Homework Review Quizizz 4/7-4/11

Daria is trying to make a triangular brace from three metal rods. The metal rods have lengths of 3 inches, 7 inches, and 11 inches. Daria cannot cut or bend the metal rods. Which statement explains whether Daria can make a triangular brace from the three metal rods?

• Because 11 is less than the double of 7, Daria can make a triangular brace from the three metal rods.

• Because 11 is greater than the double of 3, Daria cannot make a triangular brace from the three metal rods.

• Because the sum of 3 and 7 is less than 11, Daria cannot make a triangular brace from the three metal rods.

• Because the product of 3 and 7 is greater than 11, Daria can make a triangular brace from the three metal rods.

A shipping company has two different sizes of boxes. Both boxes are cubes. The first box has a side length of 4 inches. The second box has a side length of 6 inches. Hannah claims that the volume of the second box is 8 cubic inches greater than the volume of the first box because the difference in side lengths is 2 inches and 2³=8. Which statement could be used to show that Hannah’s claim is not correct?

• The value of 2³ is 6, not 8.

• The value of (6-4)³ is equal to 6³-4³, which is 152 not 8.

• The difference in the volumes is actually 6³-4³, which is 152 and not 8

• The difference in the volumes is actually

  6 ⋅ 6² - 6 ⋅ 4² which is 120 not 8.

Mr. Krenshaw is typing a novel he has written. He types at a constant rate. The numbers of pages he has typed after different amounts of time are shown in the table below. The pattern continues. How many pages does Mr. Krenshaw type each hour?

• 6

• 7.5

• 8.5

• 9

Which expression is equivalent to 2(3p + 72 + 3p)?

• 81p

• 156p

• 12p + 72

• 12p + 144

Ms. Rita buys markers for the students in her class. She buys 3 boxes of markers for every 5 students. She also buys 2 extra boxes of markers. She buys a total of 17 boxes of markers. How many students are in Ms. Rita's class?

• 9

• 25

• 27

• 30

Victoria makes a triangular shelf for her room. The shelf has side lengths of 9 inches, 12 inches, and 15 inches. The largest angle is 90°. Which description of the shape of the shelf is accurate?

• an acute equilateral triangle

• an acute scalene triangle

• a right isosceles triangle

• a right scalene triangle

A team of 10 basketball players have their heights recorded to make a data set. The mean, median, mode, and range of the data set are recorded. Then, the height of the team’s coach is included to make a new data set. The coach is shorter than all but one of the basketball players. Which measure must be the same when the coach’s height is included?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

The perimeter of a square is 36x – 4. What is the length of one side of the square?

• 9x - 4

• 9x - 1

• 4x - 1

• 18x - 2

As of 2012, there have been 8 players in the history of professional baseball who have each hit more than 600 home runs in his career. There have been over 15,000 professional baseball players throughout the history of professional baseball. Which term best describes the likelihood that a randomly chosen professional baseball player has hit more than 600 home runs in his career?

• impossible

• unlikely

• equally likely as not

• likely

A chair can be purchased in one of four colors: red, white, green, or blue. The number of chairs purchased in each color is listed below.

• red: 150 • white: 450 • green: 225 • blue: 375

Based on the information shown in the list, what is the probability that the next chair purchased will be red?

• 1/8

• 1/7

• 1/4

• 2/5