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Question 1 · Writing (Content Revision and Editing for Conventions)

The students waited outside the gym. Hoping that the doors would open soon.

Which choice best corrects the sentence fragment?

  • A. The students waited outside the gym. Hoping that the doors would open soon.
  • B. The students waited outside the gym, hoping that the doors would open soon.
  • C. The students waited outside the gym; hoping that the doors would open soon.
  • D. The students waited outside the gym, they hoped that the doors would open soon.
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B. The students waited outside the gym, hoping that the doors would open soon.

Joining the participle phrase to the complete sentence with a comma removes the fragment.

Question 2 · Writing (Content Revision and Editing for Conventions)

Walking to the bus stop, the rain began to fall heavily.

Which choice best corrects the error in the sentence?

  • A. Walking to the bus stop, the rain began to fall heavily on the street.
  • B. Walking to the bus stop, heavy rain began to fall on the whole street.
  • C. The rain, walking to the bus stop, began to fall heavily on the street.
  • D. As I walked to the bus stop, the rain began to fall heavily.
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D. As I walked to the bus stop, the rain began to fall heavily.

Adding a subject to the opening clause makes clear who was walking, which fixes the dangling modifier.

Question 3 · Algebra

During a road trip, the remaining fuel in a tank, in gallons, is modeled by the linear function f(d) = 18 - 0.04d, where d is the distance driven in miles.

What does the value -0.04 represent in this context?

  • A. The change in fuel, in gallons, for each mile driven
  • B. The amount of fuel, in gallons, remaining after 1 mile
  • C. The initial amount of fuel in the tank, in gallons
  • D. The distance that can be driven per gallon of fuel
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A. The change in fuel, in gallons, for each mile driven

In f(d) = 18 - 0.04d, the coefficient of d is the rate of change: the fuel changes by -0.04 gallon for each mile driven.

Question 4 · Algebra

What is the solution to the equation 8x + 3 = 5x + 18?

  • A. -5
  • B. 5
  • C. 7
  • D. 15
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B. 5

Subtract 5x from both sides to get 3x + 3 = 18. Then subtract 3 from both sides to get 3x = 15. Divide both sides by 3 to obtain x = 5.

Question 5 · Algebra

A phone data plan charges a fixed monthly fee plus a constant rate per gigabyte of data used. The cost in dollars, C, for d gigabytes is modeled by the equation C = 0.12d + 18.

What is the cost, in dollars, for using 25 gigabytes of data?

  • A. 18
  • B. 21
  • C. 3
  • D. 48
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B. 21

Substitute d = 25 into the equation: C = 0.12(25) + 18 = 3 + 18 = 21.

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