Math Set 8-15 Questions

Last Updated on February 15, 2024.

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1. How many degrees make up the four corners of a rectangle?

A.\(360 \)

B.\(270 \)

C.\(180\)

D.\(90 \)

Question 1 of 15

2. James travels 3,247 m to the park, then 582 m to the store. He then travels 1,634 m back to his house.

Find the total distance traveled by first rounding each number to the nearest ten.

A. approximately \(6,200\) meters

B. approximately \(5,000\) meters

C. approximately \(5,460\) meters

D. approximately \(3,460\) meters

Question 2 of 15

3. Calculate the mean for the following data points:

\(95, 84, 31\)

A.\(70\)

B.\(65\)

C.\(24\)

D.\(12\)

Question 3 of 15

4. A car travels \(140\; miles\) in \(4\; hours\). Find the average rate of speed.

A.\(25\) miles per hour.

B.\(35\) miles per hour.

C.\(55\) miles per hour.

D.\(50\) miles per hour.

Question 4 of 15

5. Evaluate \((5x+2y)\) when \(x=-2\) and \(y=-3\).

 

A.\(-16\)

B.\(\frac{5}{7}\)

C.\(16\)

D.\(\frac{13}{12}\)

Question 5 of 15

6. Albert has inherited \(\$45,500\) and he decided to invest part of his inheritance in a well-respected mutual fund while keeping the remaining part of his inheritance in a certificate of deposit. If Albert's amount that he invested in this certificate of deposit is \(\$3,500\) more than six times the amount he invested in the mutual fund, calculate the amount he invested in each account.

A.$6,000 and $39,500

B.$4,970 and $40,530

C.$4,409 and $41,091

D.$6400+39,100

Question 6 of 15

7. Reduce this fractions to its lowest terms: \(\frac{35}{21}\)

Tip: To reduce a fraction to its lowest term you should divide both the numerator and the denominator by the same number.

A.\(\frac{5}{3}\)

B.\(\frac{7}{4}\)

C.\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D.\(\frac{2}{4}\)

Question 7 of 15

8. Reduce this fraction to its lowest terms: \(\frac{16}{14} \)

A.\(\frac{8}{7} \)

B.\(\frac{1}{2} \)

C.\(\frac{3}{4} \)

D.\(\frac{1}{5} \)

Question 8 of 15

9. A store is advertising that it offers a \(14\%\) discount on everything purchased at the store. When John had paid \(\$670.80\) for his purchase, what was the originally marked price for that article?

A.\(780\)

B.\(1284.5\)

C.\(701.6\)

D.\(1089\)

Question 9 of 15

10. Translate the phrase into a mathematical expression involving the given variable.

"9 times the sum of the number z and 2"

A.\(9z\)

B.\(9(z + 2)\)

C.\(9z+2\)

D.\(z+9+2\)

Question 10 of 15

11. Reduce this fraction to its lowest terms: \(\frac{15}{12}\)

A.\(\frac{4}{8}\)

B.\(\frac{5}{4}\)

C.\(\frac{1}{2}\)

D.\(\frac{3}{4}\)

Question 11 of 15

12. Solve for h:

\(3h+3=12\)

A.\(9\)

B.\(36\)

C.\(3\)

D.\(14\)

Question 12 of 15

13. Evalute:

\((x+y)^{2}\) when  \(x=-6\) and  \(y=4\)

A.\(\frac{15}{21}\)

B.\(-\frac{15}{12}\)

C.\(-4\)

D.\(4\)

Question 13 of 15

14. Seven more than two times a certain number is 181. Find the number.

A.\(92\)

B.\(87\)

C.\(12\)

D.\(16\)

Question 14 of 15

15. Alan is hiking a 70-mile-long trail. After a few days, his distance from the trail's beginning is four times as far he is from the trail's end. What's the distance Alan still has to hike?

A.\(21\: miles\)

B.\(27\: miles\)

C.\(14\: miles\)

D.\(12\: miles\)

Question 15 of 15

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