Aspire Practice 1

Multiple Choice

Shelly wants to tell her friend how large of a sale a local store is having, but she forgets the discount amount. All Shelly knows is that she bought a shirt for $6 that normally costs $10. Shelly can tell her friend that the store has decreased prices by how much? 

• 4%

• 20%

• 35%

• 40%

• 24%

Multiple Choice

If 120% of a number is 720, what is 50% of that same number?

• 300

• 360

• 432

• 600

• 864

Multiple Choice

If $$5x+2=27$$ , then $$3x=?$$

• 3

• 5

• 15

• 45

• 75

Multiple Choice

In the figure, EFGH is a square with a side length of 8 feet. A, B, C, and D are midpoints of each side. What is the perimeter of ABCD in feet?

• 12

• $$12\sqrt[]{2}$$

• $$16\sqrt[]{2}$$

• $$20\sqrt[]{2}$$

• 32

Open Ended

A subscription to a newspaper is usually paid monthly. However, if the subscription is paid annually, in one lump sum, it costs the subscriber $250, a savings of $14 over the annual cost of 12 monthly payments. Explain how you would determine what the monthly payment is.

Multiple Choice

Given the points (-10, 9) and (4,2) on the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the equation of the line that passes through them?

• $$y=-10x+9$$

• $$y=4x+2$$

• $$y=2x-6$$

• $$y=-\frac{1}{2}x+4$$

• $$y=-2x+10$$

Multiple Choice

Jay has 12 classic cars in his garage. He paid $3,500 for each car 5 years ago. The cars are currently worth $4,200 each. How much more must the average value of the cars rise for the combined value of these 12 cars to be exactly $10,800 more than Jay paid for them?

• $200

• $700

• $800.50

• $841.67

• $958.33

Multiple Choice

If $$n$$ is a positive integer, and $$0<x<1$$ , then which of the following must be true about $$x^n$$ ?

• $$x^n<-1$$

• $$x^n<0$$

• $$0<x^n<1$$

• $$-1<x^n<0$$

• $$x^n>1$$

Multiple Choice

The polygon, whose side lengths are given in meters, has 2 unknown sides. Each angle between adjacent sides measures 90 degrees. What is the polygons area, in square meters?

• 44

• 62

• 80

• 150

• 234

Open Ended

A waiter at a restaurant automatically earns a certain percent tip on each bill. On a $35 dinner, the waiter makes $9 in tips. What would the waiter's tip be on a $60 dinner? Explain why your answer is correct.