WGU D771 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a unit rate?
Answer: A rate with denominator of 1 (e.g., $2 per slice).
◉ What is a proportion?
Answer: An equation showing two ratios are equal.
◉ How do you solve a proportion?
Answer: Cross multiply and divide.
◉ Example: 3/4 = x/12. Solve for x.
Answer: x = 9.
◉ How do you find the perimeter of a rectangle?
Answer: 2 × length + 2 × width.
◉ Example: Rectangle 10 ft by 14 ft perimeter?
Answer: 48 ft.
, ◉ What is the circumference of a circle?
Answer: Distance around a circle.
◉ Formula for circumference using diameter?
Answer: C = π × diameter.
◉ Formula for circumference using radius?
Answer: C = 2πr.
◉ Approximate value of π?
Answer: 3.14.
◉ What does ≈ mean?
Answer: About equal to.
◉ What is a conversion factor?
Answer: A ratio that compares two equivalent values in different
units.
◉ How do you convert 150 minutes into hours?
Answer: 150 × (1 hr / 60 min) = 2.5 hours.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a unit rate?
Answer: A rate with denominator of 1 (e.g., $2 per slice).
◉ What is a proportion?
Answer: An equation showing two ratios are equal.
◉ How do you solve a proportion?
Answer: Cross multiply and divide.
◉ Example: 3/4 = x/12. Solve for x.
Answer: x = 9.
◉ How do you find the perimeter of a rectangle?
Answer: 2 × length + 2 × width.
◉ Example: Rectangle 10 ft by 14 ft perimeter?
Answer: 48 ft.
, ◉ What is the circumference of a circle?
Answer: Distance around a circle.
◉ Formula for circumference using diameter?
Answer: C = π × diameter.
◉ Formula for circumference using radius?
Answer: C = 2πr.
◉ Approximate value of π?
Answer: 3.14.
◉ What does ≈ mean?
Answer: About equal to.
◉ What is a conversion factor?
Answer: A ratio that compares two equivalent values in different
units.
◉ How do you convert 150 minutes into hours?
Answer: 150 × (1 hr / 60 min) = 2.5 hours.