1. This question refers to the following diagram.

To illustrate how pyramids are constructed, sixth-grade students construct pyramids using sugar cubes. The teacher gives each student 55 sugar cubes. If there is only one sugar cube on top and each layer below the top forms a square with one additional cube per side, how many layers of sugar cubes will there be?
The illustration above shows the first three layers.

2. This question refers to the following table.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10°	13°	–5°	–12°	22°

Students at Oak Park High School recorded outdoor temperatures at 2:00 p.m. for five afternoons. What is the difference between the week’s highest and lowest temperatures?

3. Assume that inflation will increase the prices of everything at a rate of 5% a year over the next 10 years. In 3 years, what will be the price of headphones that now cost $100? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

4. If a store purchases several items for $1.80 per dozen and sells them at three for $0.85, what is the store’s profit on six dozen of these items?

5. Refer to the following graph.

Which single piece of information is necessary to determine in which county the sightings increased by approximately 25%?

6. Which of the following numbers is the value of 342,499 rounded to the nearest thousand?

7. This question refers to the following table.
Annual Teacher Salaries

Tier 1	$45,256
Tier 2	$57,254
Tier 3	$72,978

Hazel estimated the sum of these tiered salaries by first rounding each to the nearest thousand. Ivan estimated the sum of these salaries by first rounding each to the nearest ten. By how much do these estimates differ?

8. There are 36 students in a geometry class. If of the students are boys and of the boys are under 6 feet tall, how many boys in the class are under 6 feet tall?

9. This question refers to the following information.
Daniel’s four paychecks total $2,520, and the largest paycheck is $300 more than the average for the four paychecks and $600 more than the smallest paycheck.
Which of the following cannot be determined from the preceding information?

10. An astronaut weighing 207 pounds on Earth would weigh 182 pounds on Venus. The weight of the astronaut on Venus would be approximately what percent of his weight on Earth?

11. This question refers to the following diagram.

A tablecloth covers a square table, with each side measuring 40 inches. If the tablecloth is 6 inches wider than the table on each side, what is the perimeter of the tablecloth?

12. Pedro is taking a math quiz. One of the problems on his quiz requires him to add the fractions , , and . Which of the following methods should Pedro use to answer this question most efficiently?

13. What is the probability that Jayden can roll two dice that total 7?

14. A commission of $6.80 is paid to Sofia for each $50 of sales. How much did her sales total if her commissions equaled $156.40?

15. In an election poll, 84 voters favored candidate x, 65 voters favored candidate y, and 11 voters were undecided. What fraction of those polled favored candidate x?

16. A sixth-grade English teacher notices that one of her students, Julian, is struggling in English. The teacher reviews Julian’s English standardized test results to determine intervention and placement strategies.

Raw Score	Percentile	Stanine
80	75	6

Which of the following is a true statement regarding Julian’s stanine test score?

17. A flat-screen television is marked down 20% to $320. Which of the following equations could be used to determine its original price, P?

18. A Zumba fitness class has 48 students enrolled. One-third of the females are less than 6 feet tall, and three-fourths of the class are males. How many females are 6 feet tall or taller?

19. This question refers to the following table.

Quiz Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Score Percentage	80	70	80	80	70	70	80	70	80	70	80	70	70	70	80

The table above shows the results of a student’s scores for 15 different chemistry quizzes. What was the student’s average (arithmetic mean) score for the quizzes?

20. The PTA is making school banners that measure square yards. PTA members purchased yards of purple fabric and yards of yellow fabric. What is the total amount of fabric purchased?

21. Adrian takes eight weekly tests in his history class and the scores range from a low of 72% to a high of 94%. Which of the following must be true regarding Adrian’s average for all eight tests?

22. What percent of 60 is 15?

23. Travis rides the bus from home to work each day. If his bus stops four times every mile to pick up passengers, how many stops does it make in 8 miles?

24. Gabrielle is making a salad from the following ingredients: three different varieties of lettuce, three different varieties of tomatoes, and four different varieties of beans. If Gabrielle wants to use only one type of lettuce, one type of tomato, and one type of bean, how many different combinations of salads can she possibly make?

25. A school is going to build a new playground. State regulations require no more than 50% asphalt and no less than 20% grass for any school playground. If the school plans to build a playground of exactly 200 square feet, which of the following is acceptable?