WGU C955 - Module 1: Basic Numeracy & Calculation
Skills Questions with verified answers
A coin is flipped 4 times. How many different outcomes are there?
a8
b 16
c 32
d 64 Ans✓✓✓-16
A runner runs 14.5 miles, 12.25 miles, 21.75 miles, and 20.8 miles. What is an
accurate estimate for the total number of miles?
a 65
b 67
c 70
d 74 Ans✓✓✓-70
An infinite, repeating decimal is considered an irrational number. True or False?
Ans✓✓✓-False
Calculate the following: The distance between two planets is 105 kilometers.
What is the actual distance?
a 10
b 10,000
c 100,000
d 100,000,000 Ans✓✓✓-100,000
,Cori is in charge of ordering tablecloths for two dining rooms of the inn that she
manages. The first dining room has 37 tables, and the second dining room has 41.
Each tablecloth is generally changed twice a day. What is a good estimate of the
total number of tablecloths she will need each day?
a 35×2
b (35+35)×2
c (35+40)×2
d (40+40)×2 Ans✓✓✓-(40+40)×2
Display −3 is less than or equal to x , and 5 is greater than x using interval
notation.
a) (−3,5)
b) [−3,5)
c) (−3,5]
d) [−3,5] Ans✓✓✓-[−3,5)
Display x is greater than −5 using interval notation.
a (−inf,−5)
b (−inf,−5]
c (−5,inf)
d [−5,inf) Ans✓✓✓-(−5,inf)
Display x less than or equal to 4 using interval notation.
a (−inf,4)
b (−inf,4]
c (4,inf)
, d [4,inf) Ans✓✓✓-(−inf,4]
During a three-day air show, there were 17,351 people on Friday, 24,718 people
on Saturday, and 33,512 people on Sunday. What was the estimate attendance
for the weekend?
a) 74,000
b) 76,000
c) 78,000
d) 80,000 Ans✓✓✓-76,000
Evaluate the following expression:
-32÷8=?
a) -4
b) 24
c) 4
d) 40
Evaluate the following expression:
7^3=?
a) 49
b) 28
c) 343
d) 2187 Ans✓✓✓-343
Evaluate the following expression:
(3^5)/9=?
Skills Questions with verified answers
A coin is flipped 4 times. How many different outcomes are there?
a8
b 16
c 32
d 64 Ans✓✓✓-16
A runner runs 14.5 miles, 12.25 miles, 21.75 miles, and 20.8 miles. What is an
accurate estimate for the total number of miles?
a 65
b 67
c 70
d 74 Ans✓✓✓-70
An infinite, repeating decimal is considered an irrational number. True or False?
Ans✓✓✓-False
Calculate the following: The distance between two planets is 105 kilometers.
What is the actual distance?
a 10
b 10,000
c 100,000
d 100,000,000 Ans✓✓✓-100,000
,Cori is in charge of ordering tablecloths for two dining rooms of the inn that she
manages. The first dining room has 37 tables, and the second dining room has 41.
Each tablecloth is generally changed twice a day. What is a good estimate of the
total number of tablecloths she will need each day?
a 35×2
b (35+35)×2
c (35+40)×2
d (40+40)×2 Ans✓✓✓-(40+40)×2
Display −3 is less than or equal to x , and 5 is greater than x using interval
notation.
a) (−3,5)
b) [−3,5)
c) (−3,5]
d) [−3,5] Ans✓✓✓-[−3,5)
Display x is greater than −5 using interval notation.
a (−inf,−5)
b (−inf,−5]
c (−5,inf)
d [−5,inf) Ans✓✓✓-(−5,inf)
Display x less than or equal to 4 using interval notation.
a (−inf,4)
b (−inf,4]
c (4,inf)
, d [4,inf) Ans✓✓✓-(−inf,4]
During a three-day air show, there were 17,351 people on Friday, 24,718 people
on Saturday, and 33,512 people on Sunday. What was the estimate attendance
for the weekend?
a) 74,000
b) 76,000
c) 78,000
d) 80,000 Ans✓✓✓-76,000
Evaluate the following expression:
-32÷8=?
a) -4
b) 24
c) 4
d) 40
Evaluate the following expression:
7^3=?
a) 49
b) 28
c) 343
d) 2187 Ans✓✓✓-343
Evaluate the following expression:
(3^5)/9=?
