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WGU C957 APPLIED ALGEBRA OA EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Your business currently has 12 employees. You plan to add three new
employees each year for the life of your business. Which function
below models your plan? Note that N represents the number of
employees while y=0 corresponds to the current year.
A. N(y)=12y+3
B. N(y)=36+y
C. N(y)=12+3y
D. N(y)=12-3y ......ANSWER......C
The temperature outside is currently 50 degrees Fahrenheit and
decreasing at a rate of 2 degrees per hour.
Choose the function that models this scenario.
A. T(h)=50h-2
B. T(h)=50+2h
C. T(h)=50-2h
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D. T(h)=50h+2 ......ANSWER......C
The cost to mail a package that weighs z ounces is given by the
function C(z)=$2.50+0.08z.
How much would it cost to mail a package that weighs 14 ounces?
A. $13.24
B. $14.20
C. $2.58
D. $3.62 ......ANSWER......D
You currently earn $62,000 annually and will be given a pay raise
soon. If the pay raise is given as a percentage or rate, r, the increase in
pay, I, can be represented by the function I(r)=62,000(r).
What is the increase in pay if you were given a 9% raise?
A. $3,580
B. $67,580
C. $558,000
D. $5,580 ......ANSWER......D
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You purchase a compact car for $22,000. The depreciation value after t
years is given by the function: V(t) = 22,000 - 1400t. Find the value of
the car after three years.
A. $17,800
B. $20,600
C. $26,200
D. $61,800 ......ANSWER......A
Given the function C(p)=20-p, which of these would be a coordinate
on the graph?
A. (5, 16)
B. (5, 18)
C. (5, 17)
D. (5, 15) ......ANSWER......D
Suppose a short-distance towing company uses the function
P(m)=1.8m+32 to determine the price, P, of towing a car m miles.
What would the price be for the coordinate (10, P)?
A. 33.8
B. 42
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C. 18
D. 50 ......ANSWER......
Which choice is a variable?
A.The number of states in the United States of America
B.The cost of your daily newspaper
C.The amount a teenager makes babysitting
D.Your shoe size ......ANSWER......C
Which choice is a variable?
A.The operating system on your phone
B.The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C.The name of the largest mountain range in the United States
D.The colors and styles of your shoes ......ANSWER......D
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A. S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries
your company's trucks make
B. P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of
customers who needed plumbing services
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WGU C957 APPLIED ALGEBRA OA EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Your business currently has 12 employees. You plan to add three new
employees each year for the life of your business. Which function
below models your plan? Note that N represents the number of
employees while y=0 corresponds to the current year.
A. N(y)=12y+3
B. N(y)=36+y
C. N(y)=12+3y
D. N(y)=12-3y ......ANSWER......C
The temperature outside is currently 50 degrees Fahrenheit and
decreasing at a rate of 2 degrees per hour.
Choose the function that models this scenario.
A. T(h)=50h-2
B. T(h)=50+2h
C. T(h)=50-2h
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D. T(h)=50h+2 ......ANSWER......C
The cost to mail a package that weighs z ounces is given by the
function C(z)=$2.50+0.08z.
How much would it cost to mail a package that weighs 14 ounces?
A. $13.24
B. $14.20
C. $2.58
D. $3.62 ......ANSWER......D
You currently earn $62,000 annually and will be given a pay raise
soon. If the pay raise is given as a percentage or rate, r, the increase in
pay, I, can be represented by the function I(r)=62,000(r).
What is the increase in pay if you were given a 9% raise?
A. $3,580
B. $67,580
C. $558,000
D. $5,580 ......ANSWER......D
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You purchase a compact car for $22,000. The depreciation value after t
years is given by the function: V(t) = 22,000 - 1400t. Find the value of
the car after three years.
A. $17,800
B. $20,600
C. $26,200
D. $61,800 ......ANSWER......A
Given the function C(p)=20-p, which of these would be a coordinate
on the graph?
A. (5, 16)
B. (5, 18)
C. (5, 17)
D. (5, 15) ......ANSWER......D
Suppose a short-distance towing company uses the function
P(m)=1.8m+32 to determine the price, P, of towing a car m miles.
What would the price be for the coordinate (10, P)?
A. 33.8
B. 42
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C. 18
D. 50 ......ANSWER......
Which choice is a variable?
A.The number of states in the United States of America
B.The cost of your daily newspaper
C.The amount a teenager makes babysitting
D.Your shoe size ......ANSWER......C
Which choice is a variable?
A.The operating system on your phone
B.The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C.The name of the largest mountain range in the United States
D.The colors and styles of your shoes ......ANSWER......D
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A. S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries
your company's trucks make
B. P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of
customers who needed plumbing services
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