Question 1
A jacket is originally priced at $80. The store raises the price by 25%. The following week, the store reduces the new price by 20%. What is the final price of the jacket?
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Correct answer: B - $80
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A jacket is originally priced at $80. The store raises the price by 25%. The following week, the store reduces the new price by 20%. What is the final price of the jacket?
Correct answer: B - $80
A rectangular garden measures 9 meters by 12 meters. A straight path is built from one corner to the opposite corner. What is the length of the path?
Correct answer: A - 15 meters
The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 14. One of the numbers is removed, and the average of the four remaining numbers is 15. What was the number that was removed?
Correct answer: B - 10
In a class of 40 students, the ratio of students who play a musical instrument to students who do not is 3 to 5. How many students do NOT play a musical instrument?
Correct answer: D - 25
If -3x + 7 > 22, which of the following describes all possible values of x?
Correct answer: D - x < -5
Line m passes through the points (-2, 5) and (4, -7). What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to line m?
Correct answer: C - 1/2
A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn at random, one after the other, and the first marble is NOT put back before the second is drawn. What is the probability that both marbles are red?
Correct answer: B - 5/14
NOVEL:
Correct answer: A - new
PRUDENT:
Correct answer: A - cautious
LACONIC:
Correct answer: D - brief
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