{{U}}Directions:{{/U}} In the following questions, choose the best answer from the five choices listed.
单选题 If it is now June, what month will it be 400 months from now?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】Since 400= 12×33+4, 100 months is 4 months more than 33 years. So 33 years from now it will again be June, and 4 months later it will be October. [See Section 14-P] **Look for a pattern. Since there are 12 months in a year, after every 12 months it will again be June; i.e., it will be June after 12, 24, 36, 48 120 360 months. So, 396 (33 × 12) months from now, it will again be June. Count 4 more months to October.
单选题 If of the members of the school chorus are boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys in the chorus?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Use TACTIC 3 in Chapter 11: pick an easy-number. Since of the members to-use are boys, assume there are 9 members, 5 of whom are boys. Then the other 4 are girls, and the ratio of girls to boys is 4 to 5, or
单选题 What is the volume of a cube whose total surface area is 54?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】
Since the surface area is 54, each of the six faces of the cube is a square whose area is 54 + 6 = 9. Then each edge is 3, and the volume is 33 = 27.