MEGA General Education 3

Question 1

A student solves: 3x − 7 = 14 and gets x = 7. Which step verifies the solution?

Accepted Answer

Substitute 7 for x: 3(7) − 7 = 21 − 7 = 14 ✓

Answer

Substituting x = 7 back into the original equation confirms the solution when both sides are equal.

Question 2

Which literary device is used when an author gives human qualities to a non-human subject, as in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification assigns human characteristics or actions (whispering) to non-human entities (wind).

Question 3

On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 50 miles, two cities are 3.5 inches apart. What is the actual distance?

Accepted Answer

175 miles

Answer

Multiply the map distance by the scale factor: 3.5 × 50 = 175 miles.

Question 4

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Igneous rocks form when molten rock (magma underground or lava at the surface) cools and solidifies.

Question 5

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The right to bear arms

Answer

The right to bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment, not the First, which covers speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

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