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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis - RRPRU

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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis - RRPRU

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and questions related to various topics such as rates, ratios, population density, and conversions. Each problem presents a scenario requiring calculations to find answers, often involving units of measurement or comparisons. The problems are structured in a way that tests understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications.

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A printer produces posters at a constant rate of posters per minute. At what rate, in posters per hour, does the printer
produce the posters?
ID: d28c29e1

The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average speed of 4.76 miles
per second. What is the space station’s average speed in miles per hour?

A. 285.6

B. 571.2

C. 856.8

D. 17,136.0
ID: 3f5398a6

For a person m miles from a flash of lightning, the length of the time interval
from the moment the person sees the lightning to the moment the person hears
the thunder is k seconds. The ratio of m to k can be estimated to be 1 to 5.
According to this estimate, the person is how many miles from a flash of
lightning if the time interval is 25 seconds?

A. 10

B. 9

C. 6

D. 5
ID: b4912cc5

The population density of Iceland, in people per square kilometer of land area,
increased from 2.5 in 1990 to 3.3 in 2014. During this time period, the land area
of Iceland was 100,250 square kilometers. By how many people did Iceland’s
population increase from 1990 to 2014?

A. 330,825

B. 132,330

C. 125,312

D. 80,200
ID: 825b7490

The ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . What is the value of ?


ID: 86636d8f

A customer spent to purchase oranges at per pound. How many pounds of oranges did the customer purchase?
ID: fe4c1c9e

A mechanical device in a workshop produces items at a constant rate of items per hour. At this rate, how many items
will the mechanical device produce in hours?
ID: 3310c2ab

How many fluid ounces are equivalent to quarts?


ID: 000259aa

A group of monarch butterflies migrated from Chicago, Illinois, to Michoacán,


Mexico, flying a total of 2,100 miles. It took a single butterfly in the group
120 days to travel this route one way. On average, how many miles did the
butterfly travel per day?

A. 0.057

B. 0.729

C. 17.5

D. 24
ID: 3726e079

If and , what is the value of ?


ID: 312ba47c

In a box of pens, the ratio of black pens to red pens is to . There are black pens in the box. How many red pens are
in the box?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 8e528129

Pure beeswax has a density of 0.555 ounce per cubic inch. An online company
sells pure beeswax at a price of $8.00 per ounce. What is the selling price, in
dollars per cubic inch, for pure beeswax purchased from this company?
ID: 15617f62

The population density of Worthington is people per square mile. Worthington has a population of people.
What is the area, in square miles, of Worthington?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: be35c117

A wind turbine completes revolutions in minutes. At this rate, how many revolutions per minute does this turbine
complete?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3f236a64

x y

1 4

3 12

5 20

40 k

In the table above, the ratio of y to x for each ordered pair is


constant. What is the value of k ?

A. 28

B. 36

C. 80

D. 160
ID: da9ffcf6

The ratio of the length of line segment to the length of line segment is to . If the length of line segment
is inches, what is the length, in inches, of line segment ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c9fb15ad

Species of Growth
tree factor

Red maple 4.5

River birch 3.5

Cottonwood 2.0

Black walnut 4.5

White birch 5.0

American elm 4.0

Pin oak 3.0

Shagbark
7.5
hickory
One method of calculating the approximate age, in years, of a tree of a particular
species is to multiply the diameter of the tree, in inches, by a constant called the
growth factor for that species. The table above gives the growth factors for eight
species of trees. If a white birch tree and a pin oak tree each now have a
diameter of 1 foot, which of the following will be closest to the difference, in
inches, of their diameters 10 years from now? (1 foot = 12 inches)

A. 1.0

B. 1.2

C. 1.3

D. 1.4
ID: 6310adbc

The ratio of t to u is 1 to 2, and .


What is the value of u ?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 10

D. 20
ID: 2d16d62c

A special camera is used for underwater ocean research. When the camera is at a depth of fathoms, what is the
camera's depth in feet?
ID: 69f6717f

A sample of oak has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. The sample is in the shape of a cube, where each edge
has a length of meters. To the nearest whole number, what is the mass, in kilograms, of this sample?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c3d78831

At a particular track meet, the ratio of coaches to athletes is to . If there are coaches at the track meet, which of
the following expressions represents the number of athletes at the track meet?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fea831fc

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set off on his midnight ride from Charlestown to
Lexington. If he had ridden straight to Lexington without stopping, he would have
traveled 11 miles in 26 minutes. In such a ride, what would the average speed of
his horse have been, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?
ID: aeeaec96

How many yards are equivalent to inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 181cc4d6

Rectangle A has length 15 and width w. Rectangle B has length 20 and the same
length-to-width ratio as rectangle A. What is the width of rectangle B in terms
of w ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e9841407

Shaquan has 7 red cards and 28 blue cards. What is the ratio of red
cards to blue cards that Shaquan has?

A. 1 to 4

B. 4 to 1

C. 1 to 7

D. 7 to 1
ID: 1b403590

An object has a mass of grams and a volume of cubic centimeters. What is the density, in grams per cubic
centimeter, of the object?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0700a2d5

How many yards are equivalent to rods?


ID: 3638f413

Jeremy deposited x dollars in his investment account on January 1, 2001. The


amount of money in the account doubled each year until Jeremy had 480 dollars
in his investment account on January 1, 2005. What is the value of x ?
ID: 445dd032

Tanya earns $13.50 per hour at her part-time job. When she works z hours, she
earns dollars. Which of the following expressions gives the amount, in
dollars, Tanya will earn if she works hours?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fe1ec415

A cherry pitting machine pits pounds of cherries in minutes. At this rate, how many minutes does it take the
machine to pit pounds of cherries?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: ba62b0b0

A kangaroo has a mass of kilograms. What is the kangaroo's mass, in grams?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 939c46d1

The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. Jenny has a pitcher that contains
1 gallon of water. How many times could Jenny completely fill the glass with
1 gallon of water?

A. 16

B. 8

C. 4

D. 3
ID: 7cd1c6db

An object travels at a constant speed of centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in seconds, that it
would take for the object to travel centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3f775bbf

Power capacity
State
Low Medium High Total

Texas 4 2 3 9

California 1 0 1 2

Oregon 1 0 1 2

Indiana 0 2 0 2

Colorado 1 1 0 2

Iowa 2 0 0 2

Oklahoma 1 0 0 1

Total 10 5 5 20
The table shows the distribution, by location and power capacity (maximum rate
of power generation) of the twenty largest wind projects in the United States in
2013. The total power capacity of the nine wind projects located in Texas was
4,952 megawatts (MW), and the total power capacity of the twenty wind projects
was 11,037 MW in 2013. The amount of energy produced in one hour at a rate of
one megawatt is one megawatt-hour. If each of the nine Texas wind projects in
2013 had operated continuously for 24 hours at the maximum rate of power
generation, approximately how many megawatt-hours of energy would the nine
projects have produced?

A. 200

B. 5,000

C. 11,000

D. 120,000
ID: 8637294f

If and , what is the value of ?


ID: 24ad9dcb

The weight of an object on Venus is approximately of its weight on Earth.

The weight of an object on Jupiter is approximately of its weight on Earth. If


an object weighs 100 pounds on Earth, approximately how many more pounds
does it weigh on Jupiter than it weighs on Venus?

A. 90

B. 111

C. 140

D. 230
ID: e21d10a7

One of a planet's moons orbits the planet every days. A second moon orbits the planet every days. How many
more days does it take the second moon to orbit the planet times than it takes the first moon to orbit the planet
times?
ID: 7d721177

The density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is in the shape of a
cube and has a mass of kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the length of one edge of this
sample?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: d0d9ede4

How many feet are equivalent to yards?


ID: 06a152cd

To make a bakery’s signature chocolate muffins, a baker needs 2.5 ounces of


chocolate for each muffin. How many pounds of chocolate are needed to make
48 signature chocolate muffins? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

A. 7.5

B. 10

C. 50.5

D. 120
ID: 8917ce38

Which of the following speeds is equivalent to 90 kilometers per


hour? (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters)

A. 25 meters per second

B. 32 meters per second

C. 250 meters per second

D. 324 meters per second


ID: ec787383

A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?


ID: 7e6c745f

Food Protein Cost

1 large egg 6 grams $0.36

1 cup of milk 8 grams $0.24


The table above shows the amount of protein in two foods and the cost of each
food. Based on the table, what is the ratio of the cost per gram of protein in a
large egg to the cost per gram of protein in a cup of milk?

A. 1 : 2

B. 2 : 3

C. 3 : 4

D. 2 : 1
ID: 85b33aa8

A fish swam a distance of yards. How far did the fish swim, in miles?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 873d2838

The population density of Cedar County is people per square mile. The county has a population of people.
What is the area, in square miles, of Cedar County?
ID: 2cdefcb1

What length, in centimeters, is equivalent to a length of meters?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c7c6445f

A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 73ddfdac

A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?


ID: 61b87506

For the values and , the ratio of to is to . If is multiplied by , what is multiplied by in order to maintain
the same ratio?
ID: 3ac09984

Marta has 7,500 pesos she will convert to US dollars using a currency exchange
service. At this time, the currency exchange rate is 1 peso = 0.075 US dollars.
The exchange service will charge Marta a 2% fee on the converted US dollar
amount. How many US dollars will Marta receive from the currency exchange
after the 2% fee is applied?

A. $551.25

B. $562.50

C. $5,625.00

D. $98,000.00
ID: 50b99b2d

Objects R and S each travel at a constant speed. The speed of object R is half the speed of object S. Object R travels a
distance of inches in seconds. Which expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel a
distance of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c2e7fa6d

For an electric field passing through a flat surface perpendicular to it, the electric flux of the electric field through the
surface is the product of the electric field’s strength and the area of the surface. A certain flat surface consists of two
adjacent squares, where the side length, in meters, of the larger square is times the side length, in meters, of the
smaller square. An electric field with strength volts per meter passes uniformly through this surface, which is
perpendicular to the electric field. If the total electric flux of the electric field through this surface is
, what is the electric flux, in , of the electric field through the larger square?
ID: d6456c7a

A certain park has an area of square yards. What is the area, in square miles, of this park?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 20b69297

Anita created a batch of green paint by mixing 2 ounces of blue paint with 3
ounces of yellow paint. She must mix a second batch using the same ratio of
blue and yellow paint as the first batch. If she uses 5 ounces of blue paint for the
second batch, how much yellow paint should Anita use?

A. Exactly 5 ounces

B. 3 ounces more than the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch

C. 1.5 times the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch

D. 1.5 times the amount of blue paint used in the second batch
ID: 4e375d1f

How many meters are equivalent to centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 51c9d65f

For a certain rectangular region, the ratio of its length to its width is to . If the width of the rectangular region
increases by units, how must the length change to maintain this ratio?

A. It must decrease by units.

B. It must increase by units.

C. It must decrease by units.

D. It must increase by units.


ID: 763e6769

The ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . When , what is the value of in terms of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 4347a032

How many teaspoons are equivalent to tablespoons?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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