D771: Quantitative Literacy Preassessment Latest updated version with accurate solutions

Graph the linear equation: y = -3x + 8

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Graph the linear equation: y = 4x + 2

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Draw a Linear Function where the slope is -5 and the y-intercept is -4

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In the function y = 840 x 1.15t, y is the value of an investment after t years. What is the interest rate?

15%

In the function y = 395 x 1.18t, y is the value of an investment after t years. What is the interest rate?

18%

The function that calculates the value of an investment after t years is given by y = 516 x 1.16t. What is the interest rate?

16%

y = 320 x 1.19t, what is the interest rate?

19%

Lulu has driven 320m out of a 770m trip and is traveling at an average speed of 50mph. Write an equation to show how much more Lulu needs to drive.

770 - 50x = 320

Sophia went out to a restaurant and left a tip of $29.90, which was 23% of the total bill. What was the original total before the tip?

$130.00

Loto is hanging two paintings on a wall that is 33ft long. The paintings are each 9ft long. Loto wants the distance between the two paintings to be the same as the distance between the paintings and the edges of the wall. How far apart should the paintings be?

5ft

Kamal's car gets 26 miles per gallon on average. How many miles can Kamal drive on 35 gallons?

910

There are 3ft in 1 yard and 12in in 1 foot. How many inches are in 82 yards?

2,952

Graph a linear equation with a slope of 1 and a y-intercept of 10

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The equation 4x + 11 = 51 describes a scaled score on a standardized test, where x is the number of questions answered correctly. What is a constant in the equation?

51

Oliver invests $2,800 in an investment that earns simple interest. After 2 years, the value of the investment is $3,248. What is the annual interest rate?

8%

Maya invested $7,400 in an account that pays 7% interest compounds annually. How much will be in Maya's account after 2 years?

$8,472.26

Maria wants to invest $4,500 in a savings account and has two options. Option A is an account that compounds interest twice per year at an annual rate of 7%. Option B is an account that compounds interest four times per year at an annual rate of 4%. What is the better option for Maria?

Option A because it will have more money after 1 year.

The price of a mea is $65.00, but the local sales tax rate is 8%. What is the amount of tax that needs to be paid for the meal?

$5.20

The purchase price of a particular house is $860,000 overtime. The value of the house increased by 25%. What is the new value of the house?

$1,075,000

Li it's a new job with an annual salary of $63,000 and wants to plan a budget using the 50/30/20 strategy how much should Li put towards savings and paying off credit card debt?

$12,600

What is a bad debt?

A bad debt is money owed that will likely never be returned.

What is good debt?

Debt that has potential to increase your net worth or generate future income i.e. mortgages student loans, business loans, low interest, or interest, free loans and auto loans

A cell phone company offers two different plants. The first is a family plan that cost $160 per month with no extra fees. The second cost $35 per month for each line but also has a $10 flat fee per month. Currently, a family is paying for 5 lines using the second plan. How much will they save over 3 years by switching to the family plan?

$900

A person wants to fence in a rectangular garden in their yard. The garden is 13 feet long and 6 feet wide how much fence is needed?

38 feet

A circular rug is being made in which the distance from any point on the edge, through the center, to the opposite edge is 140 inches. A decorative edging will be sewn along the entire outside edge of the rug. Which length of edging is needed for the rug?

439.82 inches

A playground is in the shape of a circle. The distance from the outer edge to the center is 10 feet. What is the area of the playground?

314.16 ft.²

A person wants to buy mulch for a rectangular area that is 16 feet long by 10 feet wide. The mulch will be 3 inches deep and cost one dollar per cubic foot. How much will it cost to buy the mulch?

$40

Hardwood flooring cost $2.20 per square foot. How much will it cost to buy flooring for a rectangular room that is 16ft by 18ft?

$633.60

Li is waiting in line for a buffet at a grand opening event for a business. He notices that, on average, the next person in line starts getting food every 13 seconds. There are 110 people ahead of him. How long will it be, approximately, until li starts getting his food?

24 minutes

A storage bin is 23 inches long 15 inches wide and 17 inches deep. A person wants to fit packages in the bin that have the shape of a cube with a side length of 4 inches. How many of the packages can fit in the

60

A worker needs to pack containers into a box that is 30 inches long 15 inches wide and 13 inches deep. Each container is a cube with a side length of 5 inches how many containers will fit in the box

36

A person is walking due east the person turns 90° to the right and continues. Which direction is the person walking now?

Due south

A person turns an adjustment grew clockwise by an angle of 30° from the starting position shown in the diagram (see camera roll) which diagram shows the final position of the screw? (See camera roll.)

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A person addressed the volume knob on a radio. The movement is shown in the diagram. (See camera roll.) Which angle measure represents the rotation of the knob?

75°

Variable

Assemble, usually a letter, representing an unknown number