A recipe calls for 2/9 cup of flour for every 1 2/5 cup of milk. To make a bigger batch, the chef uses 2 cups of flour. Which of the following would be the amount of milk needed for the bigger batch?
A. 12 1/5 cups
B. 12 3/5 cups
C. 8 1/25 cups
D. 10 3/25 cups
B. 12 3/5 cups
Soft Drinks
Orange
Two 24-packs for $10; one 24-pack for $8
Root Beer
One 24-pack for $11
Cream Soda
One 12-pack for $6
A consumer needs to purchase at least 50 soft drinks for a picnic. Which of the following combinations is the most cost-effective?
A. 1 two-24 packs of Orange and 2 packs of Cream Soda
B. 3 one 24-pack of Orange
C. 1 packs of Root Beer and 3 packs of Cream Soda
D. 4 packs of cream Soda
A. 1 two-24 packs of Orange and 2 packs of Cream Soda
To determine the cost of a laptop, the seller considers the brand of the laptop, the tax rate, and the memory size. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. Cost of a laptop
B. Tax rate
C. Memory size
D. Brand of the laptop
A. Cost of a laptop
A recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of vanilla. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
A. 34.33 mL
B. 9.58 mL
C. 10.49 mL
D. 14.79 mL
D. 14.79 mL
Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of centimeters (cm) in 9 yards? (Note: 1 yard=3 feet; 1 foot =12 inches; 1 inch =2.54 cm)
A. 775 cm
B. 780 cm
C. 823 cm
D. 830 cm
C. 823 cm
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that the slope of a wheelchair ramp be no greater than 1:12. Which of the following is the minimum length of a ramp needed to provide access to a door that is 1.5 feet above the sidewalk?
A. 12 feet
B. 4.5 feet
C. 3 feet
D. 18 feet
D. 18 feet
A bag contains six green balls, eight red balls, and three yellow balls. If one ball is randomly selected from the ball, which of the following is the probability that the ball is green?
A .10/17
B. 3/17
C. 2/17
D. 6/17
D. 6/17
The length of a rectangular room is 5 feet greater than its width. Which of the following equations represents the area (A) of the room?
A. A=w+(w+5)
B. A=2w+2(w+5)
C. A=5(w+8)
D. A=w(w+5)
D. A=w(w+5)
A person weighed themselves at 153 lb. Five months later they weighed themselves at 120 lb. Which of the following is the percent of weight the person lost over 5 months? (Round to the nearest percent.)
A. 38%
B. 22%
C. 19%
D. 29%
B. 22%
Which of the following is the appropriate unit of a measure to express the weight of a mobile phone?
A. Liter
B. Milliliter
C. Gram
D. Milligram
C. Gram
Japheth’s uncle is 10 less than three times Japheth’s age. Which of the equations represents Japheth’s uncle’s age (u) as it relates to Japheth’s age (k)?
A. u=10-3k
B. u=3k-10
C. k=3u-10
D. k=10-3u
B. u=3k-10
Which of the following is the length of the unknown leg of a right triangle that has one leg length of 10 feet and a hypotenuse of 24 feet? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
A. 21.8 feet
B. 25 feet
C. 13.6 feet
D. 17.7 feet
A. 21.8 feet
Five friends are sharing a pizza. Two friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3
C. 5/6
D. 1/5
A. 1/6
A bucket containing 2 2/5 gallons of water is 4/7 full. How many gallons of water is in one fully filled bucket?
A. 4 1/5
B. 2 1/5
C. 4 4/5
D. 2 2/5
A. 4 1/5
Which of the following is the best approximation of 3 times the positive square root of 19?
A. 57
B. 13.1
C. 21.7
D. 6.9
B. 13.1
Which of the following values is the greatest?
A. 3/7
B. 6.98
C. 10/7
D. 9.2
D. 9.2
How many milliliters are there in 6.5 liters?
A. 0.65
B. 65
C. 650
D. 6500
D. 6500
There are 1200 students enrolled in four allied health programs at a local community college. The percent students in each program are displayed in the pie chart. Which of the following is the number of students enrolled in the radiologic technology program?
A. 216
B. 504
C. 228
D. 252
D. 252
An energy company’s stock price was $65.50 on Monday. On Tuesday, the price went up $1.50. On Wednesday, the price decreased from Tuesday’s price by $2.57. On Thursday, the price went up $2.25 from Wednesday’s price. Which of the following was the final price on Thursday?
A. $66.68
B. $65.79
C. $67.00
D. $64.43
A. $66.68
Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of 15/27? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places).
A. 0.56
B. 5.56
C. 3.86
D. 0.36
A. 0.56
A circle has an area of 169 π in2. Which of the following is the circumference of the circle in terms of pi?
A. 13 π in
B. 26 π in
C. 7.5 π in
D. 20 π in
B. 26 π in
Which of the following is the total number of whole boxes that measure 4 ft * 4 ft * 4 ft that can be stored in a room that measures 11.5 ft * 11.5 ft * 11.5 ft, if the size of the boxes cannot be altered?
A. 10
B. 24
C. 20
D. 18
B. 24
Which of the following is an appropriate unit of measure to express the length of a chair?
A. Centimeters
B. Kilometers
C. Micrometers
D. Milligrams
A. Centimeters
As the dollar rate increases in a day, the amount of investment, stock prices, and forex exchange deposit available also decreases. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Amount of investment
B. Dollar rate
C. Stock prices
D. Forex exchange deposit
B. Dollar rate
A baker is using a cookie recipe that call for 2 ¼ cups of flour to yield 40 cookies. How much flour will the baker need to make 90 cookies using the same recipe?
A. 6 7/18 cups
B. 5 5/18 cups
C. 2 3/16 cups
D. 5 1/16 cups
D. 5 1/16 cups
Which of the following is the mean of the test scores listed below?
83, 86, 76, 88, 97
A. 97
B. 76
C. 86
D. 83
C. 86