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Your company ensures snow removal operation the snow removal premium for each of the past three years are $1,142, $1,791, and $2,003. What was the total premium for the past three years A. $ B. $1, c. $1, D. $2, E. $4,936 - correct answer โ
4,936 ( add all of them together) The hardware store where you work charges 80 cents including tax for a pound of nails a customer purchases 5 3/4 pounds of nails. How much should you charge the customer for her nails? $4. $4. $4. $6. $7.19 - correct answer โ
$4. 0.80(5) + 0.80(3/4) 4.00 +0.60= 4. in your job at a restaurant you made a 12 cup pot of coffee at 7:20 AM by 7:40 AM you had served it all and had to make another pot at this rate how many cups would you serve per hour
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240 - correct answer โ
36 20x3=60 which is one hour 3x12= You are an accountant doing an audit for a law firm a paralegal worked for a client for 5 hours per day for 3 days. the client was billed $50 per hour, and the paralegal was paid $30 per hour. After the paralegals wages were paid , what was the amount made by the law firm $ $ $ $ $1,200 - correct answer โ
$ 300 5x3= 15x50= 15x30= 750-450=
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you forgot to multiply by the tanks height there was no e - correct answer โ
A.. you multiplied the tanks radius by two instead of calculating r A board that measures 3/4 feet long is cut into 6 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece? A. 1-1/2 inches B. 3-1/2 inches C. 3 inches D. 9 inches HINT Convert the feet to inches and divide by 6. - correct answer โ
A. 1-1/2 inches A seamstress is covering a banner with fabric. She has a piece of material that is 2 yards long and 36 inches wide. What size banner can she cover with the material? Multiply the length and width to find the answer. A. 2 square yards B. 4 square yards C. 72 square yards D. 144 square inches
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1 yard = 3 feet - correct answer โ
A. 2 square yards A trucker had a load of grain containing 2 tons. She unloaded 1 ton and 1, pounds at the warehouse. How much grain does she still have left on the truck? A. 800 pounds B. 600 pounds C. 1,200 pounds HINT 1 Ton = 2,000 pounds - correct answer โ
A. 800 pounds On a recent business trip, it took 7 hours 30 minutes to drive 375 miles. How many miles per hour was the average? A. 50 mph B. 60 mph C. 72 mph D. 80 mph HINT 30 minutes = .5 hours - correct answer โ
A. 50 mph
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A pharmacist mixes 3 grams of compound with 5,000 milligrams of solution to create a prescription. How many total grams is the prescription? A. 8 grams B. 800 grams C. 8,000 grams HINT 1000 milligrams = 1 gram - correct answer โ
A. 8 grams Q. Rates can be adjusted for different time periods. If you know how many parts can be made in an hour, then you can determine how many parts can be made in a matter of seconds and minutes, or even days and weeks. A. True B. False HINT Review the on-page instruction. - correct answer โ
A. True Q. Your startup company has invented a new water filter. If the filter can process 10 gallons of water per minute, then how many gallons of water can it process in one 24-hour day? A. 4,
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B. 600
C. 12,
D. 14,
HINT: 10 gallons/minutes ร 60 minutes/hour ร 24 hours/day =? gallons/day - correct answer โ
D. 14, Q. It takes 11 widgets to assemble one motor. Your team can assemble four motors in one day. If you need to order parts for next week (5 working days), how many widgets should you order? A. 220 B. 55 C. 44 D. 308 HINT: 11 widgets/motor ร 4 motors/day ร 5 days/week =? - correct answer โ
A. 220 Q. A software coder can type 79 words per minute. She works 5 eight hour days each week (not including breaks). How many words does she type in a week? A. 189,600 words B. 33 words C. 3,160 words D. 76,950 words
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HINT: Compute the number of dresses made in one year, the material needed. - correct answer โ
A. 6,240 yards Q. An assembly line produces 2 toasters per minute. It is 2:00pm and the line has finished 560 out of its goal of 900 for the day. The line stops at 5:00pm. A co- worker is urging you to stop the line for a half hour break, saying that you will make the goal anyway. Should you stop the line for a half hour break? A. Yes, you will meet the goal either way. B. Can't tell from this information. C. No, you will be 40 short if you do. HINT: Find the toaster production rate for one (1) hour. Then cal - correct answer โ
C. No, you will be 40 short if you do. Q. A circuit board manufacturer can produce 2,000 boards per hour. How many days will it take to produce 16,500 if the company has a 10 hour work shift? A. Less than one day B. More than a week C. Two days D. A day and a half HINT: Calculate how many boards can be produced in one 10-hour day. - correct answer โ
A. Less than one day
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A customer buys a bag of dog food that costs $12.79 and pays the sales tax of $0.64. How much change is due back from a $20 bill? A. $ 6. B. $ 7. C. $12. D. $13. E. $13.43 - correct answer โ
A. $ 6. Customers at your store select their groceries from shelves and then pay. Sales records and records of restocks for Flaming Roast Coffee (1 lb size) are as follows: Number of bags Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Sales: 5 8 2 19 22 15 3 Restock: 6 12 12 18 24 0 0 What is the net change in how many bags are on the shelf, from the beginning of Tuesday to the end of Monday? (Note: A negative number indicates a decrease.) A. - B. - C. 0
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Your last doctor's visit cost $105. Health insurance through your employer paid $84, and you paid the remaining $21. What percentage of the cost did you pay? A. 20% B. 21% C. 25% D. 80% E. 84% - correct answer โ
A. 20% You report to your supervisor the average length of chain produced per operating hour each week. The equipment operates 5 days a week for 12 hours each day. According to last week's production numbers shown in the table, how many feet of chain were produced per operating hour? DAY: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Feet of Chain: 862 905 792 825 816 A. 35 B. 60 C. 70 D. 350 E. 840 - correct answer โ
C. 70 You work in the mayor's office and you are providing the mayor with a list of talking points for a speech. In your town, 1/3 of the residents live in rented dwellings. Of those who live in rented dwellings, 1/2 are in families with school-
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age children. On your list of talking points, what fraction of the residents should you list as living both in rented dwellings and in families with school-age children? A. 1/ B. 1/ C. 1/ D. 2/ E. 5/6 - correct answer โ
C. 1/ You have $28, and you want to get half-dollar coins from the bank to give to children who come into your store. What is the most you can get? A. 14 B. 28 C. 28 1/ D. 42 E. 56 - correct answer โ
E. 56 Your company takes orders over the phone. The company's average call time is 4. minutes. The graph below shows 4 calls and the difference between the call time and the company's average call time. For these 4 calls, what is the mean difference between the call times and the company's average call time, rounded to the nearest 0.1 minute? (Note: A negative difference indicates the call is shorter than the average.)
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A. 30' + 40' + 30' + 40' = 140'
B. 30' + 40' = 70'
C. 30' + 30' + 30' + 40' = 130'
D. 30' ร 40' = 120 square feet HINT: side + side + side + side = perimeter - correct answer โ
A. 30' + 40' + 30' + 40' = 140' Q. A glass company is to make a panel of glass for a front door. What is the area of the glass panel if it is 120 cm long and 20 cm wide? A. 2400 square cm B. 240 square cm C. 2600 square cm D. 2800 square cm HINT: Area = length ร width - correct answer โ
A. 2400 square cm Q. A builder needs to tile a 7-foot-by-8-foot room with one-foot square tiles. How many tiles will she need? Type your answer into the box. _____ tiles HINT: Area = length ร width - correct answer โ
56 boxes of tiles
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Q. You need to rent meeting space in a downtown co-working center that charges $25/hour per room. If you want the largest room for your money, which room is a better deal? The Hub Room, measuring 9 feet by 11 feet, or the Huddle Room, measuring 8 feet by 12 feet, and by how much? A. The Hub Room, by 3 sq feet. B. The Huddle Room, by 3 sq feet. C. They are the same size. D. The Hub Room, by 11 sq feet. HINT: Area = length ร width - correct answer โ
A. The Hub Room, by 3 sq feet. Q. A carpet cleaner charges $0.70 per square foot to clean carpet. In the next house she is going to clean, the living room measures 18 feet by 24 feet. How much will she charge? A. $132. B. $58. C. $258. D. $302. HINT: Find the area, then multiply by the rate she charges. - correct answer โ
D. $302.
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A. 77 gallons B. 8 gallons C. 83 gallons D. 452.16 gallons HINT: Area โ 3.14 ร (radius) Radius = 1212 Diameter - correct answer โ
B. 8 gallons Q. An architect is designing a circular opening 16 feet in diameter to make room for a spiral staircase. If pi = 3.14, what will the circumference of the circular opening be? A. 50.24 feet B. 60.16 feet C. 48 feet D. 200 feet HINT: Circumference = Pi ร Diameter - correct answer โ
A. 50.24 feet Q. You're manufacturing a border around a circular cafรฉ table. The table is 36 inches across. How much border is needed for the project? A. 56.52 inches B. 226.08 inches
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C. 113.04 inches D. 1017.36 inches HINT: Circumference = pi (3.14) ร diameter - correct answer โ
C. 113.04 inches
