Mathematical Reasoning 16

A vegetable garden is divided into areas for growing different vegetables. The layout of the

garden is shown in the diagram at the left.

How much GREATER, in square feet, is the area for growing beans than the area for

growing squash?

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

At the beginning of the experiment, what was the height (in centimeters) of the small plants

that were not fertilized?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A computer chip is designed to be 3.2 cm long, but the actual manufactured length can be

up to 0.015 cm larger or smaller than the designed length. Which of the following lengths,

in centimeters, of manufactured chips would be acceptable?

• 3.18

• 3.19

• 3.24

• 3.25

• 3.35

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A community is concerned about the high volume of commuter traffic in front of its

elementary school between 8:30 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. The numbers of cars that passed

without dropping off a student during that half hour on consecutive school days are:

65, 72, 83, 96, 53, 76, 54, 70, 75, 48, 56.

What is the mean (average) of these numbers of cars?

• 68

• 70

• 76

• 79

• 748

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Five tickets to the community theater production have a total cost of less than $33. Ten

tickets cost more than a total of $53.

Which of the following might be the cost of one ticket?

• $4

• $5

• $6

• $7

• $8

The slopes of the lines give the average rates of speed, in miles per hour, for the two

bicyclists. What is the average rate of speed, in miles per hour, for bicyclist A?

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

A store placed an order for 10 video game systems at $48.50 each and 20 game disks at

$2.25 each. What did the store pay, in dollars, for the game systems and disks it received

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

How many minutes must the chute remain open before all the grain is emptied?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Boxes for shipping telephones can contain a maximum of 18 phones. What is the FEWEST

number of boxes needed to ship an order for 110 phones?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• not enough information is given

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

All the office supplies listed in the chart at the left increased in price.

Which item increased by more than 10 percent?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C