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• Question 31:

  What is the value of the expression 3/4 + 0.21 + 1.17 + 1/10?

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 32:

  Keira has a set of paints with the following eight colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and brown.

  If she randomly selects one color to paint the outline of a shape and then randomly selects one color to paint its interior, what is the probability that the shape has both an orange outline and an orange interior?

  A. 1/64

  B. 1/16

  C. 1/8

  D. 3/8

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 33:

  The average test score of three students in a class is 81 percentage points.

  If one student's score goes up by 2 percentage points, one student's score goes up by 4 percentage points, and the other student's score remains the same, what will the new average test score be?

  A. 81 percentage points

  B. 83 percentage points

  C. 84 percentage points

  D. 87 percentage points

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 34:

  According to the passage, willow bark was used:

  

  A. to treat pain.

  B. to upset the stomach.

  C. as a food.

  D. only in the ancient world.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 35:

  The author states that apples are made of chemicals in order to make the point that:

  A. apples are a much more dangerous food than people generally understand.

  B. it's not actually important to wash apples before eating them, because apple chemicals are safe.

  C. synthetic apples can easily be produced using modern chemistry.

  D. the way that we use the word "chemicals" suggests that we don't always recognize chemicals in nature.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 36:

  The passage focuses primarily on: A. the evolving field of chemistry.

  

  B. laboratory practices today.

  C. the best herbal remedies for aches and pains.

  D. the invention of aspirin in the 19th century.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 37:

  As used in line 26, the word "pharmaceutical" most likely means:

  

  A. menacing

  B. ingenious

  C. medicinal

  D. ancient

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 38:

  The author most likely uses the example of willow bark in order to: A. demonstrate that modern chemistry is not always better than ancient medicine.

  

  B. show how a natural substance could be refined into new forms as scientists' knowledge of chemistry improved.

  C. show how ancient people often failed to use resources in the best way because they did not understand chemistry.

  D. provide an example of something in our everyday lives that is made of chemicals.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 39:

  Victoria walks her dog at an average rate of 2 blocks per 5 minutes.

  If she walked her dog for a total of 5 hours over the course of the week, how many blocks did she walk?

  A. 50

  B. 60

  C. 100

  D. 120

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 40:

  If 40 percent of a number is 200, then 10 percent of the same number is:

  A. 10

  B. 20

  C. 50

  D. 190

  Correct Answer: C