WGU D771 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Evaluate the Alternatives.
Answer: Step 5 of the decision-making model.
◍ Budget.
Answer: a plan for how money will be spent
◍ Most Likely Time.
Answer: The duration of an activity given a normal level of effort and
performance under normal working conditions.
◍ Calculate the total percent.
Answer: Part = Percent x Total
◍ Coefficient.
Answer: A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
◍ Inflation.
Answer: the gradual increase in price for goods and services.
◍ Diameter (D).
Answer: distance across a circle through the center
◍ Explanatory Variable.
Answer: Another name for the independent variable.
◍ Correlation.
Answer: Measure of the strength of the linear relationship between
variables.
◍ Savings.
, Answer: Money being put into an account for future use
◍ Critical Path.
Answer: The longest sequence of tasks in the network diagram.
◍ Debt.
Answer: money owed by a borrower to a lender
◍ Seasonal Trend.
Answer: Upward or downward movement in data that repeats at regular
intervals.
◍ Operator.
Answer: a mathematical sign to tell someone what type of mathematical
operation will be completed
◍ Optimistic Time.
Answer: The best case scenario, or minimum length of time, to complete an
activity.
◍ Angle.
Answer: The tilt or slant where a line intersects another line measured in
degrees ranging from 0 to 360.
◍ Mediating Variable.
Answer: Variable that explains the relationship between the independent and
dependent variables.
◍ Ordering Costs.
Answer: The cost of replenishing inventory, including receiving logistics.
◍ Shortage Costs.
Answer: The costs resulting from not having an item on the shelf for sale.
◍ Markups or Sales tax.
Answer: Markup = percent markup x cost
◍ Exponent.
Answer: a number that tells you how many times a base number is being
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Evaluate the Alternatives.
Answer: Step 5 of the decision-making model.
◍ Budget.
Answer: a plan for how money will be spent
◍ Most Likely Time.
Answer: The duration of an activity given a normal level of effort and
performance under normal working conditions.
◍ Calculate the total percent.
Answer: Part = Percent x Total
◍ Coefficient.
Answer: A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
◍ Inflation.
Answer: the gradual increase in price for goods and services.
◍ Diameter (D).
Answer: distance across a circle through the center
◍ Explanatory Variable.
Answer: Another name for the independent variable.
◍ Correlation.
Answer: Measure of the strength of the linear relationship between
variables.
◍ Savings.
, Answer: Money being put into an account for future use
◍ Critical Path.
Answer: The longest sequence of tasks in the network diagram.
◍ Debt.
Answer: money owed by a borrower to a lender
◍ Seasonal Trend.
Answer: Upward or downward movement in data that repeats at regular
intervals.
◍ Operator.
Answer: a mathematical sign to tell someone what type of mathematical
operation will be completed
◍ Optimistic Time.
Answer: The best case scenario, or minimum length of time, to complete an
activity.
◍ Angle.
Answer: The tilt or slant where a line intersects another line measured in
degrees ranging from 0 to 360.
◍ Mediating Variable.
Answer: Variable that explains the relationship between the independent and
dependent variables.
◍ Ordering Costs.
Answer: The cost of replenishing inventory, including receiving logistics.
◍ Shortage Costs.
Answer: The costs resulting from not having an item on the shelf for sale.
◍ Markups or Sales tax.
Answer: Markup = percent markup x cost
◍ Exponent.
Answer: a number that tells you how many times a base number is being
