ACCUPLACER Next Generation Arithmetic Version 5 Questions

Explanation

0.755=755/1000=151/200 (divide by 5).

Explanation

The phrase "throughout her life" is an essential part of the description and should not be separated by a comma. Removing the comma after "region" creates a grammatically correct and coherent phrase. The quotation marks are used for a term that is being used in a non-literal or specific sense, but the comma within them is incorrect.

Explanation

To round a number to the nearest hundredth, you need to look at the digit in the thousandths place (the third digit after the decimal point). If this digit is 5 or greater, you round the hundredths digit up. If it is less than 5, you keep the hundredths digit the same. For the number 9.992, the digit in the thousandths place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, when rounded to the nearest hundredth, the number is 9.99.

Explanation

To find the number of books out of the library on Wednesday evening, we start with the number of books out over the weekend (445) and then add the number of books checked out and subtract the number of books returned for each of the three days shown in the table. Books checked out on Monday: 59 Books returned on Monday: 104 Books checked out on Tuesday: 80 Books returned on Tuesday: 64 Books checked out on Wednesday: 73 Books returned on Wednesday: 55 The net change in books out is (59?104)+(80?64)+(73?55)=?45+16+18=?11. The final number of books out is the starting number plus the net change: 445+(?11)=434 books.

Explanation

First, we find the amount of sales tax paid by subtracting the original price of the item from the total bill: $8.28 - $8.00 = $0.28. Next, we find the sales tax rate by dividing the sales tax amount by the original price0.28/ 8.00​=0.035. To express this as a percentage, we multiply by 100, which gives us a sales tax rate of 3.5%..