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Answers and Complete Explanations for the Mini-Test
Section II: Mathematics
1. D. 1 7 ⁄9 can be expressed as 16 ⁄9 (an improper fraction). Note that expressing the term as
ninths eliminates choices A, B, and C as possible answers. Changing choice D to fractions
expressed in ninths gives 5 ⁄3 = 15 ⁄9. 7 ⁄3 = 21 ⁄9, thus, 16 ⁄9 falls between the fractions listed in
choice D.
2. A. The cost per unit breaks down as follows:
A. $5/4 = $1.25
B. $6/5 = $1.20
C. $7/6 = approximately $1.17
D. $9/8 = approximately $1.13
E. $1.00
Thus, answer A is the most expensive.
3. D. To best approximate the answer to the problem, round off each number to a whole
number. This makes multiplication very simple: 8# 3= 24. Though answer choice A also
yields a rounded-off answer of 24, it is not the best way to approximate.
4. E. Because rent and food (30%) plus tuition and books (34%) totals 64%, Ali must have
36% left:
30% + 34% = 64%
100% - 64% = 36%
Now multiply $200 by 36%:
$200
#.36
$ 72.
00
So Ali has $72 left in his budget.
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