FA Midterm Fall 2025 - 1

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21 questions

1

Cherie accepted a job through an employment agency. The job pays $1,100 a week. The agency charges 30% of her first 4 weeks of pay. How much does she owe the employment agency?

$330

$4,400

$1,430

$1,320

Blinko's charges $24.99 to print 100 top-quality, single-page resumés. Each additional copy costs $2. Let r(x) represent the final cost and x represent the number of copies, r(x), written as a piecewise function, is:

How much will it cost to make 132 copies?

$264.00

$152.99

$24.99

$88.99

Job 1 offered Jim a computer programmer position making $85,000 per year. Job 2 offered Jim a position earning $2, 125 a week. Which Job would pay more?

He would be paid the same in both jobs

not enough information

Job 1

Job 2

Gretchen is refinishing her gazebo that is in the shape of a regular octagon. The length of one side is 3 feet and the apothem is 3.5 feet. What is the area that Gretchen will be refinishing?

42 sq feet

63 sq feet 

10.5 sq feet

24 sq feet

Which of the following situations would show a negative correlation on a scatter plot?

The age of a child on the x axis and the size of their shoe on the y axis. 

The number of minutes a grill is lit on the x axis and the temperature of the grill on the y axis. 

The number of minutes on a treadmill on the x axis and the number of calories burned on the y axes

The number of days a student misses on the x axis and the test scores of that student on the y axis.

The results of a recent survey showed that the average cost to rent a car for a week is $276. If the standard deviation is $60, find the z-score for a weekly rental of $423.00?

-1.88

-2.45

1.3

2.45

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are: $979; $1,349; $1,279; $1,349; $1,899; $2,049; $875; and $1,099. What is the median?

$1,314

$1,624

$1,279

$1,349

McKenzie found the correlation coefficient on a set of data to be -0.20. Which term best describes the correlation?

strong positive

weak positive

weak negative

strong negative

This piecewise function represents the Social Security taxes for 2009. How much did Rachel pay in Social Security tax if she earned $102,000 in 2009?

$6,324.00

$6,335.10

$6,220.00

$6,824.60

Zane received a quote to move his belongings to his new house. The estimate from the mover is $675 for 6 hours of packing and 5 hours of moving. Zane thinks he can reduce his cost by doing some of the packing and moving himself. If he does, the cost will decrease to $425 for 4 hours of packing and 3 hours of moving. If the mover charges a set hourly rate for packing and another set hourly rate for moving, what are these hourly rates?

Packing=$80, Moving=$40

Packing=$75, Moving=$50

Packing=$50, Moving=$75

Packing=$40, Moving=$80

Miguel pays $47 semimonthly for health insurance which is 15% of the total cost. His employer pays the rest. What is the total yearly cost to the nearest dollar of Miguel's health insurance?

$169.20

$8,147.67

$7,520

$5,485

Pippa gets paid $0.50 for the first 100 craft kits that she assembles. She earns $0.75 for each kit over 100. This week she assembled 135 kits. How much did she earn?

$101.25

$67.50

$76.25

$72.50

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are $979, $1,349, $1,279, $1,349, $1,899, $2,049, $875, and $1,099. What is the mean?

$1,359.75

$1,208.67

$1,554

$1,314

In 2008, Yolanda paid $3,875 in Social Security tax. If the Social Security tax rate was 6.2% to the maximum income of $94,200 that year, what was Yolanda's taxable income?

$6,250

$66,375

$62,500

$240.25

McKenzie sells textbooks. She receives 7% on her first $1,000 in sales and 15% on the balance of her sales. If her sales in one month were $14,500, How much would she earn?

$2,245

$2,175

$1,015

$2,095

Determine the equation of the linear regression line of the scatterplot defined by these points: (1 ,45),(2,35), (3,20),(4,5)

y= 13.5x - 60

y= -12x + 60

y= -13.5x + 60

y= -12.5x + 60

Catalina works part-time at a bakery earning $7.50 an hour. In the past five days, her time card shows that she worked 3.3, 2.9, 4.0, 3.5, and 2.1 hours. What is her gross pay for the five days?

$118.50

$122.50

$120.00

$119.50

Nathan's bedroom has a width of 13 feet, a height of 9 feet, and a length of 14 feet. The level of insulation, i, is 10 and the exposure, e, is 18 because the outside wall faces south. For this room, to the nearest THOUSAND, how many BTUs will be necessary?

5,000 BTU's

2,000 BTU's

4,900 BTU's

4,000 BTU's

Yvette has a house payment of $2,376. She will pay that amount for the next 20 years. If her house cost $418,400, how much interest did she pay?

$151,840

$465,920

$370,880

$238,240

Justin found his dream house for $435,600. The bank has offered him a 5.8% for 25 years. How much will his monthly payment be?

$2,555.90

$3,070.72

$2,753.56

$2,105.40

Briana makes $1,760 a week. How much does she make per month?

$7,626.67

$7,040

$6,890

$3,813.33

Cherie accepted a job through an employment agency. The job pays $1,100 a week. The agency charges 30% of her first 4 weeks of pay. How much does she owe the employment agency?

$330

$4,400

$1,430

$1,320

Blinko's charges $24.99 to print 100 top-quality, single-page resumés. Each additional copy costs $2. Let r(x) represent the final cost and x represent the number of copies, r(x), written as a piecewise function, is:

How much will it cost to make 132 copies?

$264.00

$152.99

$24.99

$88.99

Job 1 offered Jim a computer programmer position making $85,000 per year. Job 2 offered Jim a position earning $2, 125 a week. Which Job would pay more?

He would be paid the same in both jobs

not enough information

Job 1

Job 2

Gretchen is refinishing her gazebo that is in the shape of a regular octagon. The length of one side is 3 feet and the apothem is 3.5 feet. What is the area that Gretchen will be refinishing?

42 sq feet

63 sq feet 

10.5 sq feet

24 sq feet

Which of the following situations would show a negative correlation on a scatter plot? 

The age of a child on the x axis and the size of their shoe on the y axis. 

The number of minutes a grill is lit on the x axis and the temperature of the grill on the y axis. 

The number of minutes on a treadmill on the x axis and the number of calories burned on the y axes

The number of days a student misses on the x axis and the test scores of that student on the y axis.

The results of a recent survey showed that the average cost to rent a car for a week is $276. If the standard deviation is $60, find the z-score for a weekly rental of $423.00?

-1.88

-2.45

1.3

2.45

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are: $979; $1,349; $1,279; $1,349; $1,899; $2,049; $875; and $1,099. What is the median?

$1,314

$1,624

$1,279

$1,349

McKenzie found the correlation coefficient on a set of data to be -0.20. Which term best describes the correlation?

strong positive

weak positive

weak negative

strong negative

This piecewise function represents the Social Security taxes for 2009. How much did Rachel pay in Social Security tax if she earned $102,000 in 2009?

$6,324.00

$6,335.10

$6,220.00

$6,824.60

Zane received a quote to move his belongings to his new house. The estimate from the mover is $675 for 6 hours of packing and 5 hours of moving. Zane thinks he can reduce his cost by doing some of the packing and moving himself. If he does, the cost will decrease to $425 for 4 hours of packing and 3 hours of moving. If the mover charges a set hourly rate for packing and another set hourly rate for moving, what are these hourly rates?

Packing=$80, Moving=$40

Packing=$75, Moving=$50

Packing=$50, Moving=$75

Packing=$40, Moving=$80

Miguel pays $47 semimonthly for health insurance which is 15% of the total cost. His employer pays the rest. What is the total yearly cost to the nearest dollar of Miguel's health insurance?

$169.20

$8,147.67

$7,520

$5,485

Pippa gets paid $0.50 for the first 100 craft kits that she assembles. She earns $0.75 for each kit over 100. This week she assembled 135 kits. How much did she earn?

$101.25

$67.50

$76.25

$72.50

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are $979, $1,349, $1,279, $1,349, $1,899, $2,049, $875, and $1,099. What is the mean?

$1,359.75

$1,208.67

$1,554

$1,314

In 2008, Yolanda paid $3,875 in Social Security tax. If the Social Security tax rate was 6.2% to the maximum income of $94,200 that year, what was Yolanda's taxable income?

$6,250

$66,375

$62,500

$240.25

McKenzie sells textbooks. She receives 7% on her first $1,000 in sales and 15% on the balance of her sales. If her sales in one month were $14,500, How much would she earn?

$2,245

$2,175

$1,015

$2,095

Determine the equation of the linear regression line of the scatterplot defined by these points: (1 ,45),(2,35), (3,20),(4,5)

y= 13.5x - 60

y= -12x + 60

y= -13.5x + 60

y= -12.5x + 60

Catalina works part-time at a bakery earning $7.50 an hour. In the past five days, her time card shows that she worked 3.3, 2.9, 4.0, 3.5, and 2.1 hours. What is her gross pay for the five days?

$118.50

$122.50

$120.00

$119.50

Nathan's bedroom has a width of 13 feet, a height of 9 feet, and a length of 14 feet. The level of insulation, i, is 10 and the exposure, e, is 18 because the outside wall faces south. For this room, to the nearest THOUSAND, how many BTUs will be necessary?

5,000 BTU's

2,000 BTU's

4,900 BTU's

4,000 BTU's

Yvette has a house payment of $2,376. She will pay that amount for the next 20 years. If her house cost $418,400, how much interest did she pay?

$151,840

$465,920

$370,880

$238,240

Justin found his dream house for $435,600. The bank has offered him a 5.8% for 25 years. How much will his monthly payment be?

$2,555.90

$3,070.72

$2,753.56

$2,105.40

Briana makes $1,760 a week. How much does she make per month? 

$7,626.67

$7,040

$6,890

$3,813.33

FA Midterm Fall 2025 - 1

FA Midterm Fall 2025 - 1

Cherie accepted a job through an employment agency. The job pays $1,100 a week. The agency charges 30% of her first 4 weeks of pay. How much does she owe the employment agency?

Blinko's charges $24.99 to print 100 top-quality, single-page resumés. Each additional copy costs $2. Let r(x) represent the final cost and x represent the number of copies, r(x), written as a piecewise function, is:How much will it cost to make 132 copies?

Job 1 offered Jim a computer programmer position making $85,000 per year. Job 2 offered Jim a position earning $2, 125 a week. Which Job would pay more?

Gretchen is refinishing her gazebo that is in the shape of a regular octagon. The length of one side is 3 feet and the apothem is 3.5 feet. What is the area that Gretchen will be refinishing?

Which of the following situations would show a negative correlation on a scatter plot?

The results of a recent survey showed that the average cost to rent a car for a week is $276. If the standard deviation is $60, find the z-score for a weekly rental of $423.00?

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are: $979; $1,349; $1,279; $1,349; $1,899; $2,049; $875; and $1,099. What is the median?

McKenzie found the correlation coefficient on a set of data to be -0.20. Which term best describes the correlation?

This piecewise function represents the Social Security taxes for 2009. How much did Rachel pay in Social Security tax if she earned $102,000 in 2009?

Miguel pays $47 semimonthly for health insurance which is 15% of the total cost. His employer pays the rest. What is the total yearly cost to the nearest dollar of Miguel's health insurance?

Pippa gets paid $0.50 for the first 100 craft kits that she assembles. She earns $0.75 for each kit over 100. This week she assembled 135 kits. How much did she earn?

Rebecca will be entering college next fall and is trying to decide how much to spend on a laptop. After researching models online, she has found several that would meet her needs. Their costs are $979, $1,349, $1,279, $1,349, $1,899, $2,049, $875, and $1,099. What is the mean?

In 2008, Yolanda paid $3,875 in Social Security tax. If the Social Security tax rate was 6.2% to the maximum income of $94,200 that year, what was Yolanda's taxable income?

McKenzie sells textbooks. She receives 7% on her first $1,000 in sales and 15% on the balance of her sales. If her sales in one month were $14,500, How much would she earn?

Determine the equation of the linear regression line of the scatterplot defined by these points: (1 ,45),(2,35), (3,20),(4,5)

Catalina works part-time at a bakery earning $7.50 an hour. In the past five days, her time card shows that she worked 3.3, 2.9, 4.0, 3.5, and 2.1 hours. What is her gross pay for the five days?

Nathan's bedroom has a width of 13 feet, a height of 9 feet, and a length of 14 feet. The level of insulation, i, is 10 and the exposure, e, is 18 because the outside wall faces south. For this room, to the nearest THOUSAND, how many BTUs will be necessary?

Yvette has a house payment of $2,376. She will pay that amount for the next 20 years. If her house cost $418,400, how much interest did she pay?

Justin found his dream house for $435,600. The bank has offered him a 5.8% for 25 years. How much will his monthly payment be?

Briana makes $1,760 a week. How much does she make per month?

Blinko's charges $24.99 to print 100 top-quality, single-page resumés. Each additional copy costs $2. Let r(x) represent the final cost and x represent the number of copies, r(x), written as a piecewise function, is:

How much will it cost to make 132 copies?