1.

While driving with his father, Amit holds his breath whenever they pass through a
particular tunnel. Amit counts the number of seconds he holds his breath, from the
beginning of the tunnel to the end of the tunnel, and finds that he holds his breath,
on average, for about 8 seconds (sec). If his father drives the car at 60 miles per
hour through the tunnel, according to the average time Amit hold's his breath,
about how long is the tunnel?

Note: There are 5280 feet (ft) in 1 mile.

A. 90 ft
B. 700 ft
C. 750 ft
D. 800 ft

Correct answer: B LEVEL 2

2. A grocery store normally sells lemonade for $3.50 per bottle. The grocery store is
currently having a sale on lemonade which advertises 6 bottles for only $13.50.
How much cheaper is the lemonade on sale per bottle compared to the normal
price per bottle?

A. $0.75
B. $1.25
C. $1.75
D. $2.25

Correct answer: B LEVEL 2

3. João is looking for an apartment to live in. He finds four available apartments. He
then records the monthly rent and the size of each apartment in a table, as seen
below. Based on the information in the table, which apartment has the highest cost
per square foot ( )?

Apartments Rent in dollars Size in square feet

Branton Ave. $500 400
Dobbs St. $600 450
St. Claire Rd. $750 500
Woodwick Dr. $800 550

A. Branton Ave.
B. Dobbs St.
C. St. Claire Rd.
D. Woodwick Dr.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 2

4. One study estimated that bears populate the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska at a rate
of 42 bears per 1000 of available habitat. According to this study, about how
many bears would you expect to find in a habitable region of this peninsula 8500
in size?

A. 24
B. 200
C. 357
D. 3035
Correct answer: C LEVEL 2
5. The strength of a magnetic field is measured in teslas. One tesla is equal to one
weber per square meter, as follows:

Divya is building a circuit for her physics class. Point P on one of her wires has a
magnetic field strength of webers per square megameter,
where 1 megameter is equal to meters. What is the magnetic field strength in
teslas?

A. teslas
B. teslas
C. teslas
D. teslas

Correct answer: A LEVEL 2

1. In August 2009, Usain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds (sec), setting the world
record at that time. There are approximately 1.094 yards (yd) in a meter. What was
Usain Bolt's average speed in yards per second?

A. 9.54

B. 9.58

C. 10.44

D. 11.42

Correct answer: D LEVEL 3

2. According to the United States Census Bureau, on September 1, 2014, the

population of the United States was increasing by 1 person every 12 seconds. At
this rate, by how much would the population of the United States increase
in 1 year?

A. 43,800
B. 525,600
C. 2,628,000
D. 31,536,000

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

3. Grace examines two different size bottles of the same laundry detergent. The price
for the 100-ounce bottle is $9.99 and the price for the 150-ounce bottle is $12.99.
How much money will Grace save per 100 ounces if she purchases the larger
bottle?

A. $0.01
B. $1.33
C. $2.00
D. $8.66

Correct answer: B LEVEL 3

4. An ancient Chinese candle clock tells the amount of time that has passed by the
amount of wax that has been melted off the candle. Each candle is divided
into 12 sections, marked 1 inch (in) apart. It takes 4 hours (hrs) for each candle to
completely melt, after which a new candle is lit. If two candles have completely
melted and one candle has melted 4 in, how many minutes have passed since the
first candle was lit?

A. 480 minutes
B. 500 minutes
C. 560 minutes
D. 600 minutes

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

5. Which of the following cities had the largest population density in 2010?
(Population density is defined to be the number of people per square mile.)
City 2010 census population Area (in square miles)
Boston 645,149 48.43
Chicago 2,695,598 227.13
Miami 362,470 35.67
Philadelphia 1,517,550 135.09

A. Boston
B. Chicago
C. Miami
D. Philadelphia

Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

1. Dr. Li Jie measures the absorption of radiation coming from his X-ray device to
be 5⋅ square centimeters per square nanosecond but needs to report the
finding in "grays", where grays are equivalent to square meters per square second.
If there are nanoseconds in a second, what is the absorption of radiation in
grays?

A. 5⋅ grays
B. 5⋅ grays
C. 5⋅ grays
D. 5⋅ grays

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

2. When traveling in France, Joe purchased gas which cost 1.45 euros per liter. If at
the time of the purchase 1 euro was worth $1.35, what was the approximate cost,
in dollars, of one gallon of gas?

Note: 1 gallon is approximately 3.785 liters.

A. $0.52
B. $3.52
C. $4.07
D. $7.40

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

3. The apparent brightness of a surface, in "lux", is found by measuring the energy of
the light coming from the source and dividing by the area of the surface. Lux are
equivalent to candelas per square meter. Abigail is building a new type of
television screen and measures the brightness of glare to
be 0.0002 kilocandelas per square centimeter. What is the brightness of glare
expressed in lux?

A. 0.00002 lux
B. 0.002 lux
C. 20 lux
D. 2,000 lux

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

4. In 2012, an 11-year-old cheetah set a new record by running 100 meters in 5.95
seconds. During this record-breaking run, at what approximate speed was the
cheetah traveling in miles per hour?

Note: There are 1.6 kilometers in 1 mile.

A. 16.81 miles per hour

B. 34.27 miles per hour
C. 37.82 miles per hour
 D. 60.50 miles per hour

Correct answer: C LEVEL 4

5. A generator produces 6.5× kilojoules per centisecond ( ). A watt is

equivalent to 1 joule per second . What is the measured power of the generator

in watts?

A. 6.5× watts
B. 6.5× watts
C. 6.5× watts
D. 6.5× watts

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4