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Problem 4
The area of polygon , in square units, is

Problem 5

The bar graph shows the grades in a mathematics class for the last grading period. If A, B, C, and D are satisfactory grades, what fraction of the
grades shown in the graph are satisfactory?

Problem 6
A ream of paper containing sheets is cm thick. Approximately how many sheets of this type of paper would there be in a stack cm
high?

Problem 7
A "stair-step" figure is made of alternating black and white squares in each row. Rows through are shown. All rows begin and end with a white
square. The number of black squares in the row is

Problem 8
If , the largest number in the set is

Problem 9
The product of the 9 factors

Problem 10
The fraction halfway between and (on the number line) is

Problem 11
A piece of paper containing six joined squares labeled as shown in the diagram is folded along the edges of the squares to form a cube. The
label of the face opposite the face labeled is

Problem 12
A square and a triangle have equal perimeters. The lengths of the three sides of the triangle are , and . The area of the
square is

Problem 13
If you walk for minutes at a rate of and then run for minutes at a rate of how many miles will you have gone at the end of
one hour and minutes?

Problem 14
The difference between a sales tax and a sales tax on an item priced at before tax is

Problem 15
How many whole numbers between and contain the digit ?

Problem 16
The ratio of boys to girls in Mr. Brown's math class is . If there are students in the class, how many more girls than boys are in the class?

Problem 17
If your average score on your first six mathematics tests was and your average score on your first seven mathematics tests was , then your
score on the seventh test was

Problem 18
Nine copies of a certain pamphlet cost less than while ten copies of the same pamphlet (at the same price) cost more than .
How much does one copy of this pamphlet cost?

Problem 19
If the length and width of a rectangle are each increased by , then the perimeter of the rectangle is increased by

Problem 20
In a certain year, January had exactly four Tuesdays and four Saturdays. On what day did January fall that year?

Problem 21
Mr. Green receives a raise every year. His salary after four such raises has gone up by what percent?

Problem 22
Assume every 7-digit whole number is a possible telephone number except those that begin with or . What fraction of telephone numbers
begin with and end with ?

Note: All telephone numbers are 7-digit whole numbers.

Problem 23
King Middle School has students. Each student takes classes a day. Each teacher teaches classes. Each class has students and
teacher. How many teachers are there at King Middle School?

Problem 24
In a magic triangle, each of the six whole numbers is placed in one of the circles so that the sum, , of the three numbers on each side
of the triangle is the same. The largest possible value for is

Problem 25
Five cards are lying on a table as shown.

Each card has a letter on one side and a whole number on the other side. Jane said, "If a vowel is on one side of any card, then an even number
is on the other side." Mary showed Jane was wrong by turning over one card. Which card did Mary turn over?

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