Unit 1 Review Test Question

The chart shows the favorite ice cream flavors of 6th graders at Fleming Middle School. What percentage of 6th graders prefers vanilla ice cream?

(HINT: Use the percent proportion!)

• 10%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

Answer explanation

We know the percent (%) is missing. The problem tells us that. So we have the part AND we have the whole, right? The part is ONLY the students who like vanilla ice cream. The whole is the TOTAL students. How do you find the total students?

In preparing for a brunch, a chef perpares 128 eggs and 72 strips of bacon. What is the ratio of eggs to strips of bacon?

(HINT: Order Matters!)

• For every 16 eggs, there are 9 strips of bacon

• For every 9 eggs, there are 16 strips of bacon

• For every 25 eggs, there are 16 strips of bacon

• For every 16 eggs, there are 25 strips of bacon

Answer explanation

ORDER MATTERS! Eggs to Bacon...not bacon to eggs.

Use your calculator or desmos to simplify your answer!

An employee receives a 17% employee discount on any items purchased at Gifts Galore. If the original price of an item at Gifts Galore is $300, how much does the employee save using the employee discount?

(HINT: Use the percent proportion!)

• $282

• $249

• $51

• $18

The table shows the number of boys and girls in four different classes. Which statement is true?

(HINT: You may need to simplify a ratio!)

• The ratio of girls to boys in Mr. Bovine's class is 9:5

• The ratio of boys to total students in Ms. Cody's class is 7:13

• The ratio of boys to girls in Ms. Davidson's class is 2:5

• The ratio of girls to total students in Mr. Enoch's class is 3:7

Answer explanation

Remember that ORDER MATTERS!

Amy is driving her car from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, California. Greg is riding the train along the same route. The graph shows the distance traveled over time.

Using the plotted points on the graph, which statement compares the rates at which Amy and Greg are traveling correctly?

(HINT: Find the UNIT RATE..how many miles do each travel in 1 hour?)

• Amy is traveling 200 miles per hour faster than Greg.

• Amy is traveling 100 miles per hour faster than Greg.

• Amy is traveling 50 miles per hour faster than Greg.

• Amy is traveling 20 miles per hour faster than Greg.

Answer explanation

Find the UNIT RATE..how many miles do each travel in 1 hour?

The table shows the costs of apples at four different stores. Which store has the least expensive cost per pound of apples?

(HINT: Find the Unit Rate...money goes FIRST)

• Store Q

• Store R

• Store S

• Store T

Answer explanation

Find the Unit Rate of cost per pound

Per = divide