Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Provide the proper response. Show all fractions in simplest form.
1)
Write a
fraction
to
represent
the
shaded
portion
of the
figure.
1)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
2)
Write a
fraction
to
represent
the
shaded
portion
of the
figure.
2)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
3)
Write a
fraction
to
represent
the
shaded
portion
of the
figure.
3)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
4)
Write a
fraction
to
represent
the
shaded
portion
of the
figure.
4)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
5)
Write a
fraction
to
represent
the
shaded
portion
of the
figure.
5)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
6)
Refer to
the
figure
below
and
represent
the
indicated
amount
as a
fraction.

The dots
inside
the circle
as a part
of all the
dots.
6)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
7)
Refer to
the
figure
below
and
represent
the
indicated
amount
as a
fraction.

The dots
inside
the
intersecti
on of the
rectangle
and the
circle as
a part of
all the
dots.
7)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
Write the fraction in simplest form.
8)
8)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
9)
9)
_______
A)
B)
C)
D)
10)
10)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
11)
11)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
12)
12)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
13)
13)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
14)
14)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
15)
15)
______
A)
B)
1
C)
D)
c

16)
16)
______
A)
10
B)
C)
D)
17)
17)
______
A)
r+v
B)
1
C)
-
D)
-1

Find the requested fraction.

18)
=
18)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
19)
=
19)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
20)
=
20)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
21)
=
21)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
22)
Which
fraction
is equal

to ?
22)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
23)
Which
fraction
is equal

to ?
23)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
24)
Which
fraction
is equal

to ?
24)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
Determine whether the fractions are equal.
25)
and
25)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

26)
and
26)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

27)
and
27)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

28)
and
28)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

29)
and
29)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

30)
and
30)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

31)
and
31)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

32)
and
32)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

33)
and
33)
______
A)
Yes
B)
No

Answer the question. Give your answer in simplest form.

34)
Julia
preheate
d her
oven for
8
minutes.
What
fraction
of an
hour was
this? (1
hour = 60
min)
34)
______
A)
hr
B)
hr
C)
hr
D)
hr

35)
A 6-
minute
egg is
cooked
for what
fraction
of an
hour? (1
hour = 60
min)
35)
______
A)
hr
B)
hr
C)
hr
D)
hr

36)
Since
there are
seven
days in
the
week,
how
many
days are

in of
a week?
36)
______
A)
4 day(s)
B)
11 day(s)
C)
3 day(s)
D)
7 day(s)

37)
For
lunch,
Jamie
bought a
8-inch
submari
ne
sandwic
h. What
fraction
of a foot
was
Jamie's
sandwic
h? (1 foot
= 12
inches)
37)
______
A)
ft
B)
ft
C)
ft
D)
ft

38)
Mrs.
Delgado
used 4
eggs
when
she
baked
bread for
a bake
sale.
What
fraction
of a
dozen
eggs did
she use?
(1 dozen
= 12)
38)
______
A)
dozen
B)
dozen
C)
dozen
D)
dozen

39)
A
teacher
bought a
package
of 48
markers
for her
first-
grade
class.
After one
school
year, 5
markers
were still
working.
What
fraction
of the
package
of
markers
was
working
? Express
the result
using a
simple,
convenie
nt
fraction
that is
close in
value to
the exact
answer.
39)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
40)
Mr.
Rivera
opened a
package
of 150
drinking
cups for
his
restaura
nt.
During
the day,
47 cups
were
used.
What
fraction
of the
package
of cups
was
used?
Express
the result
using a
simple,
convenie
nt
fraction
that is
close in
value to
the exact
answer.
40)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
41)
Jake
correctly
answere
d 16 out
of 25
question
s in Test
1 and 18
out of 25
question
s on test
2. On
Test 3 he
missed 5
out of 27
question
s. Which
test had
the best
score?
41)
______
A)
Test 3
B)
Test 1
C)
Test 2
D)
Test 2 and Test 3

Arrange the fractions in ascending order. Or, if the fractions are equivalent, answer "Equivalent".
42)
,
42)
______
A)
,
B)
,
C)
Equivalent

43)
,
43)
______
A)
,
B)
Equivalent
C)
,

44)
,
44)
______
A)
,
B)
Equivalent
C)
,

45)
,
45)
______
A)
Equivalent
B)
,
C)
,

46)
,
46)
______
A)
Equivalent
B)
,
C)
 ,

47)
,
47)
______
A)
Equivalent
B)
,
C)
 ,

48)
,
48)
______
A)
,
B)
,
C)
Equivalent

49)
,
49)
______
A)
Equivalent
B)
,
C)
,

50)
, ,
50)
______
A)
, ,
B)
, ,
C)
, ,

51)
, ,
51)
______
A)
, ,
B)
, ,
C)
 , ,

Choose the pair of rational numbers that are between the given fractions.
52)
and
52)
______
A)
,
B)
,
C)
,
D)
,

53)
and
53)
______
A)
,
B)
,
C)
,
D)
 ,

Choose the rational number that is between the given fractions.

54)
and
54)
______
A)
B)
-
C)
D)
-

55)
and
55)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
56)
and
56)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
Perform the indicated operation. Express your answer in simplest form.
57)
-
57)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
58)
-
58)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
59)
+1
59)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
60)
+
60)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
61)
+
61)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
62)
-
62)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
63)
-
63)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
64)
+
64)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
65)
+
65)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
66)
+
66)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
67)
+
67)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
68)
+
68)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
69)
-
69)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
70)
-
70)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
71)
3 -2
71)
______
A)
B)
1
C)
5
D)
72)
64 - 25
72)
______
A)
B)
C)
39
D)
196

73)
-
73)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
Change the following fraction to a mixed number.
74)
74)
______
A)
B)
13
C)
11
D)
12

75)
-
75)
______
A)
⁻4
B)
⁻3
C)
⁻3
D)
⁻2

76)
76)
______
A)
6
B)
5
C)
6
D)
7

77)
-
77)
______
A)
⁻8
B)
⁻6
C)
⁻7
D)
⁻5

Change the following mixed number to a fraction in the form , where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0.
78)
5
78)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
79)
⁻4
79)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
80)
3
80)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
81)
⁻4
81)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
Choose the best estimate from the list.
82)
 is
approxi
mately

, ,

, .
82)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
83)
 is
approxi
mately 1

, 2 , 2,
3.
83)
______
A)
2
B)
3
C)
1
D)
2

84)
3 + 10

is
approxi
mately

13, 13 ,

13 , 14.
84)
______
A)
13
B)
13
C)
14
D)
13

85)
6 + 10

is
approxi
mately

16, 16 ,

16 , 17.
85)
______
A)
16
B)
17
C)
16
D)
16

86)
26 -

25 is
approxi
mately

,1 ,1

,1 .
86)
______
A)
1
B)
C)
1
D)
1

87)
29 +

21 is
approxi
mately

50, 50 ,

50 , 50
.
87)
______
A)
50
B)
50
C)
50
D)
50

Solve the problem. Express your answer in simplest form.

88)
Lorrie
bought

lb of
basil and

lb of
oregano.
How
many
pounds
of herbs
did she
buy in
total?
88)
______
A)
lb
B)
lb
C)
lb
D)
lb

89)
Alan
walked

mi to
the store
and then
another

mi to
his
friend's
house.
How far
did he
walk?
89)
______
A)
mi
B)
mi
C)
mi
D)
mi

90)
Erika

spent
hr on her
compute
r visiting
the
history
channel
and the
discover
y
channel
websites.
She

spent
hr at the
history
channel
website.
How
many
hours
did she
spend at
the
discover
y
channel
website?
90)
______
A)
hr
B)
hr
C)
hr
D)
hr

91)
Bill has

yards of
canvas
from
which he
is cutting
strips.
He has

cut
yards
already.
How
much of
the
canvas is
left?
91)
______
A)
yd
B)
yd
C)
yd
D)
yd

92)
Annie
must
send two
packages
. One of
the
packages
weighs

15 lb
and the
other
weighs 3

lb
What is
the total
weight of
the two
packages
?
92)
______
A)
15 lb
B)
17 lb
C)
18 lb
D)
19 lb

93)
An
attorney

drove 1
miles
from his
home to
a client's
home
and
another

20
miles to
get to his
office.
How far
did he
drive in
total?
93)
______
A)
22 mi
B)
1 mi
C)
21 mi
D)
20 mi

94)
The
second
tallest
child in a
class is

36
inches
tall. The
tallest
child is 3

inches
taller.
How tall
is the
tallest
child in
the class?
94)
______
A)
31 in.
B)
39 in.
C)
40 in.
D)
40 in.

95)
There
were 25

yards
of wire
on a
spool.
After a
customer
bought 2

yards
of wire
from the
spool,
how
many
yards
were
left?
95)
______
A)
22 yd
B)
21 yd
C)
22 yd
D)
23 yd

96)
June
wants to
work for

13
hours at
her part-
time job
this
week.
She has
already
worked 7

hours.
How
many
more
hours
does she
need to
work?
96)
______
A)
6 hr
B)
5 hr
C)
4 hr
D)
5 hr

97)
Peter
must
practice
the piano

10
hours
per
week. He
has
already
practiced

4
hours.
How
many
more
hours
does he
need to
practice?
97)
______
A)
4 hr
B)
5 hr
C)
5 hr
D)
6 hr

Find the product. Write your answer in simplest form.

98)
∙
98)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
99)
∙
99)
______
A)
B)
C)
D)
100)
∙
100)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
101)
∙
101)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
102)
2 ∙4
102)
_____
A)
11
B)
C)
1
D)
3

103)
16 ∙
103)
_____
A)
12
B)
C)
3
D)
104)
2 ∙
104)
_____
A)
1
B)
C)
D)
Divide. Express your answer in simplest form.
105)
÷
105)
_____
A)
B)
C)
-1
D)
106)
÷
106)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
107)
÷
107)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
108)
6 ÷3
108)
_____
A)
2
B)
40
C)
18
D)
4

109)
7 ÷ 10
109)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
110)
5 ÷3
110)
_____
A)
1
B)
1
C)
2
D)
1

111)
4 ÷2
111)
_____
A)
2
B)
1
C)
1
D)
1

112)
26 ÷ 12
112)
_____
A)
B)
320
C)
2
D)
2

113)
5 ÷ -4
113)
_____
A)
-2
B)
-1
C)
-1
D)
-1

114)
-1 ÷ -1
114)
_____
A)
1
B)
-1
C)
2
D)
1

Solve for x in the following.

115)
x=
115)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
116)
÷x=
116)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
117)
x=
117)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
118)
÷x=
118)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
119)
x- =
119)
_____
A)
-
B)
-
C)
D)
120)
 =

+
120)
_____
A)
-1
B)
-
C)
D)
1

121)
- x+

= +
121)
_____
A)
B)
C)
- 18
D)
Solve the problem.
122)
A recipe
calls for

cup of
milk.
How
much
milk
should
be used
to make

of the
recipe?
122)
_____
A)
cup
B)
cup
C)
cup
D)
cup

123)
A
company
has
12,600
employe
es. Of

these,
drive
alone to

work,
car pool,

use
public
transport

ation,
cycle,
and the
remaind
er use
other
methods
of
transport
ation.
How
many
employe
es use
each
method
of
transport
ation?
123)
_____
A)
Drive alone: 315; car pool: 2100; public transportation: 1575; cycle: 1400;
B)
Drive alone: 3250; car pool: 2100; public transportation: 1475; cycle: 1400; other: 1000
C)
Drive alone: 3150; car pool: 2100; public transportation: 1575; cycle: 1400;
D)
Drive alone: 3150; car pool: 2100; public transportation: 1575; cycle: 1400;

124)
A land
develope
r wants
to
develop
9 acres of
land.
Each lot
in the
develop
ment is

to be
of an
acre.
How
many
lots will
the land
develope
r have in
the 9
acres?
124)
_____
A)
lot
B)
2 lots
C)
24 lots
D)
lot(s)

125)
A child's
dose of
medicine

is of a
pre-
measure
d dose
cup. If
the bottle
of
medicine
is the
size of 6
dose
cups,
how
many
children'
s doses
are there
in the
bottle?
125)
_____
A)
6 doses
B)
1 dose(s)
C)
12 doses
D)
36 doses

126)
Tim
needs to

apply 1
gallons
of
herbicide
per acre
of
soybeans
. How
many
gallons
of
herbicide
are
needed
for 400
acres?
126)
_____
A)
102 gal
B)
100 gal
C)
266 gal
D)
600 gal

127)
On a
certain
map, 1
inch
equals 24
miles.
How
many
miles are

in 5
inches?
127)
_____
A)
4 mi
B)
30 mi
C)
31 mi
D)
126 mi

128)
A
technicia
n has
readings
that take

3
minutes
each to
read and
record.
How
many
readings
can be
complete
d in 240
minutes?
128)
_____
A)
9 readings
B)
72 readings
C)
800 readings
D)
241 readings

129)
The floor
of a
rectangul
ar room
is to be
tiled

with
foot
square
tiles
along a 6

foot
wall.
How
many
tiles will
be
needed
along the
wall?
129)
_____
A)
20 tiles
B)
18 tiles
C)
18 tiles
D)
2 tiles

Write the following in simplest form using positive exponents.

130)
÷
130)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
131)
∙
131)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
132)
÷
132)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
133)
∙
133)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
134)
∙
134)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
135)
÷
135)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
136)
÷
136)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
137)
137)
_____
A)
-
B)
C)
D)
⁻

138)
138)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
139)
139)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
140)
140)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
141)
÷
141)
_____
A)
1
B)
C)
D)
-

142)
∙
142)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
143)
÷
143)
_____
A)
B)
6
C)
D)
1

144)
÷
144)
_____
A)
B)
C)
D)
If a and b are rational numbers, with a ≠ 0 and b ≠ 0, and if m and n are integers, determine if the following is true or
false. Justify your answer.
145)
= -
145)
_____
A)
True;
= -
B)
False; ≠ -

146)
 =

∙
146)
_____
A)
True;

= ∙
B)
False;
≠ ∙

Solve for n in the following.

147)
 =
1296
147)
_____
A)
B)
C)
24
D)
4

148)
=9
148)
_____
A)
or -
B)
81 or ⁻81
C)
3 or ⁻3
D)
or -

149)
8n ∙ 85 =
89
149)
_____
A)
⁻4
B)
4
C)
⁻8
D)
8

150)
 ∙
= 16
150)
_____
A)
-3
B)
-4
C)
4
D)
3

Solve the following inequality for x, where x is an integer.

151)
≥ 16
151)
_____
A)
x≤4
B)
x≤
C)
x≥4
D)
x≥

152)
> 16
152)
_____
A)
x≥0
B)
x<2
C)
x≥1
D)
x<1

Solve for x in the proportion.

153)
=
153)
_____
A)
20
B)
5
C)
2
D)
154)
=
154)
_____
A)
5
B)
6
C)
3
D)
4

155)
=
155)
_____
A)
⁻2
B)
C)
2
D)
⁻4

156)
=
156)
_____
A)
⁻6
B)
3
C)
6
D)
⁻3

157)
=
157)
_____
A)
B)
72
C)
2
D)
14

158)
=
158)
_____
A)
40
B)
1
C)
D)
Use a proportion to solve the problem.
159)
If a
spring
stretches
5 meters
when a
4-
kilogram
weight is
attached
to it,
how
much
will it
stretch
when a

weight is
attached
to it?
159)
_____
A)
22 m
B)
20 m
C)
19 m
D)
23 m

160)
On
Anne's
bicycle,
the ratio
of pedal
turns to
rear-
wheel
turns in
second
gear is 4
to 7. If
her rear
wheel
turns 931
times per
mile,
how
many
times
does she
turn the
pedal in
one
mile?
160)
_____
A)
935 times
B)
1629 times
C)
938 times
D)
532 times

161)
The ratio
of the
lengths
of strings
that play
the notes
F and G
is 9 to 8.
If a
string 80
centimet
ers long
plays a
G, what
is the
length of
the
string
that
plays an
F?
161)
_____
A)
88 cm
B)
71 cm
C)
90 cm
D)
89 cm

162)
The ratio
of the
distances
a 7-iron
and a 5-
iron will
drive a
golf ball
is 5 to 6.
If a
golfer
averages
155
yards
with a

how far
should
he
average
with a
162)
_____
A)
166 yd
B)
129 yd
C)
186 yd
D)
144 yd

163)
On a
map of
the
Thunder
bird
Country
Club golf
course,
0.5
inches
represent
15 yards.
How
long is
the 4th
hole if
the map
shows
5.5
inches?
163)
_____
A)
1.4 yd
B)
165 yd
C)
82.5 yd
D)
41.25 yd

164)
On a
map of
the Fox
River, 1
centimet
er
represent
s5
kilomete
rs. If a
trail by
the river
is
actually
22.00
kilomete
rs long,
what is
the
length of
the river
on the
map?
164)
_____
A)
6.4 cm
B)
4.4 cm
C)
12 cm
D)
17 cm

165)
Under
typical
conditio

ns, 1 ft
of snow
will melt
to 2 in. of
water. To
how
many
inches of
water

will 2
ft of
snow
melt?
165)
_____
A)
3 in.
B)
3 in.
C)
3 in.
D)
4 in.

166)
Jim
drove
205 miles
in 5
hours. If
he can
keep the
same
pace,
how long
will it
take him
to drive
697
miles?
166)
_____
A)
17 hr
B)
27 hr
C)
1025 hr
D)
34 hr

167)
In a
sample
of 77
widgets,
6 were
defective
. How
many
defective
widgets
would
you
expect in
a sample
of 616
widgets?
167)
_____
A)
48
B)
102
C)
46
D)
51

168)
Dr.
Wong
can see 8
patients
in 2
hours. At
this rate,
how long
would it
take her
to see 40
patients?
168)
_____
A)
9 hr
B)
10 hr
C)
16 hr
D)
160 hr

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
169)
Find
three sets
of x- and
y-values
for the
followin
g:

=
169)
________ ____
1)
A
2)
D
3)
D
4)
D
5)
D
6)
A
7)
B
8)
B
9)
D
10)
A
11)
D
12)
B
13)
D
14)
B
15)
B
16)
B
17)
D
18)
A
19)
A
20)
A
21)
A
22)
B
23)
D
24)
A
25)
A
26)
B
27)
B
28)
A
29)
A
30)
A
31)
B
32)
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33)
B
34)
D
35)
D
36)
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37)
C
38)
B
39)
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40)
B
41)
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42)
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43)
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44)
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45)
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46)
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47)
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48)
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49)
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50)
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51)
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52)
C
53)
D
54)
A
55)
A
56)
D
57)
C
58)
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59)
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60)
C
61)
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62)
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63)
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64)
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65)
D
66)
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67)
C
68)
B
69)
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70)
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71)
D
72)
C
73)
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74)
D
75)
C
76)
A
77)
A
78)
D
79)
C
80)
A
81)
D
82)
D
83)
D
84)
A
85)
B
86)
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87)
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88)
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89)
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90)
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91)
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92)
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93)
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94)
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95)
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96)
D
97)
B
98)
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99)
D
100)
C
101)
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102)
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103)
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104)
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105)
B
106)
C
107)
D
108)
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109)
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110)
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111)
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112)
D
113)
C
114)
D
115)
D
116)
C
117)
A
118)
B
119)
C
120)
D
121)
A
122)
B
123)
C
124)
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125)
D
126)
D
127)
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128)
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129)
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130)
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131)
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132)
B
133)
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134)
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135)
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136)
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137)
B
138)
C
139)
C
140)
A
141)
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142)
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143)
D
144)
B
145)
B
146)
A
147)
D
148)
C
149)
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150)
A
151)
C
152)
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153)
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154)
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155)
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156)
D
157)
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158)
B
159)
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160)
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161)
C
162)
C
163)
B
164)
B
165)
B
166)
A
167)
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168)
B
169)
Ans
wers
will
vary.
One
possi
ble
answ
er: