Think Up 12

Yelena writes a 1,500 word essay about the American Revolutionary War. She writes an average of 350 words each day she works on the essay. What is a reasonable conclusion based on the given information?

• It takes Yelena over 5 days to write the essay.

• Yelena completes almost half the essay by day two.

• Yelena completes exactly one-fourth of the essay on her first day of writing.

• It will only take Yelena seven hours to complete writing the essay.

The table shows the numbers of pencils and pens three friends have in their backpacks. Who has the greatest ratio of pencils to pens?

• Lydia

• Angel

• Elizabeth

• All three ratios are the same.

After restocking the vending machine, Efrain determined that 2 out of every 5 packages of candy sold were M&M’S®. The vending machine sold 160 packages of candy last week. How many packages of M&M’S® were sold?

• Mrs. Fox’s cookies are more “chocolatey” than Mrs. Cavanaugh’s cookies.

• Mrs. Cavanaugh’s cookies are more “chocolatey” than Mrs. Fox’s cookies.

• Both Mrs. Fox’s and Mrs. Cavanaugh’s cookies contain an equivalent ratio of peanut butter to chocolate chips.

• There is not enough information to compare Mrs. Fox’s and Mrs. Cavanaugh’s cookies.

Mrs. Peacock needs to buy backpacks for the 6 children in her family. She calls 4 stores and records their prices in the table. Mrs. Gregory goes to the store where she will save the most money. From which store does Mrs. Gregory purchase the backpacks?

• Store A, because she needs 6 backpacks

• Store B, because each backpack costs $20.25

• Store C, because the unit cost for each backpack is the least

• Store D, because one backpack costs $21.99

Misty wants to save money to purchase a new bicycle that costs $279. She opens a savings account and deposits $7 per week. Based on this information, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

• Misty will save more than half the cost of the bicycle in 20 weeks.

• Misty will save less than $100 after 15 weeks.

• Misty will save less than one-third the cost of the bicycle in 14 weeks.

• Misty will save more than $150 in 21 weeks.

• Braylee’s green paint is more yellow than Georgia’s green paint.

• Georgia’s green paint is more blue than Braylee’s green paint.

• Both Braylee’s and Georgia’s green paint mixtures contain an equivalent ratio of yellow and blue paint.

• It is not possible to compare the green paints mixed by Braylee and Georgia.

A local grocery store is promoting a sale on four brands of cereal. Which of the following is the best buy?

• Brand W, because the cost per ounce is $0.199

• Brand X, because it is the least expensive

• Brand Y, because the largest box is always the best buy

• Brand Z, because the unit cost is the least

Three neighbors each decide to plant a garden of petunias and daffodils. The table shows the quantity of flowers in each garden. Who has a greater ratio of petunias to daffodils in their garden?

• Mrs. Haskell

• Mr. Myer

• Mrs. Peacock

• The ratios for all three neighbors are the same.