Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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1.
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Which of the following is a
terminating decimal?
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2.
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Which of the following has a
decimal equivalent that is a terminating decimal?
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3.
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The scale factor for a model is
2 mm = 6.97 m
Model: ________ mm
Actual 176 m
a. | The scale factor for a model is 2 mm =
6.97 m
Model:
40.5 mm
Actual:
176 m | c. | The scale factor for a model is 2 mm = 6.97 m
Model: 50.98 mm
Actual: 176 m | b. | The scale factor for a model is 2 mm = 6.97 m
Model: 65.5 mm
Actual: 176
m | d. | The scale factor for a model is 2 mm = 6.97 m
Model: 50.5 mm
Actual: 176 m | | | | |
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4.
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Which of the following has a
decimal equivalent that is a repeating decimal?
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5.
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Which is the correct decimal
representation of  ? a. | 0.545 454 | c. | 1.833 333 | b. | | d. | | | | | |
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6.
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Which is the
greatest?
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7.
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John takes the bus to school.
He has $15.00 to buy bus tokens. If each token costs $1.25, how many can he buy?
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The price of gas is 95.2¢
per litre. Lisa has $25.00 to buy gas. How many litres of gas can she buy? a. | 23.8 L | c. | 26.3 L | b. | 25.0 L | d. | 38.1 L | | | | |
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9.
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Mary wants to put new carpet in
her bedroom. The area of her bedroom floor is 120 m2 and carpet costs $5.25/m2.
How much will she pay to put carpet in her bedroom? a. | $22.86 | c. | $630.00 | b. | $125.25 | d. | $842.75 | | | | |
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10.
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What is the value for n
in the proportion n : 7 = 12 : 21?
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11.
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Mindy sells rings and necklaces
at a craft show in a ratio of 16 : 7. Last year she sold 192 rings. How many necklaces did she
sell?
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12.
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The ratio of jelly beans to
jube-jubes in bag of candy is 4 : 9. If there is a total of 91 pieces of candy, how many jelly beans
are there?
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Which is the correct unit cost
for: $9.00 for 15 L of gas? a. | $0.60 | c. | 1.76 L/$ | b. | $0.60/L | d. | $1.67/L | | | | |
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14.
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Ruth rode her bike a distance
of 35 km in 4 h. If she continues to ride at the same speed, how long will it take her to travel a
distance of 20 km? a. | 2.3 h | c. | 3.2 h | b. | 2.5 h | d. | 5 h | | | | |
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Which of the following rates is
smaller than 45 g for $13.50? a. | 30 g for
$10.50 | c. | 60 g for $27.00 | b. | 50 g for
$14.00 | d. | 100 g for $32.50 | | | | |
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16.
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What is 240% of
600?
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17.
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Which number is the
greatest?
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On a school volleyball team, 14
out of 17 students are in Grade 8. What percentage of the volleyball team are in Grade
8? a. | 17.6% | c. | 82.4% | b. | 21.4% | d. | 95.4% | | | | |
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The scale of a map is 3 in =
_________miles
Map: 2.6 in
Actual: 9.4 miles
a. | The scale of a map is 3 in = 10.9 mi | b. | The scale of a map is 3 in = 13.9 mi | c. | The scale of a map is 3 in = 11.9 mi | d. | The scale of a map is 3 in = 11 mi | | |
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Figure 1.2 – Time
Spent Studying for a Math Test
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20.
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How many intervals are there in
the histogram in Figure 1.2?
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In Figure 1.2, in which
interval would a time of 45 minutes belong? a. | 30 – 40
min | c. | 50 – 60 min | b. | 40 – 50
min | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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22.
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If a set of data has an
outlier, which measure of tendency should be used? a. | mean | c. | mode | b. | median | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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Which measure of central
tendency represents the average of a set of data? a. | mean | c. | mode | b. | median | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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24.
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What is the median of 33, 45,
29, 40, 42, and 44? a. | 40 | c. | 42 | b. | 41 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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25.
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What is the median of 90, 85,
92, 77, 99, 65, and 75?
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26.
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What is the mode of $40, $89,
$45, $52, $60, and $89? a. | $89 | c. | $45 | b. | $54 | d. | There is no mode. | | | | |
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27.
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What is the mode of 4, 7, 6, 2,
1, 3, and 9? a. | 4 | c. | 7 | b. | 6 | d. | There is no
mode. | | | | |
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Figure 1.9 – Nelson
City Budget
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28.
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Refer to Figure 1.9 to answer
the following: How much more of the budget is spent on schools than on parks?
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29.
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Refer to Figure 1.9 to answer
the following: If the total Nelson City Budget is $600 000, how much more is spent on road repair
than on new buildings? a. | $3 000 | c. | $60 000 | b. | $30 000 | d. | $90 000 | | | | |
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Figure 3.2 –
Basketball Points
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30.
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A basketball coach recorded the
amount of time each player played and how many points the player scored in one game. The results are
in Figure 3.2. Heather’s data is not recorded, but she played for 9 minutes. Use the graph to
estimate the number of points she scored.
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