QUESTION: 13

A certain congressional district has about 490,000 people living in it. The largest city in the area has 98,000 citizens.
Which most accurately portrays the portion of the population made up by the city in the district?

Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Option E

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

Rounding to close numbers helps. This is approximately 100,000 divided by 500,000, which is 0.20 or 1/5

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QUESTION: 14

A recipe calls for 1 1/4cups of flour. If Larry wants to make 2 1/2times the recipe, how much flour does he need?

Option A
Option B
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Option D

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 15

Thirty percent of the high school is involved in athletics. If 15% of the athletes play football, what percentage of the whole school plays football?

4.5%
9.0%
15%
30%
45%

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Multiply the percentages by one another
(30% = 0.30; 15% = 0.15). 0.30x 0.15 = 0.045 or 4.5%.

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QUESTION: 16

Twenty percent of the people at a restaurant selected the dinner special. If 40 people did not select the special, how many people are eating at the restaurant?

10
20
40
50
60

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

If 20% are not eating the special, 80% are. 80% = 40 people. 40 divided by 0.80 = 50 people total.

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