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You work at a bakery that charges $5.48 per dozen cupcakes, including tax. A customer places an order for dozen cupcakes.How much should you charge the customer?

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$10.62
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$10.73
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$25.12
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$25.73
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$28.77
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Use these graphics to answer the question.A marketing specialist at a large bank analyzes global commercial and residential real estate property indexes.What inference can be drawn from these graphics?

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A person who moved from Spain to Australia in 2010 would probably be alarmed by the high prices of homes in Australia.
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The majority of individuals who purchased commercial real estate in the UK in 2004 and sold it in 2008 most likely suffered a huge loss.
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If the trends shown in the graphics continued to the present day, a couple from the US who moves to France should expect to pay more for a similar home there.
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Based on the trends shown, it is probable that since 2010 commercial real estate prices have increased in all countries except the UK, US, and Australia.
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As a surveyor, you measure an angle of elevation as 35.25 degrees. You are required to record all measurements in fraction form.What is the degree measure of the angle written as a fraction?

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A sales intern in a US metals company uses this graphic to follow industry trends and make informed business decisions.

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India’s rate of steel production has gradually risen over China’s.
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India’s level of steel production in 2009 was much lower than that of all other countries.
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India’s total steel production and rate of production over a 30-year period has remained flat.
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China, Japan, and the US have had a much greater experience than India in producing steel.
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You manage a warehouse and need to replace a forklift. A local retailer sells the model you want for $1,299 plus a 6% sales tax. A store located just over the state line sells the same model for $1,359 plus a 4% sales tax.

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$1,350.96
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$1,376.94
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$1,413.36
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$1,902.60
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$2,078.40
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Internal Memo Davis County Pet ShelterRe: Ideas for helping families find the right pet When you are helping individuals or families find the right pet for their situation, you must focus on the benefits of adopting a pet from a shelter. The benefits includesaving a pet’s life. Many pets in the shelter must be euthanized after a period of time.an adoption fee. The adoption fee covers vaccinations, spaying/neutering, microchips, and other veterinary costs.You should also ask adoptees abouttheir activity level.their household type.how much time they have.their preference for the pet’s gender.pet allergies.other pets in the household.When you show an individual or family a pet, make sure they interact with the pet for at least 10 minutes. Encourage them to hold the pet to make sure the pet is comfortable with them and that they are comfortable with the pet.Your chief goal is to help find a place for a pet that is in the animal’s best interests. By following these guidelines, you are helping individuals and families find a pet that best fits their lifestyle.

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want to save a pet’s life.
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will pay for vaccinations.
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are willing to hold the pet for 10 minutes.
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have other pets in the family household.
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are okay with paying an adoption fee.
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As an accountant for a bowling alley, you calculate that 31% of revenue comes from food and beverages. To use the percentage in calculations, you must convert the value to a decimal.What is 31% as a decimal?

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0.0031
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0.031
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0.31
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3.1
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31
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You are a woodworker who is designing a custom doghouse. The doghouse will have an A frame, with the front and back of the house in the shape of a triangle. The customer has chosen a different siding for the back of the house, and you need to determine the area in order to place the order. The base of the triangle measures 3 feet, 2 inches, and the height is 4 feet.

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76
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152
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640
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912
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1,824
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You own a roofing company. The roofers are replacing shingles on a house. It takes of a 50-pound box of nails to install shingles on of the roof.How many boxes of nails will the company need to install shingles on the entire roof?

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You work at the reservations desk at Copernicus Inn and Suites. You’ve just written a guest’s floor and room number on the guest folder and repeated the number to the guest. One of your coworkers is at another station and asks you what room number you just assigned to make sure he doesn’t assign the same room. According to this document, the best way to handle the situation would be to:

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tell him the information in a clear voice.
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share the information privately with him.
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ask the guest to share the information with him.
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tell him the guest’s name and tell him to look it up.
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call the manager and report him for not following procedure.
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As a farmer, one of your responsibilities is to plow the field to prepare it for planting. On day 1, you plowed of the field. On day 2, you plowed of the field.How much more of the field did you plow on day 1 than on day 2?

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You are a field technician at Callahan Power and Energy. You have just arrived on the scene of a downed wire. There are no onlookers at the scene. According to this document, your next action should be to:

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determine voltage zones to avoid injury.
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determine the location of the downed wire.
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contact a colleague and describe the scene.
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test the downed wire and verify that it is dead.
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keep traffic and onlookers from the scene.
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Use this graphic to answer the question.A health department aide reviews a Venn diagram and a line graph to identify the relationship between cold and influenza symptoms and visits for influenza-like illnesses.Based on the graphics, which statement about the 2016–17 season is true?

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Outpatient clinics saw few visitors with fevers and headaches after the influenza season peaked.
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The percentage of outpatients with symptoms of fever and body aches was lowest between weeks 10 and 52.
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A significant number of visitors to outpatient clinics reported symptoms of fever and sneezing beginning in week 2.
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The percentage of visitors who had symptoms of runny nose and body aches and who visited an outpatient clinic during the 2016–17 season was the highest of all recorded seasons.
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Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Return of Security DepositsLandlords and tenants often disagree over the return of tenants’ security deposits. As a result of this eminent disagreement, California law lists specific steps that the landlord must follow when dealing with tenants' security deposits.The law allows the landlord to use money from a tenant's security deposit for the following four purposes:To cover unpaid rentTo clean the rental unit when the tenant moves outTo repair damages caused by the tenantTo cover the cost of restoring or replacing personal property damaged by the tenantA landlord can withhold only enough money from the security deposit to cover these costs. The security deposit cannot be used for repairing problems that existed in the unit before the tenant moved in, nor can it be used to fix normal wear and tear. A rental agreement can never state that a security deposit is nonrefundable.A landlord has 21 days after a tenant moves to either send the tenant a full refund of the security deposit or provide the tenant with a statement that lists the amount of money withheld from the deposit.

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specific.
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disputed.
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uncommon.
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well-known
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immediate.
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You are a wedding planner who is filling small pouches with biodegradable confetti for a wedding reception. You want to fill each pouch with of a cup of confetti, and you have a total of 210 fluid ounces of confetti. You need enough pouches for 120 guests.

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You work as a member of the sales team at a furniture store. It is important to follow certain consumer rights, such as those detailed in this document. Based on context clues from the document, the meaning of proximity is:

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the timeliness of.
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a kind of statement.
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a type of agreement.
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the amount of space.
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nearness in relation to.
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A marketing executive is making decisions about staffing. She uses analytics to understand how much in-store foot traffic her location receives on a Sunday afternoon.

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You work in the quality-assurance department for a bottling company. A water bottle is supposed to contain 750 milliliters (mL) of water, and the company sets a tolerance of ±5 mL.What is the least amount of water that is considered acceptable?

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740 mL
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745 mL
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750 mL
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755 mL
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760 mL
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You are a librarian. You know that approximately 12% of books that are checked out get returned late. Each late book results in an average fine of $4.25. This week, 462 books were checked out from the library.Which set of equations could be used to estimate the total fines for those books that will be returned late?

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As an accountant, you have calculated income taxes for a customer for the last 3 years. During those three years, the customer made a tax payment of $1,250, received a tax refund of $550, and made a tax payment of $925. The customer also paid a processing fee of $60 each year.

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$1,445
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$1,625
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$1,685
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$1,805
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$2,545

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