Released assessment questions from 2015

Salid bought 35 feet of window trim at a hardware store . The trim cost $1.75 per foot, including sales tax. If Salid paid with a $100 bill, how much change should he have received?

• $20.00

• $38.75

• $61.25

• $80.00

Yesterday, the temperature at noon was 11.4 degrees Fahrenheit. By midnight, the temperature had decreased by 15.7 degrees. What was the temperature at midnight?

• -4.3 F

• -11.4 F

• -15.7 F

• -27.1 F

Altitude above sea level is given in positive values and below sea level is given in negative values. Which situation describes a hiker in Death Valley stopping at an altitude of 0 feet?

• The hiker starts at -10 feet then increases altitude by 10 feet.

• The hiker starts at -10 feet then decreases altitude by 10 feet.

• The hiker starts at 10 feet then increases altitude by 10 feet.

• The hiker starts at 0 feet then decreases altitude by 10 feet.

The three steps shown below were used to find an expression equivalent to 2/5(15x - 30y) + 10x.

Step 1: ?

Step 2: 16x - 12y

Step 3: 4(4x - 3y)

Which expression could be used as Step 1?

• 2/5(25x - 30y)

• 6x - 12y + 10x

• 6x - 30y + 10x

• 15(x - 2y) + 10x

A recipe requires 1/3 cup of milk for each 1/4 cup of water. How many cups of water are needed for each cup of milk?

• 1/12

• 3/4

• 11/12

• 1 1/3

During a sale, a store offered a 40% discount on a particular camera that was originally priced at $450. After the sale, the discounted price of the camera was increased by 40%. What was the price of the camera after this increase?

• $252

• $360

• $378

• $450

What is the product of (-1/4)(-3/7)?

• -7/12

• -3/28

• 3/28

• 7/12

Gary buys a 3 1/2 pound bag of cat food every 3 weeks. Gary feeds his cat the same amount of food each day. Which expression can Gary use to determine the number of pounds of cat food his cat eats each year? (1 year = 52 weeks)

• 7/2 x 52/3

• 7/2 x 3/52

• 3(1/2 x 3/52)

• 3(1/2 x 52/3)

What is the decimal equivalent of 7/8?

• 0.780

• 0.870

• 0.875

• 0.885

Each sales associate at an electronics store has a choice of the two salary options shown below.

• $115 per week plus 9.5% commission on the associate's total sales
• $450 per week with no commission

The average of the total sales amount for each associate last year was $125,000. Based on this average, what is the difference between the two salary options each year?

(52 weeks = 1 year)

• $4,262.11

• $5545.00

• $10,956.90

• $11,525.00