Part 1 — Full Practice Exam 9

Questions in this quiz (5)

1. During its first year, a technology company spent $$34.8$$ million dollars on advertising and earned $$11.6$$ million dollars in profit. What was the ratio of advertising dollars to profit? Reduce the ratio to its simplest form.

   • $$1:3$$
   • $$3:1$$
   • $$3:2$$
   • $$34.8:1$$

2. A safety inspection found that $$7$$ out of every $$8$$ cribs provided by a group of hotels were unsafe. What percentage of the cribs were unsafe?

   • $$75\%$$
   • $$80\%$$
   • $$87.5\%$$
   • $$112.5\%$$

3. A store owner paid $$56$$ dollars for a decorative bowl. She wants to earn a profit of $$5$$ dollars for every $$8$$ dollars she spends. Which expression represents the price at which she should sell the bowl?

   • $$56+\frac{5}{8}(56)$$
   • $$56\left(\frac{8}{5}\right)$$
   • $$56+\frac{8}{5}(56)$$
   • $$56-\frac{5}{8}(56)$$

4. A store can purchase glass shelves that are $$8$$ inches deep and $$4$$ feet wide. The wooden shelves are twice as wide and three times as deep as the glass shelves. How many times as much surface area does each wooden shelf have?

   • 6

5. Melanie wants to know how far she drove in one day. The original mileage-gauge drawings show the mileage at the beginning and at the end of her trip.To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far did Melanie travel?

   • 11.5