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1. The owner of a newspaper has noticed that print subscriptions have gone down 40% while online subscriptions have gone up 60%. Print subscriptions once accounted for 70% of the newspaper’s business, and online subscriptions accounted for 25%. What is the overall percentage growth or decline in business?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: To calculate the decline in business, start with the 40% decline in the 70% share of print subscriptions: 40% of 70% = 0.40 × 0.70 = 0.28 = 28% decline. Next, calculate the growth from the 60% increase in the 25% share of online subscriptions: 60% of 25% = 0.60 × 0.25 = 0.15 = 15% growth. To find the overall change, sum the decline and growth percentages: 28% decline + 15% growth = -0.28 + 0.15 = -0.13 = 13% decline. Therefore, the overall percentage change in the newspaper's business is a 13% decline. Option A is the correct answer. Option B is incorrect because it doesn't consider the correct calculations for both the decline and growth. Option C is incorrect as it misinterprets the net change in business. Option D is incorrect as it miscalculates the overall percentage growth or decline.

2. At the beginning of the day, Xavier has 20 apples. At lunch, he meets his sister Emma and gives her half of his apples. After lunch, he stops by his neighbor Jim’s house and gives him 6 of his apples. He then uses ¾ of his remaining apples to make an apple pie for dessert at dinner. At the end of the day, how many apples does Xavier have left?

Correct answer: D

Rationale: Xavier starts with 20 apples. He gives half of his apples to his sister Emma, which is 20 ÷ 2 = 10 apples, leaving him with 10 apples. Then, he gives 6 apples to his neighbor Jim, leaving him with 10 - 6 = 4 apples. Using ¾ of his remaining 4 apples for the pie, he uses 3/4 x 4 = 3 apples. Therefore, he has 4 - 3 = 1 apple left at the end of the day. Choice D, 1 apple, is the correct answer. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because Xavier ends up with 1 apple remaining, not 4, 6, or 2.

3. Half of a circular garden with a radius of 11.5 feet needs weeding. Find the area in square feet that needs weeding. Round to the nearest hundredth. Use 3.14 for π.

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The area of a circle is given by the formula A = π × r², where r is the radius. Since only half of the garden needs weeding, we calculate half the area. Using the given value of π (3.14) and a radius of 11.5 feet: A = 0.5 × 3.14 × (11.5)² A = 0.5 × 3.14 × 132.25 A = 0.5 × 415.27 A = 207.64 square feet. Thus, the area that needs weeding is approximately 207.64 square feet, making option B the correct answer. Choice A (207.64) is incorrect as it represents the total area of the circular garden, not just half of it. Choice C (519.08) and Choice D (726.73) are also incorrect as they do not reflect the correct calculation for finding the area of half the circular garden.

4. You measure the width of your door to be 36 inches. The true width of the door is 75 inches. What is the relative error in your measurement?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The relative error is calculated using the formula: (|Measured Value - True Value| / True Value) * 100%. Substituting the values given, we have (|36 - 75| / 75) * 100% = (39 / 75) * 100% ≈ 0.52 * 100% = 0.52%. Therefore, the relative error in measurement is approximately 0.52%. Choice A is correct because it reflects this calculation. Choice B is incorrect as it represents a lower relative error than the actual value obtained. Choice C is incorrect as it overestimates the relative error. Choice D is incorrect as it underestimates the relative error.

5. What is the average length of a human eyelash?

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The average length of a human eyelash is approximately one centimeter. A nanometer is too small to describe the length of an eyelash. A meter and a kilometer are much longer lengths and not suitable to describe the average human eyelash.

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