Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Ratio & Percent

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1.) Write the following ratios in simplest form
28 to 10
63 to 3

2.) Find the unit rate (unit = 1)
24 muffins to $15

3.) Write the following percents as fractions
55%
18%
92%

4.) Write the following fractions as percents
7/10
3/5
6/25

5.) A football player completes 17 of 20 passes during a game.
What percent of his passes did he complete?

Find the percent of the following numbers

6.) 75% of 12

7.) 20% of 95

8.) 40% of 175

9.) 25% of 250

10.) Solve the following proportion

a/3 = 14/21

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

PSSA Rev. 5

Rem: First name, Last initial

Multiple Choice

1. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the following data:
Hourly wages: $6,$6,$6,$8,$9,$9,$10,$12,$13,$15,$16

A.10,9.7.10
B.9,8,7,10
C.10,9,6,10
D.9,10,6,10

2. Joe randomly selects a puzzle piece from the following:
15-red,12-blue,10-yellow,7-orange,6-green
What is the probability of choosing green?

A.1:50
B.3:25
C.3:50
D.3:22

Convert the following weights.

Key:16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound(lb.)
2000 lb.= 1 ton(T)

3. 72oz = ______lb
4. 4 lb = ______oz
5. 2 T = ______lb

*The metric system is based on 10,100,1000 (just move the decimal point).
Key: 1 milligram (mg) = 0.001gram (g)
1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 g
1,000 kg = 1 metric ton (t)

6. 0.32 kg = _______g
7. 0.28 g = _______mg
8. 10,000 kg = _______t

Compare the amounts. (<,>,=)

9. 1 lb ____ 14 oz
10. 100mg ____ 1g

Monday, March 29, 2010

PSSA Rev. 4

Rem: First Name, Last Initial

Multiple Choice:

1. An angle measuring 62 degrees is
a. right
b. obtuse
c. acute
d. straight

2. The length and width of a rectangle is 225cm by 110cm. What is the area?
a. 670 sq cm
b. 24750 cm
c. 670 cm
d. 24750 sq cm

3. Perpendicular lines form
a. acute angles
b. right angles
c. straight angles
d. obtuse angles

4. The perimeter of a figure with the following measurements 22in, 11in, 22in, 11in, 22in,11in,22in,11in is ________________ and it is a ________________?

a. 133in,pentagon
b. 123in,nonagon
c. 132in,octagon
d. 32in,octagon

5. The perimeter of a 6 sided figure where all sides are 12.5cm is?
a. 75cm
b. 78cm
c. 80cm
d. 72.5cm

6. The area of a rectangle measuring 24m x 12m is? (x = by)
a. 288m
b. 288sq m
c. 480m
d. 480sq m

7. The area of a square measuring 16ft on a side is?
a. 254ft
b. 256sq ft
c. 156ft
d. 254sq ft

8. The diameter of a circle with a radius of 9in is?
a. 9in
b. 18in
c. 27in
c. 4.5in

9. The radius of a circle with a diameter of 45cm is?
a. 21cm
b. 22cm
c. 22.5cm
d. 23cm

10. Find the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 16mm? (C=2¶ r)
a. 51mm
b. 50.24mm
c. 100.48mm
d. 25.12mm

Friday, March 19, 2010

PSSA Rev. 3

Rem: First Name, Last Initial

Multiple Choice

1. There are 625 pencils in a box. Which expression would correctly calculate
the number of pencils. (note: (#) designates a power)
a. 6 x 5(2)
b. 5 x s(2)
c. 5(4)
d. 4(5)

2. What is the Least Common Denominator of 5/8 and 5/6?
a. 2
b. 14
c. 24
d. 48

3.A square has 8 equal parts, 6 are shaded in? What percent of the square is
shaded?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 60%
d. 75%

4. Meg has 4 ounces of blue paint, 2.5 ounces of yellow, 3 ounces of green, and
1.5 ounces of orange. How many ounces of paint does Meg have altogether?
a. 3
b. 10.5
c. 11
d. 15.5

5. The length of each side of a 6 sided figure is 4 inches. What is the perimeter
of the figure?
a. 12 in.
b. 16 in.
c. 20 in.
d. 24 in.

6. What is the name of a polygon with 7 sides?
a. heptagon
b. nonagon
c. pentagon
d. quadrilateral

7. Logan earns $0.25 for each pen he sells. Which expression would you use to
determine the total amount earned for selling p pens?
a. 0.25 x p
b. 0.25 / p
c. 0.25 + p
d. 0.25 - p

8. The number of hours worked by Ken for 6 weeks is shown below. What data set
shows the correct cummulative frequency?

Hours worked: 4, 8, 12, 16, 16, 18

a. 4, 14, 26, 42, 58, 76
b. 4, 12, 24, 40, 56, 74
c. 4, 12, 26, 42, 56, 74
d. 4, 12, 22, 40, 54, 72

9. What is the mean (average) number of hours worked in problem #8?

a. 12.33
b. 12
c. 10.33
d. 12.5

10. What is the mode and median of the number of hours worked in problem #8?

a. 16, 12
b. 16, 16
c. 16, 14
d. 14, 18

Friday, March 12, 2010

PSSA Rev. 2

Rem: first name, last initial

Find the GCF:

1. What is the Greatest Common Factor for 24 and 36?
2. What is the GCF for 11 and 55?

Simplify:

3. 24/36
4. 11/55

Add:

5. 2/5 + 6/5
6. 5/12 + 3/4

Subtract:

7. 8/16 - 7/16
8. 4/5 - 2/3

Estimate:

9. 11 15/16 + 1 2/20
10. 6 4/5 - 2 1/2

Solve:

11. For every quart of lemonade Jackie makes she adds 2 lemons.
How many quarts of lemonade did Jackie make if she used 12 lemons?

Monday, March 8, 2010

PSSA Rev. 1

Rem: First name, last initial

1.What is the value of the 7 in 23.1718?
2.Round 56.1782 to the nearest thousandth.
3.Evaluate 8(4) - 8 to the fourth power.
4.Write 18/10 in decimal form.

Order least to greatest

5.6/10, 0.5, 0.55
6.5 7/21, 5.5, 26/5

7.A common speed limit on rural highways is 70 miles per hour.
How far could a car traveling 70 miles per hour go in 8 hours?
8.What is the radius of a cricle with a diameter of 20 ft?

Find each quotient (/ means divide)

9. 70.926 / 0.2
10. 61.2 / 17

Monday, March 1, 2010

Finding Percents

Rem: first initial, last name

Percent of a Number

1. 75% of 64
2. 20% of 18
3. 35% of 90
4. 22.5% of 200
5. 0.6% of 600

Find the Percent

6. What % of 400 is 190
7. What % of 100 is 30
8. What % of 225 is 25
9. What % of 76 is 14
10. What % of 80 is 20