Many People Hang Up on Telemarketers, but Others Will Listen

question 57

Multiple Choice

Many people hang up on telemarketers, but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product. Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product, thanks to the ________ phenomenon.

• A) risky shift
• B) polarization
• C) foot-in-the-door
• D) door-in-the-face

Apply fraction operations to solve real-world problems including division and multiplication.

Translate mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa for computation.

Compute scaled quantities for recipes or mixes based on different serving sizes.

Understand and apply concepts of area and length conversion to real-world problems.

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Definitions:

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