Math Review Part 1

A notebook costs $4.50 plus sales tax. After sales tax, the notebook is $4.86. What is the sales tax rate? 

• 6% 
• 7% 
• 8% 
• 9% 

A baker made two cakes of the same size.
• At the end of the day, there was 2 3 of a chocolate cake left.
• There was 5 6 of a strawberry cake left.
• The baker divided the remaining chocolate cake into 2 equal pieces and the remaining strawberry cake into 3 equal pieces.
Which cake flavor had larger pieces and by how much? 

• chocolate by 1/6 of a cake 
• strawberry by 1/6 of a cake
• chocolate by 1/18 of a cake
• strawberry by 1/18 of a cake 

The Smith family went out to dinner.
• The price of the meal was $29.85.
• The sales tax was 6% of the price of the meal.
• The tip was 15% of the meal and the sales tax.
How much money did the Smith family pay for the meal, including tax and tip? 

• $50.85 
• $36.39 
• $36.12 
• $31.95

Mr. Sanchez bought 2 magazines for $9.95 each and 1 book for $14.95. If the sales tax is 6%, what is the total cost of Mr. Sanchez’s purchases? 

• $25.50
• $26.39 
• $35.45 
• $36.94

Which expression is equivalent  
-4(x+2) - 1/2(2x-6)?

• -5x - 4
• -5x - 5
• -8x - 4
• -8x - 5

Anna saved $20 in a jar each month for 1 2 2 years. She spent 75% of her savings on a computer. How much money did Anna have left in the jar? 

• $150
• $240 
• $450
• $600

Mr. Jones spent $156 to attend a college football game.
• Twenty percent of this cost was for a parking pass.
• He spent the remainder of the money on two tickets for the game.
What was the price per ticket? 

• $15.60
• $31.20 
• $62.40
• $124.80

When Derek planted a tree it was 36 inches tall. The tree grew 11/4 inches per year. The tree is now 44 3/4 inches tall. How many years ago did Derek plant the tree? 

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

What is the solution to the inequality
-3x - 42 > 3?

• x > -13
• x < -13
• x > -15
• x < -15

Evan has a summer job to pick berries on a farm.
• He earns $2.00 every 15 minutes that he picks strawberries.
• He earns $2.40 for every 15 minutes that he picks blueberries.
• He picked strawberries for an hour and blueberries for 45 minutes.
How much money did Evan earn? 

• $4.40 
• $8.80 
• $15.20 
• $26.40