Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| Which geometric solid would best
describe a log from a tree? | | | |
a. | prism | c. | cylinder | b. | pyramid | d. | sphere |
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| Which the most appropriate geometric
solid that would describe the snowball shown? | | | |
a. | Cone | c. | Circle | b. | Sphere | d. | Cylinder |
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The biggest circumference of a
tennis ball is 8.5 inches. A sports manufacturing company needs to make a canister in the shape of a
cylinder to hold 3 tennis balls.
What is the most reasonable set of
dimensions for the cylinder that contains 3 tennis balls? | | | | | |
a. | height = 4.2 inches, diameter = 1.4 inches | b. | height = 8.2
inches, diameter = 2.8 inches | c. | height = 10.8 inches, diameter = 3.6
inches | d. | height = 12.3 inches, diameter = 4.1 inches |
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Jeff has to replace the roof on his house. His roof is approximately a square
based pyramid. A roofer said he
charges $5 per square foot of roof that he replaces. To the nearest hundred dollars, how much
can Jeff expect to pay the roofer to replace the roof on his house? ( hint: remember only the
lateral faces of they pyramid would need to be replaced). a. | $1,800 | c. | $5,400 | b. | $3,300 | d. | $9,900 |
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Matt and Kelly both purchased the same type mulch to be used in a garden.
They both spent exactly $60 each on mulch. • Matt
purchased loose mulch in which a truck dumped it in his driveway as shown in the
picture.
• Kelly purchased 16 bags of mulch and each bag contains 3 cubic feet of
mulch.
 Which person got the got a better deal
for the money spent? (i.e. Who got the most
mulch?)a. | Matt got the better deal. | b. | Kelly got the better deal. | c. | They both got the
same amount. | d. | There is not enough information to determine who got the better
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| A
restaurant owner purchased some salt that was in a cylindrical container with a diameter of 3.2
inches and a height of 5.4 inches. The container was full. |  (Figures
may not be drawn to scale.)Approximately, how many salt
shakers can she expect to fill with the purchased salt, if the salt shakers are also cylinders with a
diameter of 1.2 inches and a height of only 3 inches?
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a. | 7 salt shakers | c. | 13 salt shakers | b. | 11 salt shakers | d. | 16 salt shakers |
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