Numeracy Skills Flashcards
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Solve for x: 5x − 8 = 22.
Answer: x = 6
5x = 22 + 8 = 30; x = 30 ÷ 5 = 6.
What is 0.08 expressed as a percentage?
Answer: 8%
Multiply by 100 to convert a decimal to a percentage: 0.08 × 100 = 8%.
A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly picking a blue marble?
Answer: 3/10
Total marbles = 10; P(blue) = 3/10.
What is the volume of a rectangular box that is 5 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 3 cm tall?
Answer: 60 cm³
Volume = length × width × height = 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cm³.
A worker earns $12.50 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What are the total gross earnings?
Answer: $475.00
$12.50 × 38 = $475.00.
Which list of numbers is in order from least to greatest?
Answer: 1/8, 0.25, 1/3, 0.5
Converting all to decimals: 1/8=0.125, 0.25, 1/3≈0.333, 0.5 — already in ascending order in option B.
A cell phone plan costs $45 per month plus $0.10 per text message. If a user sends 80 texts in a month, what is the total bill?
Answer: $53.00
Text charge = 80 × $0.10 = $8.00; total = $45 + $8 = $53.00.