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MTHSC 101-002, Practice Test 1

This document contains a practice test for MTHSC 101-002 with 10 multiple choice and free response questions covering topics in mathematics, logic, and calculations involving percentages, interest rates, sales tax, power consumption, and unit conversions. The questions require applying concepts like truth tables, contrapositives, fallacies, percentages, compound interest, and unit conversions to solve word problems.

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MTHSC 101-002, Practice Test 1

This document contains a practice test for MTHSC 101-002 with 10 multiple choice and free response questions covering topics in mathematics, logic, and calculations involving percentages, interest rates, sales tax, power consumption, and unit conversions. The questions require applying concepts like truth tables, contrapositives, fallacies, percentages, compound interest, and unit conversions to solve word problems.

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MTHSC 101-002, Practice Test 1

1. 276 degrees Fahrenheit is what in kelvin?

(a) 409K
(b) 325K
(c) 273K
(d) 500K

2. Which of the following is the contrapositive of “if p, then q?”

(a) If not p, then not q


(b) If q, then p
(c) If not q, then not p
(d) If not q, then p

3. Which of the following is a personal attack fallacy?

(a) Bill says drugs are bad, but Bill used to smoke pot, so he’s not one to talk.
(b) Mike Huckabee will win the Republican nomination because he’s popular among
conservatives.
(c) The rooster crows before the sun comes up, so the sun comes up because the
rooster crows.
(d) Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary one day after speaking at Clem-
son, so Obama’s rally at Clemson caused him to win the SC primary.

4. A truth table for a statement with n individual propositions has how many rows? (By
“n individual propositions” we mean the number of “variables” in the statement. For
example, “if p, then q” has two variables, p and q, while “p and not (q or r)” has
three.)

(a) n
(b) 2n
(c) 2n
(d) n2

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5. A long island iced tea has about 2.5 ounces of alcohol in it. If each ounce of alcohol
has 30 grams of alcohol and you have 10.5 pints of blood, what is your blood alcohol
content after drinking a long island iced tea? (Remember blood alcohol content is
measured in grams per 100 mL).

6. Construct the truth table for the statement “if p and not q, then r.”

7. Supposing your bank has a 4% interest rate, computed monthly, and you have $385 in
the bank, how much money will you have in month? In two months?

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8. If you live in a state with a 6% sales tax and you bought a new TV for $2567.95 after
tax, how much did the TV cost before tax?

9. If your computer has a 400 Watt power supply, and the power company charges 7 cents
per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost to run your computer for one week?

10. How many cubic centimetres are in one gallon?

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