Quantitative Skills Flashcards
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A store marks up items by 40%. If an item costs $25 wholesale, what is the retail price?
Answer: $35
40% of $25 = $10 markup. Retail price = $25 + $10 = $35. Alternatively, $25 × 1.40 = $35.
What is the median of the set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15}?
Answer: 9
The median is the middle value when numbers are arranged in order. In this set of 5 numbers, the third number (9) is the median.
If a triangle has angles of 45° and 90°, what is the third angle?
Answer: 45°
The sum of angles in a triangle is 180°. So the third angle = 180° - 45° - 90° = 45°. This is a 45-45-90 right triangle.
What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 36?
Answer: 12
Factors of 24: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24. Factors of 36: 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36. The greatest common factor is 12.
A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
Answer: 60 mph
Average speed = distance ÷ time = 180 miles ÷ 3 hours = 60 miles per hour.
What number is 3/4 of 2/3 of 120?
Answer: 60
First find 2/3 of 120 = 80. Then find 3/4 of 80 = 60. Alternatively, (3/4) × (2/3) × 120 = (6/12) × 120 = 60.