Basic Standards Practice Test in Mathematics

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!!!!!!Do not use a calculator for numbers 1 through 8!!!!!!

1) Billy Joe wants to ride the Space Coaster roller coaster as many times as he can. He has $3.25 and each ride costs 75 cents. How many times can he ride the roller coaster?
0
3
4
5
 

 

2) George is driving to St. Cloud 60 miles per hour. St. Cloud is 31 miles away. How long should it take George to get to St. Cloud?
2 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
2 hours
 

 

 

3) A computer mouse pad measures 8 inches by 9 inches. What is the approximate area of the mouse pad?
1 square inch
20 square inches
25 square inches
75 square inches
 

 

 

4) Nancy has 26 pages of a report to type for work. So far, she has completed 12 pages. Approximately how much of her report has been completed?
12%
25%
38%
50%
 

 

 

5) A home in Minneapolis that costs $102,900 needs a down payment of $6,000. If Frank pays the down payment, how much more does he owe for the house?
$96,000
$97,000
$103,000
$109,000
 

 

 

6) A Northworst Airlines plane has travels about 800 miles per hour. About how far could it travel in 20 minutes?
20 miles
40 miles
275 miles
16,000 miles
 

 

 

7) When measuring a pencil, the most appropriate unit to measure it with would be which of the following?
inches
feet
yards
miles
 

 

 

8) A gallon of paint covers 30 square yards. Johnny wants to paint her basement walls which are 117 square yards in area. About how many gallons of paint will Johnny need to paint her basement walls?
4 gallons
80 gallons
90 gallons
3,100 gallons
 

 

 

You may use a calculator for numbers 9-68
 

 

 

The circle graph below shows the grades of the students in Mrs. Tingle's classes.

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9)  If she had 200 students, how many of them received A's?
10
15
30
60
 

 

 

Use the pictograph shown below to answer question 10.

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10)   Based on the graph, how many more people attended the Montreal game than the Anaheim game?
5 people
19 people
5,000 people
19,000 people
 

 

 

11) James needs to call 400 people for a election poll. 55% of them should be female. How many females should James call?
55
180
220
345
 

 

 

Use the graph below to answer question 12.

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12) Which of the following sentences is true?
The month in which the difference between the precipitation of the two cities in the largest is December.
The lowest amount of precipitation in Seattle is in August.
The highest amount of precipitation in Minneapolis is during the winter months.
In November, the amount of precipitaion is the same for Minneapolis and Seattle.
 

 

 

The dimensions of a classroom are as shown below.

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13) What numeric expression represents the area of the classroom?
12 × 20
12(2) + 20(2)
12 + 20 + 12 + 20
12(20) ÷ 2
 

 

 

Use the map below to answer question 14.

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14) Based on this map, which one of the following statements in true?
Penn Avenue is perpendicular to Freemont Avenue
Lowry Avenue and Sheridan Avenue intersect
Colifax Avenue and 35th Avenue are parallel
Oliver Avenue ends at Lowry Avenue
 

 

 

Use the circle graph below to answer question 15.

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15) Based on this information, which one of the following statements is true?
More than half of the people in the United States live in the South.
The Midwest has the largest population of the four regions.
Less than 1/5 of the people live in the Northeast.
More than twice as many people live in the South compared to the Northeast.
 

 

 

The table below shows the lowest temperatures on record for 4 states.

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16) Which is the lowest temperature?
Minnesota
Alaska
Hawaii
New York
 

 

 

17) 30 students were asked what kind of soda that they like to drink. Of those 30 students, 6 said that they like Pepsi. If 100 students are expected to attend a meeting, predict how many would want Pepsi.
6
20
30
70
 

 

 

Use the bar graph below to answer question 18.

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18) What is the difference between the average amount of pay in Minnesota and Wisconsin?
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$4,500
 

 

 

19) Bobby's father told him that for every hit he got in the baseball game, he would earn $3, but each time he got out he would lose $1. Bobby got two hits, but was thrown out 3 times. How much did Bobby win or lose altogether?
Lost $1
Lost $2
Won $2
Won $3
 

 

 

Use the figure below to answer question 20.

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20) If the pattern is cut out and folded along the lines with no sides overlapping, which one of the following figures would be produced?
sphere
cone
cube
pyramid
 

 

 

21) Mr. Whipple bought a new computer for $1,800. The down payment was $120. He will pay the remaining balance with 12 equal monthly payments. How much will each monthly payment be?
$120
$140
$150
$160
 

 

 

22) Which of the following has no lines of symmetry?

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A
B
C
D
 

 

 

23) A record is certified platinum if it sells one million copies. So far, Billy Bob and the Beaters have sold 547,234 copies of their latest album. How many more do they need to sell in order for their album to be certified platinum?
147,234 more
452,766 more
547,234 more
1,547,234 more
 

 

 

24) The chart below lists the number of miles each person jogged last evening.

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Who jogged the farthest?

Abigail
Betty
Carla
Davina
 

 

 

25) The following map is of Simpleton.

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What are the coordinates of Velma's house?
(4,-5)
(4,5)
(-5,-4)
(-5,4)
 

 

 

26) Johnette wants to purchase a shirt for $24.99. There is 7% sales tax. What will the shirt cost with the sales tax?
$1.75
$23.24
$26.74
$31.99
 

 

 

27) Which of the following shows a line of symmetry?

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Figure A
Figure B
Figure C
Figure D
 

 

 

28) Jose needs 12 boards all 1 3/8 feet long. How long of a board will he have to buy so that he can cut it into the 12 pieces that he needs?
1 12/8 feet
12 1/8 feet
12 3/8 feet
16 1/2 feet
 

 

 

29) Thomas has carried 300 pieces of wood into his basement for the winter. He has completed 2/5 of the job. How many pieces does he need to bring into the basement altogether?
120
300
420
750
 

 

 

30) Heather has a ladder sitting against a wall of a building at a 20° angle with the ground. What is the angle of the ladder against the wall?

20°
70°
90°
160°
 

 

 

31) Vaughn has taken 5 tests in Mr. Towne's class. His grades are in the table below.

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What is Vaughn's mean (average) grade on the five tests?
88%
91%
92%
94%
 

 

 

32) Which of the following shapes is not shown?

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Sphere
Rectangular prism
Pyramid
Cylinder
 

 

 

33)

What is the area of the following triangle?

26 feet²
36 feet²
60 feet²
120 feet²
 

 

 

34) The figure below has which two shapes in it?

pyramids and squares
octagons and parallelograms
hexagons and triangles
triangles and trapezoids
 

 

 

The graph below shows the amount spent on utilities for Janice's home in 1999.  Use it for question 35.

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35) During which months did Janice spend less than $20.00?
September only
May and June
May, June, and September
January only
 

 

 

36) Farmer Elmquist has 135 eggs. Once he puts them in cartons that hold a dozen until he can't fill anymore, how many will he have left over?
1
2
3
113
 

 

 

37) XYZ Company made $18.4 million in sales in 1998 and $19.3 million in 1999. Which number represents how much more money XYZ Company made in 1999 compared to 1998?
$900,000
$9,000,000
$9,900,000
$37,700,000
 

 

 

38) Brandon bought 4 raffle tickets. There were 140 sold altogether. If one ticket is declared a winner, what is the probability that Brandon wins?
1/140
4/140
4/136
1/136
 

 

 

The circle graph below shows who the holders of mutual funds are.  Use it for question 39.

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39) What percent of mutual fund holders are not households?
3%
29%
35%
65%
 

 

 

The following figure is to be used to answer question 40.

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40) What is the measure of angle A?
45°
90°
135°
360°
 

 

 

41) Mr. Fellini wants to reduce a 24 by 36 film poster to a lobby card that has to be 6 inches wide. What must the length of the lobby card be?

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4 inches
6 inches
9 inches
10 inches
 

 

 

42) Eileen and Marty earn the same wage for each hour of work. Eileen worked 30 hours and made $165 last week. Marty worked 32 hours. How much did Marty earn last week?
$90
$110
$165
$176
 

 

 

Mohamed is preparing for the Twin Cities Marathon. He has recorded the farthest jog of each month in the following line graph.

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43) How much further was Mohamed's farthest jog in October compared to January?
8 miles
12 miles
14 miles
20 miles
 

 

 

The following table shows various data on the weather recorded at the Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport.

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44)  At 1am, how much colder was the real feel temperature compared to the temperature?
5 degrees
7 degrees
12 degrees
19 degrees
 

 

 

45) Four neighborhoods are located on Highway 45 as shown below.


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Armatage is west of Kenny.
Windom is west of Diamond Lake.
Windom is east of Kenny.

Which of the following lists the neighborhoods in order from west to east?
Armatage, Diamond Lake, Kenny, Windom
Kenny, Windom, Armatage, Diamond Lake
Kenny, Armatage, Diamond Lake, Windom
Armatage, Kenny, Windom, Diamond Lake
 

 

 

Use the chart below to answer question 46.

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46) Which on of the following describes the operations that are performed on the numbers in column X to obtain the numbers in column Y?
multiply by 2 and subtract 2
multiply by 5 and subtract 14
add 2
divide by 2 and add 4
 

 

 

Olga saw the following advertisement for Disunited Airlines.

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47) How much would two tickets cost?
$137.50
$275.00
$412.50
$550.00
 

 

 

48) Vincent is playing a game in which he gets a point if he throws a dart and it lands in the yellow section. Which board would give him the greatest chances of winning?

A
B
C
D
 

 

 

The following chart lists the amounts of precipitation reported in four cities in Minnesota in inches.

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49) Which city had the most precipitation?
International Falls
Monticello
Mankato
Detroit Lakes
 

 

 

Use the wind chill chart shown below to answer question 50.

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50) If the thermometer reading is 5 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind speed is 10 miles per hour, what is the wind chill factor?
-34°
-27°
-15°
 

 

 

Cherish scored the following on her math test scores this semester.

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51) Her teacher told her that she could choose either the mean or the median grade for her final average. Which one would be higher?
She should choose the mean
She should choose the median
She could choose either because they are equal
There is not enough information to answer this question
 

 

 

52) Ernest fixes computers for a living. He can fix a computer in 1 hour and 15 minutes. How many can he fix in an 8 hour day?
6
7
8
10
 

 

 

53) A contestant on a game show is shown three doors and will pick one of them and win what is behind that door. The game show host tells the contestant that behind two of the doors there are cars and behind the other door there is a donkey. What is the probability that she will win a car?