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A company spends 3/5 of its advertising budget on newspaper ads and 1/3 on radio commercials.
What portion of the advertising budget is left for TV commercials?

  1. 1/2
  2. 7/30
  3. 1/15
  4. 1/8

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Add the portion spent on newspaper ads and radio commercials.
3/5 + 1/3 = 9/15 + 5/15 = 14/15.
The portion left for TV commercials is the entire budget, 1, minus portion spent on newspaper and radio 14/15.
1 - 14/15 = 15/15 ­ 14/15 = 1/15



At Joe's Restaurant, one-fourth of the patrons are male and one-fifth of the patrons are from out of town.
What proportion would you expect to be male and out of town?

  1. 1/5
  2. 1/10
  3. 1/20
  4. 1/25
  5. 1/50

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

If one-fourth of the patrons are male, then you would expect one-fourth of the out-of-town patrons to be male.
One fourth of one-fifth is 1/20.



There are 112 males and 78 females working at a hospital.
What percentage of the hospitals workforce is female?

  1. 22%
  2. 32%
  3. 38%
  4. 41%
  5. 78%

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Add the number of men and women to get the total number: 190. The number of women, 78, so divide 78 by 190 (78/190) to get 0.4105. Then multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage and you have 41%.



What is the estimated product when 620 and 374 are rounded to the nearest hundred and multiplied?

  1. 12,000
  2. 24,000
  3. 60,000
  4. 120,000
  5. 240,000

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

620 is rounded to 600; 374 is rounded to 400. 600 × 400 = 240,000.






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