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Practice questions for Carrington College Assessment with Accurate Answers Set 1: A physical education class has three times as many girls as boys. During a class basketball game, the girls average 18 points each, and the class as a whole averages 17 points per person. How many points does each boy score on average? correct answer 0.75*18 + 0.25*X = 17 (0.75*18= 13.5),(0.25*x= 0.25x), Subtract: (17-13.5=3.5), Divide: (3.5/0.25 =14), X = 14, so the boys average 14 points per game.Set 1: What is the average of all of the integers from 13 to 37? correct answer 13+37=50

50/2=25

25 integers Set 1:A basketball player averaged 20 points a game over the course of six games. His scores in five of those games were 23, 18, 16, 24, and 27. How many points did he score in the sixth game? correct answer 12 points.Set 1:A box of staples has a length of 6 cm, a width of 7 cm, and a volume of 378 cm cubed. What is the height of the box? correct answer 6*7*x=378 42x=378 x=9 Set 1:Arnold is about to go on a 500-mile car trip. His mechanic recommends that he buy a special highway engine oil that will save him 50 cents in gas for every 25 miles of the trip. This new oil, however, will cost $20. Is it worthwhile for Arnold to buy the oil if he has a coupon for $4 dollars off the price?correct answer No. Arnold will only save $10 by using the oil (.5 x (500 / 25)), and this is still $6 less than the cost of the oil.

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