Alternative High School Assessment

Standard 1

  1. If a rectangular garden has an area of 84 square feet which of the following lists all possible side lengths of the garden?

A)0, 5, 12, 24, 36, 48, 52,64, 72 84

B)1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84

C)3, 4, 6, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 36, 48

D)4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18

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  1. For a class party, three students decided to make cupcakes. Sam made 35 strawberry, Sara made 63 vanilla, and Theresa made 84 chocolate. The servers decided to make up cupcake platters so that each platter has the same variety of flavors, with no cupcakes leftover. How many platters of cupcakes will they have for the party?

A)5

B)6

C)7

D)9

  1. How many of each flavor will be on a platter?

A)5 strawberry, 7 vanilla, and 12 chocolate

B)5 strawberry, 9 vanilla and 12 chocolate

C)7 strawberry, 9 vanilla, and 14 chocolate

D)9 strawberry, 9 vanilla, and 9 chocolate

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  1. Jan and Michael are each constructing a rectangular storage building. Each floor of Jan’s building has an area of 36 square feet and each floor of Michael’s building has an area of 108 square feet. The storage buildings must share a wall. What is the greatest possible length of that wall?

A)9 feet B) 12 feet C) 27 feet D) 36 feet

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  1. The Computer Warehouse is advertising a sale on a $1,000 computer with a 20% discount. If you use a Computer Warehouse credit card you will receive an additional 15% discount. Sione is purchasing a computer with her Computer Warehouse credit card. What will be the final cost of the computer before taxes?

A)$650

B)$680

C)$800

D)$965

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  1. Sam earns a salary of $400 each month plus 4 ½ % of his total sales as commission. What were his total sales if his monthly salary in January was $2,200?

A)$400

B)$1,800

C)$40,000

D)$48,889

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  1. Two furniture salesmen are comparing their salaries. Salesman X is paid $10 per hour plus 15% commission on his total sales. Salesman Y is paid $20 per hour plus 10% commission on his total sales. Each month they both sell $10,000 worth of furniture. Which of the following is true?

A) Salesman X always earns more than salesman Y.

B) Salesman Y always earns more than salesman X

C) Salesman X earns more up to 50 hours worked; Salesman Y earns more after 50

hours worked

D) Salesman Y earns more up to 50 hours worked; Salesman X earns more after 50

hours worked

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  1. Jackie earns $15 per hour for a 40-hour work week. She makes 1.5 times her hourly wage for every hour she works over 40 hours. If Jackie earned $1050 for the week how many hours overtime did she work?

A) 20 B)35 C) 47 D)72 ______

  1. Gigi’s school uses the following scale to calculate grade point averages (GPA):

A = 4.0 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0 F = 0.0

(At Gigi’s school each class is worth the same number of credits)

What GPA would Gigi need in order to get a 3.5 cumulative (GPA) by the end of her 11th grade year, if she had 2 A’s, 2 B’s and 1 D in her ninth grade year and 3 A’s and 2 B’s in her tenth grade year?

A)4.0

B)3.9

C)3.6

D)3.3

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  1. Jon needs 250 cookies for a buffet. He will make oatmeal, coconut, and chocolate cookies. He wants 25% of the cookies to be oatmeal and 15% of the cookies to be coconut. How many chocolate cookies must Jon bake?

A)150

B)125

C)100

D)40

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  1. Daniel made a pitcher of iced tea at noon. By 2:00 P.M. there was only 2 ½ cups left. If 75% of the iced tea was missing, how many cups of iced tea did Daniel make?

A)3 B) 6 ¼ C) 10 D) 18 ¾

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  1. During the month of August, Sean’s Auto Dealership is having a sale. The price of a car is $26,000. For the sale, Sean offers to pay the 7% sales tax on any car sold during the month. Prior to the sale Sean sold 5 cars per month and made a profit of $3,500 on each car sold. For the month of August, Sean must pay the sales tax from the profit he makes. How many cars must he sell during the month so that his total profit for the month,after paying the sales tax on each car, will not be reduced?

A) 11

B) 6

C) 5

D) 1

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  1. Sneax Athletic Shoes is having a sale on last season’s styles. All items are discounted at the same rate. A pair of aerobic shoes marked $120 is on sale for $90. At the same sale a pair of running shoes is on sale for $75. What is the original price of the running shoes?

A)$100

B)$105

C)$227

D)$300

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  1. Michelle Debreu is a plastic surgeon to celebrities. In 2009 she earned $3,000,000 and paid $101,464 in malpractice insurance. Michelle paid $1,028,969 in Federal Income Tax. What percent of Michelle’s earnings, after the insurance is deducted, does the Federal Income Tax represent? Round your answer to the nearest percent.

A)35%

B)34%

C)10%

D)3%

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  1. A two-inch border is placed around a 6-inch by 8-inch picture. What is the area, in square inches, of the picture and the border?

A)48

B)72

C)80

D)120

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  1. A television is on sale at 25% off the original price. If the original price of the television was $450.00, what is the sale price?

A)$112.50

B)$337.50

C)$425.00

D)$449.75