Mathematical Reasoning 15

Tara earns $460 for working 40 hours a week. This week she also earned $69 in overtime pay and a bonus of $75 for meeting her weekly production quota. Withheld from her pay

were $86 for taxes and $18 for insurance.

Which of the following expressions represents the number of dollars Tara received in her

paycheck this week?

• 69 + 75 - (86 + 18)

• 460 + 69 + 75 + 86 + 18

• 460 - (69 + 75) - (86 + 18)

• 460 + 69 + 75 - (86 + 18)

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library features its new books on a cart. The new books this month are 12 mystery books,

6 biographies, and 2 poetry collections. If Donald randomly selects a book from the cart, what is the probability that he will select a

poetry collection

• 1/20

• 1/10

• 1/9

• 1/6

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If a helicopter flies at an average speed of 80 kilometers per hour, approximately how long

will it take to travel 650 kilometers?

• 5 to 6 hours

• 6 to 7 hours

• 7 to 8 hours

• 8 to 9 hours

• 9 to 10 hours

To create a corral for horses, a rancher plans to enclose an 80-square-meter portion of his

ranch with fencing. How many meters of fencing will he need?

• 36

• 42

• 48

• 84

• not enough information is given

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A second grain bin is identical in shape to the first, but the size of the opening for the chute

is different. The depth of grain in both bins is shown in the graph below.

How do the initial depth of the grain and the size of the chute opening of the second bin

compare to those of the first bin?

• more grain and a smaller chute opening

• more grain and a larger chute opening

• the same amount of grain and a smaller chute opening

• less grain and a smaller chute opening

The highway patrol uses the following formula to estimate the speed (s), in miles per hour,
at which a car was traveling if the car skidded d feet before stopping after the brakes were
applied: $s=\sqrt{30fd}$  The variable f relates to the friction of the road surface. The following table estimates for certain types of road surfaces and conditions.If a car skids 80 feet on wet gravel, what is the approximate speed, in miles per hour, at which the car was traveling?

• 43.8

• 31.4

• 22.6

• 15.5

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Petra earns $75 per week while working at a pizza parlor on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday

evenings.

If Petra receives a promised raise of $0.50 per hour, how much will she then earn per

week?

• $75.5

• $76.5

• $82.5

• not enough information is given

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Lamar and Angela each bought sofas that cost $399.00 each, including tax. Angela paid

cash, but Lamar paid 10% of the cost and made 12 monthly payments of $36.00 each.

How much MORE did Lamar pay than Angela

• 72.9

• 33

• 39.9

• not enough information is given

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Katya found temporary work for herself and her brother, Dimitri. The job will pay a total of

$400. Since Katya found the work, they agreed that she would get $30 more than Dimitri.

How much money will Dimitri earn from this work?

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Jerard is shopping for a new stereo. World Market has a stereo on sale for $109.99, and

Jerard has a coupon that will give him $20 off any purchase over $100. Yates’ Electronics

has the same stereo on sale for 25 percent off their regular price of $129.99. What is the

lowest price Jerard can pay for this stereo?

• 27.5

• 32.5

• 82.49

• 89.99

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