Math
The top surface of a rectangular table has an area of 100 square feet and a width of 5 feet. What is the length, in feet, of the surface?
A:10
B:15
C:20
D:95
E:500
C:20
What is the value of |-6| - |7-41|?
A:-40
B:-28
C:28
D:40
E:54
B:-28
The scores given were earned by 10 students on a recent test. What is the median score?
71, 94, 86, 77, 88, 94, 88, 80, 78, 94
A:85
B:86
C:87
D:88
E:91
C:87
I was waiting at the vets office recently with my cat when a young woman came in.
A: NO CHANGE
B:into the vets office where I was.
C:in, and there I was, waiting in the office.
D:in while I was waiting here.
A: NO CHANGE
Runner Billy Mills qualified to run in the 10,000 meter race in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but he was a long shot. In Toyko, however, Mills became the first to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States in this event.
A: NO CHANGE
B: nonetheless,
C: in fact,
D: DELETE the underlined portion
A: NO CHANGE
A wallet containing 2 five dollar bills, 9 ten dollar bills, and 5 twenty dollar bills is found and returned to its owner. The wallet's owner will reward the finder with 1 bill drawn randomly from the wallet. What is the probability that the bill drawn will be a twenty dollar bill?
A:1/16
B:1/10
C:1/5
D:5/16
E:5/11
D:5/16
What is the sum of 0.1x2+3x+80 and 0.5x2-2x+60 for all x?
A:-0.4x2+5x+20
B:0.6x2+x+140
C:0.6x2+5x+140
D:x2+5x+140
E:5.6x2+140
B:0.6x2+x+140
A fabric store sells flannel and calico fabrics. Joan pays $25 for 3 yards of flannel and 4 yards of calico. Chris pays $11 for 1 yard of flannel and 2 yards of calico. What is the price of Calico?
A:$3
B:$4
C:$5
D:$6
E:$7
B:$4
Now, I'm not afraid of iguanas. They're strange, unpredictable creatures that belong deep in a rain forest, walking on the ground or resting high in the trees.
which choice provides the most vivid description of iguanas on the floor of a rain forest?
A: NO CHANGE
B: scuttling through dank undergrowth
C: living underneath the treetops
D: moving about down low
B: scuttling through dank undergrowth
Now, I'm not afraid of iguanas. They're strange, unpredictable creatures that belong deep in a rain forest, walking on the ground, or resting high in the trees, which are hidden in the canopy.
A: NO CHANGE
B: trees, they are
C: trees,
D: trees;
C: trees,
In his costume supplies, Elmo the clown has 4 noses, 3 pairs of lips, and 2 wigs. A clown costume consists of 1 nose, 1 pair of lips, and 1 wig. How many different clown costumes can Elmo make?
A:3
B:9
C:12
D:14
E:24
E:24
What value of x makes the proportion below true?
10/(10+x)=35/42
A:2
B:7
C:12
D;17
E:32
A:2
A school admissions office accepts 2 out of every 7 applicants. given that the school accepted 630 students, how many applicants were NOT accepted?
A:140
B:180
C:490
D:1,260
E:1,575
E:1,575
The reptile's calmness amazed me, as did the caress that was given tenderly from the woman to her pet and watched it peacefully rest.
A: NO CHANGE
B: tenderness with which the woman caressed her pet
C: woman caressing her pet tenderly
D: tenderness the woman showed
B: tenderness with which the woman caressed her pet
His qualifying entry time lagged almost a full minute above the world record time held by Ron Clarke.
A: NO CHANGE
B: around
C: behind
D: from
C: behind
Which of the following integers is closest to √50/2?
A:3
B:4
C:5
D:13
E:14
B:4
The ratio of Jane's age to her daughters age is 9:2. The sum of their ages is 44. How old is Jane?
A:22
B:33
C:35
D:36
E:40
D:36
Which of the following ordered pairs in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane satisfies the system of inequalities below?
x > 0
y > 0
x+y < 5
A:(1,3)
B:(2,2)
C:(3,1)
D:(3,2)
E:(4,0)
C:(3,1)
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
Head slightly cocked, it regarded me, steadily and fixedly, like a judge
A:scruntinized
B:supposed
C:appraised
D:considered
B:supposed
Mills was soon drawn back to the track, and, while still in the Marines, races became part of his life again.
A: NO CHANGE
B: his talent raced back to him
C: he began racing
D: racing was in his life
C: he began racing
A formula for the volume of a right circular cone is V=1/3πr2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cone. Using 22/7 as an approximate value for π, which of the following values is closest to the volume, in cubic inches, of a cone with height 28 inches and radius 6 inches?
A:264
B:352
C:1,056
D:4,224
E:4,928
C:1,056
Given the functions f(x)=2x+1 and g(x)=x2-4, what is the value of f(g(-3))?
A:-29
B:-25
C:-19
D:11
E:21
D:11
Samantha, Nyla, and Jerry own shares of stock in a company. The shares of stock that they own have a combined value of $6,880. Samantha owns 70 shares, Nyla owns 50 shares, and Jerry owns 40 shares. What is the value of the shares Samantha owns?
A:$98
B:$301
C:$3,010
D:$4,816
E:$5,351
C:$3,010
The veterinary assistant called for my cat, and me from the hallway that leads to the examination area.
A: NO CHANGE
B:cat, and me from the hallway,
C:cat and me from the hallway,
D:cat and me from the hallway
D:cat and me from the hallway
The movie scene unfolds, a boy out exploring trudges across the snow and arrives at a boarded up house.
A: NO CHANGE
B: unfolds a boy,
C: unfolds. A boy
D: unfolds a boy
C: unfolds. A boy