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NEW QUESTION # 484
The price of gasoline rose from $3.90 to $4.08 per gallon. What was percentage of increase?
- A. °.5%
- B. 19.0%
- C. 4.6%
- D. 7.2%
Answer: A
Explanation:
Find the increase in price by subtracting the original price from the new price per gallon.
Increase in price = $4.08 - S3.90 = SO. 18
The percent of increase is the increase in price multiplied by 100, divided by the original price.
0.18 x IQO /3.90 x 18/ 3.90 = 4.6%
NEW QUESTION # 485
When a circuit breaker trips, in what position will you find the operating handle?
- A. on position
- B. off position
- C. half way between on and off
- D. three-fourths of the way between the on position and the off position
Answer: C
Explanation:
Conventional circuit breaker handles have four positions: on, off, trip, and reset. When tripped, the handle moves to the middle position.
NEW QUESTION # 486
If air gets into the hydraulic brake system.
- A. it will have no effect.
- B. brake pedal action will be spongy.
- C. the brake pedal will stick.
- D. brake application will be hard.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Air is compressible and will cause a spongy or soft brake pedal action
NEW QUESTION # 487
The elements hydrogen and helium comprise what percentage of almost all matter in the Universe?
- A. 75 percent
- B. 90 percent
- C. 98 percent
- D. 82 percent
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 488
The Prime Minister was always cautious about leaving his redoubt in Belgrade.
- A. country
- B. stronghold
- C. city
- D. house
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 489
If an alternator overcharges the battery, a likely explanation is:
- A. The ignition coil has overheated.
- B. The governor has malfunctioned.
- C. The voltage regulator isn't working properly.
- D. The battery-acid solution is low.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 490
The largest moon in the solar system is:
- A. Charon
- B. Titan
- C. Io
- D. Ganymede
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 491 
The steel plate above is held in place by different machine screws, each indicated by different symbols.
How many different types of machine screws have been used?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
Answer: B
Explanation:
There are 6 different symbols, so 6 different types of machine screws were used.
NEW QUESTION # 492
If a 120-volt current is protected by a 25-amp circuit breaker, what's the largest number of watts an appliance can safely use?
- A. 1,800 watts
- B. 1,200 watts
- C. 3,000 watts
- D. 3,600 watts
Answer: C
Explanation:
Determine the wattage that could cause the circuit breaker to trip with this formula:
NEW QUESTION # 493
Determine which of the choices best solves the problem shown in the first picture and then mark the corresponding choice on your answer sheet. The problem is presented in the first drawing and the remaining four drawings are possible solutions.
- A. B
- B. D
- C. C
- D. A
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 494
Determine which of the choices best solves the problem shown in the first picture and then mark the corresponding choice on your answer sheet. The problem is presented in the first drawing and the remaining four drawings are possible solutions.
- A. D
- B. B
- C. C
- D. A
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 495 
The figure above represents a water tank. Which of the following statements is not true?
- A. The tank will empty entirely if Valves 1 and 2 are closed and Valves 4 and 5 are open.
- B. If all valves are open, the water remains at a constant level as long as the rate of intake is equal to the rate of discharge.
- C. If Valves 1 and 2 are open and Valves 3,4, and 5 are closed, the tank will eventually overflow.
- D. Water in the tank will rise if Valves 1 and 2 are open and Valves 3 and 4 are closed.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Because Valve 4 is above the bottom of the tank, some water will remain in the tank below the level of the valve, so the tank will never be completely empty.
NEW QUESTION # 496
A college student spent $119 on tickets for family and friends to a sporting event. If tickets were $7 and
$10, and she bought an equal number of both kinds of tickets, how many $7 tickets did she buy?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. ii
- D. 2
Answer: B
Explanation:
Let .v be the number of tickets bought at each price (remember, the student bought the same number of both kinds of rickets). So,
7*+10*= 119
Now combine the terms and continue solving the equation for .v.
17* =119 17^/17=119/17x=119/17
x = 7
NEW QUESTION # 497
Amanda earns an average of $22 an hour in tips as a waitress at the best steak restaurant in town. If her hourly wage is $2.50 and she has to pay a 10% tip share to the hostesses and busboys, how much does she take home at the end of a day when she worked from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.?
- A. $156.10
- B. $32.90
- C. $138.60
- D. $121.11
Answer: A
Explanation:
First, calculate the amount of Amanda's hourly wages for a shift of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which is seven hours.
7 x $2.50 = $17.50
Next, calculate the amount of Amanda's tips for her seven-hour shift.
7 x $22 = 5154
Now, calculate the amount of her tips she has to share with the basboys and hostesses.
$154x0.10 = 515.40
Now add everything up.
Wages $17.50
Tips -SI 54.00
Tip share $15.40
Net pay $156.10
NEW QUESTION # 498
Soft brake-pedal movement can be caused by:
- A. worn rotors
- B. malfunctioning brake shoes
- C. air in the hydraulic brake system
- D. loss of brake fluid
Answer: C
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