A child has collected 50 pennies, 45 nickels, 25 dimes, and 5 quarters. Which of the following charts accurately organizes the number of coins?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
In this scenario, we use the given scale in the charts to find the number of each coin and selected the right number of coins the student collected. The second options shows that the child collected 50 pennies, 45 nickels, 25 dimes, and 5 quarters.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A couple dining at a restaurant receives a bill for $38.40. They wish to leave a 15% gratuity. Which of the following is the estimated gratuity?
A. $4.00
B. $6.00
C. $5.00
D. $7.00
Answer Explanation
When dealing with percent problems, the following is utilized to find the unknown variable.
- Is means equals
- Of means multiply
- What means unknown (variable)
From the problem above, we are looking for the amount of gratuity the couple can leave.
Let t be the amount of gratuity. Translating into an equation, we have
The gratuity is 15% of the total bill, which becomes
Here, of means multiply and we also convert percent into decimal before multiplying.
So, the value of t=5.76
Thus, a couple will leave a gratuity of $5.76, which is about $6.00.
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Q #2: Which of the following percentages is equivalent to the fraction below? 5/8
A. 1.6%
B. 6.25%
C. 62.5%
D. 160%
Answer Explanation
to convert fraction to percent, we multiply the fraction with 100. Therefore, the percent equivalent of 5/8 is
Thus, 5/8 is equal to 62.5%.
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Q #3: Which of the following is the weight of the cargo in a truck if 1/3 of the cargo weighs 516 pounds (lb)?
A. 172 lb
B. 1032 lb
C. 1548 lb
D. 688 lb
Answer Explanation
In this problem, we assume the truck carries a whole cargo. Thus, total weight is 516 lb divided by 1/3. Thus,
We change the division sign to product and multiply 516 by reciprocal of 1/3. Then,
The weight of the cargo will be 1548 lbs.
