1)
An author has 18 pages to send to a publisher. The author has only small envelopes and can't fit all the pages into a single envelope. It ends up taking 6 envelopes to hold all the pages. If each envelope has the same number of pages in it, how many pages are there in each envelope?
A) 2 pages
B) 3 pages
C) 4 pages
D) 5 pages
2)
Julian's shadow is 6 feet long. At the same time a 31 foot tall building casts a shadow that is 28 feet long. What proportion could be used to find Julian's height?
A)
x
6
=
31
28
B)
x
6
=
28
31
C)
6
x
=
31
28
D)
x
28
=
31
6
3)
A. A survey of 110 teachers showed that 28 of them have a second job.
B. A survey of 90 teachers showed that 27 of them have a second job.
C. A survey of 70 teachers showed that 21 of them have a second job.
D. A survey of 80 teachers showed that 32 of them have a second job.
In math class, 4 students complete individual surveys to determine the percentage of high school teachers that have a second job. Which two surveys show proportional results?
A) A and B
B) B and D
C) A and D
D) B and C
4)
Triangle CDX is similar to triangle ABX. Which proportion can be used to find the length of side CD?
A)
AB
BX
=
CD
CX
B)
AB
CD
=
AX
CX
C)
AB
CD
=
BX
CX
D)
AB
BX
=
CD
AX
5)
If three dozen cookies cost $9, what is the cost per cookie?
A) $0.25
B) $0.50
C) $2.25
D) $3.00
6)
Cristine's middle school has a total of 900 students and 45 teachers. The local high school has 110 teachers and a student-teacher ratio proportional to the middle school's. How many students will Cristine find when she gets to high school?
A) 900
B) 1100
C) 2200
D) 2500
7)
Randy can buy 6 gallons of gas for $18 or 7 gallons of gas for $21. How much do you think he would pay for 8 gallons of gas?
A) $22
B) $23
C) $24
D) $25
8)
Cedric can buy 3 songs for $3.60 or 4 songs for $4.80. How much do you think he would pay for 5 songs?
A) $5.80
B) $6.00
C) $6.20
D) $6.40
9)
Which two ratios form a proportion?
A)
1
2
and
2
7
B)
2
1
and
7
14
C)
1
2
and
7
14
D)
2
1
and
14
21
10)
Which two ratios form a proportion?
A)
4
20
and
1
5
B)
4
20
and
2
5
C)
20
4
and
1
5
D)
20
4
and
2
5
11)
Brand Price per Roll Number of Sheets
Buoy $2.40 80
Glow $4.00 100
Mop-Ups $3.60 60
Toss $3.00 150
Waves $6.25 125
The table shows the prices of several brands of paper towels and the number of sheets on one roll. Which brand is the BEST VALUE?
A) Buoy
B) Glow
C) Mop-Ups
D) Toss
12)
The ratio of boys to girls at Greenville High School is 4:5. If 300 girls go to the high school, the equation
x
300
=
4
5
can be used to determine the number of boys, x, that go to the high school.
How many boys go to the high school?
A) 220 boys
B) 240 boys
C) 260 boys
D) 280 boys
13)
Suppose a train travels 7 miles in 28 minutes. The proportional relationship between miles traveled, x, and minutes traveled, y, by the train can represented by the equation y = 4x.
How far will the train travel in 64 minutes?
A) 16 miles
B) 17 miles
C) 18 miles
D) 19 miles
14)
Rose has made this scale drawing of her house. How wide is her house?
A) 23.5 ft
B) 40 ft
C) 54.5 ft
D) 70 ft
15)
What is the ratio of green stars to red stars?
A) 1:2
B) 2:3
C) 2:4
Eliminate
D) 3:2
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