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1. You just wrapped up a contract project that paid $92,000 in gross income. Your state tax rate is 3.5%, and your federal tax rate is 24%.

How much total will you owe in income taxes from this contract?

A. $25,100

B. $25,300

C. $25,500

D. $25,700

E. $25,900





2. A chemist poured exactly 18 liters of a reagent into an open tray for an experiment. Overnight, 30% of the liquid evaporated due to exposure. How many liters are left in the tray the next morning?

A. 11.4

B. 12.6

C. 13.2

D. 14.8

E. 15.4





3. In her last 12 swim meets, 9 of Layla’s races resulted in personal bests. What decimal represents the proportion of meets in which she achieved a personal best?

A. 0.625

B. 0.675

C. 0.725

D. 0.750

E. 0.800





4. You’re solving a puzzle box for a number that changes its display based on levers. Lever X increases the number by 5, Lever Y increases it by 1, Lever Z decreases it by 2, and Lever W decreases it by 20. You pulled Lever Y three times, then you pulled Lever W once, and then you pulled Lever X twice. The final display reads 39. What number was originally displayed?

A. 42

B. 43

C. 44

D. 45

E. 46





5. A shipment of 18 cartons arrived at a ceramics studio, each containing 7 mugs. After sorting, it was found that 12 mugs were chipped. What percentage of the shipment was damaged?

A. 9.5%

B. 10.2%

C. 10.8%

D. 17.8%

E. 66.7%





6. Each handcrafted table requires 3 and 3/4 liters of varnish. If a workshop is preparing 5 tables, how many liters of varnish are needed in total?

A. 15 and 3/4

B. 16 and 2/3

C. 17 and 1/2

D. 18 and 3/4

E. 19 and 5/8





7. Four employees at ClearView Window Co. are cleaning high-rise windows.


• Worker A cleans 1 panel every 12 minutes

• Worker B cleans 1 panel every 15 minutes

• Worker C cleans 1 panel every 20 minutes

• Worker D is a trainee and cleans 1 panel every 30 minutes


If all four work together for 2.5 hours, how many window panels will they finish?

A. 30

B. 32

C. 33

D. 35

E. 37





8. A subscription analytics tool offers two pricing tiers:


• Plan A: $18 base + $0.004 per transaction for the first 10,000 transactions, then $0.007 per transaction after that

• Plan B: $60 base + $0.0022 per transaction (flat rate, no tiers)


If a business averages 16,000 transactions per month, what is the average unit transaction cost under the more cost-effective plan?

A. $0.00595

B. $0.00597

C. $0.00599

D. $0.00605

E. $0.00635






9. The diagram below represents tables A, B, & C. The length of the rectangle, the longer side, is 72 feet long. The width of the rectangle is 22 feet long. Circle A is equivalent to Circle C, and the difference between r and s is 2. If the area of circle B is 246.93% of the area of circle A, what is the area of circle A?


Area of circle = 3.14 * radius2




A. 128.92 sq. ft.

B. 133.87 sq. ft.

C. 139.63 sq. ft.

D. 144.07 sq. ft.

E. 153.87 sq. ft.

         

 

10. Determine the diameter of the cylinder’s face below that would have a volume of approximately 38,584 cubic cm and a height of 12 cm.


Volume of cylinder = (3.14 * radius2 * height)


A. 62 cm

B. 64 cm

C. 65 cm

D. 66 cm

E. 68 cm