Basic Math Questions and Answers

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Basic MathWhat is the volume of a sphere with a
diameter of 6.4 cm, rounded to the nearest
tenth of a cubic centimeter?

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Basic MathWhich transformation rule below translates points 5 units to the left and 2 units up?
A. (x,y) → (x + 5,y + 2)
B. (x,y) → (x - 5,y - 2)
C. (x,y) → (x + 5,y - 2)
D. (x, y) → (x - 5, y + 2)

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Basic MathAn online shopping club has 5,200 members when it charges $9 per month for membership. For each $1 monthly increase in membership fee, the club loses approximately 200 of its existing members. Write and simplify a function R to represent the monthly revenue received by the club when x represents the price increase.
Hint: Monthly revenue = # members • monthly fee.

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Basic MathIn a right triangle the two legs have measurements of 8 inches and 18 inches. Use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
144.00 inches
388.00 inches
12.00 inches
5.10 inches
19.70 inches

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Basic MathA rectangular-shaped window is
200 centimeters long and 5 meters
wide. What is the area of the
window?
A. 1,000 square centimeters
B. 250 square centimeters
C. 14 square meters
D. 10 square meters

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Basic MathA thread is being pulled off a spool at the rate of 61.9 cm per sec. Find the radius of the spool if it
makes 123 revolutions per min.
r≈cm
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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Basic MathThe formula w=θ/t can be rewritten as =θ wt. Using wt for θ changes s = rθ to s = rwt. Use the formula s = rwt to find the value of the missing variable.
s=4π cm, r = 3 cm, w =π/6 radian per sec

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Basic MathPresent value. A promissory note will pay $45,000 at maturity 9 years from now. How much should you be willing to pay for the note now if money is worth 4.25% compounded continuously?

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Basic MathA principal of $3800 Is Invested at 7.75% interest, compounded annually. How many years will It take to accumulate $11,000 or more in the account? (Use the calculator provided if necessary.)
Write the smallest possible whole number answer.

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Basic MathTravis Thompson uses his credit card to obtain a cash advance of $600 to pay for his textbooks in medical school. The interest rate charged for the loan is 0.04921% per day. Travis repays the money plus the interest after 25 days.
a) Determine the interest charged for the cash advance.
b) When he repaid the loan, how much did he pay the credit card company?

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Basic MathA forest ranger in an observation tower sees a bear 15 miles to the north. The ranger
also knows there are campers located 19 miles due west of her post.
To the nearest mile, how far are the campers from the bear?

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Basic MathWrite an explicit equation for the nth term of the geometric sequence 3584, 896, 224,....
Find the sixth term of this sequence.

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Basic MathRecently, a certain bank offered a 10-year CD that earns 2.52% compounded continuously.
Use the given information to answer the questions.
(a) If $20,000 is invested in this CD, how much will it be worth in 10 years?
approximately $ (Round to the nearest cent.)

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Basic MathFrom the top of a building, the angle of depression to a car parked on the street below is 48°. If the building is 75 ft. tall, how far is the car parked from the base of the building?
112.1 ft.
83.3 ft.
100.9 ft.
67.5 ft.

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Basic MathA jar containing only nickels and dimes
contains a total of 60 coins. The value of
all the coins in the jar is $4.45. If n
represents the number of nickels and d
represents the number of dimes, which of
the following systems of equations can be
used to represent this situation.
n+d=4.45
0.05n+ 0.10d = 60
0.05n+ 0.10d = 60
0.05n+ 0.10d = 4.45
n+d=60
5n+ 10 d = 4.45
n+d=60
0.05n+ 0.10d = 4.45


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Basic MathUse the remainder theorem to find P (2) for P(x)=2x³-2x² - 2x+4.
Specifically, give the quotient and the remainder for the associated division and the value of P (2).

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Basic MathJayla bought a table and some chairs at a furniture store.
The equation that models this situation is y= 35x + 30, where y is the amount
of money she spent and x is the number of chairs she bought.
What does the y-intercept mean in this situation?
A. She paid $30 for the table.
B. She paid $35 for each chair.
C. She paid $30 for each chair.
D. She paid $35 for the table.

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Basic MathDirections: Complete the following statements.
1. The standard form of a quadratic equation is
2. The curve formed by a quadratic equation is called a
3. The formula for the axis of symmetry is
4. If the vertex is the highest point on the graph, it is called a
5. If a vertex is the lowest point on a graph, it is called a

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Basic MathManuel wants to buy new carpet for his living room floor. The floor is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 19 feet and its width is 12 feet. Suppose carpet costs $8 for each square foot. How much will carpet cost for the floor?

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Basic MathLet 8 be an angle such that sinθ=-12/13 and tanθ>0.
Find the exact values of cot and sec8.

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Basic MathSolve the equation over the interval [0,2π), then support your solutions graphically.
2 cos 2x + 2 cos x = 0
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your
choice.
A. The solution set is.
(Use a comma to separate answers as needed. Type exact answers, using as
needed.)
B. The solution is the empty set.

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Basic MathA candy store called "Sugar" built a
giant hollow sugar cube out of wood to
hang above the entrance to their store.
It took 54 square feet of material to
build the cube. What is the volume
inside the giant sugar cube? *

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Basic MathWhat is the volume of a sphere with a diameter of 43.5 cm, rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic centimeter?

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Basic MathWhen members of the military are in a combat zone, they often eat meals-ready-to-eat (MRES). A typical MRE contains 1,800 calories. If the average soldier eats 3 MREs per day and is deployed for 6 months, approximately how many calories
will be consumed by a 44-member platoon of soldiers?
The platoon will consume million calories.
(Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

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Basic MathUse the formula w=θ/t to find the value of the missing variable.
θ= radians, t= 5 sec
w= radians per sec
(Simplify your answer. Type an exact answer, using as needed.)

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Basic MathA student who is driving home for the holidays averages 38 miles per hour.
Set up the problem below and calculate how many miles the student would travel if the trip home took 6.70 hours.

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Basic MathA clock is malfunctioning. The minute hand of the clock only moves and indicates correct time every 12 minutes. For instance, the clock indicates 12 pm between 12 pm to 12:11 pm and indicates correct time at 12:12 pm. How many times does the clock indicate correct time between 12:10 pm and 5:35 pm?

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Basic MathFlying against the wind, an airplane travels 7760 kilometers in 8 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 8470 kilometers in 7 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind?

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Basic MathThe tangent line to the graph of function h at the point (-2,-4) passes through the point (1,5).
Find h'(-2).
h'(-2)=[

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Basic MathIf a line of one billion people standing shoulder-to-shoulder stretches 333,181 miles long, what is the average shoulder width, in feet, of the people in the line?

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Basic MathNorman's checking account reconciliation information is as follows: Bank balance $304.79
Checkbook balance $206.19 Unreturned checks $110.17 Unprocessed deposits $12.58 When the
account is reconciled, the checkbook balance is
a. $206.19
b. $207.20
c. $303.78
d. $304.79

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Basic Math(1) Solve this system using the substitution method: y = 2x-3; y = (1/2)x-4
(2) Solve this application problem using a system of equations: The owner of Jeremy's Garage
wants to fill a 55-gallon drum with a 20% winter mixture of antifreeze for is customers. How
many gallons of 100% antifreeze should he mix with some 12% antifreeze mixture in order to fill
the drum?

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Basic MathUse the formula v= rw to find the value of the missing variable.
r = 15 m, w = 3π/5 radians per sec
The missing variable is v= m per sec.
(Type an exact answer.)

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Basic MathAdam needs to buy a solar blanket for his rectangular pool. The blanket will sit on the surface of the water and keep it warm. If the dimensions of the pool are 15 ft. by 18 ft., how many square feet of water will the solar blanket cover? Your answer should be a number only.

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Basic MathOn the blueprint of a house, 28 millimeters represents 6 meters. The actual length of the living room is 9 meters. What is its length on the blueprint?
millimeters

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Basic MathNicole wants to build a circular deck in her yard. If she needs the radius of the deck to be 7 feet, how many square feet of her yard will be covered by the deck?
Your answer should be a number only. Use 3.14 for pi. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Basic MathThe ratio of the sides of two similar parallelograms is 2:9. The perimeter of the larger parallelogram is 38.7 cm. The perimeter of the smaller parallelogram is cm.

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Basic MathWhat is the volume of a hemisphere with a diameter of 7.6 m, rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic meter?

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Basic MathA store is having a sale on trail mix and jelly beans. For 3 pounds of trail mix and 5 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $15. For 12 pounds of trail mix and 2 pounds of jelly beans, the total cost is $33. Find the cost for each pound of trail mix and each pound of jelly beans.
Cost for each pound of trail mix: $
Cost for each pound of jelly beans: $

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Basic Math(a) An angle measures 50°. What is the measure of its complement?
(b) An angle measures 47°. What is the measure of its supplement?

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Basic MathThe coolest circular rug exists and you just have to have it for your room. If the diameter of the rug is 11 feet, how many square feet of your room floor will it cover?

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Basic MathWhat is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 3 m, rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic meter? Answer: m² 3

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Basic MathA family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1150 miles, for a total gas consumption of 65 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

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Basic MathIf the assessment rate is 46% and the tax rate is $37.84 per $1,000 of assessed value, the property tax on a house with a market value of $170,000 is
a. $2,955.96
b. $4,492.60
c. $9,764.50
d. $78,200.00


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Basic MathThere are 9 green apples and 6 red apples in a basket.
(a) What is the ratio of red apples to all apples in the basket?
(b) What is the ratio of green apples to all apples in the basket?

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Basic MathBella's score on a spelling test is a function of the number of hours she studies. Which expression represents Bella's score on a spelling test if she studies for 3 hours?
A. 3-score
B. Score(3)
C. 3(score)
D. Score + 3

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Basic MathA roast requires 3 hours and 40 minutes in the oven to be cooked. In order to have the roast ready to serve at 6:30 PM, it must be put into the oven at
a. 2:00 PM
b. 2:10 PM
c. 3:30 PM
d. 5:50 PM

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Basic MathBrian and Roxanne each want to run for
president of their school's student body council.
In order to do so, they must collect a certain
number of signatures and get a nomination. So
far, Brian has 20 signatures, and Roxanne has
22. Brian is collecting signatures at an average
rate of 9 per day, whereas Roxanne is averaging
8 signatures every day. Assuming that their rate
of collection stays the same, eventually the two
will have collected the same number of
signatures. How long will that take? How many
signatures will they both have?