Pros, Excuse me if my questions are trivial !
1) Grace has 16 stones in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of stones she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
choices:
4
8
12
13
16
2) A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a “C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0)
choices:
2.7
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.2
3) Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?
choices:
$120.25
$160.75
$173.75
$180
$182.50
Answers with explanations?
Thanks
S Vijay
1) Grace has 16 stones in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of stones she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
choices:
4
8
12
13
16
2) A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a “C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0)
choices:
2.7
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.2
3) Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?
choices:
$120.25
$160.75
$173.75
$180
$182.50
Answers with explanations?
Thanks
S Vijay
