| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 65% |
What is \( \frac{2z^8}{8z^2} \)?
| \(\frac{1}{4}\)z10 | |
| \(\frac{1}{4}\)z-6 | |
| 4z6 | |
| \(\frac{1}{4}\)z6 |
To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:
\( \frac{2z^8}{8z^2} \)
\( \frac{2}{8} \) z(8 - 2)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)z6
A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 9 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 9 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?
| 9:2 | |
| 5:1 | |
| 7:4 | |
| 81:2 |
The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 9:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 9:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 81:18 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 18:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 81:18, 18:2 which reduces to 81:2.
What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, __________ ?
| 14 | |
| 29 | |
| 21 | |
| 22 |
The equation for this sequence is:
an = an-1 + 4
where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:
a6 = a5 + 4
a6 = 17 + 4
a6 = 21
If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 18 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?
| 98 m2 | |
| 128 m2 | |
| 162 m2 | |
| 18 m2 |
The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 18 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 18.
Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):
2w + 2h = 18
w + h = \( \frac{18}{2} \)
w + h = 9
w = 9 - h
From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:
w = 9 - 2w
3w = 9
w = \( \frac{9}{3} \)
w = 3
Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 3) = 6 and the area = h x w = 3 x 6 = 18 m2
Bob loaned Alex $200 at an annual interest rate of 7%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?
| $3 | |
| $24 | |
| $12 | |
| $14 |
The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:
interest = annual interest rate x loan amount
i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $200
i = 0.07 x $200
i = $14