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Part V: Practice-Review-Analyze-Practice
Read the information below and then
answer the question that follows.
Juan approximated 35 # 45 by rounding
each number off. He then multiplied
40 # 50, but the answer he got was
much too large.
26. Which of the following multiplications
would have gotten Juan a better
approximation?
A. 50 # 50
B. 45 # 50
C. 30 # 50
D. 30 # 40
E. 20 # 30
27. If 16 out of 400 dentists polled
recommended Popsodint toothpaste,
what percent recommended Popsodint?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 25
E. 40
Using the information below, answer the
question that follows.
Sign on Laundromat Door
Soap 50¢
Washer $1.00
Dryer $1.25
28. Sara brought her own soap. How much
would it cost her to wash and dry 7
loads of laundry?
A. $7.00
B. $8.75
C. $15.75
D. $18.25
E. $21.50
29. Teachers will be assigned special camp
duty one day of the week during a
seven-day camping trip. If all the days
of the week (Monday through Sunday)
are tossed into a cap and each teacher
chooses one day of the week, what is
the probability that the first teacher will
randomly select a weekday (Monday
through Friday)?
A. 1
⁄7
B. 2
⁄7
C. 1
⁄5
D. 5
⁄7
E. 5
⁄2
Use the number line below to answer the
question that follows.
30. On the preceding number line, what is
the point 15 units to the left of point Q?
A. 10
B. 5
C. 0
D. -9
E. -10
Q +7 +9
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