MATH 120 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
LIME SPRING WEEK 5 QUIZ 2026 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What does the "Solve" step of this part of the problem solving
approach? Answer: The "Solve" step is to carry out the required steps
and calculations.
⩥ What are units? Describe how units can help to check answers and
solve problems. Give examples.
What are units? Answer: Units are words that describe what is being
measured or counted.
⩥ Describe how units can help to check the answers and solve problems.
Give examples. Answer: Consider a box with the side lengths in inches.
The volume of the box would be calculated in cubic inches. The key
word "cube or cubic" in this context means that the unit inches is raised
to the third power. The mathematical symbol to represent the unit of the
volume of the box is
"in ^3."
⩥ Decide whether the following statement makes sense or does not
make sense. Explain your reasoning.
,I drove at a speed of 35 miles for the entire trip.
Choose the correct answer below. Answer: The statement does not make
sense because miles is not a unit of speed.
⩥ Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly
true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your
reasoning.
To figure out how long an airplane will take to reach Beijing, divide the
distance to Beijing by the airplane's speed. Answer: The statement
makes sense because time is equal to distance divided speed.
⩥ Evaluate the following expressions.
2/5 x 5/9. 1/4 + 5/8 Answer: 2/9 7/8
⩥ Write as a fraction in lowest terms.
.68 Answer: 17/25
⩥ Write each of the following as a common fraction.
. The common fraction for 8.5
(Simplify your answer.) Answer: 17/2
⩥ The common fraction for
,4.091 Answer: 4091/1000
⩥ Convert the following fractions to decimal form.
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Answer: 3/5=0.6
⩥ The decimal form of 1/10
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Answer: .1
⩥ Write out the three steps of the Understand-Solve-Explain process
when answering the following question.
How fast does Earth rotate? Note that in one full rotation of Earth, a
point on the equator travels about 25,000 miles in 24 hours. Answer: The
speed
⩥ What is the speed of the Earth? Answer: 1041.7 miles per hour.
⩥ Explain why the speed of the Earth makes sense. Choose the correct
answer below. Answer: speed= distance/time=
25,000 miles/24hours
⩥ How much will a person pay for
14.7
, pounds of bananas at a price of
$2.41
per pound? Answer: The price the person will pay is
35.43
dollars. (Round to the nearest cent.)
⩥ Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
a.
A warehouse is 65 yards long, 32 yards wide, and 7 yards high. What is
the area of the warehouse floor? If the warehouse is filled to half its
height with tightly packed boxes, what is the volume of the boxes?
b.
A room has a rectangular floor that measures 27 feet by 13 feet and a flat
8-foot ceiling. What is the area of the floor and how much air does the
room hold?
c.
A grain silo has a circular base with an area of 155 square feet and is 23
feet tall. What is the total volume? Answer: a) The area of the warehouse
floor is 2080yd2.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
The volume of the boxes in the warehouse is
7280^2yd cubed .
b. The area of the floor is
351^2
LIME SPRING WEEK 5 QUIZ 2026 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What does the "Solve" step of this part of the problem solving
approach? Answer: The "Solve" step is to carry out the required steps
and calculations.
⩥ What are units? Describe how units can help to check answers and
solve problems. Give examples.
What are units? Answer: Units are words that describe what is being
measured or counted.
⩥ Describe how units can help to check the answers and solve problems.
Give examples. Answer: Consider a box with the side lengths in inches.
The volume of the box would be calculated in cubic inches. The key
word "cube or cubic" in this context means that the unit inches is raised
to the third power. The mathematical symbol to represent the unit of the
volume of the box is
"in ^3."
⩥ Decide whether the following statement makes sense or does not
make sense. Explain your reasoning.
,I drove at a speed of 35 miles for the entire trip.
Choose the correct answer below. Answer: The statement does not make
sense because miles is not a unit of speed.
⩥ Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly
true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your
reasoning.
To figure out how long an airplane will take to reach Beijing, divide the
distance to Beijing by the airplane's speed. Answer: The statement
makes sense because time is equal to distance divided speed.
⩥ Evaluate the following expressions.
2/5 x 5/9. 1/4 + 5/8 Answer: 2/9 7/8
⩥ Write as a fraction in lowest terms.
.68 Answer: 17/25
⩥ Write each of the following as a common fraction.
. The common fraction for 8.5
(Simplify your answer.) Answer: 17/2
⩥ The common fraction for
,4.091 Answer: 4091/1000
⩥ Convert the following fractions to decimal form.
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Answer: 3/5=0.6
⩥ The decimal form of 1/10
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) Answer: .1
⩥ Write out the three steps of the Understand-Solve-Explain process
when answering the following question.
How fast does Earth rotate? Note that in one full rotation of Earth, a
point on the equator travels about 25,000 miles in 24 hours. Answer: The
speed
⩥ What is the speed of the Earth? Answer: 1041.7 miles per hour.
⩥ Explain why the speed of the Earth makes sense. Choose the correct
answer below. Answer: speed= distance/time=
25,000 miles/24hours
⩥ How much will a person pay for
14.7
, pounds of bananas at a price of
$2.41
per pound? Answer: The price the person will pay is
35.43
dollars. (Round to the nearest cent.)
⩥ Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
a.
A warehouse is 65 yards long, 32 yards wide, and 7 yards high. What is
the area of the warehouse floor? If the warehouse is filled to half its
height with tightly packed boxes, what is the volume of the boxes?
b.
A room has a rectangular floor that measures 27 feet by 13 feet and a flat
8-foot ceiling. What is the area of the floor and how much air does the
room hold?
c.
A grain silo has a circular base with an area of 155 square feet and is 23
feet tall. What is the total volume? Answer: a) The area of the warehouse
floor is 2080yd2.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
The volume of the boxes in the warehouse is
7280^2yd cubed .
b. The area of the floor is
351^2
