To determine the cost of a meal, the restaurant considers the quantity of the meal, the number of toppings, and the types of spices. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. Size of meal
B. Cost of meals
C. Type of spices
D. Number of toppings
A dependent variable changes with any change made in an independent variable. From this case, cost of meals depends on other three options. In other words, the quantity of meal, number of toppings, and types of spices influence the cost of the meal.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of 9/26?
A. 0.28
B. 3.6
C. 3.86
D. 0.35
Answer Explanation
9/26 is equivalent to 9÷26. The value becomes 0.3461538.
Thus, 0.35 is the decimal equivalent of 9/26.
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Q #2: As the number of opening hours a bank opens in a week increases, the amount of transaction, the number of deposits, and the number of loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Opening hours
B. Amount of transactions
C. Number of loans available
D. Number of deposits
Answer Explanation
Based on the given case, the outcome of measuring the duration of opening the bank is the amount of transaction, the number of deposits, and the number of loans available. The three outcomes are dependent variables while the number of opening hours is the independent variable.
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Q #3: Simplify the expression below. Which of the following is correct? \(\frac{[3 (2 + 6 \ast 4)]}{(26 \div 2)}\)
A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 9
Answer Explanation
We follow the order of operations to solve the given expression.
First, we start with the numerator and solve it as follows
[3(2+6*4)]
We start with multiplication in inner brackets, 6*4=24. The expression becomes
[3(2+24)]
Then, we conduct the addition of 2+24=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
\(\frac{[3(2+6\ast4)]}{(26\div2)}=\frac{78}{13}=6\)
The expression reduces into 6.
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Q #4: A child has a bottle full of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are six as many quarters as pennies, two times as many as nickels as pennies, and 5 times as many dimes as nickels. How many more dimes does the child have than nickels?
A. 4 times as many
B. 5 times as many
C. 20 times as many
D. 10 times as many
Answer Explanation
In this problem, we need to compare the number of dimes to quarters.
If we let p be number of pennies in the bottle. Then,
Number of quarters in the bottle = 6p
Number of nickels in the bottle = 2p
Number of dimes in the bottle =5(2p)=10p
Now relating dimes to nickels, we have
Thus, there are 5 times as many dimes as quarters in the box.
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Q #5: Which of the following is the mean of the test scores listed below? 80, 68, 74, 87, 96
A. 80
B. 78
C. 96
D. 81
Answer Explanation
the mean of a data set is the total scores divided by the number of tests.
Total test scores =80+68+74+87+96=405
Number of tests =5
Mean test score =405/5=81
The mean test score is 81.
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Q #6: Three friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other two friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other two friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/5
Answer Explanation
we need to find the portion of pizza shared by two other friends.
We know that a whole pizza represents 1 and one friend eats half of it. So, the remaining amount left to other two friends is
Remaining fraction of the pizza=1-1/2=1/2
Now, the two friends share ½ amongst themselves equally. Then, each friend gets
The two friends each gets 1/4 of the pizza.
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Q #7: A person weighed themselves at 160 lb. Three months later they weighed themselves at 130 lb. Which of the following is the percent of weight the person lost over 3 months? (Round to the nearest percent.)
A. 20%
B. 13%
C. 19%
D. 29%
Answer Explanation
the percentage change in weight is found by calculating change in weight over original multiplied by 100%.
First, find the change in weight over the 3 months
Change in weight lost= 1860-130=30 lb
Thus
The percent change in weight is 19% to the nearest whole number.
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Q #8: Which of the following is the total number of whole boxes that measure 3 ft * 3 ft * 3 ft that can be stored in a room that measures 15 ft * 15 ft * 15 ft, if the size of the boxes cannot be altered?
A. 125
B. 64
C. 92
D. 18
Answer Explanation
The number of boxes is found by volume of the room divided by volume of one box.
Number of boxes
The room can hold 125 boxes.
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Q #9: John’s uncle is twelve less than five times John’s age. Which of the equations represents John’s uncle’s age (u) as it relates to John’s age (k)?
A. u = 12-5k
B. k = 5u-12
C. k = 12-5u
D. u = 5k-12
Answer Explanation
We are asked to determine John’s uncle’s age relating to John’s age.
First, express John’s uncle’s age in terms of John’s age as follows
John’s age=k
John’s uncle’s age, u = 5k-12.
Thus, the relationship between Japheth’s uncle’s age to that of Japheth is u=5k-12.
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Q #10: Soft Drinks Orange Two 24-packs for $15; one 24-pack for $9 Root Beer One 24-pack for $14 Cream Soda One 12-pack for $3 A consumer needs to purchase at least 50 soft drinks for a picnic. Which of the following combinations is the most cost-effective?
A. 2 two-24 packs of Orange and 1 pack of Cream Soda
B. 3 one 24-pack of Orange
C. 2 packs of Root Beer and 1 pack of Cream Soda
D. 5 packs of cream Soda
Answer Explanation
To find the cheapest option, we find the expenditure on each given option.:
2 two-24 packs of Orange and 1 pack of Cream Soda=2($15)+$3=$33
3 one 24-pack of Orange=3($9)=$27
2 packs of Root Beer and 1 pack of Cream Soda=2($14)+$3=$31
5 packs of cream Soda=5($3)=$15
Spending 5 packs of cream soda is the cost-effective option.
