Applied Mathematics Level 5 Sample Item
Quik Call charges 18¢ per minute for long-distance calls. Econo Phone totals your phone usage each month and rounds the number of minutes up to the nearest 15 minutes. It then charges $7.90 per hour of phone usage, dividing this charge into 15-minute segments if you used less than a full hour. If your office makes 5 hours 3 minutes worth of calls this month using the company with the lower price, how much will these calls cost?
- $39.50
- $41.48
- $41.87
- $54.00
- $54.54
CorrectWhy this is a Level 5 item:
- There are several steps of logic and calculation.
- Examinees must perform calculations using mixed numbers.
- Examinees must compare their answers with two sets of calculations and choose the "best deal."
