Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A dirt bike with a 2-stroke engine requires 15 L of gas to be mixed with 1.5 L
of oil. How much oil will you need to mix with 25 L of gas to fill up your dirt bike? Round to 1
decimal place.
a. | 250.0 L of oil | c. | 0.9 L of oil | b. | 2.5 L of oil | d. | 3.0 L of oil |
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Athena runs the 1500 m race in 4 minutes and 40 seconds. If her pace stays
the same, how long will it take her to run 5 km? Round to 2 decimal places.
a. | 15.56 minutes | c. | 12.45 minutes | b. | 17.12 minutes | d. | 18.67 minutes |
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Which of the following packages of deli meats has the lowest unit
price? | i) | $1.89/100
g | | ii) | $4.80/250
g | | iii) | $5.97/300
g | | iv) | $3.34/157
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What is the difference in price per unit between chicken sold at $23.24/kg and
turkey sold at $5.17/250 g?
a. | $3.07 | c. | $2.56 | b. | $0.11 | d. | $2.05 |
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Because the cost of ingredients has gone up, Anders has decided to increase the
cost of food at his Edmonton café by 11%. How much will a customer pay for a sandwich that
used to cost $6.49? Include 5% GST.
a. | $7.56 | c. | $6.81 | b. | $7.20 | d. | $9.08 |
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Kylee wants to buy a new leather jacket. Three stores have sales on the same
jacket. The jacket regularly costs $250.00. Kylee lives in Manitoba, so she will have to pay 5% GST
and 7% PST. The three stores are having the following sales: | Store A | All jackets 18% off! | | Store B | All jackets
$42.50 off! | | Store C | Don’t pay the
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Which store is offering the biggest discount? a. | Store A | c. | Store C | b. | Store B | d. | All the same
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The regular price of honey ham at a the grocery deli is $2.39/100 g. If the ham
is on sale for 25% off, what is the cost of 275 g?
a. | $6.16 | c. | $6.23 | b. | $3.70 | d. | $4.93 |
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The regular price of a sofa is $719.99, but it is on sale for 40% off. What will
the customer pay if the sofa is sold in Yellowknife, NWT, where tax is 5% GST?
a. | $453.59 | c. | $431.99 | b. | $562.46 | d. | $755.99 |
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If Linda purchased 10 820 Thailand bhat for $380.00 CAD, what was the
bank’s selling rate?
a. | 0.028096 | c. | 0.03512 | b. | 28.473684 | d. | 0.05268 |
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The bank’s selling rate for Kenyan shillings is 0.017300 and the buying
rate is 0.012510. How many shillings would you get for $150.00 CAD?
a. | 6.26 shillings | c. | 8670.52 shillings | b. | 8.65 shillings | d. | 39 968.03
shillings |
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Short Answer
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Many big screen TVs have an aspect ratio of 16:9. This means that for every 16
inches of width, the TV will be 9 inches high. Calculate the height of a TV that is 27 inches
wide.
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One type of fabric costs $8.78 for 1 m of fabric and another costs $42.25 for 5
m of fabric. Which fabric has the lower cost per metre?
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The price of a new sofa is $1209.00. Calculate the cost including PST (if
applicable) and GST if the sofa is bought in Alberta. | Tax Rates | | | PST | GST | | Alberta | 0% | 5% | | British Columbia | HST 12% | | Manitoba | 7% | 5% | | Northwest Territories | 0% | 5% | | Nunavut | 0% | 5% | | Saskatchewan | 5% | 5% | | Yukon | 0% | 5% | | | |
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The cost of purchasing ceiling fans at a wholesaler depends on the number you
buy:
If you buy fewer than 5 fans, they cost the regular price of $179.99 each.
If you buy
6 to 10 fans, you receive 7% off.
If you buy 11 to 20 fans, you get 19% off.
Calculate the
price of buying 3 ceiling fans in Manitoba, where 7% PST and 5% GST are applied.
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5.
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The listed price of a smartphone in Ireland is 250 euros. How much Canadian
currency will you need to purchase the phone if 1 euro is worth $1.580814 CAD?
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