Which of the following options correctly orders the numbers below from least to greatest? 235.971, 145.884, -271.906, -193.823
A. -271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971
B. -271.971, 235.971, -193.823, 145.884
C. 145.884, -193.823, 235.971, -271.906
D. -193.823, -271.906, 145.884, 235.971
From the given options, we can arrange the numbers from the smallest to the largest as:
-271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971
From the above, it can be noted that -271 is less than -193 while 235 is more than 145.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A farmer needs to buy fertilizer for his farmland. The instructions on the bag of the fertilizer say 49.5 pounds of fertilizer is needed for 1 acre of land. The farmer buys 2,000 pounds of fertilizer. Which of the following is the approximate number of acres he can cover with the fertilizer he bought?
A. 40
B. 120
C. 300
D. 1000
Answer Explanation
From the given problem,
49.5 pounds of fertilizer is needed to farm 1 acre of land. This can be interpreted as:
Or
Now we are needed to find the acres of land that will be farmed using 2000 pounds of fertilizers. To solve this, we use the second option as follows:
2000 pounds of fertilizers can farm approximately 40 acres of land.
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Q #2: A pudding recipe for 50 people calls for 4 cups of sugar. Each bag of sugar contains 6 cups. How many bags of sugar will be needed to make this recipe for 300 people?
A. 8 bags
B. 13 bags
C. 4 bags
D. 24 bags
Answer Explanation
We need to perform a series of numerical dimensional analysis to find the number of bags sugar needed for 300 people.
We are told that 50 people need 4 cups of sugar. This can be interpretated as:
Or
Also, one bag of sugar contains 6 cups. This can also be presented as:
Or
We use the second option relating number of people and cups, and second option relating cups of sugar and bag of sugar to find for number of bags of sugar needed for 300 people.
Therefore, 300 people will need 4 bags of sugar.
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Q #3: A patient's temperature was recorded in degrees Fahrenheit every hour for 8 hr. The temperatures in Fahrenheit were 99.0°, 99.2°, 98.7°, 99.3°, 99.7°, 98.6°, 100.0° and 99.0°. Which of the following is the median temperature?
A. 99.5°F
B. 99.1°F
C. 99.2°F
D. 99°F
Answer Explanation
The median temperature can be found by organizing the temperature values from the smallest to the largest value as follows:
98.6, 98.7, 99.0, 99.0, 99.2, 99.3, 99.7, 100.0
(for an even set of numbers, Median = frac{(frac{n}{2})th observation + (frac{n}{2} + 1) th observation}{2})
From the data set above, there are 8 temperature values. The median is the temperature value in the middle position, which falls between the (frac{n}{2} th) and ((frac{n}{2} + 1) th) position. Here N=8 and median is found as:
(frac{(frac{n}{2})th + (frac{n}{2} + 1) th}{2} = )(frac{(frac{8}{2})th + (frac{8}{2} + 1) th }{2} = 4.5th position)
The element in the 4.5th position is the average of the 4th and 5th element.
(frac{99.0 + 99.2}{2} = 99.1)
Thus 99.1 is the median temperature.
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Q #4: To determine the insurance of a car, an insurance company considers the following determinants: the age of the car, the model of the car, and the mileage of the car. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. Model
B. Insurance premium
C. Mileage
D. Age
Answer Explanation
A dependent variable is one that when another variable changes, it also changes. In our case, the insurance premium changes if the age, model, mileage of car changes. Thus, insurance premium is the dependent variable while the other three are independent variable.
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Q #5: An athlete can run 6 miles in 51 minutes. At this rate, how many miles could the athlete run in 90 minutes?
A. 15 miles
B. 11.5 miles
C. 45 miles
D. 10.6 miles
Answer Explanation
Here, the athlete runs 6 miles in 51 minutes, which can be expressed as:
Now, in 90 minutes, the athlete will cover about
Therefore, the athlete runs about 10.6 miles in 90 minutes.
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Q #6: A bakery sells three varieties of muffins. On a recent morning, the bakery sold 41 blueberry muffins, 27 banana nut muffins, and 20 black muffins. Estimate the total number of muffins sold.
A. 70
B. 90
C. 80
D. 100
Answer Explanation
total muffin is equal to the sum of the different muffins sold.
Total muffins=41+27+20=88 muffins
Thus, the bakery sold about 90 muffins.
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Q #7: Using the table below, which of the following statements describes the relationship between days and dollars?
A. There is a positive correlation between days and dollars
B. There is a negative correlation between days and dollars
C. There is an inverse correlation between days and dollars
D. There is no correlation between days and dollars
Answer Explanation
To answer this question, we need to observe the trend of the number of days with dollars. On day 2, the dollars were 8, after 5 days, the dollars decreased to 3, after 13 days, the dollars increased to 10. After 14 days, the dollars declined to 6 and again rose to 16 dollars after 19 days.
From this observation, we cannot be able to establish any correlation between days and dollars.
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Q #8: If the trend below continues, which of the following is the best estimate of the average price of a home in 2016?
A. $155,000
B. $120,000
C. $125,000
D. $140,000
Answer Explanation
Looking at the given trend, it is observed that the price increases with years. From 2008 to 2012, the price is fairly constant but we expect it to be more than $130,000 in the year 2016. The expected price in 2016 is $140,000.
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Q #9: Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza does each of the other three friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/5
C. 1/3
D. 1/4
Answer Explanation
A whole pizza is equivalent to 1. Then
One friend eats half of the pizza=1/2 of 1=1/2*1=1/2
Remaining amount of pizza to be shared=1-1/2=2/2-1/2=1/2
Now, three friends share ½ equally and each friend will get,
Thus, the three friends each share 1/6.
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Q #10: To rent tablecloth from a rental vendor, there is an initial charge of $40. There is an additional charge of $5 per circular tablecloth (c) and $3.50 per rectangular tablecloth (r). Which of the following represents the total cost (T) to rent tablecloths?
A. 5r + 3.5c - 40 = T
B. 5c + 3.5r + 40 = T
C. 5c + 3.5r - 40 = T
D. 5r + 3.5c + 40 = T
Answer Explanation
From the given scenario:
Initial charge is $40
Additional charge per circular cloth=$5c
Additional charge per rectangular cloth=$3.50r
Total cost = additional charge per circular rectangular cloths + Initial charge
Total cost, T = 5c + 3.5r + 40
