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A campus bookstore discounts a $75 graphing calculator by 20% and then adds 8% sales tax to the discounted price. What amount should appear on the receipt?
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Correct answer: C - $64.80
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A campus bookstore discounts a $75 graphing calculator by 20% and then adds 8% sales tax to the discounted price. What amount should appear on the receipt?
Correct answer: C - $64.80
Which equivalent expression and restriction match (x² - 9)/(x - 3)?
Correct answer: B - x + 3; x ≠ 3
A line passes through (-2, 5) and (4, -1). The equation of the line is:
Correct answer: A - y = -x + 3
For 2x² + 3x + 5 = 0, a student correctly calculates the discriminant as -31. What conclusion follows?
Correct answer: D - The equation has no real solutions because the discriminant is negative.
After the college moved its tutoring center beside the cafeteria, visits increased by 40%. The dean concluded that the new location caused the entire increase. During the same semester, however, tutoring became free and instructors began requiring students in several introductory courses to attend at least one session. Which statement best evaluates the dean's conclusion?
Correct answer: A - Other changes that semester could also explain the increase.
Archive fire procedure: At the first sign of smoke, activate the nearest fire alarm. Leave by the closest safe stairwell, and report the smoke's location to the supervisor after reaching the assembly area. Do not use an elevator, stop for belongings, or reenter the building. A volunteer sees smoke while standing near an elevator. According to the procedure, what should the volunteer do first?
Correct answer: D - Activate the nearest fire alarm, then use a safe stairwell to exit.
Text 1: After one downtown block closed to cars on weekends, a café owner reported that sales and outdoor seating increased. Text 2: A city transportation report found that pedestrian zones often increase foot traffic, but business results vary when delivery access and nearby transit are limited. How does Text 2 relate to Text 1?
Correct answer: B - It treats the café's result as possible but not universal.
A student is writing an essay arguing that a college should reduce food waste. The body paragraphs will discuss smaller standard portions, donation of safe surplus food, and composting unavoidable scraps. The strongest controlling thesis is:
Correct answer: D - The college should reduce food waste by offering smaller standard portions, donating safe surplus, and composting remaining scraps.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct and properly punctuated. Original: Neither the lab supervisor nor the assistants was ready, however they completed the inventory.
Correct answer: C - Neither the lab supervisor nor the assistants were ready; however, they completed the inventory.
A report states that program participation rose from 40% of eligible students to 50%. How should the writer describe the change?
Correct answer: B - Participation increased by 10 percentage points, which is a 25% relative increase.
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