College test english 6 pdf

LearningExpress Skill Builders • CHAPTER 4 69

RATIO AND PROPORTION

7. If it takes 27 nails to build 3 boxes, how many

nails will it take to build 7 boxes?

a. 64

b. 72

c. 56

d. 63

8. In Mrs. Sam’s first grade class, the ratio of boys

to girls is 3 to 4. There are 28 students total. How

many are girls?

a. 12

b. 20

c. 16

d. 4

PERCENTS

9. Change 35% into a decimal.

a. 3.5

b. .35

c. 35.0

d. .035

10. 75 people were invited to the Frazzettas’wedding.

All but 9 were able to attend. What percent

couldn’t come?

a. 8.33%

b. 7.5%

c. 12%

d. 9%

ABSOLUTE VALUE

11. What is | 47 64 |?

a. 17

b. 17

c. 111

d. 47

12. Find |

2

3

|.

a.

2

3

b.

3

2

c. 1

1

2

d.

2

3

EXPONENTS

13. Calculate 432  4.

a. 172

b. 129

c. 7,396

d. 1,849

14. Calculate (

1

5

)3

.

a. 1

1

25

b.

1

5

c. –1

1

25

d. –1

3

5

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

15. What is the correct way to write 3,600,000 in sci￾entific notation?

a. 3,600  100

b. 3.6  106

c. 3.6  106

d. 36  106

16. 7.359 multiplied by 106 is equal to

a. 0.0007359

b. 0.00007359

c. 0.000007359

d. 0.0000007359

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