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Math 10 Foundations LG 1 Practice Quiz #3



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

A cube has volume 15 625 cm3. What is the surface area of the cube?
a.
132 893.3 cm2
b.
3750 cm2
c.
25 cm2
d.
10 416.7 cm2
 

 2. 

Determine the perfect cube whole number closest to 19 479.
a.
19 600
b.
19 683
c.
19 476
d.
17 576
 

 3. 

Determine the side length of this square.
mc003-1.jpg
a.
63 cm
b.
15.83 cm
c.
992.25 cm
d.
441 cm
 

 4. 

How many perfect cube whole numbers are between 6000 and 8500?
a.
3
b.
2
c.
1
d.
15
 

 5. 

An aquarium approximates a cube with surface area 1014 square feet. Water was poured into the empty aquarium at a rate of 6 cubic feet per minute. To the nearest minute, how long did it take to fill the aquarium?
a.
2 h 48 min
b.
6 h 6 min
c.
6 h 5 min
d.
2 h 49 min
 

 6. 

What is mc006-1.jpg?
a.
mc006-2.jpg
c.
mc006-4.jpg
b.
mc006-3.jpg
d.
mc006-5.jpg
 

 7. 

Calculate mc007-1.jpg.
a.
mc007-2.jpg
c.
mc007-4.jpg
b.
mc007-3.jpg
d.
mc007-5.jpg
 

 8. 

Which point is not located above the x-axis on a coordinate grid?
a.
(0,  20)
c.
(3, 23)
b.
(–3, 2–3)
d.
[1, (–2)3]
 

 9. 

Determine the value of (–1)0 – 70.
a.
–8
c.
0
b.
–2
d.
1
 

 10. 

Initially, 3 people have a bacterial infection. The next day, every infected person infects one more person. If this pattern continues, how many days will it take for 24 people to be infected?
a.
3 days
c.
2 days
b.
8 days
d.
4 days
 

Short Answer
 

 11. 

Determine the cube root of 551 368.
 

 12. 

A cube has volume 9261 cubic inches. Determine the area of one face of the cube.
 

 13. 

Express 333 as a sum of powers of 3.
 

 14. 

Simplify sa014-1.jpg.
 

Problem
 

 15. 

Use factoring to determine whether 4913 is a perfect square, a perfect cube, or neither.
 

 16. 

Germaine wants to paint a cube with volume 2744 m3. Each tub of paint covers 79 m2. How many tubs of paint does Germaine need to paint the cube?
 

 17. 

The first three terms of a pattern are 0, 2, and 15. These terms were determined using the following expressions:
11 – 00(1) = 0
22 – 11(2) = 2
33 – 22(3) = 15

a)
Continue the pattern and determine the next three terms.
b) Write an expression for the nth term in the pattern.
 

 18. 

In dice-rolling game, there are 8 contestants. If the number rolled is odd, the contestant must leave the game. The last one remaining wins the prize. How many rolls are expected before a winner is declared?
 



 
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