2025QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED
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To make a dozen cookies Trish needs 1/4 cup of butter. She wants to make 9 dozen cookies. How much
butter does she need?
A. 3 cups
B. 2 1/4 cups
C. 2 cups
D. 2 1/2 cups - answer- B. 2 1/4 cups
1/4 x 9
1/4 x 9/1 = 9/4 (simplify)
= 2 1/4 cups
A race car travels 100 feet in .5 seconds. At this rate of speed, how many feet will the race car travel in a
minute?
A. 15,000 feet
B. 16,000 feet
C. 11,000 feet
D. 12,000 feet - answer- D. 12,000 feet
Speed of car = 100/5 = 20 feet/second
Now, distance covered in 1minute
= speed * time
= 20 * 60
= 1200 feet
, There are 4 times as many used cars in the car dealership lot as there as new cars. There are 120 cars
total in the dealership lot. How many new cars are in the car dealership lot?
A. 25
B. 24
C. 26
D. 27 - answer- B. 24
let new car are X
used car are 4X
total car = 4x+x=120
5x=120
x=120/5=24
new car =24
Are the following two words similar, contradictory, or not related?
Optional & Observational - answer- Not related
Optional= available to be chosen but not obligatory.
Observational= watching something or someone.
A candy maker makes two sizes of candies. Using the smaller size, a full jar will contain 120 pieces of
candy. Using the larger candies a jar will contain 80 pieces of candy. The candy maker has a strict rule
that no jars will contain a mix of small and large candies. If a store has room for 15 jars and they want
1560 total pieces of candy, how many jars will contain smaller candies?
A. 4
B. 9
C. 2