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The figure below shows a ramp for skateboarders. The base of the ramp is 25 feet long, and it rises at a 10° angle.

Given the trigonometric calculations in the table below, how high off the ground will a skateboarder be at the top of the ramp, rounded to the nearest 0.1 foot?

(F) 2.3

(G) 2.5

(H) 4.3

(J) 4.4

(K) 24.6

This semester, Gerry scored an average of 93 on his five history exams. He got the same score on his first two exams, and then he got a 94, an 85, and a 90 on the remaining exams. What score did he receive on his first two exams?

(F) 95(G) 96(H) 97(J) 98(K) 99

Correct Answer: J

For integers x and y such that xy = 14, which of the following is NOT a possible value of x?

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -7 (D) -8 (E) -14

Correct Answer: D

Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?

(A)16 (B)17.5 (C)20.5 (D)22 (E)35

Correct Answer: A