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Arrange the following numbers from least to greatest: 7/3, 9/2, 10/9, 7/8
- A. 10/9, 7/3, 9/2, 7/8
- B. 9/2, 7/3, 10/9, 7/8
- C. 7/3, 9/2, 10/9, 7/8
- D. 7/8, 10/9, 7/3, 9/2
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To arrange the numbers from least to greatest, first convert them to decimals:
1. 7/3 is approximately 2.33
2. 9/2 equals 4.5
3. 10/9 is approximately 1.11
4. 7/8 equals 0.875
Now, arrange the decimals from least to greatest: 0.875 (7/8), 1.11 (10/9), 2.33 (7/3), 4.5 (9/2). Therefore, the correct order is 7/8, 10/9, 7/3, 9/2. Choice A is incorrect because it doesn't follow the correct order. Choice B is incorrect as it places 9/2 before 7/3, which is not the right arrangement. Choice C is incorrect as it places 7/3 before 9/2 and 10/9, which is incorrect. Thus, the correct answer is choice D.
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Simplify the following expression: 13 - 3/22 - 11
- A. 19/22
- B. 7/22
- C. 10/11
- D. 5/11
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To simplify the expression, first find a common denominator for the fractions. 3/22 can be rewritten as 6/22. Now, the expression becomes 13/22 - 6/22 - 11. Subtracting 6/22 from 13/22 gives 7/22. Therefore, the correct answer is 7/22. Choice A, 19/22, is incorrect as the subtraction was not done properly. Choices C and D are incorrect as they are not part of the expression being simplified.
If a train travels 60 miles per hour for 2 hours, how far does the train travel?
- A. 60 miles
- B. 100 miles
- C. 120 miles
- D. 200 miles
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the distance traveled by the train, we use the formula Distance = Speed x Time. Given that the train travels at 60 miles per hour for 2 hours, the calculation would be 60 miles/hour x 2 hours = 120 miles. Therefore, the correct answer is 120 miles. Choice A (60 miles) is incorrect because it only represents the speed of the train, not the total distance traveled. Choice B (100 miles) is incorrect as it does not account for the full 2 hours of travel. Choice D (200 miles) is incorrect as it overestimates the distance by multiplying the speed by the time incorrectly.
A book has a width of 2.5 decimeters. What is the width of the book in centimeters?
- A. 0.25 centimeters
- B. 25 centimeters
- C. 250 centimeters
- D. 0.025 centimeters
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To convert decimeters to centimeters, we use the conversion factor that 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters. Setting up the proportion: 1/0.1 = x/2.5. Solving for x gives 2.5 = 0.1x, x = 25. Therefore, the width of the book in centimeters is 25. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly convert decimeters to centimeters. A and D have decimal placement errors, and C has an incorrect magnitude of centimeters.
Over several years, a real estate agent sold houses, with one year having an outlier where she sold 11 houses. Which of the following measures will most accurately reflect the number of houses she sold per year?
- A. mean
- B. median
- C. mode
- D. range
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The outlier of 11 would skew the data if the mean or range were used. The median, however, is not affected by outliers and is the most appropriate measure for reflecting the number of houses she sold per year. In this scenario, the data set does not have a mode as each value occurs only once, making mode not the most appropriate choice.
Complete the following equation: 2 + (2)(2) - 2 · 2 = ?
- A. 5
- B. 3
- C. 2
- D. 1
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: To solve the equation, follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS): Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).
1. Calculate inside the parentheses first: (2)(2) = 4.
2. Then, perform multiplication and division: 2 + 4 - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5.
Therefore, the correct answer is 5.
Choice B (3) is incorrect because multiplication is done before subtraction. Choices C (2) and D (1) are incorrect as they do not follow the correct order of operations to solve the equation.