Follow these math tips to improve your score and become a better test taker! 1. Know what you are looking for. Questions may seem simple, but many have a twist at the end that can make you choose the wrong answer. For example, the question may be asking for x + 5, not just x. Paying attention[…]
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Complete the following questions on percent markup: A computer software retailer used a markup rate of 40%. Find the selling price of a computer game that cost the retailer $25. A golf shop pays its wholesaler $40 for a certain club, and then sells it to a golfer for $75. What is the markup rate? A[…]
What is the value of 117 ones plus 2 hundred plus 18 tens? Sam can read 8 pages is 4 days and Tom can read 9 pages in 18 days. How many days does it take for them to read 100 pages together? Alan scored 100, 84, 92, and 120 on different tests. What is[…]
1. When y=kx, k is a constant and when y=50, x=12. Find y when x is 5. 2. If When a=10, b=20. Find b when a=15. 3. 8+12x is 18 more than 35. What is the value of 20x. 4. For what value of n is |n-2|+6 equal to zero? 5. A=1009 + 7.08t. Find[…]
LOOK FOR TIME ELEMENTS NOW LOOKING BACK ON THE PAST BEFORE VS NOW CHANGE OVER TIME IS THE PASSAGE FEELINGS BASED OR RATIONALITY BASED? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S LENSE? ARE EFFECTS DESCRIBED AUDITORY, VISUAL, OR RELATED TO FEELING? THOUGHTS VERSUS ACTION? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S FOCUS? IS THE PASSAGE BASED ON REALITY OR ONLY TAKING PLACE[…]
Shira buys and sells hair clips. In January, she makes $750.00. If she buys the clips for $.08 and sells them for $2.10, how many did she sell? Yoel buys computers and cameras from a distributor. He spends $7500 on cameras and buys twice as many cameras as computers. If the price of cameras is 4 times the[…]
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