melissa is ordering fencing to enclose a square area of 5625 square feet which of the following is the number of feet of fencing she needs
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1. Melissa is ordering fencing to enclose a square area of 5625 square feet. How many feet of fencing does she need?

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To find the side length of the square, we take the square root of the area: √5625 ft² = 75 ft. The perimeter of a square is 4 times its side length, so the fencing needed is 4 × 75 ft = 300 ft. Therefore, Melissa needs 300 feet of fencing to enclose the square area of 5625 square feet. Option A (75 feet) is the side length of the square, not the fencing needed. Option B (150 feet) is half of the correct answer and does not account for all sides of the square. Option D (5,625 feet) is the total area, not the length of fencing required.

2. A patient requires a 30% increase in the dosage of their medication. Their current dosage is 270 mg. What will their dosage be after the increase?

Correct answer: D

Rationale: To calculate the 30% increase, find 30% of 270 mg: 0.30 x 270 mg = 81 mg. Add this increase to the original dosage: 270 mg + 81 mg = 351 mg. Therefore, the patient's dosage after the 30% increase will be 351 mg. Choice A (81 mg) is incorrect as it only represents the calculated increase, not the total dosage post-increase. Choice B (270 mg) is the original dosage and does not account for the 30% increase. Choice C (300 mg) is the original dosage plus 30 mg, not the correct calculation with a 30% increase.

3. Kimberley earns $10 an hour babysitting, and after 10 p.m., she earns $12 an hour, with the amount paid being rounded to the nearest hour accordingly. On her last job, she worked from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. In total, how much did Kimberley earn on her last job?

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Kimberley worked from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., which is a total of 5.5 hours before 10 p.m. (from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and 1 hour after 10 p.m. The earnings she made before 10 p.m. at $10 an hour was 5.5 hours * $10 = $55. Her earnings after 10 p.m. for the rounded hour were 1 hour * $12 = $12. Therefore, her total earnings for the last job were $55 + $12 = $67. Since the amount is rounded to the nearest hour, the closest rounded amount is $62. Therefore, Kimberley earned $62 on her last job. Choice A is incorrect as it does not consider the additional earnings after 10 p.m. Choices B and D are incorrect as they do not factor in the hourly rates and the total hours worked accurately.

4. Solve for x in the equation: 3x - 5 = 16

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To solve for x, add 5 to both sides of the equation: 3x - 5 + 5 = 16 + 5, which simplifies to 3x = 21. Next, divide both sides by 3: x = 21 ÷ 3 = 7. Therefore, the correct answer is x = 7, making option A the correct choice. Option C, '8,' is incorrect as it is not the solution obtained from the correct calculations. Options B and D, '5' and '9,' are also incorrect and not the solution to the given equation.

5. What is the equation that describes the relationship between x and y in the table below: x = 2, y = 6; x = 3, y = 9; x = 4, y = 12?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is y = 3x. By examining the table provided, we can see that for each increase of 1 in x, y increases by 3. This consistent pattern indicates that y is three times the value of x, leading to the equation y = 3x. Choices B, C, and D do not match the pattern observed in the table and are therefore incorrect.

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