A recipe calls for 2/9 cup of flour for every 1 2/5 cup of milk. To make a bigger batch, the chef uses 2 cups of flour. Which of the following would be the amount of milk needed for the bigger batch?
A. 12 1/5 cups
B. 12 3/5 cups
C. 8 1/25 cups
D. 10 3/25 cups
The number of cups of milk to make a bigger batch, we proceed as follows:
First convert the mixed number 1 2/5 as
Then, we let the unknown number of cups of milk to be x and we set a proportion equation with number cups of floor as numerator and cups of milk as denominator
Find the value of x by cross-products
2 as a fraction is 2/1 which is then used to find the product of the numerator as follows.
Per means division. The above equation becomes
When dividing fractions, we multiply the first fraction with the reciprocal of the second. The reciprocal of 2/9 is 9/2. Thus
The numbers of cups of milk required is 63/5, which when converted to mixed fraction becomes 12 3/5.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Which of the following is the equivalence in pounds for 65 kg? (2.2 lb=1 kg)
A. 52.2 lb
B. 22.7 lb
C. 143 lb
D. 220 lb
Answer Explanation
To find the pounds equivalent of the kg given, we use the two options as given below.
OR
Since we want to remain with pounds, we use the second option and set up the equation below.
Thus, 65 kg is equal to 143 lb.
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Q #2: Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of 15/27? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places).
A. 0.56
B. 5.56
C. 3.86
D. 0.36
Answer Explanation
Using a calculator to evaluate 15÷27 results in 0.5555555556. To two decimal places, the answer becomes 0.56.
Thus, 0.56 is the decimal equivalent of 15/27.
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Q #3: An energy company’s stock price was $65.50 on Monday. On Tuesday, the price went up $1.50. On Wednesday, the price decreased from Tuesday’s price by $2.57. On Thursday, the price went up $2.25 from Wednesday’s price. Which of the following was the final price on Thursday?
A. $66.68
B. $65.79
C. $67.00
D. $64.43
Answer Explanation
We are tasked to find the stock price on Thursday from the given information. Here, we need to find the stock of each day from the price increase or decrease. If the price increases, we add to the previous day’s price and subtract if the price decreases.
Monday’s stock price=$65.50
Tuesday’s stock price is Monday’s plus $1.50=65.50+1.50=$67.00
Wednesday’s stock price went down by $2.57 from Tuesday’s=67.00-2.57=$64.43
Thursday’s stock price went up by $2.25 from Wednesday’s =64.43+2.25=$66.68
From the above evaluation, the stock price on Thursday was $66.68
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Q #4: A teacher has asked all the students in the class what is their favorite color is and separates the responses into five categories. The results are shown in the table below. which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each color? Color Red Black Green White Other Number of students 12 25 8 5 10
A. Histogram
B. Pie chart
C. Scatter plot
D. Line graph
Answer Explanation
A histogram is used to visualize the frequency of a one variable over the other while a line graph is used to compare two variables.
A scatter plot used to show the correlation between two variables.
A pie chart is used to show the proportion of the given information in circle, with each section of a circle representing a given fraction of a whole.
From the given information, a pie chart is an appropriate tool show the frequency of the students choosing their favorite color.
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Q #5: A person weighed themselves at 153 lb. Five months later they weighed themselves at 120 lb. Which of the following is the percent of weight the person lost over 5 months? (Round to the nearest percent.)
A. 38%
B. 22%
C. 19%
D. 29%
Answer Explanation
The percentage change in weight is found in three steps below:
Absolute change in weight=final weight-initial weight
Absolute change in weight= (left|120-153 ight|=left|-33 ight|=33)
Relative change in weight= (frac{absolute change}{initial weight}=frac{33}{153}=0.216)
Percent change=relative change * 100%
Percent change=0.216*100%=21.6%
The percent change in weight lost is 21.6 %, which is about 22%.
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Q #6: Simplify the expression. Which of the following is correct?
A. 9
B. 8
C. 6
D. 20
Answer Explanation
We follow the order of operations to solve the given expression. The order of operations is PEMDAS:
- Parentheses
- Exponents
- Multiplication and Division (in order from left to right)
- Addition and Subtraction (in order from left to right)
First, we start with the numerator and solve it as follows
[3(6+5*4)]
We start with multiplication in parenthesis, 5*4=20. The expression becomes
[3(6+20)]
Then, we conduct the addition in parenthesis 6+20=26. Then, the expression becomes
[3(26)]=3*26=78
Now, we solve for denominator, which is 26/2=13.
Thus, the expression is reduced into
The expression reduces into 6.
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Q #7: A baker is using a cookie recipe that call for 2 ¼ cups of flour to yield 40 cookies. How much flour will the baker need to make 90 cookies using the same recipe?
A. 6 7/18 cups
B. 5 5/18 cups
C. 2 3/16 cups
D. 5 1/16 cups
Answer Explanation
We are asked to find the number of cups of flour that will be used to make 90 cookies.
First, we convert 2 ¼ into improper fraction as:
Letting x to be the number of cups of flour, we set up a proportion equation with number of cookies on numerator and number of cups of flour on the denominator becomes:
Solve the value of x by cross-products
Dividing both sides by 60, the above equation result to
Thus, the number of cups of flour needed to make 90 cookies is 81/16 cups, which is equal to 5 1/16 cups.
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Q #8: Five friends are sharing a pizza. Two friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3
C. 5/6
D. 1/5
Answer Explanation
we need to find the portion of pizza shared by other three friends.
Two friends eat half of the pizza, which is ½
And the remaining amount of pizza,
Now, the other three friends share ½ amongst themselves equally. Then, each friend gets
The other three friends each gets 1/6 of the pizza.
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Q #9: -2/3, -0.5, -1.5, -4/9 Of the number listed above, which number is the greatest?
A. -0.5
B. -4/9
C. -1.5
D. -2/3
Answer Explanation
Before finding the greatest number from the data set, the numbers need to be in fraction form.
-0.5=-5/10
-1.5=-15/10
The set of numbers becomes -2/3, -5/10, -15/10, -4/9
Now the least common denominator for 3, 10, and 9 is 90, which will be used to multiplied by the given fractions as follows:
-2/3*90=-60
-5/10*90=-45
-15/10*90=-135
-4/9*90=-40
From the above evaluations, the resulting numbers arranged from the smallest to the largest is -135, -60, -45, -40. Thus, the greatest number from the data set is -40, with a corresponding fraction of -4/9.
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Q #10: Which of the following is the best approximation of 3 times the positive square root of 19?
A. 57
B. 13.1
C. 21.7
D. 6.9
Answer Explanation
We use the calculator to find the positive square root of 19, which is then multiplied by 3.
Using the calculator,
Multiplying the square root above with 3 becomes
The approximate value of 3 times the square root of 19 is 13.1.
