|
| 1. The Murdochs are going on a 1098-mile trip. They
would like to drive half of the way on Friday and stay overnight at
a motel. Approximately how many miles should they drive on Friday
before they stop at a motel? |
| a) |
450 |
| b) |
500 |
| c) |
550 |
| d) |
600 |
|
| 2. Mr.
Jones has 75 eggs and needs to sell them by the dozen. How many
dozen can he sell? |
| a) |
6 |
| b) |
7 |
| c) |
8 |
| d) |
9 |
|
| 3. Mike
bought a suit that had an original price of $99.98 but it was marked
25% off because of a sale. About how much will the suit
cost? |
| a) |
25 |
| b) |
50 |
| c) |
75 |
| d) |
99 |
|
| 4. A happy
meal costs $5.32 at Hamburger Heaven. Mrs. McDonald would like to
buy 19 happy meals for a birthday party. About how much will the
meals cost altogether? |
| a) |
20 |
| b) |
50 |
| c) |
75 |
| d) |
100 |
|
5. A United States Treasury
bond sold at  percent
on Wednesday, but dropped  percent on
Thursday. What percent was the bond being sold for on
Thursday? |
| a) |
 |
| b) |
 |
| c) |
 |
| d) |
4 |
|
| 6. Which of
the following objects weighs closest to one pound? |
| a) |
paperclip |
| b) |
coffee cup |
| c) |
8th grade student |
| d) |
piece of paper |
|
7.
Estimate the following:
7.02 +
2.97 
3.003 |
|
| a) |
13 |
| b) |
16 |
| c) |
42 |
| d) |
63 |
|
| 8. Denise
heard 21 cricket chirps in one minute, but needed to know how many
chirps she heard every 15 seconds. Approximately how many chirps did
she hear every 15 seconds? |
| a) |
5 |
| b) |
10 |
| c) |
20 |
| d) |
300 |
|
| 9. Sara
bought a television for $319.99 and had to pay 7% sales tax on it.
How much was the television including sales tax? |
| a) |
$22.40 |
| b) |
$320.06 |
| c) |
$326.99 |
| d) |
$342.39 |
|
| 10. 19 of
the 23 students are in Mr. Brown's classroom. What percent of the
students are in Mr. Brown's classroom? |
| a) |
17 |
| b) |
19 |
| c) |
81 |
| d) |
83 |
|
11. It took
Anna  hours
to mow her lawn with a push mower, but she could mow her lawn in
 with a
riding mower. How much faster is the riding mower than the push
mower? |
| a) |
 |
| b) |
 |
| c) |
 |
| d) |
 |
|
| 12. The
high temperature on Monday was 10 degrees. It went up 8 degrees on
Tuesday, down 14 degrees on Wednesday, and fell another 7 degrees on
Thursday. What must Thursday's high temperature be? |
| a) |
-3 degrees |
| b) |
11 degrees |
| c) |
25 degrees |
| d) |
39 degrees |
|
| 13.
Measure the length of the following pencil.
|
| a) |
5 inches |
| b) |
inches |
| c) |
inches |
| d) |
inches |
|
| 14. The
Watson family decided to save $135 in January, $95 in February and
$210 in March for a spring trip. How much money would they have
saved in these three months? |
| a) |
$340 |
| b) |
$440 |
| c) |
$450 |
| d) |
$1,245 |
|
15. Hank
would like to buy one can of pop. Which store has the lowest price
per ounce?
| Silly's Super
Store |
20
oz. |
$0.99 |
| Frank's Fine
Foods |
16
oz. |
$0.79 |
| Goonies
Grocers |
12
oz. |
$0.59 |
| Billy Bob's Bargain
Basement |
16
oz. |
$0.75 | |
| a) |
Silly's Super Store |
| b) |
Frank's Fine Foods |
| c) |
Goonies Grocers |
| d) |
Billy Bob's Bargain Basement |
|
| 16. Tasha
needs to buy candy bars for her scout troop. She wants to buy 8
Crazy Candys and 6 Big Bars. Crazy candy costs 50¢ and Big Bars cost
55¢. What expression below should be used to calculate the total
cost of the candy bars? |
| a) |
0.50 8 + 0.55
6 |
| b) |
0.50 6 + 0.55
8 |
| c) |
0.50 + 8 0.55 +
6 |
| d) |
0.50 6 0.55 8 |
|
| 17. Fill in
each blank with the number that makes sense: The cost for Hardware
Sam's home repair is
a per hour
after b
. |
| a) |
|
| b) |
|
| c) |
|
| d) |
|
|
|
18. Bob and Sally ordered a
Super Salad, Freaky Fries and two Moldy Milkshakes for dinner. What
was the total cost of the dinner?
|
Barney's
Barnyard
| Cheeseburger |
$3.75 |
|
Freaky
Fries |
$1.25 |
| Hamburger |
$3.50 |
|
|
|
| Salad |
$1.45 |
|
Pappy
Pop |
$0.95 |
| Super
Salad |
$3.90 |
|
Moldy
Milkshake |
$1.10 | | |
| a) |
$6.35 |
| b) |
$7.35 |
| c) |
$11.40 |
| d) |
$12.50 |
|
| 19. Derek
found the following chart in a dictionary.
Occurences of Vowels in
Words
What vowel seems to be used in
the most words? |
| a) |
the letter A |
| b) |
the letter E |
| c) |
the letter O |
| d) |
the letter U |
|
| 20. This
is a drawing of Mr. Thomas' back yard.
If Mr. Thomas wanted to build a fence
around his yard, how long would the fence have to
be? |
| a) |
190 feet |
| b) |
200 feet |
| c) |
210 feet |
| d) |
1775 square feet |
|
| 21. A
circular lake has a radius of 3 miles. What is the area of the lake?
(Use pi = 3.14) |
| a) |
9.14 square miles |
| b) |
9.42 square miles |
| c) |
18.84 square miles |
| d) |
28.26 square miles |
|
| 22. A
shoebox is shown below.
How many cubic inches can it
hold? |
| a) |
24 cubic inches |
| b) |
60 cubic inches |
| c) |
84 cubic inches |
| d) |
420 cubic inches |
|
| 23. Which
of the following is different from all of the
others? |
| a) |
Erik answered 17 of the 20 questions
correctly. |
| b) |
Erik answered 17% of the questions
correctly. |
| c) |
Erik answered 85% of the questions
correctly. |
| d) |
Erik answered .85 of the questions
correctly. |
|
24. The
following chart lists the peak bloom date of garden roses at the U
of M Arboretum.
| Year |
Date |
| 1986 |
June
19 |
| 1987 |
June
12 |
| 1988 |
June
10 |
| 1989 |
June
22 |
| 1990 |
June
19 |
| 1991 |
June
16 |
| 1992 |
June
18 |
| 1993 |
June
22 |
| 1994 |
June
17 |
It could be said that on average, the peak
bloom date occurs
|
| a) |
at the beginning of June |
| b) |
in the middle of June |
| c) |
at the end of June |
| d) |
randomly throughout the year |
|
|
25. The following chart shows
the final grades in Mr. Young's class.
How many students took Mr.
Young's class?
|
| a) |
4 |
| b) |
7 |
| c) |
22 |
| d) |
24 |
|
| 26. When
the following piece of paper is folded, what solid would it
make?
|
| a) |
Rectangular Prism |
| b) |
Cylinder |
| c) |
Cone |
| d) |
Pyramid |
|
| 27. Harold
had $912.32 in the bank. After he deposits a check for $125.76 and
withdraws $250.00, what is his new balance? |
| a) |
$536.56 |
| b) |
$788.08 |
| c) |
$1,036.56 |
| d) |
$1,288.08 |
|
28. The
following chart shows the number of strikes declared by workers in
the United States from 1955 to 1990.
It can be said, that from 1955 to
1990
|
| a) |
the number of strikes decreased |
| b) |
the number of strikes remained the
same |
| c) |
the number of strikes increased |
| d) |
the number of strikes went down initially,
but has returned to 1955 levels |
|
| 29. 0.04%
of all registered motorcycle drivers were in fatal accidents in
1990. If there are 120,081 registered motorcycle drivers in
Minnesota, about how many were in fatal accidents? |
| a) |
4 |
| b) |
8 |
| c) |
50 |
| d) |
480 |
|
30. The
following chart shows the fat content of fast food
sandwiches.
The Burger King Sandwich has how many
times as much fat as a Hardee's Grilled
Sandwich?
|
| a) |
2 |
| b) |
4 |
| c) |
10 |
| d) |
50 |
|
| 31. Janice
would like to purchase a dress that costs $60.00. Luckily, there is
a sale for 1/3 off the dress she wants. How much does Janice have to
pay for the dress? |
| a) |
$0.33 |
| b) |
$20.00 |
| c) |
$40.00 |
| d) |
$59.67 |
|
32. The
table below gives the current state expenditure (spending) for
public schools per pupil in 1995.
| State |
Expenditure per
Pupil |
| Iowa |
$5,560 |
| Minnesota |
$6,033 |
| North
Dakota |
$4,603 |
| South
Dakota |
$4,838 |
| Wisconsin |
$7,001 |
The average expenditure per pupil in
Minnesota is
|
| a) |
more than the mean average of the five
states |
| b) |
equal to the mean average of the five
states |
| c) |
less than the mean average of the five
states |
| d) |
unable to be compared to the mean average of
the five states |
|
33. The
following is a check written by Ernie to Oscar.
What should be written in the line
with the question marks?
|
| a) |
One hundred twenty six and 54/100 |
| b) |
One thousand twenty six and 54/100 |
| c) |
One thousand two-hundred six and
54/100 |
| d) |
One thousand two-hundred sixty and
54/100 |
|
| 34. Three
local elementary schools were built at a cost of 19.4 million
dollars each. What is the total cost of the three elementary
schools? |
| a) |
$19,400,000 |
| b) |
$57,200,000 |
| c) |
$57,400,000 |
| d) |
$58,200,000 |
|
35. The
following is a map of Bop.
What is be the population of Toptown
according to the map?
|
| a) |
371 |
| b) |
10,563 |
| c) |
57,936 |
| d) |
cannot tell from this graph |
|
| 36. Which
stock price is the highest? |
| a) |
 |
| b) |
$47.25 |
| c) |
 |
| d) |
$47.33 |
|
| 37. Which
of the following numbers is 3.14159 rounded to the nearest
thousandth? |
| a) |
3.1 |
| b) |
3.14 |
| c) |
3.142 |
| d) |
3.1416 |
|
| 38. There
are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. How many inches are in 50
centimeters? |
| a) |
0.05 inches |
| b) |
19.69 inches |
| c) |
52.54 inches |
| d) |
127 inches |
|
| 39. What
is the area of the following rectangle?
|
| a) |
8 square units |
| b) |
12 square units |
| c) |
40 square units |
| d) |
96 square units |
|
| 40. What
is the reading on the following gas meter?
|
| a) |
2,695 |
| b) |
2,795 |
| c) |
3,605 |
| d) |
3,795 |
|
41. The
following is a map of Minnesota.
How far is it from St. Paul to
Duluth?
|
| a) |
80 miles |
| b) |
100 miles |
| c) |
130 miles |
| d) |
200 miles |
|
42. What is
the next number in the following sequence?
|
| a) |
14 |
| b) |
18 |
| c) |
21 |
| d) |
28 |
|
| 43. Five
houses were sold in Morris for $85,600, $81,900, $79,900, $109,200,
and $99,900. What is the median value of the homes? |
| a) |
$79,900 |
| b) |
$85,600 |
| c) |
$91,300 |
| d) |
$99,900 |
|
|
44. The following cards are
shuffled and one is picked out at random.
Which card is most likely
to be picked?
|
| a) |
 |
| b) |
 |
| c) |
 |
| d) |
Cannot be determined from the
information |
|
|
45. The following chart shows
how 25 students spent their time in homeroom.
How many of the 25 students spent their
homeroom time talking?
|
| a) |
10 |
| b) |
15 |
| c) |
20 |
| d) |
40 |
|
| 46. A bag
of marbles contains 9 yellow marbles, 6 blue marbles, and 5 red
marbles. Which of the following would most likely
occur? |
| a) |
A yellow marble is picked. |
| b) |
A blue marble is picked. |
| c) |
A red marble is picked. |
| d) |
A green marble is picked. |
|
| 47. Which
of the following has a probability of 1? |
| a) |
It will be cloudy tomorrow afternoon. |
| b) |
A flip of a coin will be "tails". |
| c) |
A roll of a die will be less than 8. |
| d) |
A meteor will fall from the sky and land in
your backyard. |
|
|
48. The following chart shows
the revenues of Choo-Choo's Ice Cream Stand.
What would you expect the
revenue to be in 2000?
|
| a) |
$40,000 |
| b) |
$44,000 |
| c) |
$50,000 |
| d) |
$60,000 |
|
49. The
following chart shows the percentage of people over 16 years of age
that are working.
Which state had a female participation
rate of 66.6%?
|
| a) |
Wisconsin |
| b) |
Iowa |
| c) |
South Dakota |
| d) |
North Dakota |
|
|
50. The area of a rhombus is
found by using the following formula
where b1 and b2 are
the lengths of the diagonals. What is the area of a rhombus with
diagonals of 12 inches and 14 inches?
|
| a) |
26 square inches |
| b) |
42 square inches |
| c) |
84 square inches |
| d) |
168 square inches |
|
51. The
table below shows the number of immigrants (in thousands) that
entered the United States from 1901 to 1990
| Period |
Number |
| 1901
to 1910 |
8,795 |
| 1911
to 1920 |
5,736 |
| 1921
to 1930 |
4,107 |
| 1931
to 1940 |
528 |
| 1941
to 1950 |
1,035 |
| 1951
to 1960 |
2,515 |
| 1961
to 1970 |
3,322 |
| 1971
to 1980 |
4,493 |
| 1981
to 1990 |
7,338 |
(all numbers are in
thousands)
How many immigrants entered the
United States from 1931 to 1950? |
| a) |
528 |
| b) |
1,035 |
| c) |
528,000 |
| d) |
1,563,000 |
|
| 52. 9 out
of 10 dentists prefer Super Smile toothpaste. How many dentists
would prefer Super Smile toothpaste if 1,000 dentists were asked
which toothpaste they prefer? |
| a) |
9 |
| b) |
90 |
| c) |
900 |
| d) |
9,000 |
|
| 53. Which
one of the following figures has vertical symmetry?
|
| a) |
Figure A |
| b) |
Figure B |
| c) |
Figure C |
| d) |
Figure D |
|
| 54. Which
one of the following lists puts the figures in order from the least
number of sides to the greatest number of sides? |
| a) |
rectangle, pentagon, triangle |
| b) |
triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon |
| c) |
hexagon, quadrilateral, octagon |
| d) |
triangle, octagon, hexagon |
|
| 55. What
geometric figure is the tuna fish can below an example
of?
|
| a) |
cone |
| b) |
cylinder |
| c) |
pyramid |
| d) |
rectangular prism |
|
| 56. Which
of the following statements is true? |
| a) |
A triangle is a special type of
rectangle. |
| b) |
A rectangle is a special type of
square. |
| c) |
A trapezoid is a special type of
parallelogram. |
| d) |
A square is a special type of
rectangle. |
|
| 57. Little
Deiter traveled 135 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How many miles
per hour did he travel? |
| a) |
0.9 miles per hour |
| b) |
4 miles per hour |
| c) |
50 miles per hour |
| d) |
54 miles per hour |
|
| 58. How
many 5 cubic meter bottles of water would be needed to fill the tank
below?
|
| a) |
3.6 |
| b) |
18 |
| c) |
32 |
| d) |
160 |
|
| 59. The
following is a map of Anytown. What is the shortest route from point
A to point B?
|
| a) |
451 to 1st Ave to Essex Street |
| b) |
451 to 2nd Ave to Essex Street |
| c) |
451 to 83 to 90 to 1st Ave to Essex
Street |
| d) |
451 to 30 to 90 to 1st Ave to Essex
Street |
|
|
60. The following chart shows
the imports and exports of four countries.
Which country's exports was
greater than its imports?
|
| a) |
Swedwagon |
| b) |
Finwagon |
| c) |
Norwagon |
| d) |
Denwagon |
|
| 61. If
Sally received a 70%, 70%, 80%, 90% on her 4 quizzes so far in
Chemistry, what would she need to get on her next quiz to have a
mean average of 80%? |
| a) |
75% |
| b) |
80% |
| c) |
85% |
| d) |
90% |
|
| 62. Find
the unit prices of oranges if 8 oranges cost $1.79. Round your
answer to the nearest cent. |
| a) |
0 cents |
| b) |
2 cents |
| c) |
22 cents |
| d) |
220 cents |
|
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