MRS. DENISE MCKINNEY’S CLASS DIRECTIONS: EACH QUESTION WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 MINUTES. ANSWER EACH QUESTION WITH EXPLANATION BEFORE TIME EXPIRES. THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WILL BE GIVEN AT END OF EACH QUESTION. LETTER ANSWERS WITHOUT EXPLANATION WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO IN THE GRADEBOOK! GOOD LUCK! Fraction Test

Question 1 (3 minutes) All of the following fractions are equivalent to 4/7 EXCEPT: a) 8/14 b) 12/35 c) 16/28 d) 36/63 e) 24/42

Question 2 (4 minutes) Fast and Thrifty Shipping Company charges $6 a pound for packages. A company has a shipment of three packages weighting 3 / 5 pound, 1 4 / 15 pounds, and 23 / 30 pound. How much will it cost to ship these packages by Fast and Thrifty? a) $15.00 b) $15.80 c) $16.00 d) $16.20 e) $16.60

Question 3 Jill brought some fruit at the grocery store. She brought 2 ½ pounds of apples, ¾ pounds of bananas, 1 2 / 5 pounds of peaches, and 5 7 / 10 pounds on watermelon. What is the total number of pounds of fruit the Jill brought at the store? a) 9 b) 9 ½ c) 10 5 / 8 d) 10 7 / 20 e) / 30

Question 4 For which of the following choices would the symbol = in the blank make the statement true? a) 2 / 5 ____ 4 / 15 b) 7 / 13 ____ 21 / 39 c) 5 / 9 ____ 20 / 27 d) 3 / 7 ____ 12 / 21 e) 5 / 12 ____ 50 / 1200

Question 5 Bret runs ⅔ of a mile. Tony runs half as far as Bret. How many miles does Tony run? a) 1 ½ b) 1 1 / 3 c) 1 1 / 6 d) 1 / 3 e) 1 / 6

Question 6 Five college students, Brad, Alex, Scott, Jim, and Tony, live in the same dorm. The following is a list of distances each walks to class. Which student walks the farthest? Name Distance Brad 7/15 of a mile Alex 8/13 of a mile Scott 9/17 of a mile Jim 9/17 of a mile Tony 3/8 of a mile a) Brad b) Alex c) Scott d) Jim e) Tony

Question 7 Jim bench presses 225 pounds and does arm curls with a weight 1/3 the amount he bench presses. what weight does he arm curl? a) 65 pounds b) 70 pounds c) 75 pounds d) 80 pounds e) 85 pounds

Question 8 A college math professor has to grade 160 exams. He gives ½ of the exams to his assistant to grade. Then the assistant give ¼ of her exams to a student worker to grade. How many exams does the student worker get to grade? a) 20 exams b) 40 exams c) 60 exams d) 70 exams e) 80 exams

Question 9 Rich, Brain, Jack, and Chad ordered a pizza pie that is cut into eight slices of the same size. Rich eat two slices, Brain ate one slice, and Jack ate three slices. What fraction of the pie was left for Chad to eat? a) 3 / 8 b) ½ c) 1 / 8 d) ¼ e) 3 / 4

Question 10 Joel has 5 different kinds of salad to choose from. He has $2 to spend. Which of the 5 salads listed below should Joel choose to get the most salad for his money? Salad Amount for $2 Mediterranean salad 1 / 2 pound Caesar salad 2 / 3 pound Garden salad 5 / 7 pound Oriental salad 4 / 9 pound Potato salad 3 / 8 pound a) Mediterranean salad b) Caesar salad c) Garden salad d) Oriental salad e) Potato salad