Unit 1.5 Test

You have $120 to purchase juice for a party. Each case of 24 bottles costs $5.99. Assuming there is no sales tax, how many cases can you purchase? Use the following verbal model.

• 21

• 19

• 20

• 30

After winning the league title, a soccer team receives a team trophy as well as individual trophies. The table gives the cost of trophies at a local store. Determine the total cost of giving trophies to a team with 21 members.

• $250

• $200

• $400

• $450

A salesman’s salary is $18,500 per year. In addition, the salesman earns 5% commission on the year’s sales. Last year the salesman earned $25,400. How much was sold that year?

(a)  

Find the value of y for the given value of x.

4x + y = 12; x= 4

(a)  

Your friend’s family moved to a town 300 miles from where you live. You and your friend decide to meet halfway between the two towns to visit. Your friend averages 50 miles per hour on his trip. You average 60 miles per hour on your trip. If you and your friend leave at the same time, how much earlier do you arrive at the same meeting place?

• 0.5 hour

• 1 hour

• 3 hour

• 2.5 hour

You just added a family room to your home. You have budgeted $450 for carpeting. If you need 30 square yards of carpeting, how much can you spend per square yard?

• $15

• $20

• $23

• $12

On a trip to the Grand Canyon, you drove 168 miles in 3.5 hours. What was your average speed? Use the following verbal model.

• 46

• 48

• 32

• 34

Solve the equation.

5b-2=8

(a)  

In 1996 Gail Devers won the 100-meter dash in the Olympic Games. Her time was 10.94 seconds. What was her speed in meters per second? Round your answer to 4 significant digits.

(a)