Calculation Fundamentals Flashcards
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A student scores 72, 85, 91, 68, and 79 on five tests. What is the mean score?
Answer: 79.0
Mean = (72+85+91+68+79)/5 = 395/5 = 79.0.
What is 3/8 expressed as a decimal?
Answer: 0.375
3 ÷ 8 = 0.375.
If a car travels 240 km in 3 hours, what is its average speed in km/h?
Answer: 80 km/h
Speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 3 = 80 km/h.
Which of the following is equivalent to 2^5 × 2^3?
Answer: 2^8
When multiplying powers with the same base, add exponents: 2^(5+3) = 2^8.
A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm. What is its perimeter?
Answer: 38 cm
Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(12+7) = 2×19 = 38 cm.
What is 15% of 240?
Answer: 36
15% of 240 = 0.15 × 240 = 36.
Simplify the ratio 36:48.
Answer: 3:4
Divide both terms by their GCF (12): 36÷12 = 3 and 48÷12 = 4, giving 3:4.