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Answers and Complete Explanations for Practice Test 4
Section II: Mathematics
1. C. Five washloads at 15 minutes per load equals 1 hour and 15 minutes. If the washing
commences at 3:20 P.M., adding 1:15 results in the work being finished at 4:35 P.M.
2. B. The decimal equivalent of the fraction 3 ⁄8 may be found by dividing the numerator by
the denominator, or 3 divided by 8:
.375
83. g 000
24
60
56
40
40
The closest answer choice is .38.
3. D. To find the area of a triangle, one needs to know its base and height. Line segment DE
is the height of not only the rectangle, but also the triangle, and therefore would be helpful
in determining the triangle’s area.
4. C. Round 47 up to 50, round 3.10 down to 3, and then multiply the two values.
5. D. Depending on the date in 1995, Tina could be 47 or 48. If the date is before
December 4, she is 47; if it is past her birthday, then she is 48.
6. A. Combining debts of $1,300 with a deficit of $2,800 gives a much bigger deficit:
–$2,800 combined with –$1,300 = –$4,100.
7. C. In 1983, approximately 11 million people were unemployed. In 1988,
approximately 5 million people were unemployed. So 11 million – 5 million = 6 million.
8. C. Evaluate the digit which is one place to the right of the hundredths place. Since that
digit (thousandths place) is less than 5, that digit and all digits to its right are dropped:
294.3549 becomes 294.35
hundredths place
9. C. If six tests average 85%, then their total must be 6# 85, or 510 total points. None of the
other choices can be determined from the information given.
10. C. Nine hundred cattle divided evenly into 80 cars gives a quotient of 11 1 ⁄4 cars. However,
since cattle cars cannot be divided into fractions, rounding up to the nearest whole number,
12, gives the smallest number of cars required.
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