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1. A recipe calls for 0.375 cups of sugar, but you only want to make 0.625 of the recipe. How much sugar should you use?

• A. 1.125 cups
• B. 1.111 cups
• C. 0.6 cups
• D. 2.4 cups

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To find out how much sugar should be used when making 0.625 of the recipe, you need to multiply 0.375 (amount required for the full recipe) by 0.625 (proportion of the recipe you want to make). 0.375 * 0.625 = 0.234375. Therefore, you should use 0.234375 cups of sugar, which is equivalent to 0.6 cups. This is the correct answer. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly calculate the adjusted amount of sugar needed based on the proportion of the recipe being made.

2. Simplify the following expression: 0.0178 × 2.401

• A. 2.0358414
• B. 0.0427378
• C. 0.2341695
• D. 0.348324

Correct answer: B

Rationale: To simplify the expression 0.0178 × 2.401, you multiply the two numbers to get the result. Therefore, 0.0178 × 2.401 = 0.0427378. Choice A (2.0358414), Choice C (0.2341695), and Choice D (0.348324) are incorrect as they do not represent the correct result of the multiplication operation.

3. If the price of a shirt was originally $30 and it is now being sold at a 20% discount, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• A. $24
• B. $25
• C. $26
• D. $28

Correct answer: A

Rationale: To find the discount amount, calculate 20% of $30: 0.20 × $30 = $6. Subtract the discount from the original price to get the sale price: $30 - $6 = $24. Therefore, the correct answer is $24. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not reflect the correct calculation of applying a 20% discount to the original price of $30.

4. What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 6 cm?

• A. 24 cm
• B. 12 cm
• C. 18 cm
• D. 36 cm

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The perimeter of a square is calculated by multiplying the side length by 4 since all sides are equal. In this case, the side length is 6 cm, so the perimeter is 4 * 6 = 24 cm. Therefore, choice A, 24 cm, is the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not reflect the correct calculation for the perimeter of a square.

5. After taxes, a worker earned $15,036 in 7 months. What is the amount the worker earned in 2 months?

• A. $2,148
• B. $4,296
• C. $6,444
• D. $8,592

Correct answer: B

Rationale: To find the amount earned in 2 months, set up a proportion using two ratios relating amount earned to months: (15,036/7) = (x /2). Cross-multiply and solve for x: 7x = 30,072, x = 4,296. Therefore, the worker earned $4,296 in 2 months. Choice A, $2,148, is incorrect as it is half of the correct answer. Choices C and D, $6,444 and $8,592, are incorrect as they do not correspond to the calculated proportion.

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