FREE FTCE General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Question 1

The median score on the most recent test, according to a math teacher, was 80%. Which of the following best describes how the outcome should be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

Half the students scored an 80 percent or below.

Answer

The average score on the test is 80 percent.

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The most common score on the test is 80 percent.

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The highest score on the test was 80 percent.

Question 2

Lucy conducts research on how much television is watched by kids at home. She asks 100 parents questions about their kids' TV habits and vocabularies. She discovers that toddlers who watch no television have a vocabulary of 30 words on average. The average vocabulary of toddlers who watch two or more hours of television every day is 15. What inferences can she make?

Accepted Answer

Children who watch more TV have a smaller vocabulary on average than children who watch less TV.

Answer

Television watching makes children learn fewer words.

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Television watching makes children learn more words.

Answer

Children who watch more TV have a larger vocabulary on average than children who watch less TV.

Question 3

Sally takes a marble out of the displayed bag, then takes another marble out without replacing the first. Which term accurately depicts the likelihood that he picked a red marble both times?

Accepted Answer

3/10 ‥ 2/9

Answer

3/10 ‥ 3/10

Answer

3/10 ‥ 3/9

Answer

3/10 ‥ 2/10

Question 4

Which of the following represents the same thing as 2x+4y3x+6?

Accepted Answer

−x+4y+6

Answer

9xy

Answer

−x²+4y+6

Answer

5x+4y+6

Question 5

Susie noticed a chart showing the weight ranges for golden retrievers while she was at the vet's office. She discovered that the weight of her own retriever was in the middle of the pack among the dogs on the chart, at about 70 pounds. Which statement is accurate?

Accepted Answer

About 30% of golden retrievers weigh as much as or more than Susie's dog.

Answer

Of a sample of 70 dogs, Susie's will weigh the most.

Answer

Susie's dog weighs 70 pounds.

Answer

If the average weight of a golden retriever is 65 pounds, Susie's dog will weigh (0.70)(65) = 45.5 pounds.

Question 6

The pupils sold a dozen cupcakes for the bake sale. A batch of 12 cupcakes cost $0.98 to produce, and each cupcake was $0.50. Which phrase, when expressed in terms of c, best captures the profit (p) generated by the cupcake sales? Assume the pupils sold every cupcake they produced.

Accepted Answer

[(12)(0.5) - 0.98]c = p

Answer

[(12)(c) - 0.98]0.5 = p

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[(12)(c) - 0.98]/0.5 = p

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[(12)(0.5) - 0.98]/c = p

Question 7

In a square room, the west wall is 13 feet long. What is the room's perimeter?

Accepted Answer

52 feet

Answer

38 feet

Answer

48 feet

Answer

169 feet

Question 8

A visitor to Mexico discovered that 10.00 US dollars were equivalent to 191.42 pesos. How much US dollars are equivalent to 300.00 pesos at this exchange rate?

Accepted Answer

15.67

Answer

6.4

Answer

27.76

Answer

20

Question 9

What comes first in this equation's solution? 3(y+4)−2(3y−1)=10

Accepted Answer

3y+12−6y+2=10

Answer

3y+12+6y+2=10

Answer

3y+4−6y−1=10

Answer

3y+4+6y+2=10

Question 10

Simplify the following formula: 3x+2(3x2)+52(2x+1)

Accepted Answer

8x+6
5x–1

Answer

5x+4

Answer

8x+6

Answer

13x+11