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Basic MathFind each percent increase. Round to the nearest percent
1. From 24 teachers to 30 teachers
2. From $18 to $45
Find each percent decrease. Round to the nearest percent.
3. From 20 miles to 11 miles.
4. From 84 seconds to 8 seconds_
Given the original amount and the percent of change, find the new amount.
5. $25; 300% increase
6. 56 books; 75% decrease
7. 160 bananas; 20% decrease.
8. 52 companies; 25% increase
Solve.
9. Last year, there were 380 students at Woodland Middle School. This year, the student
population will increase by 5%. What will be the school's increased student population?
10. In August, the Simons' water bill was $48. In September, it was 15% lower. What was the
Simons' water bill in September?
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Basic MathA cereal packaging machine can fill 15 oz
boxes at a rate of 3 boxes every 2 minutes,
Production has scheduled 600 lbs to be
processed during each 8-hour shift.
Approximately how many minutes of down
time will the machine have during each
shift?
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What amortization payment (in $) would you need to make each month at 12% interest compounded monthly to pay off a loan of $17,000 in 2 years? Use Table 12-2. (Round your
answer to the nearest cent.)
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Basic Mathinteger larger than a
Find three every other even integers such that the sum of all three is equal to three times the largest
decreased by the other two numbers.
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Basic Math18.) In the year 2010, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox had the most
expensive ticket prices in Major League Baseball. Two Yankee tickets and three
Red Sox tickets cost $296.66 while three Yankee tickets and two Red Sox tickets
cost $319.39. Find the cost of a Yankee ticket and a Red Sox ticket.
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Basic MathWhich phrases are used to describe an upper-tail test? (Select all that apply.)
O is greater than
is less than
is not the same as
is smaller than
is bigger than
is shorter than
is longer than
is different from
is decreased from
is increased from
has changed from
is above
is below
is not equal to
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Basic MathI
The magnitude R, measured on the Richter scale, of an earthquake of intensity I is defined as R = log
lo
Richter scale?
The magnitude of the earthquake was (Simplify your answer.)
where lo is a minimum intensity used for comparison. If the intensity of an earthquake was 107.83
lo what was the magnitude on the
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Basic MathThere are many different phrases that are commonly used in hypotheses with co.responding symbols. Translate the following phrases to the appropriate type of test.
(a) Which phrases are used to describe a lower-tail test? (Select all that apply.)
is greater than
is less than
is not the same as
is smaller than
is birer than
is shorter than
is longer than
is different from
is decreased from
is increased from
has changed from
is above
is below
is not equal to
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Basic Math2. Given g(x) = √√x + 9 and h(x) = -2x² + 1,
a.
Use the input of 7. In what order must the functions be used to get a final output
of - 31.
b. What is the final output given when an input of -2 is passed through the h
function and then the g function?
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Basic MathAnalyze the polynomial function f(x)=49x-x using parts (a) through (h) below.
(a) Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function.
The graph of f behaves like y=-x for large values of |x|.
(b) Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph of the function.
The x-intercept(s) is/are
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a fraction. Use a comma to separate answers as needed. Type each answer only once.)
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Basic MathHow much should a mother invest at the time her son is born in order to provide him with $50,000 at age 21? Assume that the interest is 5% compounded quarterly.
The mother should invest $
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Basic MathSelect the inverse of the given statement.
If the dog is blue, then the cat is pink.
O The dog is not blue or the cat is pink.
O The dog is blue if and only if the cat is pink.
O If the cat is not pink, then the dog is not blue.
O The dog is not blue and the cat is pink.
O If the dog is blue, then the cat is not pink.
O If the cat is not pink, then the dog is blue.
O The dog is blue and the cat is not pink.
O If the dog is not blue, then the cat is not pink.
O The dog is blue or the cat is not pink.
O None of these.
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Basic MathGiven
f(x) = 2x³ + 7x² + 14x - 9. Use the intermediate value theorem to determine whether f(x) has a zero on the interval [0, 1],
the zero if it exists.
Select one:
O a.-1
O b. 1
O c.
1
2
O d. There is no zero on the interval.
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Basic Math7) Tom is deciding whether or not he should become a member gym to use their basketball courts. The
membership cost is $135. Members pay $2 to rent out the basketball courts. Non-members can rent the
court also, but they have to pay $11 each time. how many times would Tom need to rent the court in order
for it be cheaper to be a member than a non member?
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Basic MathChoose the correct description(s) of the pattern below. Then find the the next three numbers.
4, 6, 9, 13.5, . . .
Each number is 0.5 times the previous number.
Each number is 1.5 times the previous number.
Each number is of the next number.
Each number is of the previous number.
Written as decimals, the next three numbers are 6.75
and
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Basic MathIn a class of 45 students, 26 are Democrats, 9 are business majors, and 5 of the business majors are Democrats. If one student is randomly selected from the class,
find the probability of choosing a Democrat or a business major.
P(Democrat or business major) =
(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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Basic MathSuppose that your bank pays 6% interest, compounded quarterly. Use Table 12-2 to find how much should be deposited now to yield an annuity payment of $1,700 at the end of ea
three months, for 3 years. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$
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Basic MathRent-A-Reck Incorporated finds that it can rent 60 cars if it charges $80 for a weekend. It estimates that for each $5 price increase it will rent two fewer cars. What price should it charge to
maximize its revenue?
$
How many cars will it rent at this price?
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Basic MathA passenger train traveled 120 miles in the same amount of time it took a freight train to travel 70 miles. The rate of the freight train was 30 miles per hour
slower than the rate of the passenger train. Find the rate of the passenger train.
Rate of the passenger train: miles/hour
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Basic MathDetermine what the key terms refer to in the following study.
A study was conducted in a local community to analyze which voters would be likely to vote and how
on an upcoming bond.
Variable
✓ Parameter
Statistic
✓Population
✓ Data
Sample
a. the number of eligible voters who actually plan to vote
b. all eligible voters in the comunity
c. the attendance of a single voter
d. a group of voters in the community who voted, randomly selected
e. the number of eligible voters in the study who actually plan to vote
f. voted, didn't vote, voted
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Basic MathA line segment has endpoints A(2, -1) and
B(3,5).
What is the output of the transformation
T(AB)((-4,0)?
A. a line segment with endpoints A'(-2,-5)
and B'(-1, 1)
B. a line segment with endpoints A'(-2, -1)
and B'(-1, 5)
C. a line segment with endpoints A'(6, -1)
and B'(7,5)
D. a line segment with endpoints A'(6, 3) and
B'(7,9)
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Basic MathMichelle is picking up sandwich ingredients at the grocery store. She goes to the deli counter and finds roast beef for $10.00 per pound and cheddar
cheese for $11.25 per pound. She buys some of each and walks away with 1.5 pounds of meat and cheese costing a total of $16.25. How many
pounds of each ingredient did Michelle buy?
Michelle bought |
pounds of roast beef and
pounds of cheddar cheese.
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Basic MathFollow the steps for graphing a rational function to graph the function R(x)=
If needed, first write the given function as a single rational expression. Then, factor the numerator and denominator of R(x). Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box
A. R(x)=
B. R(x) cannot be factored further.
What is the domain of R(x)? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
OA. {x1x²
OB. {xx<
(Type your answer in factored form. Do not simplify.)
x+3
x(x + 7)
} (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
} (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
C. {x|x -7,0}
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)
D. The domain is the set of all real numbers.
Write R(x) in lowest terms. Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
OA. R(x) =
(Simplify your answer.)
OB. R(x) is already in lowest terms.
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Basic MathDetermine whether the relation is a function.
c={(8,4), (-4,-3), (2, 1), (5,-8)}
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Is the relation a function?
O No
O Yes
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Basic MathChoi Home Repair needs to accumulate $24,000 in 6 years to purchase new equipment. What sinking fund payment (in $) would they need to make at the end of each three months, at
4% interest compounded quarterly? Use Table 12-1. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$
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Basic MathJulio invests $6100 in two different accounts. The first account paid 2 %, the second account paid 3 % in interest. At the end of the first year he had earned $150 in interest. How much was in each account?
$ at 2%
S at 3%
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Basic MathJamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two
weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 2 times as many dimes as nickels, and the
value of the dimes is $0.90 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes
does Jamil have?
O 6 nickels and 12 dimes
O 7 nickels and 14 dimes
O 5 nickels and 10 dimes
O 12 nickels and 6 dimes
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Basic MathA pool is being filled and the water level of the pool is given by the function:
L(h) = 1.5 +0.5h
Where
h = number of hours the pool has been filling
L(h)= water level in the pool (feet)
Find the missing value in the ordered pair described by the function notation and then choose the option that best describes the
meaning of that ordered pair.
L(2)
means...
and
O The water level of the pool is 2 feet which happens after 2.5 hours of filling.
O The water level of the pool is 2 feet which happens after 1 hour of filling.
O After 2 hours of filling the water level the pool is 1 foot.
O After 2 hours of filling the water level of the pool is 2.5 feet.
O It will take a total of 2 hours to fill the pool.
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Basic MathA right triangle has an area of 44 square inches. The square of the hypotenuse is 185. Find the
lengths of the legs of the triangle. Round your answer to the nearest inch.
4 inches and 22 inches
O 16 inches and 5.5 inches
64 inches and 121 inches
8 inches and 11 inches
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Basic MathA bank loaned out $31,000, part of it at the rate of 9% annual interest, and the rest at 8% annual interest. The
total interest earned for both loans was $2,620.00. How much was loaned at each rate?
was loaned at 9% and
was loaned at 8%.
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Basic Math5. Stewart has to make a tessellation poster for his art
class. His parallelogram ABCD is A(2, 3), B(3, 5),
C(8,5), D(7, 3) is reflected across the y-axis. What
will the new coordinates be on his project?
A. A'(-2, 3), B'(-3, 5), C'(-8, 5), D'(-7, 3)
B. A'(2, -3), B'(3, -5), C'(8,-5), D'(7, -3)
C. A'(2, 3), B'(3, 5), C'(8, 5), D'(7,3)
D. A'(-2,-3), B'(-3, -5), C'(-8, -5), D'(-7, -3)
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Basic MathA certain forest covers an area of 4300 km². Suppose that each year this area decreases by 6%. What will the area be after 10 years?
Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.
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Use the fact that the derivative of the function g(x)=√x is g'(x) =
to find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of g(x) at the point x = 121
2√x
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The equation of the tangent line is y=
(Simplify your answer.)
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Basic MathThe formula for finding the area of a trapezoid is A =
a=
top width, b is the bottom width and h is the height. Rearrange the formula to solve for the top
width (a).
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h, where A is the area, a is the
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Basic MathA farmer bought a number of pigs for $270. However, 7 of them died before he could sell the rest at
a profit of 6 per pig. His total profit was $50. How many pigs did he originally buy?
He originally bought
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Basic Maththe point where all three centroid
medians meet
the point where all three othocenter
altitudes meet
the point where all three circumcenter
perpendicular bisectors meet
a segment connecting the [Choose ]
midpoint of the side of a triangle
to the opposite angle
a line/segment perpendicular to Choose]centroid/circumcenter/othocenter/
a side at the midpoint of that altitude/perpendicular bisector/median
side
a segment from a vertex
perpendicular to the opposite [Choose ]
side
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Basic MathSuppose that the cost C (in dollars) of removing p percent of the particulate pollution from the smokestacks of an industrial plant is given by
C(p) =
6400p
100 - P
(a) Is C(p) undefined at any p-value? If so, what value? (If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)
p=
(b) What is the domain of C(p) as given by the equation? (Enter your answer using interval notation.)
(c) What is the domain of C(p) in the context of the application? (Enter your answer using interval notation.)
(d) What happens to the cost as the percent of pollution removed approaches 100%?
The cost decreases without bound as p increases.
The cost decreases (bounded by 0) as p increases.
The cost increases (bounded by 6400) as p increases.
The cost remains constant as p increases.
The cost increases without bound as p increases.
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Basic MathPath A and Path B are walking
paths used for horses. Path A is 118 feet
long. Path B is 180 feet long. Carlos walks his
horse down each path 3 times. Which
path did Carlos use to walk his horse
about 500 feet? Explain.
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Basic MathGraph the quadratic function f(x) = -3x² - 36x-96. Give the (a) vertex, (b) axis, (c) domain, and (d)
range. Then determine (e) the largest open interval of the domain over which the function is increasing
and (f) the largest open interval over which the function is decreasing.
(a) The vertex is.
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Basic MathSketch the graph of f by hand and use your sketch to find the absolute and local maximum and
minimum values of f. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. If an answer does not exist,
enter DNE.)
f(x) = ² (7x − 2), x≤ 3
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absolute maximum value
absolute minimum value DNE
local maximum value(s)
local minimum value(s)
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Basic MathWhich type of asymptote will never intersect the graph of a rational function?
Choose the correct answer below.
O horizontal
O oblique
vertical
all of these
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Basic MathThe five number summary of a dataset was found to be:
1, 2, 9, 17, 19
An observation is considered an outlier if it is below:
An observation is considered an outlier if it is above:
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Basic MathThe force applied (F) to a wrench is
directly related to the torque (T) of the
wrench. If the torque of a wrench is
9 N m when the force on the wrench
is 27 N, find the torque of the wrench
when the force on the wrench is 18N.
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Basic MathIf 135 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3.75 while tickets for children cost $3 and total
receipts for the concert was $448.25, how many of each went to the concert?
adults
children
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Basic MathWhich phrases are used to describe a two-tail test? (Select all that apply.)
O is greater than
is less than
is not the same as
is smaller than
O is bigger than
is shorter than
O is longer than
is different from
is decreased from
is increased from
has changed from
is above
is below
is not equal to
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Basic MathAnalyze the polynomial function f(x)= x²(x-8) using parts (a) through (h) below.
(a) Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function.
The graph of f behaves like y=
for large values of |x|.
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Basic MathType "oo" (two lower case o's as in octopus) for oo if there are infinite solutions (all real numbers).
Type "DNE" (Does Not Exist) if there is no solution.
-5(5-2) + 3 = -25z + 14
7(62-3) +9= 42z - 12
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Basic MathA buoy floating in the ocean is bobbing in simple harmonic motion with amplitude 4 ft and period 7 seconds. Its displacement d from sea level at time 1 = 0 seconds is 0 ft, and initially it moves upward. (Note that upward is the positive direction.)
Give the equation modeling the displacement d as a function of time t.
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Basic MathMaria invests a total of $27,500 in two accounts. The first account earned a rate of return of 14% (after a year). However, the second account suffered a 3% loss in the same time period. At the end of one year, the total amount of money gained was $1,045.00. How much was invested into each account?
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Basic MathThe volume of a gas varies inversely as the pressure upon it. The volume of a gas is 100 cm³ under a
pressure of 64 kg/2. What will be its volume under a pressure of 40 kg/cm²?
cm³
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