2022 National Problems Solving Exam

2022 National Problems Solving Exam

9th Grade

10 Qs

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2022 National Problems Solving Exam

2022 National Problems Solving Exam

Assessment

Quiz

Professional Development

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Brady Duxbury

Used 2+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As an outgrowth of your high school horticulture program your FFA chapterhas decided to establish a school vegetable garden to produce vegetablesto donate to a local food bank. Your plans are to construct raised beds.Your chapter is going to build 12 beds. Each bed will be 10 feet long by 5feet in width. Each bed will be constructed using 2” X 10” treated boards.How many cubic yards of soil will be needed to fill the 12 beds?

499.8 cubic yards

18.5 cubic yards

240 cubic yards

55.5 cubic yards

Answer explanation

Answer: 5’ wide X 10’ long X .833’ deep=41.65 cubic feet X 12 beds=499.8 cubic feet. 499.8 cubic feet dividedby 27 (cubic feet per cubic yard)=18.5 cubic yardsCorrect answer is B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Your horticulture teacher ask you to figure how much osmocote, as a slow release fertilizer, you willneed to apply to the containers that your program is growing as fall mums. You are given the tablebelow to use in your calculation. You have planted sixty 6.5 inch standard pots and 30 eight inch mumpots with fall mums. You are told that the application rate needs to be at a medium level for the 6.5inch pots and at the high level for the 8 inch mum pans. How many pounds of osmocote should beapplied?

Application Rates Per Container (Grams)CONTAINER SIZE LOW MEDIUM HIGH6 inch azalea 3 7 116.5 inch azalea 3 8 136.5 inch standard 4 9 138 inch azalea 6 14 228 inch mum pan 6 15 239 inch mum pan 10 23 3610 inch basket 11 26 39Conventional Measurers:1 tsp. = 5 grams 1/3 cup = 95 grams 28 grams = 1 ounce1 tbsp. = 16 grams 1/2 cup =142 grams 454 grams = 1 pound1/4 cup =71 grams 1 cup =285 grams

1.0 pound

1.98 pounds

2.71 pounds

3.2 pounds

Answer explanation

Answer: Sixty 6.5 inch standard pots at medium rate: 60 X 9 grams/pot=540 gramsThirty 8 inch mum pans at high rate: 30 X 23 grams/pot = 690 grams540 + 690 = 1,230 grams divided by 454 grams/pound = 2.71 pounds

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

. You are employed by a local retail flower shop. Your employer sends you to thewholesale florist to pick up an order that you emailed to the wholesaler. Whenyou arrive the order is ready and it is loaded into the flower shop vehicle that youdrove to pick up the order. You look at the invoice presented to you and youmake sure everything is correct. The total amount of the order is indicated at thebottom of the invoice. The terms of payment are also on the bottom of the order.There is no charge for pick up but there is a 5% delivery charge. There is a 2%charge for debit or credit payments. The sales tax where the wholesale and theretail flower shop is located is 7%. Your employer sent with you a signed checkfor payment. The total amount of the products you are taking back to the flowershop totaled $1,427.35. What is the amount of money you write the check for topay for the order you picked up?

$1,527.26B.

$1427.35

$1498.62

$1555.81

Answer explanation

Answer: The correct answer is B: $1,427.35. Since you are paying with a check there isno debit or credit charge. You also do not owe a delivery charge since you are pickingthe order up. Sales tax is only paid at the retail level so you do not owe any sales tax atthe wholesale florist.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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You are working in a greenhouse and need to mix fertilizer for a 75 gallonfertilizer tank. The tank has a fertilizer injector to mix the concentrated fertilizerinto the water when the plants are watered/fertilized. You want to mix fertilizerfor the tank at a 1:100 dilution rate at 250 parts per million. You must decide howmuch fertilizer to mix for the concentrated solution going into the tank. Howmuch fertilizer to do you mix in the 75 gallon tank? Use the chart below to arriveat your answer.

60.23 pounds

90.33 pounds

75.28 pounds

30.14 pounds

Answer explanation

Answer: You need to find out the correct ounces per gallon at the 250 PPM rate. Do a simple ratio: 12.85ounces is to 200 PPM as X ounces would be to 250 PPMThis would figure out to be 16.06 ounces at the 250 PPM16.06 ounces/gallon X 75 gallons=1204.50 ounces divided by 16 ounces/gallon =75.28 poundsCorrect answer is C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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89 bags

82 bags

77 bags

69 bags

Answer explanation

Answer: 75/15=535/26=1.35325/14=23.21250/130=1.92725/53=13.68320/22=14.55220/20=11115/21=5.48 Total=76.19

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You work for a greenhouse operation. There are five 28 feet X 72 feetgreenhouses in you operation. You need to mix some Mavrik pesticide to spray inthe greenhouses for control of thrips. You read the label directions and it tellsyou that this pesticide is labeled for indoor use in greenhouses to control thisparticular pest. The directions also tell you to mix 3 teaspoons of Mavrik per fivegallons of water. You have a 100 gallon sprayer that you will use to apply thepesticide. You also read that 100 gallons of spray will usually cover 20,000 squarefeet. Of the following answers which one is correct for how many gallons of sprayto mix for the five greenhouses and how much pesticide do you mix in the tank tospray:

50 gallons of spray mix and 5 ounces of Mavrik

100 gallons of spray mix and 5 ounces of Mavrik

100 gallons of spray mix and 10 ounces of Mavrik

50 gallons of spray mix and 10 ounces of Mavrik

Answer explanation

Answer: 28 X 72 greenhouses=2,016 sq ft X 5 greenhouses=10,080 sq ftwhich will take 50 gallons of spray mix.3 teaspoons per 5 gallons=30 teaspoons per 50 gallons30 teaspoons=10 tablespoons=5 ounces of Mavrik per 50 gallonsCorrect answer is A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You are employed by a retail flower shop. You have completed a vasearrangement for delivery to a customer. You are finalizing the invoice to give tothe customer when the flower arrangement is delivered later in the day. Yourflower shop prepares invoices for the cost of the flowers at 2.5 times markup ofthe wholesale cost of the flowers. The vase cost is $7.00. You determine that thewholesale cost of the flowers and foliage used in the arrangement is $49.00.There is a $20 delivery charge and sales tax you have to charge is 6.5%. What isthe total amount of the invoice that will be given to the customer when theflower arrangement is delivered?

$79.64

$149.50

$137.92

$157.92

Answer explanation

Answer: $49 X 2.5 times markup=$122.50$122.50 +$7.00 (vase)=$129.50$129.50 X 6.5% sales tax=$8.42$129.50 +$8.42 +$20.00=$157.92Correct Answer is D

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