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AC-HPAT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE TEST
PREP ARITHMETIC
Question :What fractions is equal to 0.06
Correct answer:6/100
The number 0.06 is the same as six-hundredths, which when written as a fraction is 6 .
Question :What is the value of 4/10 + 3/100
Correct answer:43/100
The expression can be rewritten as 40/100 + 3/100, which is equal to 43/100
Question :A store stocked 150 cans of popcorn, 72 cans were
sold. What percent of popcorn was sold?
Correct answer:48%
Divide the number of cans sold by the number of cans stocked
and multiply by 100 to find the percent: 72 ÷ 150 × 100 = 48%.
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Question :8/3, 2.28, 10/12, 0.199
What number above has the greatest value
Correct answer:8/3
The fraction is greater than 1 because the numerator is larger than the denominator. The fraction can be converted to a mixed number (2 23 ) or decimal (approximately 2.66) by dividing 8 by 3.
Question :What is 25% of 130
Correct answer:32.50
To find 25% of $130.00, multiply $130.00 by 0.25, which is
$32.50.
Question :What is equivalent to 8/25
Correct answer:0.32
The fraction 8/25 can be written as 32/100, which can be interpreted as thirty-two hundredths, or 0.32.
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Question :What is the remainder when 599 is divided by 9
Correct answer:5
The result when 599 is divided by 9 is 66 with a remainder of5.Multiplying 9 × 66 = 594 and 599 − 594 = 5, which is the remainder.
Question :What is 0.8637 rounded to the nearest hundredth
Correct answer:0.86
Since the number in the thousandths place is less than 5, the number 0.8637 should be rounded down to 0.86.
Question :60% of what number is equal to 30
Correct answer:50
Dividing 30 by 60%, which is equivalent to 0.60, gives 50.
Question :If 4/3 ~ 1/6 = p, what is the value of p
Correct answer:1/8
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The expression 4/3 ~ 1/6 = 4/8 x 6 = 8.
Question :Carole works at a bookstore and a restaurant.
In a 28-day period, Carole worked of the days at the bookstore and did not work of the days.On the remaining days Carole worked at the restaurant. How many days did Carole work at the restaurant during the 28-day period?
Correct answer:19
Carole worked 1/4 of the 28 days at the bookstore, so she worked 7 days at the bookstore (28 x 1/4). She did not work on 1/14 of the days, which equals
- days (28 × 1/14). Subtracting these amounts from 28 gives the
number of days she worked at the restaurant (28 − 7 − 2 = 19).
Question :A club has 36 members. If each member donates12
items for an auction, how many items will there be in the auction?