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PiCat Verification test1. The graph shows changes over time in a population of bacteria added
to a test tube of growth medium. What activity characterizes the growth
cycle during phase 2?: Bacteria are dividing regularly by binary fission
2. Which of the following is a true principle of inertia?: It is proportional to
the mass of an object.
3. Which human system contains the thyroid gland?: Endocrine
4. At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state, 35% from out
of state, and the rest from other countries. How many flights arrived from
out of state if a total of 240 flights arrive?: 84
5.Equation to find the percent of a number: make the percentage a decim
(35%
= 0.35 or 79% = 0.79) then forget the decimal and multiply the
percentage by the number you are trying to get a percentage from (35
1/9
,x 240 = 8,400) then move the answer back the same number of
decimal points you had before which in this case would be two (8,400 to
84.00) 84 is your answer.
6.A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand new spool,
leaving 38 2/5 feet of spine on the spool. How many feet of twine were
originally on the spool?: 52 1/15
7. If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan,
the company will match 25% of that amount. How much will the
company contribute to the plan if the employee earns $50,000 before
taxes?: 625
8. Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of water, as shown in
the illustration. Tank A is 4/5 full, and Tank B is 2/3 full. What is the
maximum amount of water that can be held in both tanks together?: 264
(/5, 80%, or 0.80 = 120) and (/3, 66%, or 0.66 = 144) (144
+ 120 = 264)
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, 9. A wooden box is 1 foot high, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long. Bob is going to
use it for a table top and plans to paint the 4 sides and the top. How many
square feet will be painted?: 31
10.What is the approximate surface area of a box that is 8 inches wide,
12 inches long, and 9 inches tall?: 552 ( 2(lw + lh + hw) )
11.A structure in 1:20 scale drawing has a height of 36 cm. If the ratio of
the height of the structure to the width is 4:1 What is the width of the actual
structure, to the nearest tenth of a meter?: 1.8
12.Julia earns $68,000 per year and wants to begin investing her money.
She figures she can afford to invest 40% of her annual salary. Of that, 60%
will be invested in corporate bonds, while 40% will be invested into
securities. If the corporate bonds and securities yield 7% and 12% annual
interest, respectively, how much interest will Julia earn in 1 year.: $2,448
13. A $15 minimum payment was made on a credit card balance of $480.
The card was not used the following month, but the new statement showed
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