KYOTE Quantitative Literacy 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A phone plan charges $30/month plus $0.10 per text message. If a customer sends 85 texts in a month, what is the total bill?
- $38.50 (Correct answer)
- $40.00
- $36.50
- $37.50
Correct answer: $38.50
85 × $0.10 = $8.50; total = $30 + $8.50 = $38.50.
Question 2: The table shows: Monday 25 visitors, Tuesday 40, Wednesday 35, Thursday 50, Friday 30. What is the median number of daily visitors?
- 35 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 40
- 30
Correct answer: 35
Sorted: 25, 30, 35, 40, 50; the middle value is 35.
Question 3: A farmer uses 3/5 of a 120-acre field for corn and the rest for soybeans. How many acres are used for soybeans?
- 48 acres (Correct answer)
- 72 acres
- 60 acres
- 45 acres
Correct answer: 48 acres
Corn = (3/5)×120 = 72 acres; soybeans = 120 − 72 = 48 acres.
Question 4: A jacket originally costs $120. It is on sale for 25% off, and then an additional 10% is taken off the sale price. What is the final price?
- $81 (Correct answer)
- $78
- $84
- $90
Correct answer: $81
Sale price = $120 × 0.75 = $90; final = $90 × 0.90 = $81.
Question 5: A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1–8. What is the probability of spinning a number greater than 5?
- 3/8 (Correct answer)
- 4/8
- 5/8
- 2/8
Correct answer: 3/8
Numbers greater than 5 are 6, 7, 8 — three outcomes out of 8.
Question 6: A student scored 82, 90, 78, and 94 on four tests. What score must she get on the fifth test to have an average of 87?
- 91 (Correct answer)
- 89
- 87
- 93
Correct answer: 91
Target total = 87×5 = 435; current sum = 344; needed = 435 − 344 = 91.
Question 7: Which expression represents 'eight less than three times a number n'?
- 3n − 8 (Correct answer)
- 8 − 3n
- 3(n − 8)
- 3n + 8
Correct answer: 3n − 8
'Three times a number' is 3n; 'eight less than' means subtract 8 to get 3n − 8.
KYOTE Quantitative Literacy 3
A phone plan charges $30/month plus $0.10 per text message.
If a customer sends 85 texts in a month, what is the total bill?