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Which of the following values when entered in the box will satisfy the statement above? A. 1/ B. 1/ C. 1/ D. 3/ E. 9/10 - ANS-C A bag of assorted candy contains 11 peppermints, 8 chocolates, 13 gumdrops, and 9 licorices. Amy randomly takes a gumdrop from the bag and eats it. What is the probability that the next candy she takes from the bag will be a gumdrop or a peppermint? A. 23/ B. 13/ C. 24/ D. 1/ E. 1/5 - ANS-A, don't forget to subtract the piece(s) eaten A sporting goods store is offering a 10% discount on in-line skates that normally cost $110.99. How much will the in-line skates cost with the discount, not including tax? A. $ 99. B. $ 99. C. $100. D. $109. E. $122.09 - ANS-A A train is traveling at an average speed of 60 miles per hour on a straight northbound track from Portland to Seattle. The distance from Portland to Seattle is 174 miles. What missing piece of information is needed to determine how much longer it will take for the train to reach its destination? A. The distance from Portland to Seattle. B. The distance the train has traveled thus far. C. The train's highest speed reached. D. The time it takes the train to travel one mile. E. The number of miles the train travels in one hour. - ANS-B Add the following:
A. 13.
B. 67.
C. 12.
D. 14.
E. 11.928 - ANS-D
Arturo is driving at a speed of 50 miles per hour. At 2:00 he sees the following sign. Applebee: 11 mi Beauville: 41 mi Caanan: 62 mi Denton: 98 mi Arturo continues at the same speed. At 2:30 how far from Caanan will he be? A. 12 miles B. 16 miles C. 25 miles D. 26 miles E. 37 miles - ANS-E At a college, approximately 2 out of 5 seniors go on to attend graduate school. If there are 750 seniors at the college, how many would be expected to attend graduate school? A. 75 seniors B. 107 seniors C. 150 seniors D. 214 seniors E. 300 seniors - ANS-E At Alan's Produce, all produce is 20% off on Tuesdays. If a head of lettuce is normally $2.50, how much would it cost on Tuesday? A. $2. B. $2. C. $2. D. $1. E. $1.80 - ANS-A At sea level, water boils at what temperature? A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit - ANS-A
82 x 0. Which of the following equations could she also use to correctly solve the problem? A. 35÷82/ B. (35/100)x 82 C. 35/100- D. (35/82)x E. 82/35 - ANS-B Erin starts with the number 4, adds -3, then subtracts -4. What is the result? A. 5 B. 3 C. - D. - E. 11 - ANS-A Find the mean from the following: 46, 29, 48, 35, 46, 39, 41, 25 A. 43. B. 33. C. 39. D. 37. E. 38.63 - ANS-E Find the median: 46, 29, 48, 35, 46, 39, 41, 25 A. 48 B. 46 C. 38 D. 40 E. 35 - ANS-D Find the mode: 46, 29, 48, 35, 46, 39, 41, 25 A. 46 B. 35 C. 40 D. 25 E. 39 - ANS-A
Huntsville's population grows from 25,000 to 28,000. What is the percent increase in Huntsville's population? A. 10.7% B. 200% C. 9% D. 12% E. 3.5% - ANS-D If the distance to a destination is greater than 10 miles from home, then Matt will drive his car. If the distance to a destination is greater than 2 miles but less than 10 miles from home, then Matt will ride his bicycle. If the distance to a destination is less than 2 miles from home, then Matt will walk. If Matt rode his bicycle to Zachary's apartment, which of the following statements could be true? A. Matt's home is less than 1 mile from Zachary's apartment. B. Matt and Zachary live within 2 miles of each other. C. Zachary's apartment is about 7 miles from Matt's home. D. Zachary's apartment is at least 10 miles from Matt's home. E. The round trip distance between Matt's and Zachary's is greater than 20 miles. - ANS-C If the gym is located 11 miles away from Dayan's house and the juice bar is located 6 miles away from the gym, which of the following conclusions must be true? A. Dayan's house is at least 5 miles from the juice bar. B. The gym is located west of Dayan's house. C. The gym is exactly 5 miles away from the juice bar. D. Dayan's house is closer to the juice bar than the gym. E. Dayan's house is 17 miles from the juice bar. - ANS-A If the value of x is between 0.0051 and 0.038, which of the following could be x? A. 0. B. 0. C. 0. D. 0. E. 0.06 - ANS-B If you were to flip a coin five times, what would be the probability that you would flip tails all five times? A. 1/ B. 1/ C. 1/ D. 1/ E. 1/50 - ANS-D
What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the nearest tenth and the exact sum? 42.45 + 1.6 +6.48 +19 + 25. a. 95. b. 0. c. 73 d. 0. e. 27 - ANS-0. Which of the following expressions has the same value as 4(x+3)/2? A. 1/2 (4x+3) B. 12 x/ C. 4x+2/ D. 4/2 + x+3/ E. 1/2 (4x+12) - ANS-E Which of the following is ANOTHER way to express the expression below? [4(17) + 3(25)] x 5 A. [7(38)] x 5 B. [12(425)] x 5 C. 20(17) + 15(25) D. 5/4(17)-3(25) E. 20(85) + 15(125) - ANS-C Which of the following mathematical statements is true? A. 3 1/2 < 3 1/4 ≤ 3 2/ B. 3 2/8 > 3 1/4 > 3 1/ C. 3 1/4 < 3 1/2 ≤ 3 2/ D. 3 1/2 > 3 2/8 ≥ 3 1/ E. 3 1/2 ≥ 3 1/4 > 3 2/8 - ANS-D Keiko spent the day bird watching and counted 34 more birds in the morning than in the afternoon. If she counted a total of 76 birds, how many birds did she count in the afternoon? A. 21 birds B. 40 birds C. 42 birds D. 84 birds E. 110 birds - ANS-A Kerri ran the same distance in four different races. Her times were 18.04 seconds, 21.39 seconds, 12.99 seconds, and 14.14 seconds. If the individual times are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a second, what is the estimate of Kerri's total time for all four races?
A. 66.6 seconds B. 66.5 seconds C. 66 seconds D. 65.5 seconds E. 61.56 seconds - ANS-B Kim is in the tenth grade and take a standardized science test. Use his test scores below to answer the question that follows. Raw score: 72 Percentile: 88 Stanine: 8 Grade Equivalent: 12. Kim's test scores indicate that: A. he scored as well as or better than 72 of the test takers. B. 28% of the test takers scored better than he did. C. he would perform adequately in a twelfth grade science class. D. he scored as well as or better than 88% of the test takers. E. he answered 72% of the questions correctly - ANS-D Maria left her home at 9:00 A.M., ran 3 miles to the lake, ran around the lake twice, and then ran home along the same route for a total distance of 10 miles. What was Maria's average jogging speed? Which single piece of additional information is required to solve this problem? A. the distance around the lake B. the time she returned home C. the amount of time she stopped to rest D. the average length of her jogging stride E. the amount of time it took her to run from the lake to her home - ANS-B Mary works 39 hours a week and gets paid $9.25 per hour. She receives a raise, and now gets paid $390 per week. By how much did her weekly pay increase? A. $ B. $22. C. $29. D. $17. E. $380.75 - ANS-C Mike asks Billy to help him run his lemonade stand. He'll either pay him 2/5 of 1/2 of the stand's profits, or 1/3 of 3/4 of the stand's profits. Which should Billy choose to maximize the amount he will earn, and by what amount will his earnings be increased? A. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/15 more. B. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/20 more. C. Billy should choose 2/5 of 1/2; he'll earn 1/15 more.
The table shows Sabra's grades for a class. For her overall average, the test average counts twice as much as the quiz average, and the final exam counts twice as much as the test average. To find her overall average, Sabra uses the following expression. (83+79+79+88+88+88+88)/ Which of the following is another way to find her overall average? A. 83 + 2(79)/7 + 4(88)/ B. 83 + 0.2(79) + 0.4(88) C. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 0. D. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 1/ E. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] × 1/7 - ANS-E Solve the following inequality: -3x + 5 <_ - A. 7 B. - C. 6 D. 5 E. -5 - ANS-A Tara can develop 2 rolls of film in about 18 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take her to develop 8 rolls of film? A. 42 minutes B. 1 hour 12 minutes C. 1 hour 20 minutes D. 1 hour 44 minutes E. 2 hours 24 minutes - ANS-B The grocery store is located three miles away from the house. The house is located four miles away from the highway. Based on the information above, which of the following conclusions can be made? A. The grocery store is no more than three miles away from the highway. B. The grocery store is no more than one mile away from the highway. C. The grocery store is no more than seven miles away from the highway. D. The grocery store is exactly three miles from the highway. E. The grocery store is exactly four miles from the highway - ANS-C Which of the following values is between 0.0043 and 0.029? A. 0. B. 0. C. 0. D. 0.
E. 0.1 - ANS-B
x y 1 3 1.5 4. 2 6 2.5? 3 9 3.5 10. The chart above displays a relationship between values of X and Y. Given this relationship, what would be the value of Y that is missing? A. 5 B. 6. C. 7 D. 7. E. 8 - ANS-D
