- (Topic 3)
The (i) _____ between the scholar's arguments and their (ii) _____ has long been evident: the arguments claim that we live in a world of rhetoric and contingency, but the arguer presents her claim as anything but rhetorical and contingent.

Correct Answer:AD

- (Topic 2)
In the xy-plane, the graph of a certain quadratic function has a single x-intercept and passes through the point (2.8). If the x-intercept of the graph is - X what is its y-intercept?
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Correct Answer:C

- (Topic 2)
A rectangular floor will be completely covered with square tiles, each of which has sides of length 6 inches. If tiles are laid side by side with no space between them and no tiles are cut. then the number of tiles needed to cover the floor is 1.080. Which of the following could be the dimensions of the floor? (Note: 12 inches- 1 foot.)

Correct Answer:B

- (Topic 2)
The manufacturing cost of the item that takes the most time to manufacture is approximately what percent greater than the cost of the item that takes the least time to manufacture?

Correct Answer:D

CORRECT TEXT - (Topic 2)
Exhibit.

For the years shown, the greatest annual maize production was what percent greater than the median annual maize production?
Give your answer to the nearest whole percent.
Solution:
8%

Does this meet the goal?

Correct Answer:A

- (Topic 3)
Even the most complex models used in fishery management are cartoons of reality. They reduce hundreds of links in food webs to a handful and inadequately represent processes operating over space. Many of their assumptions are as flawed today as those of the simplest models of the past. Fish stocks, for one. are still assumed to be populations of a species that are isolated from one another. Yet many populations mix at their edges and some even migrate through areas occupied by other populations. Furthermore, the more complex models suffer from a "crisis of complexity"—more is really less. Adding layers of detail, each carrying its own set of assumptions, produces instability. The model's behavior becomes erratic, and conclusions drawn from it can be downright misleading.
In the context of the passage, the highlighted portion serves to

Correct Answer:B