Mathematical Reasoning Flashcards
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A clerk processes forms at a rate of 12 per hour. A second clerk processes 15 per hour. Working together, how many forms do they process in a 6-hour shift?
Answer: 162
(12 + 15) × 6 = 27 × 6 = 162 forms.
What is the value of 4² + √49 − 3 × 2?
Answer: 17
16 + 7 − 6 = 17.
A grant covers 60% of a $75,000 project cost. The county must fund the rest. How much must the county contribute?
Answer: $30,000
40% × $75,000 = $30,000 is the county's share.
An employee's salary is $58,500 and they receive a 4.5% raise. What is their new salary?
Answer: $61,132.50
$58,500 × 1.045 = $61,132.50.
Two towns are 3.5 inches apart on a map with a scale of 1 inch = 40 miles. What is the actual distance?
Answer: 140 miles
3.5 × 40 = 140 miles.
The average of six test scores is 82. Five of the scores are 75, 88, 90, 71, and 84. What is the sixth score?
Answer: 84
Sum needed = 82 × 6 = 492; sum of five = 408; sixth score = 492 − 408 = 84.
A department stores records for 7 years before archiving. If 2,100 files were created this year and the same amount each year, how many total files will be in active storage after 7 years?
Answer: 14,700
2,100 × 7 = 14,700 files in active storage after 7 full years.