Basic Math Questions and Answers

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Basic MathGiven the equations m(x)=x-2 and n(x)=x-4, find m(x) -n(x).
When typing your answers, be sure to use the following format:
• Indicate exponents with a "^" For example, write x² as "x^2."
o Do not include spaces.
o Write in descending order of exponents, from largest to smallest.
Example: 9x² - 11x-7 would be typed in as 9x^2-11x-7
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Basic MathThe expenses and income of an individual are given in table
form to the right. Find the net monthly cash flow (it could be
positive or negative). Assume salaries and wages are after
taxes. When you need to convert between weeks and
months, assume that 1 month = 4 weeks.
The net monthly cash flow is $
Income
Part-time job: $800/month
College fund from grandparents: $500/month
Scholarship: $3600/year
Expenses
Rent: $400/month
Groceries: $50/week
Tuition and fees: $3000 twice a year
Incidentals: $90/week

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Basic MathSuppose that a box contains 8 cameras and that 5 of them are defective. A sample 2 cameras is
selected at random. Define the random variable X as the number of defective cameras in the sample.
Write the probability distribution for X.Write your answer in fraction form or round to 3 decimal places.
What is the expected value of X?

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Basic MathStudy this circle graph and answer the questions that follow.
School Expenditures
Lab fee
6%
Materials fee
10%
Books and
lab manuals
16%
Tuition
40%
Tools
28%
a. Which category represents the largest expenditure?
b. Which category represents the smallest expenditure?
c. If a student spent a total of $2500, how much of this went toward tools and lab fees combined?
d. If a student spent $300 in material fees, how much would she spend on books and lab manuals?
a. Which category represents the largest expenditure? Choose the correct answer below.
O O O O O
Materials fee
Tuition
Books and lab manuals
Tools
Lab fee
b. Which category represents the smallest expenditure?
Materials fee
Lab fee
Tuition
Books and lab manuals
Tools
c. The student spent a total of $2500 so the combined amount that went towards tools and lab fees was.
d. If a student spent $300 on materials, the amount spent on books and lab manuals was $

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Basic MathInvestor Dan has $353,000 to invest in bonds. Bond A yields an average of 7%
and the bond B yields 9.8%. Dan requires that at least 5 times as much money
be invested in bond A as in bond B. You must invest in these bonds to maximize
his return. How much should you invest in bond A?
Round to the nearest cent.

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Basic MathConvert the area of 541 square meters to square feet. Include the acres-hectare conversion factor. Use the
conversion factors from the table in Lesson 1.5. Show all needed conversion factors. Some spaces don't
require numbers in which case enter 1. Some units will be blank in which case select the second item in
the list, which is a blank space. Round final answer to 2 decimal places if needed. The setup below should
look like the typical dimensional analysis that you learned. If it doesn't, resize the window on your
computer, if possible.

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Basic MathWhat is the amplitude of the given function?
What is the period of the given function?
Which graph matches the given function? ? v
Note: You can earn partial credit on this problem.

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Basic MathA tennis ball is dropped from the top of the building, which is 265 feet tall. The height of the ball, h, at time t seconds can be represented by the equation h(t) = -16 +265. After 3.5 seconds, did ball fall on the ground? Explain your answer mathematically.

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Basic MathA squirrel is 40 feet up in a tree and tosses a nut out of the tree with an initial velocity of 12 feet per second. The nuts height, h, at time t seconds can be represented by the equation h(t) = -16+ 12t+40. How long does it take for a squirrel to catch the nut on the ground?



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Basic MathUse the theoretical probability formula to solve the problem. Express the probability as a fraction reduced to lowest terms. A single die is rolled twice. The set of 36 equally likely outcomes is {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 1), (5,2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6),}. Find the probability of getting two numbers whose sum is greater than 9.
A) 6
B) 1/6
C) 1/12
D)1/4

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Basic MathSuppose that $10,484 is invested at an interest rate of 5.6% per year, compounded continuously.
a) Find the exponential function that describes the amount in the account after time t, in years.
b) What is the balance after 1 year? 2 years? 5 years? 10 years?
c) What is the doubling time?

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Basic MathFind the monthly interest payment in the situation below.
Vic bought a new plasma TV for $2400. He made a down payment of $500 and then financed the balance through the store. Unfortunately, he was unable to make the first monthly payment and now pays 4% interest per month on the balance (while he watches his TV).
What is Vic's monthly interest payment?
$ (Round to the nearest dollar as needed.)

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Basic MathUse the long division method to find the result when 16x4 + 4x³ 30x²+x+10 is divided by 4x2 + 2x - 5. If there is a remainder, express the result in the form q(x) +r(x)/b(x).

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Basic MathYou are dealt one card from a 52 card deck. Then the card is replaced in the deck,
the deck is shuffled, and you draw again. Find the probability of getting a picture card the first time and a club the second time.
A)1/13
B) 3/52
C) 1/4
D) 3/13

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Basic MathFind the standard deviation. Round to one more place than the data.
20, 5, 13, 10, 10, 5, 7, 17, 19
A. 6.2
B. 1.5
C. 5.8
D. 5.5

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Basic MathConvert 5π/6 radians into degrees:
Convert 2π/3 radians into degrees:
Convert 7π/4 radians into degrees:
Convert π radians into degrees:

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Basic Math(b) The distance between Moscow, Russia, and Istanbul, Turkey is 1097 miles. If lines were drawn from Moscow and Istanbul to the center of the earth, those lines would meet at an angle of 15.64°. Use this information to approximate the radius of the earth. Using this information, we can estimate that the radius of the earth is ______miles.

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Basic MathYou must decide whether to buy a new car for $22,000 or lease the same car over a three-year period. Under the terms of the lease, you can make a down payment of $1000 and have monthly payments of $150. At the end of the three years, the leased car has a residual value (the amount you pay if you choose to buy the car at the end of the lease period) of $10,000. Assume you can sell the new car at the end of the three years at the same residual value. Is it less expensive to buy or to lease?
The cost for buying the car and selling it after three years would be $

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Basic MathIdentify each of the following as scientific or pseudo-scientific notation.
3.4 x 10^8
62.3 × 10^4
1.578 x 10^-3
0.45 x 10^-6
5.667 × 10³

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Basic MathConvert 40 in.³3 to cubic decimeters. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth, if necessary.

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Basic MathFill in the blank.
The of a data set is the difference between the largest and smallest data values in the set.
The_____of a data set is the difference between the largest and smallest data values in the set.

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Basic MathA grocery store orders 4 large containers of milk for every 7 small containers of milk. Which
ratio could represent the number of large containers of milk to small containers of milk in an
order from the grocery store?
F. 18:21
G 14:8
H 16:49
J None of these

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Basic MathSelect all of the valid conditions for proving similarity.
Angle-Angle
Angle-Side-Angle
Side-Side-Side
Angle-Side-Side
Side-Angle-Side

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Basic MathSuppose the typical texting response time is between 2 seconds and 6 seconds. That could be written as a compound inequality for time t as: 2 < t < 6 seconds.
If a car is travelling at 35 mph what is the typical distance a car would travel during a typical texting response?
Round values to the nearest whole foot. Express your answer as an inequality using < or >, using d as the variable to represent the distance traveled.
feet

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Basic MathAgriculture: Farmers use Fertilizers imported from China and each bag of fertilizer (20 kg) is marked the direction how to use the fertilizer and the unit is given in terms of Kilograms per hectare(kg/ha). In United States it is customary for farmers to use the unit in terms of pounds per acre(lb./A) (1 Lb./ac = 0.892 kg/ha)
a) How many bags of fertilizers are needed if the farmer had done cultivation in 20 acres land?
Challenge:
b) The direction in the bag say 240 grams of fertilizer can be mixed with 1 Liter of water for spraying. How will the U.S. farmer use this direction if he uses Lb. and gallons? (1 U.S. gal =3.79 LB, 100 grams = 0.22 LB)

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Basic MathA 5-ounce container of Greek yogurt contains 135 calories. Find the unit rate of calories per ounce.
27 ounces/ 1 calorie
135 calories / 5 ounces
27 calories /1 ounce
27:1


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Basic MathParticles A and B are moving along a plane. Their velocities are represented by vectors a and 6, respectively.
Which option best describes the meaning of the following statement?
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Choose 1 answer:
Particle A is heavier than particle B.
Particle A's speed is greater than particle B's speed.
Particle A's movement creates a greater counterclockwise angle with the eastward direction
than particle B's movement.

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Basic MathA migrating salmon heads in the direction N 45 E, swimming at 5 mi/h relative to the
water. The prevailing ocean currents flow due east at 3 mi/h. Find the true velocity of
the fish as a vector.
Justify your work.

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Basic MathThere are 3 more gallons of yellow paint than brown paint. If there are 6 gallons of yellow paint,
how many gallons of brown paint are there?
9 gallons
3 gallons
6 gallons
2 gallons

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Basic MathA golf ball is struck across a flat fairway at an angle of 60° with an initial speed of
135ft/s.
a.). Write a set of parametric equations for the motion of the golf ball.
b.). Determine how long the golf ball was in the air.
c.). Determine how far the golf ball traveled in the air.

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Basic MathGas mileage is rated for either city driving or highway driving. Most of Jenna's travel will take place on the highway. For one trip, she drives 150 miles and the price of gas is $3.67/gallon. Her 4Runner gets 22 miles/gallon. If Jenna rents, she can request a small, fuel-efficient car such as the Hyundai Elantra, which gets 40 miles/gallon. What is the cost of the gas for each vehicle? (Round to the nearest cent)
Try the problem on your own first. If you are having trouble after 2 tries, we will break it down.
Cost of gas for the 4Runner: $
Cost of gas for the Elantra: $

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Basic MathThe physician orders a medication to be administered q8h.
The first dose is given at 6:00 a.m. What times will this
medication be given throughout the day in military time?
a. 0600h - 1300h - 2200h
b. 0200h - 1000h - 1800h
c. 0800h - 1800h - 2400h
O d. 0600h - 1400h - 2200h

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Basic MathYou have one type of candy that sells for $2.60/lb and another type of candy that sells for $5.10/lb. You would like to have 15 lbs of a candy mixture that sells for $5.00/lb. How much of each candy will you need to obtain the desired mixture?
You will need
lbs of the cheaper candy
and
lbs of the expensive candy.

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Basic MathFiona is going to jog once around the block she lives on. The block is rectangular, and it is 130 yards long and 200 feet wide. How far will Fiona jog (in feet)?
590 feet
1, 180 feet
393 1/3feet
660 feet

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Basic MathA box contains 30 widgets, 4 of which are defective. If 4 are sold at random, find the
probability that (a) all are defective (b) none are defective.
A)1/30;2/15
B)1/657720;1/164430
C)2/15;13/15
D)1/27405;2990/5481

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Basic MathConsider the quadratic equation 3x²-2x+10=0.
Choose the words or phrases that complete the statement.
The discriminant of the equation is .This means the equation has because the discriminant is zero.

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Basic MathThe speed of a passenger train is 14 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 310 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 240 miles. Find the speed of each train.
The speed of the passenger train is mph.
The speed of the freight train is


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Basic MathA car's windshield wiper is 10 inches long and rotates through an angle of 60°. If the rubber part
of the wiper only covers the last 9 inches of the blade, find the area of the windshield cleaned by the blade.

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Basic MathMultiply (8.1 × 10³) (4.7 × 10¹). Write your answer in scientific notation. For example, you'd enter
2.3*10^4 for 2.3 - 10¹
Invalid use of a comma.syntax incomplete.

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Basic MathMr. Wolf throws a basketball vertically upward from a height of 2 m with initial velocity of 25 m/s.
a. How long does it take to reach the maximum height?
b. What is the maximum height?
c. What is the velocity when the basketball hits the ground?

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Basic MathA car rental agency advertised renting a car
for $28.95 per day and $0.26 per mile. If
Shawn rents this car for 2 days, how many
whole miles can he drive on a $150 budget?

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Basic MathHana walks 12/3 miles to school. After school she walks 1 1/2 miles to work. How many miles does she walk before and after school?
3 1/3 miles
2 5/6 miles
2 3/5 miles
3 1/6 miles

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Basic MathAccording to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, in 2016 there were 4, 256 satellites orbiting the planet. Round this number to the nearest ten.
4,300
4,000
4, 260
5,000

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Basic MathMicah is twice as old as Richard. Richard is four times as old as Ken. Ken is six years old. How old is
Micah?
48 years old
24 years old
8 years old
12 years old

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Basic MathWrite the expression as a function of x, with no angle measure involved.
sin(2π/3-x)
sin (2π/3-x)-0
(Simplify your answer, including any radicals. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression..

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Basic MathIn 2021, Forsyth County in North Carolina had a population of 388,453 with an area of 413 square miles. Rounded to the nearest hundredth, what was Forsyth County's population density in 2021?
Hint for review only: Population density Is a measurement of population per unit area.
The population density for Forsyth County in 2021 was