Mathematical Reasoning 14

If n is a positive number, which of the fractions below has the GREATEST value?

• n/4

• n/6

• n/8

• n/10

• not enough information is given

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

It takes 10 days to mow a 140-acre park using a tractor that is available only 4 hours per

day.

If the same amount of acreage is mowed each day, how many acres per hour must be

mowed?

• 14

• 7

• 5.5

• 3.5

• 2.7

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Cassandra, the sales manager at a jewelry store, receives a commission of 30% of her

sales. In addition, she receives a commission of 4.5% of the total sales of other

salespeople under her supervision.

If Cassandra sells jewelry worth $2250 and her sales staff sells jewelry worth a total of

$6800, what is her total commission in dollars?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If ray XA is rotated 185° clockwise about X, its endpoint will then be closest to which of the

points on the circle?

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which of the following lists the numbers in order from LEAST to GREATEST?

• -2,5, -8

• -2, -8,5

• 5, -2, -8

• 5, -8, -2

• -8, -2,5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Marion works Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings at the Fairfield Family

Restaurant. After she received a 5% raise, her take-home pay was $120.

What was Marion’s hourly wage before she received her raise?

• $5.00

• $5.25

• $6.00

• $6.25

• Not enough information is given

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

To raise funds for a charity drive, Danielle convinced 40 businesses to each pledge to

donate $10 per month for 6 months.

Which expression equals the total number of dollars pledged for the charity drive?

• 40(10)(6)

• 40(6)(6)

• 40(10)(60)

• 40(6)(60)

• not enough information is given

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Marion County’s total population of 184,026, the number of people employed (including self

employed) is 122,939. The number of people employed is broken down by age group in the

graph below. What is the DIFFERENCE, to the nearest thousand, between the number of employed

people in Marion County in the 25-to-34 age group and the 55-and-over age group?

• 11000

• 14000

• 26000

• 37000

• 48000

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.6

What is the maximum area, in square feet, that can be enclosed?

Producers of a popular quiz show asked potential contestants a series of 10 questions. The

table below shows the numbers of questions answered correctly by the 20 potential

contestants.

What was the mean (average) number of questions answered correctly by the 20 potential

contestants?

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C