Probability
A box contains 3 green and 5 red counters. What is the probability of reaching into the box without looking and picking one red counter.
5/8
The temperature of a refrigerator:
70 degrees Fahrenheit
25 degrees Fahrenheit
40 degrees Fahrenheit
40 degrees Fahrenheit
Convert each measurement:
9 ft= yards
3 yards
Which is the best estimate of how many more households had a computer in 2000 than in 1985?
5% more 80% more
40% more 15% more
40% more
As a library manager, you are having bookmarks created for promotional. You are comparing the packages offered by 4 printers to see which one you should use. If your first priority is to receive the bookmarks quickly which printers, should you use?
A, B or C, C, D, B or D
Printer C
What is the probability that if someone picks a number from 1 through 10, the number will be even.
1/2
the weight of a dinner roll:
1 pound
1 ounce
1/2 pound
1 ounce
24 inches = feet
2 feet
If there were about 100 million households in the US, about how many households had computers?
24 million
240 million 2.4 million there is no way to tell
24 million
You work as an office manager at a conference center. A client requests a conference room for a 1-day panel discussion on accounting. He would like the 3-person panel to be seated at thew front of the room. He also prefers that attendees to face the panel during discussion. Which is the best choice?
theatre, u-shaped, classroom or boardroom
classroom
In the class election, Carlos got 12 votes, Bryan got 14 votes, and Roger got 10 votes. If a person in the class selected at random, what is the probability that he or she voted for Roger?
5/18
the width of a dime:
3 inches
1/2 inch
6 inches
1/2 inch
1/3 yard= foot
1 foot
Which of the following is the best estimate of the MEDIAN percentage of households that had computers during the years shown?
42% 50% 60% 72%
72%
Another client requests the conference room set-up that seat the most people. Which layout do you suggest?
theatre, u-shaped, classroom, boardroom, banquet-cabaret
theatre
What is the probability that a person picked at random is born at random is born in a month beginning with the letter "J"?
1/4
the capacity of a soup can:
1 1/2 cups
1 gallon
1 quart
1 1/2 cups
2 tons= lbs.
4000 lbs.
1,000 people were surveyed. How many said they would spend their refund?
300 100 70 250
70
As a trainee for a restaurant manager position, you are reading the procedures for how long to set places for dinner guests. According to the graphic and description, which utensil is used for salad or appetizer?
a b c e f
b
Tomato soup costs $0.33 per can. Which of these equations shows how much 4 cans would cost?
$0.33X4=x
$0.33 divided by 4=x
4 divided by $0.33=x
$0.33X4
which is greater: 15 inches or 1 foot?
15 inches
1 1/2 hour= minutes
90 minutes
Approximately what fraction of the people surveyed would save the money from their tax refund?
2/3 1/4 1/2 3/5
1/4
You are not serving soup at tonight's meal. Which utensil is not necessary?
a b d e f
f