9) Thepressureofagasvariesjointlyastheamountofthegas(measuredinmoles)andthetemperatureand
inverselyasthevolumeofthegas.Ifthepressureis924kiloPascals(kPa)whenthenumberofmolesis6,
thetemperatureis280°Kelvin,andthevolumeis480cc,findthepressurewhenthenumberofmolesis8,
thetemperatureis320°K,andthevolumeis960cc.
A) 704kPa B) 638kPa C) 1408 kPa D) 1540 kPa
10) Body–massindex,orBMI,takesbothweightandheightintoaccountwhenassessingwhetheran
individualisunderweightoroverweight.BMIvariesdirectlyasoneʹsweight,inpounds,andinverselyas
thesquareofoneʹsheight,ininches.Inadults,normalvaluesfortheBMIarebetween20and25.Aperson
whoweighs182poundsandis70inchestallhasaBMIof26.11.WhatistheBMI,tothenearesttenth,fora
personwhoweighs130poundsandwhois64inchestall?
A) 22.3 B) 22.7 C) 21.9 D) 21.6
11) Theamountofpaintneededtocoverthewallsofaroomvariesjointlyastheperimeteroftheroomand
theheightofthewall.Ifaroomwithaperimeterof65feetand10–footwallsrequires6.5quartsofpaint,
findtheamountofpaintneededtocoverthewallsofaroomwithaperimeterof75feetand10–footwalls.
A) 7.5qt B) 750qt C) 75 qt D) 15qt
12) Thepowerthataresistormustdissipateisjointlyproportionaltothesquareofthecurrentflowing
throughtheresistorandtheresistanceoftheresistor.Ifaresistorneedstodissipate243wattsofpower
when9amperesofcurrentisflowingthroughtheresistorwhoseresistanceis3ohms,findthepowerthat
aresistorneedstodissipatewhen7amperesofcurrentareflowingthrougharesistorwhoseresistanceis
6ohms.
A) 294watts B) 42watts C) 252 watts D) 378 watts
13) Whiletravelinginacar,thecentrifugalforceapassengerexperiencesasthecardrivesinacirclevarie
jointlyasthemassofthepassengerandthesquareofthespeedofthecar.Ifapassengerexperiencesa
forceof259.2newtons(N)whenthecarismovingataspeedof60kilometersperhourandthepassenger
hasamassof80kilograms,findtheforceapassengerexperienceswhenthecarismovingat70kilometers
perhourandthepassengerhasamassof40kilograms.
A) 176.4N B) 196N C) 156.8 N D) 245 N
14) Theamountofsimpleinterestearnedonaninvestmentoverafixedamountoftimeisjointlyproportional
totheprincipleinvestedandtheinterestrate.Aprincipleinvestmentof$2400.00withaninterestrateof
2%earned$240.00insimpleinterest.Findtheamountofsimpleinterestearnediftheprincipleis$4900.00
andtheinterestrateis4%.
A) $980.00 B) $98,000.00 C) $490.00 D) $480.00
15) Thevoltageacrossaresistorisjointlyproportionaltotheresistanceoftheresistorandthecurrentflowin
throughtheresistor.Ifthevoltageacrossaresistoris45volts(V)foraresistorwhoseresistanceis5ohms
andwhenthecurrentflowingthroughtheresistoris9amperes,findthevoltageacrossaresistorwhose
resistanceis2ohmsandwhenthecurrentflowingthroughtheresistoris3amperes.
A) 6VB)15VC)27VD)18V
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