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1. A radio station offers free competitions. Normally, one in every twenty contestants wins the free competition. What is the probability of losing the free competition?

A. 1/20

B. 1/19

C. 19/20

D. 19/1

E. 20/19

Pre-Algebra Answer 1

2. A flight with a low-cost airline travels 9 ´ 103 miles per hour for 3 ´ 10-2 hours. How far has this cheap flight traveled?

F. 135 miles

G. 270 miles

H. 900 miles

J. 1350 miles

K. 2700 miles

Pre-Algebra Answer 2



3. A company purchases cell phones at a cost of x and sells the sell phones at four times the cost. What equation below represents the profit made on each sell phone?

A. x

B. 3x

C. 4x

D. 3 - x

E. 4 - x

Pre-Algebra Answer 3

4. | Ö4 - 12 | = ?

F. -8

G. -10

H. 8

J. 10

K. 12

Pre-Algebra Answer 4

5. In a shipment of 100 mp3 players, 1% are faulty. What is the ratio of non-faulty mp3 players to faulty mp3 players?

A. 1: 100

B. 99: 100

C. 1: 99

D. 99: 1

E. 1: 499

Pre-Algebra Answer 5

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