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    General HW 5 (Difficulty 4 of 5)

    1. Given that a two-digit number is randomly selected, what is the probability that the sum of
    the digits exceeds five? Express your answer as a common fraction.

    2. For what value of k does the line represented by the equation 1 − kx = −3y contain the point
    (4, −3)?

    3. Twenty-five students take a quiz. If 10 points are added to each of the lowest five scores, by
    how many points will the mean of the quiz scores increase?

    4. If the dot pattern shown here is continued, how many dots will there be in Figure 5?

    Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

    5. In 1990, the ten most popular names for baby boys in Gladwell were given to 3375 babies,
    representing about 18.70% of all baby boys born in Gladwell in 1990. In 2000, the ten most popular names
    for baby boys in Gladwell were given to 2115 babies, representing about 14.60% of all baby boys born in
    Gladwell in 2000. How many more baby boys were born in Gladwell in 1990 than in 2000? Express your
    answer to the nearest hundred.

    6. Two fair tetrahedral (4 faces each) dice are thrown. On one die, the faces are numbered 1, 2,
    3 and 4. On the other die, the faces are numbered 1, 2, 4 and 8. What is the probability that the sum of the
    face-down numbers will be divisible by 3? Express your answer as a common fraction.
    7. If only triangles may be used, how many additional triangles must be added to the right side
    of the third scale so that it is balanced? (The distance of the objects from the centers of these scales is not
    relevant.)

    8. Simplify (12)(15) − (15)(13)

    9. What is the number of square centimeters in the area of a rectangle whose length is 9 cm and
    whose width is 8 cm?

    10. If March 1 is a Monday, what day of the week will it be 270 days later?

    n2 +n
    11. A sequence of numbers is formed using the rule 2 for n = 1, 2, 3, . . . , 10. What percent of
    the terms of this sequence are perfect squares?

    2
    12. Triangle ABC is a right triangle, and segment BD is an altitude of the triangle. Segments
    AD and AC measure 6 and 15 units, respectively. What is the ratio of the area of triangle ABD to the area
    of triangle CBD? Express your answer as a common fraction.

    C
    D
    A

    1
    13. Simplify: 1+ 1
    1+ 1
    1+ 1
    1+1

    14. A piggy bank contains a certain number of coins, of which 53 are dimes and 19 are nickels.
    The remainder of the coins in the bank are quarters. If the probability of randomly selecting a quarter from
    the bank is 41 , how many quarters does the bank contain?

    15. It takes a painter 8 hours to paint 2 rooms. At this rate, how many hours will it take 3
    painters to paint 3 rooms?

    16. In the game Yahtzee, five standard dice are tossed. What is the probability that all five dice
    show even numbers or all five show odd numbers? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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