The school board has determined that it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers on the staff. Rather
than deciding which teachers will be laid off on the basis of seniority, the school board plans to lay off the least
effective teachers first.
The school board’s plan assumes that
Known as the Australian Eleanor Roosevelt, Jessie Street lived a life in privilege while at the same time
devoting her efforts to working for the rights of the disenfranchised, including workers, women, refugees, and
Aborigines.
The Burmese ferret badger burrows its home in the ground. Based on the fact that different local populations of
Burmese ferret badgers of the same species dig homes of different styles, zoologists have concluded that the
badgers building styles are a culturally acquired, rather than a genetically transmitted, trait.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the zoologists?
Rain is falling at a rate of 3 centimeters per hour all over Springfield. Somewhere downtown in Springfield a
group of pigeons is waiting for the rain to stop. If the rain filled a round puddle the with a base area of 350
square centimeters and a depth of 13.5 centimeters, how long did the pigeons wait for the rain to stop?
In a recent survey, Q people were asked whether they eat after 22:00 o’clock. 25 percent of the people
answered positively and 40 percent of the rest were asked, at what time do they get up in the morning. Which
of the following expressions represents the number of people who do not eat after 22:00 and were not asked
about the time they get up in the morning?