What is the estimated total amount of money the roommates used to purchase the gift?
- A. $34
- B. $35
- C. $36
- D. $37
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the total amount spent by the roommates, you need to add up the individual amounts each roommate contributed. Anna contributed $18, Liz contributed $12, and Jane contributed $6. Adding these amounts together gives us $18 + $12 + $6 = $36. Therefore, the correct answer is $36. Option A ($34), Option B ($35), and Option D ($37) are incorrect as they do not match the correct calculation of the total amount spent by the roommates.
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Solve the following equation: 3(2y+50)−4y=500
- A. y = 125
- B. y = 175
- C. y = 150
- D. y = 200
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To solve the equation 3(2y+50)−4y=500, first distribute to get 6y+150−4y=500. Combining like terms results in 2y + 150 = 500. By subtracting 150 from both sides, we get 2y = 350. Dividing by 2 gives y = 175. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly follow the steps of distributing, combining like terms, and isolating the variable to solve for y.
A lab technician took 500 milliliters of blood from a patient. The technician used 16.66% of the blood for further tests. How many milliliters of blood were used for further tests? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
- A. 83
- B. 83.3
- C. 83.33
- D. 83.34
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the amount of blood used for further tests, we multiply 500 mL by 0.1666 (equivalent to 16.66%). This calculation results in 83.3, which rounded to the nearest hundredth is 83.33. Therefore, 83.33 milliliters of blood were used for further tests. Choice A is incorrect as it does not consider rounding to the nearest hundredth. Choices B and D are slightly off due to incorrect rounding. Choice C is the correct answer after rounding to the nearest hundredth.
A book has a width of 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, you need to multiply by 10 since 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters. Therefore, to find the width of the book in centimeters, multiply 5 decimeters by 10: 5 decimeters * 10 = 50 centimeters. This means the width of the book is 50 centimeters, making choice B, "25 centimeters," the correct answer. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly convert decimeters to centimeters.
Elijah drove 45 miles to his job in an hour and ten minutes in the morning. On the way home in the evening, however, the traffic was much heavier, and the same trip took an hour and a half. What was his average speed in miles per hour for the round trip?
- A. 30
- B. 45
- C. 36
- D. 40
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: To find the average speed for the round trip, we calculate the total distance and total time traveled. The total distance for the round trip is 45 miles each way, so 45 miles * 2 = 90 miles. The total time taken for the morning trip is 1 hour and 10 minutes (1.17 hours), and for the evening trip is 1.5 hours. Therefore, the total time for the round trip is 1.17 hours + 1.5 hours = 2.67 hours. To find the average speed, we divide the total distance by the total time: 90 miles / 2.67 hours ≈ 33.7 miles per hour. The closest option is A, 30 miles per hour, making it the correct answer. Choice B (45) is the total distance for the round trip, not the average speed. Choices C (36) and D (40) are not derived from the correct calculations and do not represent the average speed for the round trip.
In the winter of 2006, 6 inches of snow fell in Chicago, IL. The following winter, 3 inches of snowfall fell in Chicago. What was the percent decrease in snowfall in Chicago between those two winters?
- A. 69.40%
- B. 59.00%
- C. 41.00%
- D. 24.70%
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To calculate the percent decrease in snowfall between the two winters, use the formula: Percent Decrease = ((Initial Value - Final Value) / Initial Value) * 100. In this case, the initial value is 6 inches and the final value is 3 inches. Plug these values into the formula: ((6 - 3) / 6) * 100 = (3 / 6) * 100 = 0.5 * 100 = 50%. Therefore, the correct answer is 50%, which is not listed among the choices provided. Among the given choices, the closest percentage is 41.00%, which corresponds to choice C.