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A closet is filled with red, blue, and green shirts. If 2/5 of the shirts are green and 1/3 are red, what fraction of the shirts are blue?
- A. 4/15
- B. 1/5
- C. 7/15
- D. 1/2
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the fraction of blue shirts, subtract the fractions of green and red shirts from 1. Green shirts are 2/5 and red shirts are 1/3, which sum up to 11/15. Therefore, blue shirts would be 1 - 11/15 = 4/15. So, the correct answer is 4/15. Choice A (4/15) is incorrect as it represents the overall fraction of green shirts. Choice B (1/5) is incorrect as it does not account for the fractions of green and red shirts. Choice D (1/2) is incorrect as it does not consider the given fractions of green and red shirts.
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- A. 40%
- B. 125%
- C. 90%
- D. 80%
Correct Answer: D
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Divide 4/3 by 9/13 and reduce the fraction.
- A. 52/27
- B. 51/27
- C. 52/29
- D. 51/29
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: To divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. So, (4/3) · (9/13) = (4/3) * (13/9) = 52/27. This fraction is already in its reduced form, making choice A the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not represent the correct result of dividing the fractions 4/3 by 9/13.
Four people split a bill. The first person pays 1/5, the second person pays 1/3, and the third person pays 1/12. What fraction of the bill does the fourth person pay?
- A. 1/4
- B. 13/60
- C. 47/60
- D. 1/4
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the fourth person's share, subtract the fractions paid by the first three people from the total bill (1). The first person pays 1/5, the second person pays 1/3, and the third person pays 1/12. Adding these fractions gives 7/15. Subtracting this from 1 gives the fourth person's share as 8/15, which simplifies to 4/5. Therefore, the fourth person pays 4/5 of the bill. Option A (1/4) is incorrect because it does not consider the fractions paid by the first three people. Option B (13/60) is incorrect as it is not the remainder after subtracting the first three fractions from 1. Option D (1/4) is a duplicate of Option A and is also incorrect.
Express as an improper fraction: 8 3/7
- A. 11/7
- B. 21/8
- C. 5/3
- D. 59/7
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To convert the mixed number 8 3/7 to an improper fraction, multiply the whole number (8) by the denominator (7) and add the numerator (3) to get the numerator of the improper fraction. This gives us (8*7 + 3) / 7 = 59/7. Therefore, the correct answer is 59/7. Choice A (11/7), choice B (21/8), and choice C (5/3) are incorrect because they do not correctly convert the mixed number to an improper fraction.
What is the domain for the function f(x)=2x+5?
- A. All real numbers
- B. x ≥ 0
- C. x > 0
- D. x ≤ 0
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The domain of a function represents all possible input values that the function can accept. In this case, the function f(x)=2x+5 is a linear function, and linear functions have a domain of all real numbers. This means that any real number can be substituted for x in the function f(x)=2x+5, making choice A, 'All real numbers,' the correct domain for this function. Choices B, C, and D, restrict the domain unnecessarily by limiting the values of x to specific subsets of real numbers, which does not accurately reflect the nature of the given function.