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Mathematical Reasoning foundations.

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8 original questionsSeparate explanationsUS Letter · PDF · Version 2026-10-27

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QUESTION 1 · Numbers that stay in balance

A repair uses 2/6 meter of wire and another 3/4 meter. What total length, in meters, is used?

  1. 13/12
  2. 1/2
  3. 1/4
  4. 1/3
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Answer: 13/12

  1. Both measurements use meters, so add the fractions.
  2. Use twelfths: 4/12 + 9/12.
  3. The requested value is 13/12. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 2 · Translate a situation before calculating

A workshop estimates supply cost with C = 4n + 3m. If n = 4 and m = 5, what is C?

  1. 21
  2. 240
  3. 32
  4. 31
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Answer: 31

  1. Replace n and m with their stated values.
  2. Calculate each product before combining the costs.
  3. The requested value is 31. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 3 · Read a relationship in a table or rule

A service follows a linear cost rule. It charges $32 for 2 visits and $44 for 5 visits. What is the fixed charge at zero visits?

  1. 40
  2. 4
  3. 32
  4. 24
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Answer: 24

  1. The charge increases by $12 over three visits, or $4 per visit.
  2. Move back two visits from the first observation to reach zero visits.
  3. The requested value is 24. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 4 · Measure shapes by breaking them apart

A triangular sign has base 16 inches and perpendicular height 9 inches. What is its area in square inches?

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Answer: 72

  1. Use one half times the base times its perpendicular height.
  2. The slanted edge is not a substitute for the perpendicular height.
  3. The requested value is 72. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 5 · Rates, recipes and unit labels

A pack of 9 replacement filters costs $27. At the same unit price, what do 12 filters cost in dollars?

  1. 36
  2. 4
  3. 30
  4. 27
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Answer: 36

  1. Divide pack cost by its filter count to find dollars per filter.
  2. Multiply the unit price by the new number of filters.
  3. The requested value is 36. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 6 · Find the unknown in a practical equation

A repair bill is $53, including an $18 visit fee and $7 per hour. How many hours were billed?

  1. 71/7
  2. 5
  3. 53/7
  4. 35
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Answer: 5

  1. Subtract the fixed visit fee from the total.
  2. Divide the remaining labor charge by dollars per hour.
  3. The requested value is 5. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 7 · Two conditions, one shared solution

A show sells 16 tickets: adult tickets at $8 and child tickets at $5. Revenue is $101. How many adult tickets were sold?

  1. 12
  2. 16
  3. 7
  4. 9
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Answer: 7

  1. If every ticket cost $5, calculate the baseline revenue.
  2. Each adult ticket adds $3 above that baseline; divide the extra revenue by 3.
  3. The requested value is 7. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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QUESTION 8 · Summaries that answer the actual question

The sorted waiting times are 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, and 16 minutes. What is the median?

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Answer: 21/2

  1. There are six values, so the middle lies between positions three and four.
  2. Average those two central values, not the two endpoints.
  3. The requested value is 21/2. Check its units and meaning against the original question.
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