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In a lottery, the top cash prize was $676 million, going to three lucky winners.  Players pick five different numbers from 1 to 58 and one number from 1 to 47.  A player wins a minimum of $450 by correctly matching three numbers drawn from the white balls (1 through 58) and matching the number on the gold ball (1 through 47).  What is the probability of winning the minimum award?  The probability of winning the minimum award is __________.  (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

An election ballot asks voters to select two city commissioners from a group of candidates.  How many ways can this be done?

The credit card with the transactions described on the right uses the average daily balance method to calculate interest.  The monthly interest rate is 1.5% of the average daily balance.  Calculate parts a-d using the statement below.  Transaction Description Transaction Amount Previous balance,                    $6,310 March 1 Billing date March 5 Payment $400.00 credit March 7 Charge: Restaurant  $30.00 March 12 Charge:  Groceries $70.00 March 21 Charge:  Car Repairs $220.00 March 31 End of billing period Payment Due Date:  April 9 a.) Find the average daily balance for the billing period.  Round to the nearest cent.  The average daily balance for the billing period is $_______________.  Round to the nearest cent as needed. b.) Find the interest to be paid on April 1, the next billing date.  Round to the nearest cent.  The interest to be paid on April 1 is $______________.  (Use the answer from Part a to find this answer.  Round to the nearest cent.) c.) Find the balance due on April 1.  The balance due on April 1 is $__________.  d.) The credit card requires a $10 minimum monthly payment if the balance due at the end of the billing period is less than $360.  Otherwise, the minimum monthly payment is 1/36 of the balance due at the end of the billing period, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.  What is the minimum monthly payment due by April 9?  The minimum monthly payment due by April 9 is $_____________.  (Use the answer from part c to find this answer.  Round up to the nearest dollar.)

Use the payment formula found on the first page at the opening of this quiz, determine the regular payment amount, rounded to the nearest dollar.  Consider the following pair of mortgage loan options for a $130,000 mortgage.  Which mortgage has the larger TOTAL cost (closing costs + the amount paid for points + total cost of interest)? By how much? Mortgage A is a 30-year fixed rate at 6.25%, with closing costs of $1,200 and 1 point.   Mortgage B is a 30-year fixed rate at 4.5%, with closing costs of $1,200 and 4 points.  

What is the total cost of a $718 tablet that is on sale at 12% off if the local sales tax rate is 7%?  Give your answer in monetary format, including a dollar sign at the beginning and rounding to two decimal places as needed.

A person can order a new car with a choice of 5 possible colors, with or without air conditioning, with or without an automatic transmission, with or without power windows, and with or without Bluetooth.  How many different can a new car be ordered with regard to these options? Type your answer as an integer or a simplified fraction.  

Use the spinner shown in the following link to answer the following question: It is equally probable that the pointer will land on any one of the eight regions.  If the pointer lands on a borderline it is spun again.  If the pointer is spun three times, find the probability that it will land on a yellow every time.  Type an integer or a simplified fraction.  

A 12-sided die is rolled.  If it is equally likely to get any one of the 12 sides, what is the probability of rolling a number greater than 17? Write your answer as an integer or simplified fraction.

Arriving at a general conclusion based on observations of specific examples is called __________________ reasoning.

Identify the muscles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.