1.

Linda and Carrie made a trip from their hometown toa city about 200 miles away to attend a
friend’s wedding. The following chart shows their distances, stops and times. What part of their
total trip did they spend driving?

3 hr Driving
15 min Rest stop
1 ½ hr Driving
1 hr Rest stop
20min Driving
A) 4 / 5
B) 2 / 5
C) 58 / 73
D) 99 / 100
2. If Ralph ate half of his candy bar followed by half of the remainder followed by half of that
remainder, what part was left?
A) 1 / 4
B) 1 / 8
C) 1 / 6
D) 1 / 3
3. Ricky purchased shoes for $159.95 and then exchanged them at a buy 1, get 1 half off sale. The
shoes that he purchased on his return trip were $74.99 and $68.55. How much did he receive
back from the store after his second transaction?
A) $37.50
B) $68.55
C) $34.28
D) $50.68
4. John had $76. He gave Jim $42.45 and gave Todd $21.34. John will receive $14.50 later in the
evening. How much money will John have later that night ?
A) $25.71
B) $26.67
C) $26.71
D) $24.71
5. Jeri has had a savings account since she entered first grade. Each month of the first year she
saved $1. Each month of the second year she saved $2. Etc until she completed ten years in
which she saved $10 each month. How much does she have saved at the end of ten years?
A) $660
B) $648
C) $636
D) $624

UNIT 1
1) If p+q has a value that is exactly 1/3 less than p, what is the value of q ?
A) -1/3
B) 2/5
C) 1/3
D) -2/5
2) What is the sum of k and the opposite of k?
A) 2k
B) K+1
C) 0
D) -1
3) T has a value of 5/2, p is the sum of t and v, and p has a value of 0. What is the value of v ?
A) -1/3
B) 4
C) 2.5
D) -5/2
4) What is the value of n in the diagram ?

2n+9/2 9/2
A) 6/5
B) 0.6
C) -3/5
D) 2.1
5) If the value of A is 3, and the value of B is -2/3, how far apart will A and B be on a number line?
A) 7/3
B) 2/3
C) 5/3
D) 11/3
6) The distance between H and K on a number line is 9/4. If K has a value of 7/4, which of the
following might be the value of H?
A) 2/4
B) 9/4
C) -4
D) -1/2
1) Which of the following expressions represents the distance between the wo points?

-3 4
A) | 4- 3 |
B) (-3) -4
C) | (-3) – 4 |
D) 4 - 3

2) Kyle and Mark started at the same location. Kyle traveled 5 miles due east, while Mark
traveled 3 miles due West. How far apart are they ?
A) 2 miles
B) 8 miles
C) 15 miles
D) 12 miles
3) If Brad lives 5 blocks north of the park and Easton lives 7 blocks south of the park, which of
the following correctly represents an expression for the distance between their homes?
A) | 5 – (-7) |
B) 7 – 5
C) 3 – (-4)
D) | 5 + (-7) |
4) Which of the following is the same as 2x-3y-z ?
A) 2x – (3y – z)
B) 2x + (-3y) – z
C) 2x + 3y – z
D) (-2x) – 3y - z
1) What property is illustrated in the equation ?
7+½ = ½+7
A) Commutative property of addition
B) Associate property of addition
C) Distributive property
D) Identity property of addition
2) Which is a correct use of the distributive property ?
A) 2(4+2) = 3(4) + 2
B) 3(4+2) = (3X4) X (3X2)
C) 3(4+2) = 3(4)+3(2)
D) All of the above
3) Name the property illustrated in the equation:
(5+8) + 2 = 5 + (8+2)
A) Distributive property
B) Associative property of addition
C) Commutative property of addition
D) Identity property of addition
4) What property is illustrated in the equation?
(5+3) + 0 = 5 + 3
A) Identity property of addition
B) Associative property of addition
C) Commutative property of addition
D) Distributive property
1) Which of the following is NOT a rational number?
A) 8 / 15
B) 20.6
C) √3
D) 9 / 11
2) Which of the following numbers divisible by 3 ?
A) 459,732
B) 129,682
C) 1,999,000
D) 5,684,722
3) Mary wanted to estimate how many sheets of paper she had left. She knew that each sheet
was about 0.1 mm thick. Her pack measured 2 cm thick.
Which is the best estimate of the number of sheets of paper in Mary’s pack?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 2000
4) Determine how many steps are necessary in a stairway between two floors that are 10.5
feet apart if each step is 9 inches high.
A) 11 steps
B) 12 steps
C) 13 steps
D) 14 steps
1) Which of the following division problems CANNOT be completed?
A) 10 ÷ 0
B) 155 ÷ (-3)
C) 2/3 + ¼
D) 0 ÷ 5
2) Jared hiked a rail that is 12 miles long. He hiked the trail in section that were 1.5 miles each.
In how many sections did he complete the hike?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 6
3) Rose is filling her swimming pool with water. She needs to pump 2000 gallons into the pool,
and the water flows at a rate of r gallons per hour. Which of the following expresses the
amount of time it will take to fill the pool ?
A) 2000 / r
B) 2000r
C) 2000+r
D) r/2000
4) which terms best complete the statement?
A number is rational if it can be expressed as a _____________ of ___________.
A) Sum; integers
B) Quotient, integers
C) Difference, prime numbers
D) Product; variables
5) Kathy is laying stepping stones in her garden. The stones are 8 inches long, and she wants to
create a path that is 10 feet long. How many stones will she need?
A) 10 stones
B) 80 stones
C) 15 stones
D) 1.25 stones
6) Which property is illustrated n the following statement?
(5)(4)(7) = (7)(5)(4)
A) Triple multiplication property
B) Distributive property
C) Commutative property of multiplication
D) Associative property of multiplication
7) Which property is illustrated in the following statement?
(2.3).6 = 2.(3.6)
A) Associate property of multiplication
B) Commutative property of multiplication
C) Identity property of multiplication
D) Reflexive property
1) How can you tell that the following number is a rational number?
0.251
A) It is a rational number because the decimal terminates
B) It is a rational number because there is a value of 0 in the one place.
C) It is a rational number because the sum of the digits is less than 10.
D) It is a rational number because it is not a repeating decimal.
2) A group of 11 friends ordered 4 pizzas to share. They divided the pizzas up evenly and all ate the
same amount. Express in decimal form the portion of a pizza that each friend ate.
A) 0.36363636…
B) 0.411
C) 0.14141414…
D) 0.48
3) How can you tell that the following number is nota rational number ?
2.4876352586582142597868…
A) It is not rational because the same digit never occurs twice in a row in the decimal
B) It is not rational because the decimal does not terminate or repeat
C) It is not rational because it is greater than 1
D) It is not rational because it is not a factor of 5
4) The track at Haley’s school is a third of a mile in length. She ran 14 laps on it after school one
day. Express the number of miles she ran in decimal form.
A) 4.56
B) 3.85
C) 4.6666
D) 4.725