Accuplacer Final Exam with Complete Solution 2024

Accuplacer Final Exam with Complete Solution 2024 E - ANSWER If a ≠ b and 1/x + 1/a = 1/b, then x = A. 1/b - 1/a B. b - a C. 1/ab D. a - b/ab E. ab/a - b C - ANSWER The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line parallel to the graph of y = 2x ? A. 4x - y = 4 B. 2x - 2y = 2 C. 2x - y = 4 D. 2x + y = 2 E. x - 2y = 4 A - ANSWER An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is A. y = 2x B. 2y = x C. y = x -1 D. y = 2x +1 E. y/2 = x - 1 E - ANSWER An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month, respectively. When all units are rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the number of two-bedroom apartments?A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7 D - ANSWER If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ = A. -1 B. 0 C. 1/2 D. √3/2 E. 2 B - ANSWER 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) = A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3) B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3) C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3) D. (5y -1) (2y - 3) E. 10y (2y - 3) E - ANSWER One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is UTVW. What is the total number of orderings of these letters from left to right, including UTVW? A. 8 B. 12 C. 16 D. 20 E. 24D - ANSWER From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be chosen to work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees can be chosen? A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10 E. 15 (B) The author was not obligated to sell his peen for the political purposes of others BECAUSE HE HAD EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller. - ANSWER Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had freed him from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes of others. Rewrite, beginning with "The author was not obliged..." The new sentence will include A) consequently he earned B) because he had earned C) by earning D) as a means of earning (A) In the modern world, groups of people may live thousands of miles APART AND STILL BE DEPENDENT on each other politically, culturally, and economically - ANSWER In the modern world, groups of people livingthousands of miles apart may still be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and economically. Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE. Your new sentence will include A) apart and still be dependent B) apart so as to be dependent still C) apart, they are still dependent D) apart, but would still be dependent (C) BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did not succeed. - ANSWER JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did not succeed. A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep (A) PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to become obsolete have proven to be true. - ANSWER PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to become obsolete have proven to be true.A) Predictions twenty years ago that B) Predictions twenty years ago, C) Twenty years ago, predictions that D) Predictions, twenty years ago (C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires is an example of breaking a lease - ANSWER WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT EXPIRES, THIS is an example of breaking a lease. A) When you move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this B) You move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before the contract expires (A) KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED as if he were in pain - ANSWER KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED as if he were in pain. A) Knocked to his knees, the quarterback looked B) The quarterback was knocked to his knees, looked C) The quarterback looked knocked to his knees D) The quarterback, looking knocked to his knees, (D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed reporters that he would retire from political life. - ANSWER YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENTANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD RETIRE FROM POLITICAL LIFE, TO AMAZED REPORTERS A) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life, to amazed reporters. B) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life, amazing reporters. C) The President, to the amazement of reporters, announced that he would retire from political life yesterday. D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed reporters that he would retire from political life. plans - ANSWER Mr. Wilson PLANNNG to teach a course in physics next fall a. planning b. are planning c. with a plan d. plans She eliminated a number of errors on her paper, BECAUSE SHE USED the spell checker - ANSWER Using the spell checker, she eliminated a number of errors on her paper. rewrite Whole sentence, beginning with..----She eliminated a number of errors on her paper... The next words will be: a. on account of she used b. by her using c. because she used d. being as she was using how to handle customer complaints, how to answer the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex. - ANSWER Working as a receptionist for my uncle's business taught me TO HANDLE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE, AND HOW TO MAINTAIN A ROLODEX. a. to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex. b. how to handle customer complaints, answering the telephone, and maintaining a Rolodex. c. how to handle customer complaints, how to answer the telephone, and how to maintain a Rolodex. d. handling customer complaints, answering the telephone, and maintenance of a Rolodex.a man who has a seven hundred (-)acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. - ANSWER Judy is dating A MAN THAT HAS A SEVEN HUNDRED-ACRE RANCH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OUTSIDE OF TOWN. a. a man that has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. b. a man, that has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. c. a man, who has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. d. a man who has a seven hundred-acre ranch near the foothills outside of town. books which were published - ANSWER These BOOKS, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, are very valuable. a. books which was published in the late eighteenth century b. books in the late eighteenth century c. books which were published d. books, which is published, in the eighteenth century at the bottom of the canyon, they discovered an abandoned mineshaft. - ANSWER 4. The hikers were at the bottom of the canyon, and they discovered an abandoned mineshaft.Rewrite, beginning with ----After the hikers were... The next words will be a. at the bottom of the canyon, and they discovered an abandoned mineshaft. b. at the bottom of the canyon, they discovered an abandoned mineshaft. c. at the bottom of the canyon they discovered an abandoned mineshaft. d. at the bottom of the canyon when they discovered an abandoned mineshaft. b. Because good money managers control their present expenses, they invest surplus dollars to meet their needs. - ANSWER Good money managers control their present expenses, and they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs. Rewrite the sentence using -------BECAUSE The best choice will be a. Good money managers, because they control their present expenses, they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs.b. Because good money managers control their present expenses, they invest surplus dollars to meet their needs. c. Because good money managers control their present expenses they invest surplus dollars to meet their needs. d. Good money managers control their present expenses, because they invest surplus dollars to meet their future needs. In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the daily commute to work. - ANSWER In a large city, you may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work. Rewrite this sentence omitting YOU. a. In a large city, a person may have massive traffic jams on your daily commute to work. b. In a large city, a resident may have massive traffic jams on his daily commute to work. c. In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the daily commute to work. d. In a large city, massive traffic jams may be part of the everyday commute on the way to work. Panting, Judy arrived - ANSWER PANTING, THE CAB PULLED AWAY just asJudy arrived. a. Panting, the cab pulled away b. The cab pulled away panting c. Panting, Judy arrived d. Just as Judy was panting Sitting on the balcony, - ANSWER We could watch THE STARS SITTING ON THE BALCONY. a. the stars sitting on the balcony b. sitting on the balcony, the stars c. on the balcony, the stars sitting d. Sitting on the balcony, he or she has to study. - ANSWER If a person wants to succeed in school, they have to study. a. they have to study. b. he or she has to study. c. they has to study. d. he or she have to study. b - ANSWER 10. We ordered lobster since it was our anniversary.Rewrite, beginning with Since it was our anniversary... The new sentence should read a. Since it was our anniversary; we ordered lobster. b. Since it was our anniversary, we ordered lobster. c. Since it was our anniversary we ordered lobster. d. Since it was our anniversary, and we ordered lobster. (d) anyone who is familiar with Oklahoma weather Knows that tornadoes are winds which rotate in a counterclockwise direction and look like a funnel at the bottom of a cloud. - ANSWER 11. Tornadoes are winds which rotate in a counterclockwise direction and look like a funnel at the bottom of a cloud, as anyone who is familiar with Oklahoma weather knows. Rewrite, beginning with Anyone who is ... Your new sentence will include a. knowing tornadoes b. and knows tornadoes c. has knowledge of tornadoesd. knows that tornadoes.... (B) Being extremely diplomatic in working with people, our supervisor, Betty White, handles all of the personnel problems that arise - ANSWER 12. Our supervisor, Betty White, handles all of the personnel problems that arise because she is an extremely diplomatic person in working with people. Rewrite, beginning with: Being extremely diplomatic in working with people, The next words would a. all of the personnel problems.... b. our supervisor, Betty White, .... c. and that .... d. problems arising with personnel.... d - ANSWER Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting, he can demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers. "PICK LETTER" a. Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting, he can demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers.b. Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting, therefore, he can demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers.. c. Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting; therefore to demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers. d. Chief Harrigan was invited to our safety meeting so that he can demonstrate the correct use of fire extinguishers. b - ANSWER 14. Coming in from Fourth Street, the STUDENT UNION IS SEEN BY STUDENTS WHO ARE ARRIVING CAMPUS "PICK LETTER" a. Student Union is seen by students who are arriving on campus. b. students who are arriving on campus see.... c. the students having seen the Student Union.... d. the Student Union is being seen .... B - ANSWER Because modern machinery can function unattended, the unemployment rate may increase, THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE POVERTY RATE TO BE HIGHER "PICK LETTER' a. this could possibly cause the poverty rate to be higher. b. possibly causing a higher poverty rate.c. the possible raising of the poverty rate will be the result d. this causes the poverty rate to increase. (B) the drama club had to reschedule the picnic because of rain - ANSWER 16. Due to the fact it was raining on the scheduled day of the picnic, the drama club had to cancel and reschedule a new date for the event. Rewrite, beginning with THE DRAMA CLUB HAD TO... The next words should be a. due to the fact it was raining on the scheduled day of the picnic, cancel and reschedule a new date for the event. b. reschedule the picnic because of rain. c. cancel the picnic and reschedule it because of rain d. reschedule a new date for the picnic because it was canceled due to rain. (a) we decided to play cards while it was raining - ANSWER 17. While it was raining, we decided to play cards. Rewrite, beginning withWE DECIDED TO PLAY... The next words should be a. cards while it was raining b. cards, while it was raining. c. cards; while it was raining. d. cards; but while it was raining. (B) We toured General Grant's home, and it is in Illinois. - ANSWER 18. While we were in Illinois, we visited General Grant's home. Rewrite, beginning with WE TOURED GENERAL GRANT'S ... The next words should be a. home, it is in Illinois. b. home, and it is in Illinois. c. home; in Illinois. d. home visiting in Illinois. (D) Because tornadoes are made up of winds with speeds of 30 or 40 miles an hour or higher, they cause the most deaths - ANSWER 19. Tornadoes are made up of winds with speeds of 30 or 40 miles an hour or higher, andthey cause the most deaths. Rewrite, beginning with Because tornadoes are made up of winds with speeds of 30 or 40 miles an hour or higher, ... The next words should be a. and they cause the most deaths. b. causing the most deaths. c. the tornadoes causing the most deaths. d. they cause the most deaths. B - ANSWER 20. If you want to create a beautiful room, having a large sum of money is not nearly so important to the finished setting AS IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC DECORATING. "PICK LETTER" a. as is the knowledge of basic decorating. b. as knowing the basics of decorating. c. but the knowledge of basic decorating. d. like the knowledge of basic decorating.C - ANSWER 1. The smaller a group is, the more opportunities we have to get to know other people well and to establish close ties with them. 2. Two-person groups are the setting for many of our most intense and influential relationships. 3. In three-person groups, coalitions become possible, with two members joining force against a third member. 4. Five-person groups are large enough so that people feel they can express their emotions freely and even risk antagonizing one another, yet they are small enough so that members show regard for one another's feelings and needs. Which statement best expresses the unstated main idea of the above sentences? a. Two-person groups are an important part of our lives. b. A five-person group is better than a two-person group. c. The number of people in a group affects relationships within the group. d. Groups play a central part in every human activity, within family, the workplace, and the government. D - ANSWER Consider how this passage reflects the relationship between cause and effect: In 1970 about sixty small and medium-sized factories in the United Statesadopted a four-day workweek. According to the plan, workers work forty hours but instead of the usual five-day week, they now work only four days. Workers are enthusiastic about the three-day weekly vacation. According to management, productivity has increased about 18% since the inception of the new plan. Absenteeism has dropped by 69% and lateness is almost non-existent. What are the effects being discussed in this passage? A. Shorter work weeks. B. Sixty small and medium-sized factories decided to try the four-day work week. C. The seventies were a time of change. D. Increased productivity and decreases in absenteeism and tardiness. D - ANSWER 1. Read the statements below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. -Sometimes when we don't get enough sleep we become very short-tempered. -It is important to set a time to go to bed that is realistic. How are these two sentences related? A. The first sentence explains the meaning of the second.B. The second sentence explains why a lack of sleep affects us. C. The second sentence contradicts the first. D. The second sentence proposes a solution. B - ANSWER 2. Read the statements below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. -Most people collect Star Wars toys for sentimental reasons. -Some people collect them strictly to make money. What is the relationship between the two sentences? A. Cause & Effect B. Contrast C. Repetition D. Statement & Example D - ANSWER 3. Answer the question based on what is stated or implied. There are two kinds of jewelry that I do. There is commercial jewelry - class rings, necklaces, the kinds of things most people wear. I sell these items to meet my expenses for raw materials, supplies, and to make my living. The other, more creative work I do makes me feel that I am developing as acraftsperson. The author of this passage implies that: A. Artists are poor. B. There is no market for creative work. C. Rings and necklaces cannot be creative. D. Commercial and creative work fulfill different needs for the artist C - ANSWER 4. Read the passage below and choose the one organizational pattern from the lettered choices following the passage that best describes the way the author organized this paragraph. Did you know that the U.S. postal service handles 40% of the world's mail volume? Japan is the second largest carrier of cards and letters, but it handles only 8% of the world's mail. Perhaps the reason that the U.S. handles such a large volume of mail is the large number of personal letters American citizens write. Personal letters do not require a strict format, but they do have a few guidelines. The date should be written at the top of the letter, either in the center or in the right-hand corner. The salutation, "Dear ," should begin the letter and should be followed by a comma instead of a colon which is used in the salutation of a business letter. The body of the letter should sound like you, and say the things you intend to say. Unlike in a business letter, you can use slang words, dashes,smiley faces, sentence fragments, and other kinds of casual forms of communication. Closing for personal letters are also a matter of personal preference. While a business letter requires you to use more formal closings such as "Sincerely", "Regards", or "Best Wishes", a personal letter can end with more casual phrases such as "Later", "Talk to you Soon", or "Bye". As with the rest of the letter, the closing should express your own feelings. A. Cause and Effect B. Example C. Comparison and Contrast D. Humor B - ANSWER 5. Read the statements below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. -Jenny does not like cake. -She does not like to bake it, to ice it, or to eat it. What does the second sentence do? A. It states the cause of the first. B. It emphasizes what is stated in the first.C. It compares the three things Jenny does not like about cake. D. It draws a conclusion about Jenny. C - ANSWER 6. Read the sentences below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. When we write a check that we know is going to "bounce", we are in fact performing a criminal act. It is a crime to knowingly write a "hot" check, one we know we don't have sufficient funds to cover. What does the second statement do? A. It provides supporting evidence for the first statement. B. It draws a conclusion from the first statement. C. It restates the central idea of the first sentence. D. It provides a contradictory point of view. C - ANSWER 7. Read the statements below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. -The new Dance Tunes CD has proved to be very popular. -It has sold 80,000 copies over the last year. How are these two sentences related? A. The first sentence explains the meaning of the second.B. The second sentence explains why the CD is popular. C. The second sentence provides evidence of the first. D. The first sentence contradicts the second. A - ANSWER 8. Read the passage below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. Before the invention of automobiles and airplanes travel was a slow process. When traveling long distances families would be out of communication until the travelers reached their destination. Sometimes people lost touch with each other permanently. The author would most likely continue the passage with which of the following sentences? A. Advances in communication have helped travelers stay in communication. B. Airplanes make travel more fun. C. Driving a car helps families stay in touch. D. Cars can be used to travel comfortably. C - ANSWER 9. Read the passage below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. Scuba diving is the most exhilarating experience I have ever had. The first time I went, the dark mirror of the water beckoned me to drop from the side of the boat. I jumped feet first and entered a brightlycolored world populated with fish, plants, and objects I had never dreamed of. Which of the following best describes the mood of the author after having this experience? A. Bored B. Anxious C. Excited D. Serena B - ANSWER 10. Read the passage below and then choose the best answer to the question from the list of lettered choices that follows. Did you know that a half-gallon milk container holds about $50.00 in pennies? While all investment counselors realize that we must accumulate money in order to save, most recommend different kinds of investments for people who are in different stages of life. Older investors, those with limited funds to invest, or people with greater financial and family commitments, should take fewer risks. Younger, wealthier, and unmarried investors can afford to venture into the unknown. Which of following best describes the main idea of this passage? A. A penny saved is a penny earned. B. Our ages and stages of life are part of what determines the investments that are best for us.C. Old people have the most money. D. Young people should concentrate on collecting pennies. D - ANSWER 11. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in this passage. Experienced truck drivers often travel in a convoy - a group of trucks that are traveling to the same part of the country. Convoys can help truckers to stay alert. The author implies that professional long-distance truck drivers may avoid traveling alone because: A. They might drive too fast. B. They want to arrive before anyone else. C. Accidents happen more frequently to lone truck drivers than to car drivers who travel alone. D. Long-distance travel can cause drowsiness. B - ANSWER 12. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the question. Huge beasts such as the dinosaur have never really become extinct. Mothra, a giant caterpillar who later becomes a moth, destroys Tokyo, and stars in the 1962 Japanese film named for him. Mothra is born,dies, and reborn regularly on classic movie channels. In Japan Mothra is one of the most popular films ever made. Mothra has survived the creation of more current scary creatures such as giant apes, extraterrestrial beings and swamp creatures. More than 30 years after his creation, Mothra still lives. The main subject of the passage is: A. The reasons that fads do not endure. B. The lasting appeal of Mothra. C. The difficulty of marketing good horror movies. D. Old models for creatures are still used because making new monsters is expensive. D - ANSWER 13. Two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. Anxious to ensure that America would depart from European traditions regarding religion and royalty, the early U.S. could be described as a place that focused more on work than on the entertainment offered by spectacle and ceremony in the Old World. However, national celebrations such as the lighting of the White House Christmas Tree and the ceremonies used to swear in new federal official five the American peoplesome experiences that are based upon national tradition. What does the second sentence do? A. It cancels the meaning of the first sentence. B. It provides an example of the first sentence. C. It adds more detail to the first sentence. D. It offers an exception to the information given in the first sentence. C - ANSWER 14. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the question. The Earth's past climate - including temperature and elements in the atmosphere - has recently been studied by analyzing ice samples from Greenland and Antarctica. The air bubbles in the ice have shown that, over the past 160,000 year, there has been a close correlation between temperature changes and level of natural greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane. One recent analysis from Greenland showed that at the end of the last glacial period (when the great ice sheets began to retreat to their present position), temperatures in southern Greenland rose from 5 to 7 degrees in about 100 years. Air bubbles are not the only method of determining characteristics of the Earth's ancient climate history. Analysis of dust layers form ancient volcanic activity is another such method;as is the study of ice cores, which interpret past solar activity that may have affected our climate. This passage states that: A. The Greenhouse effect is destroying the planet's atmosphere. B. Temperatures in Greenland have been usually stable over the past 100 years. C. There is more than one kind of information that scientists can use to determine the characteristics of the Earth's early climate. D. Solar energy is the wave of the future. D - ANSWER 15. Two passages are followed by a question or statement. Read the passages, and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. Before video cameras were widely used, home and business owners had to rely only on written reports and photos as a way to document their valuables for insurance purposes. They form of documentation was difficult for some insurance policy holders. They found it was easy to lose lists, forget to add new items they purchased, or delete items they no longer had. As a result these insurance inventories were often inaccurate.While videotaping is not an option for every home or business owner, this kind of insurance documentation is helpful for some. How are these passages related? A. They repeat the same idea. B. They contradict one another. C. They compare two forms of written documentation. D. They present a problem and a solution. A - ANSWER 16. Two underlined sentences are followed by a question or a statement. Read the sentences, and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. Public speaking is very different from everyday conversation. First of all, speeches are much more structured than a typical informal discussion. How are these sentences related? A. Sentence two offers support for the statement made in the first sentence. B. Sentence two contradicts the statement made in the first sentence. C. Sentence two shows an exception to the first sentence. D. Sentence two compares two kinds of speeches. D - ANSWER 17. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or impliedin these passages. French physicist Charles Fabry found ozone gas in the atmosphere in 1913. At room temperature, ozone is a colorless gas; it condenses to a dark blue liquid at -170o F. At temperatures above the boiling point of water, 212o F, it decomposes. Ozone is all around us. After a thunderstorm, or around electrical equipment, ozone is often detected as a sharp odor. Ozone is used as a strong oxidizing agent, a bleaching agent, and to sterilize drinking water. This gas is also highly reactive. For example, rubber insulation around a car's spark plug wires will need to be replaced eventually, due to the small amounts of ozone produced when electricity flows from the engine to the plug. These passages imply that: A. Ozone is the result of pollution. B. High ozone levels in the atmosphere will cause large numbers of people to buy new car batteries. C. Ozone has no practical uses. D. Ozone is a natural part of the Earth's atmosphere. C - ANSWER 18. Read the passage below, and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied inthese passages. Many people who have come close to death from drowning, cardiac arrest or other causes have described near-death experiences - profound, subjective events that sometimes result in dramatic changes in values, beliefs, behavior, and attitudes toward life and death. These experiences often include a new clarity of thinking, a feeling of wellbeing, a sense of being out of the body, and visions of bright light or mystical encounters. Such experiences have been reported by an estimated 30 to 40 percent of hospital patients who were revived after coming close to death and about 5 percent of adult Americans in a nationwide poll. Near-death experiences have been explained as a response to a perceived threat of death (a psychological theory); as a result of biological states that accompany the process of dying (a physiological theory); and as a foretaste of an actual state of bliss after death (a transcendental theory). The primary purpose of this passage is to: A. Entertain B. Persuade C. InformD. Express disbelief in the afterlife B - ANSWER 19. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in these passages. In most cases little birds lay little eggs. The kiwi is an astonishing exception to this rule - it is a smallish bird that lays a big egg. The kiwi, a flightless bird found in New Zealand, weighs about four pounds, and its egg weighs, believe it or not, about one pound. That is one-fourth of the bird's body weight! If an ostrich laid an egg that was in the same proportion to the ostrich as the kiwi egg is to the kiwi, an ostrich egg would weigh a whopping seventy-five pounds instead of the usual three pounds. Which statement below best describes the organizational method used in this passage? A. Description B. Comparison/contrast C. Chronological D. Cause/effect A - ANSWER 20. Read the passage below, and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied inthese passages. The rise in personal debt in recent years is due largely to aggressive and unwarranted hustling by creditcard companies. Between 1990 and 1996, credit card debt doubled. Today it is still rising. Credit cards with interest rates reaching nearly 20 percent are a remarkably lucrative part of the loan business. Debtors pay an average of $1,000 a year in interest and fees alone, money that could instead have been used for a college or retirement fund. Using subtle tactics to tempt unwary consumers to borrow, creditcard companies have led consumers to hold more cards and to fork over a bigger and bigger fraction of their income to the companies. Which statement best reflects the organization used in this passage? A. Cause/effect B. Comparison/contrast C. Description D. Explanation 25/6 - ANSWER 2 5/8 - ANSWER Change 42/16 to a mixed number8 4/15 - ANSWER 9 1/6 - ANSWER 7 9/26 - ANSWER 8 25/56 - ANSWER 1 47/63 - ANSWER 9 11/21 - ANSWER 3/77 - ANSWER 114/175 - ANSWER 0.724 - ANSWER 5.432 - ANSWER 134.64 - ANSWER 216.9527 - ANSWER0.068 - ANSWER 95.6008 - ANSWER 6.84 - ANSWER 0.0289 - ANSWER 8.5 - ANSWER 2.2 - ANSWER 20) 2.03/`` 4.466 12% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 0.12 75% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 6/8 40% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 2/523.3% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 0.233 115% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 1.15 $330 - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. What is 11% of $3,000? 0.5% - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 60 is what percent of 12,000? 70 - ANSWER Write the following in percent form. 28 is 40% of what number? 13 - ANSWER 9 - ANSWER (5+1)(4-2)-3147 - ANSWER 3*7^2 200 - ANSWER 2(7+3)^2 3 - ANSWER 38 - ANSWER 6 - ANSWER 3 - ANSWER -9 - ANSWER -25 - ANSWER 3.5x10^8 - ANSWER 1. Write the following in Scientific Notation. 350,000,000 5.23x10^-14 - ANSWER 2. Write the following in Scientific Notation. 0..205x10^20 - ANSWER 3. Write the following in Scientific Notation. 120,500,000,000,000,000,000 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - ANSWER 4. Write in expanded form. 6.02x10^23 300,000,000 - ANSWER 5. Write in expanded form 3.0x10^8 0. - ANSWER 6. write in expanded form 1.819x10^-9 1.5x10^10 - ANSWER 7. Simplify. Write answers in scientific notation. 9x10^-8 - ANSWER 8. Simplify. Write answers in scientific notation. 2x10^-8 - ANSWER 9. Simplify. Write answers in scientific notation. 3.2x10^7 - ANSWER 10. Simplify. Write answers in scientific notation.-32 - ANSWER Find each value if x=3, Y=-4, and z=2 1. xyz-4z 10 - ANSWER Find each value if x=3, Y=-4, and z=2 2. 2x-y -30 - ANSWER Find each value if x=3, Y=-4, and z=2 x(y-3z) -13/12 - ANSWER Find each value if x=3, Y=-4, and z=2 50 - ANSWER Find each value if x=3, Y=-4, and z=2 3y^2 - 2x + 4z 9 - ANSWER Solve the following for x. 6x - 48 = 6 -6 - ANSWER Solve the following for x.12 - ANSWER Solve the following for x 50 - x - (3x + 2) =0 -2 - ANSWER Solve the following for x. 8 - 4(x - 1)= 2 + 3(4 -x) a - ANSWER Solve PV = nRT for T b - ANSWER c - ANSWER