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1. Convert 5 3/4 to a decimal. Round to the nearest tenth.

• A. 5.75
• B. 5.7
• C. 5.8
• D. 6

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To convert 5 3/4 to a decimal, divide the numerator (3) by the denominator (4) to get 0.75. Adding this to the whole number 5 results in 5.75. When rounding to the nearest tenth, 5.75 rounds to 5.8. Therefore, the correct answer is 5.8. Choice A, 5.75, is the result before rounding to the nearest tenth. Choice B, 5.7, is incorrect as it does not account for the 0.05 difference when rounding. Choice D, 6, is the next whole number and is not the correct decimal equivalent of 5 3/4.

2. What percent of 36 is 9?

• A. 25%
• B. 20%
• C. 15%
• D. 10%

Correct answer: D

Rationale: To find out what percent 9 is of 36, divide 9 by 36 and multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage. So, (9/36) * 100 = 25%. This indicates that 9 is 25% of 36, not 10%. Choice A, 25%, is the result of calculating what percent 36 is of 9, not the other way around. Choices B and C are incorrect as they do not align with the calculated percentage.

3. Add 2\3 + 1\6 + 2\5.

• A. 1 & 7\30
• B. 1 & 1\15
• C. 2\5
• D. 3\4

Correct answer: A

Rationale: To add fractions, find a common denominator (30), which gives 20/30 + 5/30 + 12/30=37/30= 1 7/30

4. If Alice consumes twice as many calories as Claire, and Claire consumes 2,500 calories a day, how many calories does Alice consume per week?

• A. 17,500
• B. 15,000
• C. 22,500
• D. 35,000

Correct answer: D

Rationale: If Claire consumes 2,500 calories a day, Alice, consuming twice as many calories as Claire, would consume 2 * 2,500 = 5,000 calories per day. To find out how many calories Alice consumes per week, we multiply her daily consumption by 7 (days in a week): 5,000 * 7 = 35,000 calories. Therefore, Alice consumes 35,000 calories per week. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not account for Alice consuming twice as many calories as Claire.

5. If 7 is to 9 as x is to 63, find the value of x.

• A. x = 49
• B. x = 39
• C. x = 50
• D. x = 59

Correct answer: A

Rationale: To find the value of x, set up the proportion 7/9 = x/63. Cross multiply to get 7*63 = 9*x. This simplifies to 441 = 9x. Divide both sides by 9 to solve for x, giving x = 49. Therefore, the correct answer is A. Choice B (x = 39), Choice C (x = 50), and Choice D (x = 59) are incorrect as they do not match the correct calculation based on the proportion set up.

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