High School Graduation Quiz: Could You Pass the Exit Exam?

More than 20 states now require their high school students to pass an exit exam before graduating. If you took the test today, would you pass--or flunk out? Here's a small sampling of the kinds of questions that high school students from California to Florida have to answer before they get that diploma. Can you do it?

1.	You're shopping online for a cell phone and find five different prices for the model you want: $50, $60, $62, $57 and $53. What is the median price? $56 $55 $57 $60

2.	The earth is 12,756 kilometers in diameter. What is the correct way to express this in scientific notation? 1.2756 x 104 12.756 x 104 12.756 x 103 1.2756 x 10-4

3.	Nancy took a road trip from Boston to New York, driving for four hours and 45 minutes. Given a distance of 215 miles between cities, how do you figure out her average speed? Divide 215 by 4.45 Multiply 215 by 0.445 Divide 215 by 4.75 Multiply 215 by 0.475

4.	A bag contained three oranges, five apples, and one pear. Jack removed one orange from the bag and set it aside. He then randomly removed another piece of fruit from the bag. What is the probability that the second piece Jack removed was an apple? 1/3 1/2 5/8 5/9

5.	Which number equals (3)-3? 9 -1/27 27 1/27