Face the Facts - Surprise Event 2024

At 3PM, the outside temperature was 4 degrees. The temperature then fell steadily by 2 degrees every hour for the next 4 hours. What was the temperature at 7PM?

• 
  8 degrees

• -2 degrees

• 
  4 degrees

• -4 degrees

Which expressions are equivalent to 12x - 6? Choose all that apply.

• -6(2x - 1)

• 
  6x(2-1)

• 
  -6(-2x + 1)

• 
  6(2x-1)

• -6x(2x-1)

Jude buys a book on sale at 30% off its original price, B. Which expression represent the sales price of the book?

• 
  (1-0.30)B

• 
  1- 0.30B

• 
  1- 0.70B

• (1- 0.70)B

How is 12/16 written as a decimal?

• 
  0.33333

• 
  0.75

• 
  0.34

• 
  1.333333

A submarine is at a depth of 400 meters below seal level. The submarine then rises by 185 meters. What is the depth of the submarine now?

• 
  215 meters above sea level

• 
  585 meters below sea level

• 
  

  215 meters below sea level

• 585 meters above sea level

In 1935, Jesse Owens set a long jump world record of 8.13 meters. In 1968 Bob Beamon surpassed Jesse Owens by jumping 8.9 meters, How much farther did Bob Beamon jump than Jesse Owens?

• 
  0.77 meter

• 
  0.04 meter

• 
  0.4 meter

• 
  0.87 meter

Select all expressions that are equivalent to -2(5x -1) + 7(5x-1) -3 (-5x + 1)

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  -10x -1 + 35x - 1 + 15x + 1

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  -10x + 2 + 35x -7 - 15x - 3

• 
  (5x - 1 ) (-2 + 7 - 3)

• 
  40x - 8

• 
  

  (5x - 1) (-2 + 7 + 3)

What is the greatest common factor of 12 and 20 ?

• 2

• 5

• 20

• 4

• 12

Each of 3 students correctly rounded a number to the nearest 100 or 1,000 or 10,000 as described below.

Roberta rounded the number to 60,000. Cameron rounded the number to 56,000. Lovell rounded the number to 55,900.

Which of the following numbers could be the number all 3 students rounded?

• 
  55,716

• 
  55,120

• 
  55,879

The right triangle shown below has a base of 10 centimeters and a height of 5 centimeters. What is the area, in square centimeters, of this triangle?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 50