9th grade Proficiency
MATHEMATICS
Practice Test
1. Carmen made a sculpture from small pieces of wood. The sculpture is 2 feet 10 inches tall. Carmen places her sculpture on a base that is 6 inches tall. How tall are the sculpture and base together?
A. 2 feet 4 inches
B. 3 feet 4 inches
C. 3 feet 6 inches
D. 8 feet 10 inches
2. What is 30% of $48.00?
A. $14.40
B. $16.00
C. $18.00
D. $33.60
3. Eloise is playing a game that uses the spinner shown below.
Eloise can win the game if she
gets a 3 or greater on her next spin. What is the probability that
she will win on her next spin?
A. 1/3
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 2/3
4. Which of the following pairs of lines appears to be perpendicular?
5. There are 4 boys to every 6 girls in Mr. Simpson's class. If there are 30 students in the class, how many of those students are girls?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 18
D. 20
6. In the picture above of part of a ruler, what does each small division represent?
A. 1/16 inch
B. 1/8 inch
C. 1/4 inch
D. 1/2 inch
7. Rudy is making brownies for her softball team
party. She has to mix 1 3/4
cups of whole wheat flour, 1 1/3 cups buckwheat flour,
and 1/2 cup of white flour. How much flour will she use all together?
A. 2 1/8 cups
B. 2 5/12 cups
C. 2 5/9 cups
D. 3 7/12 cups
8. Neil's club held a fund-raising drive. During the first week, the club received the donations shown below from five members.
$8.00
$10.00
$10.00
$22.00
$25.00
What was the average amount donated by the members during the first week?
A. $15.00
B. $17.00
C. $25.00
D. $75.00
9. During their last vacation, a family took a train trip. They traveled 594 miles in 9 hours. What was the train's average speed?
A. 56 mph
B. 60 mph
C. 66 mph
D. 585 mph
10. Ernest paid a book with a $20 bill and received one dollar, one quarter, two dimes, and four pennies in change. How much did he pay for the book?
A. $18.49
B. $18.51
C. $19.49
D. $19.51
Click the compass for questions 11 - 20.