voting by social media were more likely to prefer Contestant 2 than were viewers voting by text message.
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Species of Growth
tree factor
Cottonwood 2.0
Shagbark
7.5
hickory
A. 1.0
B. 1.2
C. 1.3
D. 1.4
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During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type of
smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales
and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about how
many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this 6-month
period?
A. 195,000
B. 975,000
C. 1,170,000
D. 6,630,000
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A sample of oak has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. The sample is in the shape of a cube, where each edge has
a length of meters. To the nearest whole number, what is the mass, in kilograms, of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set off on his midnight ride from Charlestown to
Lexington. If he had ridden straight to Lexington without stopping, he would have
traveled 11 miles in 26 minutes. In such a ride, what would the average speed of
his horse have been, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?
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Last year, Cedric had plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is greater than the
number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?
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Rectangle A has length 15 and width w. Rectangle B has length 20 and the same
length-to-width ratio as rectangle A. What is the width of rectangle B in terms
of w ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Tanya earns $13.50 per hour at her part-time job. When she works z hours, she
earns dollars. Which of the following expressions gives the amount, in
dollars, Tanya will earn if she works hours?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population of City A increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is
the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. Jenny has a pitcher that contains 1 gallon
of water. How many times could Jenny completely fill the glass with 1 gallon of
water?
A. 16
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Power capacity
State
Low Medium High Total
Texas 4 2 3 9
California 1 0 1 2
Oregon 1 0 1 2
Indiana 0 2 0 2
Colorado 1 1 0 2
Iowa 2 0 0 2
Oklahoma 1 0 0 1
Total 10 5 5 20
The table shows the distribution, by location and power capacity (maximum rate of
power generation) of the twenty largest wind projects in the United States in 2013.
The total power capacity of the nine wind projects located in Texas was 4,952
megawatts (MW), and the total power capacity of the twenty wind projects was
11,037 MW in 2013. The amount of energy produced in one hour at a rate of one
megawatt is one megawatt-hour. If each of the nine Texas wind projects in 2013
had operated continuously for 24 hours at the maximum rate of power generation,
approximately how many megawatt-hours of energy would the nine projects have
produced?
A. 200
B. 5,000
C. 11,000
D. 120,000
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A. 36
B. 3.6
C. 1.36
D. 0.36
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One of a planet's moons orbits the planet every days. A second moon orbits the planet every days. How many more
days does it take the second moon to orbit the planet times than it takes the first moon to orbit the planet times?
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The density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is in the shape of a
cube and has a mass of kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the length of one edge of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
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A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 2 : 1
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population,
what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population density of Cedar County is people per square mile. The county has a population of people. What
is the area, in square miles, of Cedar County?
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In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the items in
the group are red with stripes?
A. %
B. %
C. %
D. %
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A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 199
B. 299
C. 300
D. 337
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For the values and , the ratio of to is to . If is multiplied by , what is multiplied by in order to maintain the
same ratio?
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A customer’s monthly water bill was $75.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly bill
is now $79.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the amount of
the customer’s water bill increase?
A. 4.1%
B. 5.1%
C. 5.2%
D. 5.4%
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Greater than 65
137 78 64 279
years old
A. 4%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 18%
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
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A triathlon is a multisport race consisting of three different legs. A triathlon participant completed the cycling leg with an
average speed of miles per hour. What was the average speed, in yards per hour, of the participant during the cycling
leg?
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The total area of a coastal city is 92.1 square miles, of which 11.3 square miles is
water. If the city had a population of 621,000 people in the year 2010, which of the
following is closest to the population density, in people per square mile of land
area, of the city at that time?
A. 6,740
B. 7,690
C. 55,000
D. 76,000
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The equation above can be used to calculate the distance d, in miles, traveled by a
car moving at a speed of 55 miles per hour over a period of t hours. For any
positive constant k, the distance the car would have traveled after hours is how
many times the distance the car would have traveled after hours?
A. 3
B. 6
C.
D.
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One side of a flat board has an area of square inches. If a pressure of pounds per square inch of area is exerted on
this side of the board, what is the total force, in pounds, exerted on this side of the board?
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
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is of what number?
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A competition consisted of four different events. One participant completed the first event with an average speed of
miles per hour. What was this average speed, in yards per hour?
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A gift shop buys souvenirs at a wholesale price of dollars each and resells them each at a retail price that is of
the wholesale price. At the end of the season, any remaining souvenirs are marked at a discounted price that is off the
retail price. What is the discounted price of each remaining souvenir, in dollars?
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Thomas installed a new stove in his restaurant. At the time of installation, the stove
had a value of $800. Thomas estimates that each year the value of the stove will
depreciate by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. What is the estimated
value of the stove exactly 2 years after Thomas installed it?
A. $480
B. $512
C. $556
D. $640
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The regular price of a shirt at a store is . The sale price of the shirt is less than the regular price, and the sale
price is greater than the store's cost for the shirt. What was the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt? (Disregard the
sign when entering your answer. For example, if your answer is , enter )
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According to a set of standards, a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus by mass. If a
sample of this substance has a mass of grams, what is the maximum mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample can
contain to meet these standards?
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of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items, are also
metal. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal items?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Anita created a batch of green paint by mixing 2 ounces of blue paint with 3
ounces of yellow paint. She must mix a second batch using the same ratio of blue
and yellow paint as the first batch. If she uses 5 ounces of blue paint for the
second batch, how much yellow paint should Anita use?
A. Exactly 5 ounces
B. 3 ounces more than the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch
C. 1.5 times the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch
D. 1.5 times the amount of blue paint used in the second batch
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A certain park has an area of square yards. What is the area, in square miles, of this park?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For a certain rectangular region, the ratio of its length to its width is to . If the width of the rectangular region increases
by units, how must the length change to maintain this ratio?
The number is greater than the positive number . The number is less than . The number is how many
times ?
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The value of a collectible comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then decreased by
from the end of to the end of . What was the net percentage increase in the value of the collectible comic
book from the end of to the end of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.