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WGU C957 Pre-Assessment Applied Algebra Questions And
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Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1. A local business is looking to become a franchise. The company wants to predict the number of franchises,
F, given a certain number of years, Y. This prediction is modeled by the function F(Y).
What can be concluded by F(5) = 10?
YOUR ANSWER CORRECT
ANSWER
Every 5 years, 10 stores will be opened.
Every 10 years, 5 stores will be opened.
In 5 years, there will be 10 open stores.
In 10 years, there will be 5 open stores.
2. A bank begins a marketing campaign to increase its number of customers. Each month, all new customers
are put into a drawing. One customer then receives a $50 credit in a checking account.
The amount of money given away in the drawing, G, is a function of the number of months, M, the drawing
has been going on for.
What is the correct function notation to represent the amount of money given away after the drawing has
been going on for 5 months?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
G(250) = 5
G(5) = 10
G(10) = 5
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3. The volume of calls, V(h), at a particular customer service center can be written as a function of the number
of hours after opening each day, h.
What would the ordered pair (6,8) represent for this function?
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ANSWER
There were 8 calls 6 hours after opening.
There were 6 calls 8 hours after opening.
There were h calls 6 hours after opening.
There were 8 calls V hours after opening.
4. A company has developed two functions, L(t) and M(t), that determine the least amount and most amount,
respectively, of revenue it will make in any given month in dollars (with t = 1 corresponding to January).
What can the company reasonably conclude if L(2) = 3,000 and M(2) = 5,000?
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ANSWER
In February, it will make $2,000.
In February, it will make between $3,000 and $5,000.
It will make more money in February if it uses M(t) instead of L(t).
It cannot make more than $3,000 in February but can make up to $5,000
after February.
5. A server at a restaurant has realized that tips, T, in dollars are related to the number of hours, h, that have
been worked on any given day. Tips can be modeled by the function T(h) = X.
How can this function be interpreted?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
If the server works T hours, the tips will be $h.
If the server works h hours, the tips will be $T(X).
If the server works X hours, the tips will be $T.
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6. A company pays its employees a base salary each month plus a commission, C, based on the number of
sales, s, made by an employee during the month. An employee made 8 sales in the last month and received
a commission of $1,600.
How would this be represented in function notation?
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ANSWER ANSWER
C(1600) = 8
s(8) = 1600
s(1600) = 8
7. Below is a growth graph of a business. It compares gross growth and net growth.
What can be said about the growth between the years of 2012 and 2014?
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ANSWER
Both gross and net growth decreased.
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Both gross and net growth increased.
The gross growth increased while the net growth decreased.
The gross growth decreased while the net growth increased.
8. The graph below shows the three-month average percentage year-on-year growth for real total pay for the
years 2010–2016, along with the Of ce for Budget Responsibility's (OBR's) growth forecast for the years
2016–2021.
What can be concluded from this graph?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The real total pay growth outturn remained between –2% and 2% from
2010 and 2016.
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WGU C957 Pre-Assessment Applied Algebra Questions And
Answers Updated Study Tests 2025 Version
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1. A local business is looking to become a franchise. The company wants to predict the number of franchises,
F, given a certain number of years, Y. This prediction is modeled by the function F(Y).
What can be concluded by F(5) = 10?
YOUR ANSWER CORRECT
ANSWER
Every 5 years, 10 stores will be opened.
Every 10 years, 5 stores will be opened.
In 5 years, there will be 10 open stores.
In 10 years, there will be 5 open stores.
2. A bank begins a marketing campaign to increase its number of customers. Each month, all new customers
are put into a drawing. One customer then receives a $50 credit in a checking account.
The amount of money given away in the drawing, G, is a function of the number of months, M, the drawing
has been going on for.
What is the correct function notation to represent the amount of money given away after the drawing has
been going on for 5 months?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
G(250) = 5
G(5) = 10
G(10) = 5
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3. The volume of calls, V(h), at a particular customer service center can be written as a function of the number
of hours after opening each day, h.
What would the ordered pair (6,8) represent for this function?
YOUR ANSWER CORRECT
ANSWER
There were 8 calls 6 hours after opening.
There were 6 calls 8 hours after opening.
There were h calls 6 hours after opening.
There were 8 calls V hours after opening.
4. A company has developed two functions, L(t) and M(t), that determine the least amount and most amount,
respectively, of revenue it will make in any given month in dollars (with t = 1 corresponding to January).
What can the company reasonably conclude if L(2) = 3,000 and M(2) = 5,000?
YOUR ANSWER CORRECT
ANSWER
In February, it will make $2,000.
In February, it will make between $3,000 and $5,000.
It will make more money in February if it uses M(t) instead of L(t).
It cannot make more than $3,000 in February but can make up to $5,000
after February.
5. A server at a restaurant has realized that tips, T, in dollars are related to the number of hours, h, that have
been worked on any given day. Tips can be modeled by the function T(h) = X.
How can this function be interpreted?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
If the server works T hours, the tips will be $h.
If the server works h hours, the tips will be $T(X).
If the server works X hours, the tips will be $T.
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6. A company pays its employees a base salary each month plus a commission, C, based on the number of
sales, s, made by an employee during the month. An employee made 8 sales in the last month and received
a commission of $1,600.
How would this be represented in function notation?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
C(1600) = 8
s(8) = 1600
s(1600) = 8
7. Below is a growth graph of a business. It compares gross growth and net growth.
What can be said about the growth between the years of 2012 and 2014?
YOUR ANSWER CORRECT
ANSWER
Both gross and net growth decreased.
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Both gross and net growth increased.
The gross growth increased while the net growth decreased.
The gross growth decreased while the net growth increased.
8. The graph below shows the three-month average percentage year-on-year growth for real total pay for the
years 2010–2016, along with the Of ce for Budget Responsibility's (OBR's) growth forecast for the years
2016–2021.
What can be concluded from this graph?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
The real total pay growth outturn remained between –2% and 2% from
2010 and 2016.
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