... price $ 432 0
Retest
1. (A) $12 1 is 11 0% of the cost.
12 1 = 1. 10x
12 10 = 11 x
x = $11 0
2. (A) He earns 6% of ( $16 0,000 – $20,000).
14 0,000
× .06
$8400.00
Add this to his base salary of $10 ,000 and ... discounts of 15 % and 10 %?
(A) 25%
(B) 24.5%
(C) 24%
(D) 23. 5%
(E) 23%
1. A TV sells for $12 1. What was the cost if the
profit is 10 % of the cost?
(A) $11 0
(B) $10 8.90...
... thesis.
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Follow these steps to writing your essay.
TIP Set aside 5 minutes for Steps 1 through 5.
Step 1 Read the question carefully.
Step ... sentences.
• Check your grammar and mechanics.
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Overall
Impression
Demonstrates e...
... radius 3x is π (3x)
2
= 9πx
2
= 9 · 4 = 36 .
3. (D)
23
49
13
13
22 2
2
2
+
+
=
=
=
=
x
x
x
x
4. (E)
The sum of the angles in a parallelogram is 36 0°.
12 36 0
30
x
x
=°
=°
Angle B = 5x = 5 · 30 ° = 15 0°
5. ... whose bases are 10 and
12 and whose altitude is 3 is
(A) 66
(B) 11
(C) 33
(D) 25
(E) 16
1
2
2. The circumference of a circle whose area is
16 π is
(A) 8π
(...
... January?
(A)
12
50
(B)
12
25
(C)
1
2
(D)
12
40
(E)
12
60
2. What part of a day is 4 hours 20 minutes?
(A)
1
6
(B)
13
30 0
(C)
1
3
(D)
13
72
(E)
15
77
3. Mrs. Brown owns X books.
1
3
of these ... inches. One
yard is 36 inches. 1 ft. 3 in. is 15 inches.
15
36
5
12
=
7. (D) There were 40 students at the meeting.
8
40
1
5
=
8. (C)
1
3
1
4
1
10...