Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A dirt bike with a 2-stroke engine requires 15 L of gas to be mixed with 1.5 L
of oil. How much oil will you need to mix with 25 L of gas to fill up your dirt bike? Round to 1
decimal place.
a. | 250.0 L of oil | c. | 0.9 L of oil | b. | 2.5 L of oil | d. | 3.0 L of oil |
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Athena runs the 1500 m race in 4 minutes and 40 seconds. If her pace stays
the same, how long will it take her to run 5 km? Round to 2 decimal places.
a. | 15.56 minutes | c. | 12.45 minutes | b. | 17.12 minutes | d. | 18.67 minutes |
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30 calculators cost $174.00. How much does 1 calculator cost?
a. | $5.17 | c. | $2.90 | b. | $9.28 | d. | $5.80 |
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Noreen is placing tile on her kitchen floor that measures 7.5 m by 4.5 m.
The tile costs $16.15 per square metre. How much will Noreen spend on tile?
a. | $436.05 | c. | $387.60 | b. | $654.07 | d. | $545.06 |
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Lucinda wants to make $6.00 on every arrangement of flowers she sells. If it
costs her $10.00 to prepare an arrangement, by what percentage will she mark up the price?
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A video game costs $48.99. What is the total price when you add 12%
HST?
a. | $54.87 | c. | $52.42 | b. | $51.44 | d. | $5.88 |
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Good As New Computers purchases computers for $325.00 each from a business
upgrading its systems. Good As New then refurbishes the computers and sells them for $422.50 each.
What is the markup on the refurbished computers?
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A DVD player is regularly priced at $139.00. Its sale price is $104.25. What is
the discount rate, as a percent?
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The regular price of a sofa is $719.99, but it is on sale for 40% off. What will
the customer pay if the sofa is sold in Yellowknife, NWT, where tax is 5% GST?
a. | $453.59 | c. | $431.99 | b. | $562.46 | d. | $755.99 |
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The bank’s selling rate for Kenyan shillings is 0.017300 and the buying
rate is 0.012510. How many shillings would you get for $150.00 CAD?
a. | 6.26 shillings | c. | 8670.52 shillings | b. | 8.65 shillings | d. | 39 968.03
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Short Answer
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An office supply store sells a package of 16 pens for $4.19. Write this as a
unit rate.
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One type of fabric costs $8.78 for 1 m of fabric and another costs $42.25 for 5
m of fabric. Which fabric has the lower cost per metre?
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Which is a better buy: 8 ounces of cheese for $5.63 or 12 ounces of cheese for
$7.87?
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Mireille is a home electronics installer. She is ordering speaker wire for an
upcoming project. She can order 8.6 m for $31.22 or 15.2 m for $53.81. Calculate the unit price for
each option. Which is the better deal?
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The cost of a new sledge hammer is $42.99. It is on sale for $32.24. What is the
discount, as a percent?
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