Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Problem Solving – RIT 221 – 230
1. 2, 9, 7, 14, 12, ___, ___
What are the missing
numbers?
a. | 8, 10 | d. | 3, 5 | b. | 5, 3 |
e. | 17, 19 | |
c. | 5, 7 |
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Yuko’s pen pal in England
said her backyard was 50 meters wide. In
customary measurement that is about 150
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a. | Feet | d. | Centimeters | b. | Yards |
e. | Miles | |
c. | Inches |
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Use a proportion to
solve.
If four all weather tires cost $903.80, how much would 1 tire cost?
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Write an equation you would use
to solve the problem?
On a winter day it was –10F at 6:00 A.M. The temperature rose 25
during
the day. What was the high temperature?
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Which
statement is true?
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Interest formula: I =
prt
Using the interest formula, how much interest is charged on a 30 year,
$100,000 house loan
at 6%?
a. | $6,000 | d. | $180,000 | b. | $27,000 |
e. | $300,000 | |
c. | $30,000 |
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Estimate the solution to the
following problem.
The times for John’s 100m dash season are: 12.9, 13.2, 10.9, 13.5,
12.0,
and 11.8. What is a good estimate of John’s average time?
a. | 18.9 | d. | 10.0 | b. | 15.0 |
e. | 11.1 | |
c. | 12.5 |
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A bag containing 100
M&M’s contains 23 red, 54 brown, 15 yellow, and 8
orange candies. What is the
probability of getting a yellow M&M?
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Problem Solving – RIT 231 – 240
Which letter in the word, “probabilities” would you expect a
computer to
randomly pick most often?
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The elevator in the Empire
State Building went up 3 floors, down 5 floors,
up 2 floors, and then down 6 floors. If it ended
on the 4th floor, on which
floor did it begin?
a. | 13th floor |
d. | 10th floor | |
b. | 15th floor |
e. | 2nd floor | c. | 8th floor |
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Solve for x.
4x + 1 = 2x
– 7
a. | x = 4 | d. | x = 3 | b. | x = -6 |
e. | x = -3 | |
c. | x = -4 |
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Which expression correctly
represents the formula to solve the following
problem? Lisa is 6 years older than Mary. The sum of
their ages is 38 years. How old is Mary?
a. | x + y =
-38 | d. | 2x + 6 =
38 | |
b. | x – 38 = x +
6 | e. | x – 6 = 38 | c. | L + M = 38 |
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Interest formula: I =
prt
How much interest is earned in two years on $200 in a bank account at an
interest rate of
6%?
a. | $6 | d. | $2.40 | b. | $24 |
e. | $8 | |
c. | $12 |
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Find the missing number in this
pattern: 3, 9, 27, ___, 243
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If the distance from Idaho
Falls to Salt Lake City measures 25 inches on a
map with a scale of 1 inch = 10 miles, how many
miles is it from Idaho
Falls to Salt Lake City?
a. | 250
miles | d. | 1,000
miles | |
b. | 10 miles |
e. | 500 miles | |
c. | 25 miles |
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If Jason mows fifteen lawns he
will earn enough money to buy a bicycle.
Suppose Jason has mowed twelve lawns. What can you
determine?
a. | Jason has enough money for his
bike. | |
b. | Jason has enough money to buy a bike and a
helmet. | |
c. | Jason needs to mow one more lawn in order to buy a
bike. | |
d. | Jason needs to mow three more lawns in order to buy
the
bike. | |
e. | Jason needs to mow eight more lawns in order to buy a
bike. |
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A $30.00 pair of jeans is
discounted 20%. If sales tax is 5%, what will be
the final price of the
jeans?
a. | $25.20 | d. | $28.35 | b. | $22.80 |
e. | $22.80 | |
c. | $24.00 |
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Identify the correct equation
for the solution:
X = 5
a. | 3x + 4 =
19 | d. | x + 17 =
10 | |
b. | 2y =
4 | e. | x + 7 = x – 9 | c. | 3 – x =
10 |
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A store has a sale in which all
items are on sale for 20% off. The tax at
the store is 5%. Which expression models the cost (c)
for an item with the
original price (p)?
a. | c = [p – (.20)p]
[1.05] |
d. | c = [p
– 20p] (.05) | |
b. | c = (.20) (1.05)p |
e. | c = [p – 20p] 5 | c. | c = [p + (.20)p]
[1.05] |
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20.
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Kali
chooses her clothing using the tree diagram above. How many
possible choices for clothing does she
have?
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