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Evaluate the expression |a + b| if a = 3 and b = -4. |
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7 |
B. |
-7 |
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-1 |
D. |
1 |
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2. |
Solve n = (-9)2. |
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A. |
81 |
B. |
-18 |
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-81 |
D. |
18 |
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Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. What is the upper quartile of the data? |
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A. |
14 |
B. |
17 |
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C. |
26 |
D. |
10 |
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4. |
If the Tigers won 15 of their 45 games and the Bearcats won 12 of their 30 games, which team had the better record? |
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Tigers |
B. |
They are the same |
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C. |
Bearcats |
D. |
They cannot be compared |
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5. |
4 is 16% of what number? |
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A. |
25 |
B. |
0.64 |
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C. |
25% |
D. |
64 |
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6. |
Write a Pythagorean triple other than 3-4-5 that is in the 3-4-5 family. |
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10-24-26 |
B. |
9-12-15 |
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C. |
5-12-13 |
D. |
6-8-9 |
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7. |
A cylinder has a diameter of 9 centimeters and a height of 15 centimeters. Find the area of the curved surface of the cylinder to the nearest tenth. |
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424.1 square centimeters |
B. |
848.2 square centimeters |
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C. |
551.3 square centimeters |
D. |
706.9 square centimeters |
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8. |
If the mass of a sample is determined to be 0.078 kilogram, find the number of significant digits. |
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four |
B. |
three |
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one |
D. |
two |
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9. |
A restaurant offers a choice of four types of pasta with two types of sauce. Each pasta entrée comes with or without a meatball. How many possible entrées are there? |
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A. |
8 |
B. |
24 |
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C. |
16 |
D. |
12 |
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10. |
How many different ways can you arrange the letters in the word compare? |
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A. |
4! |
B. |
7! |
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5! |
D. |
6! |
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11. |
Solve k = (-2) + (-7) + (-9) + (-15). |
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k = 33 |
B. |
k = -33 |
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k = -3 |
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k = -31 |
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12. |
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No Solution |
B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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13. |
Shelia went on an exercise program that lasted 6 weeks. She increased the weight she was lifting by 5 pounds per week. What was her total change in weight lifted? |
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30 pounds |
B. |
11 pounds |
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C. |
-30 pounds |
D. |
1 pound |
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14. |
Express 0.72 as a percent. |
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A. |
0.72% |
B. |
720% |
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C. |
7.2% |
D. |
72% |
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15. |
The price for packs of bottled water at a grocery store over a nine week period was as follows: $3.25, $3.00, $3.50, $3.75, $3.25, $3.00, $2.50, $3.00, $2.75. Find the lower quartile rounded to the penny. |
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$2.75 |
B. |
$2.88 |
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$3.38 |
D. |
$3.00 |
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16. |
How much tax would you pay on an $159.95 item if the tax rate is 5.5% |
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about $87.97 |
B. |
about $0.88 |
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C. |
about $8.80 |
D. |
about $29.08 |
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17. |
Express 0.2% as a fraction in simplest form. |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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18. |
A square has an area of 1.21 cm2. What is the length of each side of the square? |
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1.4641 cm |
B. |
0.605 cm |
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C. |
1.05 cm |
D. |
1.1 cm |
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19. |
The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. How many states have a record high temperature less than 115°F? |
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40 states |
B. |
11 states |
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C. |
17 states |
D. |
28 states |
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20. |
The graphs show the same information about the populations of three of the most populated states. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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