Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. A truck driver can travel 200 miles in 3 days. How far will he tracel in 12 days?
   a) 800 mi.
   b) 600 mi.
   c) 48 mi.

2. In Bushnell, 3 out of 10 people attended the circus. The town has 900 residents. How many attended the circus?
   a) 309
   b) 270
   c) 300

3. On a map of Sumter County, 12 km. are represented by 1 cm. How many kilometers would be shown by 7 cm?
   a) 84 km
   b) 19 km
   c) 62 km

4. A TV station broadcasts 5 out of 6 playoff games every year. This year there will be about 58 playoff games. About how many games will the station broadcast?
   a) 30
   b) 52
   c) 48

5. A Metro car travels 450 km. on 40 L of gas. How far will it travel on 110 L of gas?
   a) 495.50
   b) 440.75
   c) 1237.5

6. At Payne's Department store, shirts are on sale at 3 for $50. how much will eight shirts cost?
   a) $133.33
   b) $187.50
   c) $400.00

7. A baseball pitcher allowed 2 runs in 9 innings. About how many runs would he allow in 54 innings at the same rate?
   a) 16
   b) 12
   c) 8

8. In a sample of 75 light bulbs, a store owner found 9 that were broken. How many broken lightbulbs can she expect to find in a case of 200?
   a) 36
   b) 24
   c) 125

9. A computer printer prints 1,000 characters evcery 3 seconds. If there are approximately 3,300 characters on a page, how many seconds will it take to print 5 pages?
   a) 4.95
   b) 9.9
   c) 30

10. In a school where there are 988 students and 38 teachers, what is the ratio of the number of pupils to the number of teachers?
   a) 26 to 1
   b) 53 to 2
   c) 38 to 1

11. A cook is planning a banquet dinner. A recipe that serves 8 people calls for two cups of milk. How many cups of milk will be needed for 36 servings?
   a) 8
   b) 9
   c) 10

12. The aspect ratio is the ratio of the length of an airplane wing to its width. What is the asect ratio of a wing 84 ft. long and 12 ft. wide?
   a) 12 to 1
   b) 7 to 1
   c) 7 to 2

13. A car model is being built with a scale of 3 cm to 20 cm. The length of the car is 400 cm. What is the length of the model?
   a) 120 cm.
   b) 60 cm.
   c) 133 to 3

14. Mr. Payne pays $288 taxes on a house assessed at $4,800. Using the same tax rate, find the taxes on a house assessed at $5,900.
   a) $354
   b) $254
   c) $454

15. Mr. Payne paid $9 for 4 kg of grass seed. How much would 10 kg cost?
   a) 22.50
   b) 44.00
   c) 11.25

16. A news report stated that 27 out of 30 people voted for Tom Mathews. Write this ratio in lowest terms.
   a) 9/10
   b) 10/9
   c) 8/10

17. A vocational school admits 4 out of every 10 people who apply for admission. One year, 640 students were admitted. How many people applied for admission?
   a) 256
   b) 1,600
   c) 2,560

18. The pitch of a roof is the ratio of the rise to the span. What is the pitch of a roof with a rise of 6 feet and a span of 18 feet?
   a) 1 to 3
   b) 1 to 4
   c) 1 to 6

19. An architect is planning a city parking lot. for every 12 commuters, the parking lot will need 5 parking spaces. How many parking spaces will be needed by 132 commuters?
   a) 7
   b) 17
   c) 55

20. There are 16 girls and 24 boys in a math class. What is the ratio of boys to the entire class?
   a) 3/5
   b) 2/5
   c) 2/3

21. A motorist travels 204 miles in 6 hours. How long will it take him at that rate to travel 323 miles?
   a) 9.5 hr.
   b) 5.3 hr.
   c) 3.4 hr.

22. Find the ratio of a 24 tooth gear to a 36 tooth gear.
   a) 2/3
   b) 3/2
   c) 2/5

23. On a map Bushnell is 2.5 inches from Tampa. Actually these towns are 50 miles apart. What is the scale on this map?
   a) Scale: 1in. = 2 mi.
   b) Scale: 1 in. = 2.5 mi.
   c) Scale: 1 in. = 20 mi.

24. A tree casts a shadow of 26 feet, while a 5 foot post nearby casts a shadow of 2 feet Find the height of the tree
   a) 64 feet
   b) 65 feet
   c) 55 feet

25. Find the ratio of 16 teachers to 112 students.
   a) 1/5
   b) 1/7
   c) 1/9


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