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Part III: Assessment Mini-Test
5. C. To find 7% tax on $132.95, simply round off the price and multiply (the rule for rounding
off is “5 or above rounds up”): 7% times $133.
. 07 # $ 133 = $ 9.
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6. E. Choices A, B, C, and D are all possibly true but don’t necessarily have to be true. Note
the important word “must” in the question. Only choice E must be true: If x is a negative
number, y must be a positive number so that their sum equals (positive) 8.
7. D. Since A and B overlap, they have something in common. Since neither of them overlaps
with C, they have nothing in common with C.
A B C
2 yellow blocks
8. A. Because the probability given means
10 total blocks
you can subtract as follows:
whole yellow not yellow
10
⁄10 – 2
⁄10 = 8
⁄10
Now simply reduce 8 ⁄10 to 4 ⁄5.
9. D. The chart indicates that, except for the reading at 1:40, the snow accumulated steadily
at a rate of approximately .05 inches every 10 minutes. Thus, if the reading at 1:40 was incorrect
— if the reading was actually 1.08 inches instead of 1.12 as recorded — then the
steady rise of .05 inches each 10 minutes could be maintained.
.88
.93
.98
1.03
1.12
1.13
1.18
+ .05
+ .05
+ .05
+ .09
+ .01
+ .05
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