Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Number Sense and Numeration – Fractions
– RIT 231 – 240
Fill in the blanks in the following statement:
A
ratio is a ____________ of two numbers by _____________ .
a. | combining -- addition | d. | product -- multiplication | b. | difference --
subtraction | e. | sum --
pairing | c. | comparison -- division |
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Which of the following shows correct ways to write ratios?
3/5; 3:5; 3 to
5
a. | 3/5; 3:5; 3 to 5 | d. |  | b. |  | e. |  | c. |  |
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Number Sense and Numeration – Place Value – RIT 231 –
240
Write the following number in expanded form:
25,678,134,091
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In the following number, which letter indicates the digit in the
billions place? 
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Number Sense and Numeration – Square Roots
– RIT 231 – 240
Which of the following is a perfect square?
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Number Sense and Numeration – Square Roots
– RIT 241 –250
Solve: 
a. | 5 | d. | 13 | b. |  | e. | 17 | c. |  |
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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 =
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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 =
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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 =
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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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Problem Solving – RIT 241 –
250
A student’s test scores are 89%, 78%, 84%, and 67%. What percent does
the
student need on the fifth test to average 81%?
a. | 87% | d. | 92% | b. | 81% | e. | 85% | c. | 90% |
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a. | $25,900 | d. | $24,60 | b. | $25,250 | e. | $27,150 | c. | $26,550 |
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