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Probability of Compound Events — Cumulative exam Answers

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Ming used the calculations shown to find out how much he would spend on 6 pounds of ground beef if 10 pounds of ground beef cost $25.00.What was Ming’s error?

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A
He determined pounds per dollar by dividing 10 by 25 but wrote the unit rate as a dollar value.
B
He divided the numerator and the denominator of the fraction by 25.
C
He made a mistake when finding the quotient of 10 pounds and 25 dollars.
D
He made a mistake when finding the product of $0.40 and 6.
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The new number, 550, is 200 more than the original number. What is the approximate percent change?

A
The percent change is approximately 33%.
B
The percent change is approximately 55%.
C
The percent change is approximately 150%.
D
The percent change is approximately 175%.
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Which of the following statements are true for using proportions to solve for missing measures? Select three options.

A
Corresponding dimensions must be in different positions in the ratios.
B
Corresponding dimensions must be in the same position in the ratios.
C
The two ratios in the proportion are equal.
D
The enlargement or reduction is proportional to the original figure.
E
The scale factor will be different for each ratio.

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