9) Thepressureofagasvariesjointlyastheamountofthegas(measuredinmoles)andthetemperatureand
inverselyasthevolumeofthegas.Ifthepressureis1131kiloPascals(kPa)whenthenumberofmolesis8,
thetemperatureis290°Kelvin,andthevolumeis960cc,findthepressurewhenthenumberofmolesis6,
thetemperatureis330°K,andthevolumeis720cc.
A) 1287kPa B) 1248 kPa C) 2574 kPa D) 2652 kPa
10) Body–massindex,orBMI,takesbothweightandheightintoaccountwhenassessingwhetheran
individualisunderweightoroverweight.BMIvariesdirectlyasoneʹsweight,inpounds,andinverselyas
thesquareofoneʹsheight,ininches.Inadults,normalvaluesfortheBMIarebetween20and25.Aperson
whoweighs161poundsandis67inchestallhasaBMIof25.21.WhatistheBMI,tothenearesttenth,fora
personwhoweighs128poundsandwhois66inchestall?
A) 20.7 B) 21 C) 20.3 D) 20
11) Theamountofpaintneededtocoverthewallsofaroomvariesjointlyastheperimeteroftheroomand
theheightofthewall.Ifaroomwithaperimeterof40feetand10–footwallsrequires4quartsofpaint,
findtheamountofpaintneededtocoverthewallsofaroomwithaperimeterof70feetand6–footwalls.
A) 4.2qt B) 420qt C) 42 qt D) 8.4qt
12) Thepowerthataresistormustdissipateisjointlyproportionaltothesquareofthecurrentflowing
throughtheresistorandtheresistanceoftheresistor.Ifaresistorneedstodissipate27wattsofpower
when3amperesofcurrentisflowingthroughtheresistorwhoseresistanceis3ohms,findthepowerthat
aresistorneedstodissipatewhen4amperesofcurrentareflowingthrougharesistorwhoseresistanceis
6ohms.
A) 96watts B) 24watts C) 144 watts D) 72watts
13) Whiletravelinginacar,thecentrifugalforceapassengerexperiencesasthecardrivesinacirclevarie
jointlyasthemassofthepassengerandthesquareofthespeedofthecar.Ifapassengerexperiencesa
forceof403.2newtons(N)whenthecarismovingataspeedof80kilometersperhourandthepassenger
hasamassof70kilograms,findtheforceapassengerexperienceswhenthecarismovingat20kilometers
perhourandthepassengerhasamassof50kilograms.
A) 18NB)20NC)16ND)24N
14) Theamountofsimpleinterestearnedonaninvestmentoverafixedamountoftimeisjointlyproportional
totheprincipleinvestedandtheinterestrate.Aprincipleinvestmentof$4800.00withaninterestrateof
5%earned$480.00insimpleinterest.Findtheamountofsimpleinterestearnediftheprincipleis$4700.00
andtheinterestrateis1%.
A) $94.00 B) $9400.00 C) $470.00 D) $96.00
15) Thevoltageacrossaresistorisjointlyproportionaltotheresistanceoftheresistorandthecurrentflowin
throughtheresistor.Ifthevoltageacrossaresistoris15volts(V)foraresistorwhoseresistanceis5ohms
andwhenthecurrentflowingthroughtheresistoris3amperes,findthevoltageacrossaresistorwhose
resistanceis6ohmsandwhenthecurrentflowingthroughtheresistoris4amperes.
A) 24VB)20VC)12VD)18V
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