What is the result of multiplying 8 by 2?
- A. 16
- B. 22
- C. 24
- D. 32
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: 16. When you multiply 8 by 2, the result is 16. Choice B (22), Choice C (24), and Choice D (32) are incorrect as they do not represent the correct multiplication of 8 by 2.
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Multiply: 54 45. Express the result in decimal form.
- A. 0.0243
- B. 0.243
- C. 2.43
- D. 24.3
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To multiply 54 by 45, you should multiply the two numbers together: 54 x 45 = 2430. The decimal point is placed after counting the total decimal places in the numbers being multiplied. As there are no decimal places in the numbers 54 and 45, the result is 2430, which is correctly expressed as 24.3 when considering the decimal point placement. Choice A (0.0243) and Choice B (0.243) are incorrect as they represent fractions of 2430. Choice C (2.43) is incorrect as it incorrectly places the decimal point one place before the actual result.
Positive integers are numbers greater than zero. Which of the following expressions results in the largest positive number?
- A. (2 + 3)^2
- B. 5 x 7 + 2
- C. 10^2 - 4^2
- D. (8 - 1) x 3
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: To find the largest positive number among the expressions, we evaluate each one:
A) (2 + 3)^2 = 5^2 = 25
B) 5 x 7 + 2 = 35 + 2 = 37
C) 10^2 - 4^2 = 100 - 16 = 84
D) (8 - 1) x 3 = 7 x 3 = 21
Therefore, the expression that results in the largest positive number is 10^2 - 4^2, which equals 84. Choices A, B, and D result in smaller numbers.
A scientific illustrator uses a scale of 3:1 for drawings of insects. If the length of a cicada in the drawing is 6 centimeters, how long is the actual cicada in real life?
- A. 18 centimeters
- B. 6.3 centimeters
- C. 4.6 centimeters
- D. 4.2 centimeters
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The scale of 3:1 means that for every 3 centimeters in the drawing, it represents 1 centimeter in real life. If the length of the cicada in the drawing is 6 centimeters, in real life, it would be 6 x 3 = 18 centimeters long. Therefore, the actual length of the cicada in real life is 18 centimeters. Choice B, 6.3 centimeters, is incorrect because it does not account for the scale factor. Choices C and D, 4.6 centimeters and 4.2 centimeters respectively, are also incorrect as they do not consider the 3:1 scale used in the drawing.
If Jolene averages 5 miles for every 30 minutes of biking, how far will she bike in 2 hours?
- A. 10 miles
- B. 15 miles
- C. 20 miles
- D. 30 miles
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If Jolene bikes 5 miles for every 30 minutes, it means she bikes 10 miles in one hour (twice the 30-minute interval). Therefore, in 2 hours, she will cover double the distance she bikes in one hour, which equals 20 miles (10 miles per hour x 2 hours = 20 miles). This makes Choice C, '20 miles,' the correct answer. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect as they do not account for the correct doubling of the hourly distance when calculating the total distance biked in 2 hours.
Olivia currently earns $51,200 in her job. If her salary increases by 4% this year, what will her new salary be?
- A. $52,348
- B. $52,736
- C. $53,040
- D. $53,248
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To find Olivia's new salary after a 4% increase, we calculate 4% of $51,200, which is 0.04 x $51,200 = $2,048. Adding this increase to Olivia's current salary gives us the new salary: $51,200 + $2,048 = $53,248. Therefore, Olivia's salary after the 4% increase will be $53,248. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect as they do not reflect the correct calculation for the new salary after a 4% increase.