If a student earns $120 for a 10-hour tutoring session and works 6 hours, how much did the student earn?
- A. $72
- B. $90
- C. $80
- D. $50
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: To find the amount earned for 6 hours of work, calculate the hourly rate by dividing the total earnings ($120) by the total hours worked (10 hours): $120 · 10 = $12 per hour. Then, multiply the hourly rate by the number of hours worked (6): $12 6 = $72. Therefore, the student earned $72 for working 6 hours. Choice B ($90) is incorrect because it miscalculates the hourly rate. Choice C ($80) is incorrect as it does not consider the correct hourly rate. Choice D ($50) is incorrect as it calculates the earnings based on the wrong hourly rate.
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Bill has 2.5 vacation days left for the rest of the year and 1.25 sick days left. If Bill uses all of his sick days and his vacation days, how many days will he have off work?
- A. 1 day
- B. 3 days
- C. 2 days
- D. 4 days
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To find the total number of days Bill will have off, add his vacation days and sick days together. Bill has 2.5 vacation days and 1.25 sick days:
2.5 + 1.25 = 3.75 days
When rounding to the nearest whole number, 3.75 rounds up to 4. Therefore, Bill will have 4 days off work.
Multiply 4/9 x 1 & 4/5 x 2/5.
- A. 15
- B. 7/16
- C. 8/25
- D. 19
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. Calculating 4/9 x 1 & 4/5 x 2/5 gives you (4 x 1) / (9 x 1) & (4 x 2) / (5 x 5) = 4/9 & 8/25. Therefore, the correct answer is 8/25. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not result from the correct multiplication of the fractions provided.
How many gallons are in 3 fluid ounces?
- A. 0.0234 gallons
- B. 0.5 gallons
- C. 0.38 gallons
- D. 0.12 gallons
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: To convert fluid ounces to gallons, you need to divide the number of fluid ounces by 128 because there are 128 fluid ounces in 1 gallon. Therefore, 3 fluid ounces · 128 equals approximately 0.0234 gallons. Choice A is correct. Choice B (0.5 gallons) is incorrect as it is equivalent to 64 fluid ounces, not 3. Choice C (0.38 gallons) and Choice D (0.12 gallons) are also incorrect conversions of 3 fluid ounces to gallons.
An architect is designing a rectangular room. The room has an area of 225 square feet and a width of 15 feet. What is the length of the room?
- A. 30 feet
- B. 15 feet
- C. 25 feet
- D. 45 feet
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The formula for the area of a rectangle is: Area = Length Width. To find the length, divide the area by the width: 225 · 15 = 15 feet. Therefore, the correct answer is 15 feet. Choice A (30 feet) is incorrect because it is the product of the area and the width, not the length. Choice C (25 feet) is incorrect as it does not match the result of dividing the area by the width. Choice D (45 feet) is incorrect as it is not the result of the calculation needed to find the length.
Convert 2100 to standard time.
- A. 12:00 PM
- B. 2:00 AM
- C. 9:00 PM
- D. 2:00 PM
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Military time is based on a 24-hour clock. To convert 2100 hours to standard time, subtract 1200 from the time if it is greater than or equal to 1300. In this case, 2100 - 1200 = 900, which corresponds to 9:00 PM in standard time. Choice A, 12:00 PM, is incorrect because 2100 is in the evening, not noon. Choice B, 2:00 AM, is incorrect as it represents the early morning hours. Choice D, 2:00 PM, is incorrect as it is in the afternoon, not the evening.