Tideate Ccommuniy College

MTh 154
Prefinal Exam

Construct a truth table for the compound statement.

1) ~P ∧ ~Q

2) (R ∧ P) ∧ (~P ∨ Q)

Construct a truth table for the statement.

3) (p ∧ ~q) ↔ (p → q)

Solve the problem.

4) 25% of 40 is what number?

5) 135% of what number is 54?

6) 17 is what percent of 25?

The principal P is borrowed at simple interest rate r for a period of time t. Find the simple interest owed for the use of
the money. Assume 360 days in a year and round answer to the nearest cent.
7) P = $200.00
r = 5%
t = 5 months

8) P = $10,500.00
r = 12%
t = 60 days

The principal P is borrowed at simple interest rate r for a period of time t. Find the loan's future value, A, or the total
amount due at time t. Round answer to the nearest cent.
9) P = $700.00, r = 5%, t = 8 months

Solve.
10) What is the sales tax on a radio priced at $280 if the sales tax rate is 7.6%?

11) A watch has a purchase price of $18. If the sales tax on this purchase is $1.44, find the sales tax rate.

The principal represents an amount of money deposited in a savings account subject to compound interest at the
given rate. Find how much money will be in the account after the given number of years (Assume 360 days in a year.),
and how much interest was earned.

r nt A
A=P 1+ P=
n nt
1+ r
n

12) Principal: $8000

Rate: 4%
Compounded: semiannually
Time: 5 years

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 13) Principal: $9500
Rate: 4.5%
Compounded: monthly
Time: 4 years

14) Principal: $30,000

Rate: 7.5%
Compounded: daily
Time: 20 years

Solve the problem.

r nt A
A=P 1+ P=
n nt
1+ r
n

15) How much money should be deposited today in an account that earns 6% compounded semiannually so that
it will accumulate to $9000 in 2 years?

Solve.
16) A sales representative is paid a commission rate of 3.0%. Find her commission if she sold $158,240 worth of
goods last month.

17) A house sold for $114,000 and the real estate agent earned a commission of $4902. Find the commission rate.

Use dimensional analysis to convert the quantity to the indicated units. If necessary, round the answer to two decimal
places.
18) 26,400 ft to mi

19) 32 in. to yd

Convert the given measurement to the unit indicated.

20) 2.56 m to cm

21) 9.01 m to hm

22) 6.03 dm to mm

Use dimensional analysis to convert the unit indicated.

23) 9 in. to cm

24) 6 m to ft

Write the sentence as a proportion.

25) 39 children is to 45 bicycles as 13 children is to 15 bicycles

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Solve.
26) Find the amount of discount when the original price is $39.00 and the discount rate is 5%.

27) Find the amount of discount when the original price is $184.80 and the discount rate is 40%.

Write the sentence as a proportion.

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28) 11 miles is to 5 hours as 44 miles is to 23 hours
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Determine whether the proportion is true or false.

8 =2
29)
20 5

11 3
4 4
30) =
4 12
11 121

Write the sentence as a proportion. Then determine whether the proportion is true or false.
31) one fifth is to two fifteenths as two thirds is to four ninths

For the proportion, find the unknown number n.

9 0.7
32) =
n 4.9

1 = n
33)
29
71
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Answer Key
Testname: MTH 154-MOCK FINAL EXAM

1)
s q (~s ∧ ~q)
T T F
T F F
F T F
F F T
2)
p r t (p ∧ r) ∧ (~r ∨ t)
T T T T
T T F F
T F T F
T F F F
F T T F
F T F F
F F T F
F F F F
3)
p q ( p ∧ ~q) ↔ (p → q)
T T F F F T
T F T T F F
F T F F F T
F F F T F T
(2) (1) (4) (3)
4) 10
5) 40
6) 68%
7) $4.17
8) $210.00
9) $723.33
10) $21.28
11) 8%
12) amount in account: $9751.96; interest earned: $1751.96
13) amount in account: $11,369.74; interest earned: $1869.74
14) amount in account: $134,429.67; interest earned: $104,429.67
15) $7996.38
16) $4747.20
17) 4.3%
18) 5 mi
19) 0.89 yd
20) 256 cm
21) 0.0901 hm
22) 603 mm
23) 22.86 cm
24) 19.7 ft
39 children = 13 children
25)
45 bicycles 15 bicycles
26) $1.95
27) $73.92

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Answer Key
Testname: MTH 154-MOCK FINAL EXAM

28)
11 miles = 44 miles
23 hours
5 3 hours
4

29) True
30) True
1 2
5 15
31) = ; true
2 4
3 9

32) 63
33) 4