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Answer the following questions as best as possible. There are 5 7. The original price of a motorcycle is $3,000. What is the
choices for each problem. Do not totally guess. However, if new price if the original price is reduced by 10%?
there is something about the problem that leads you to think a a) $2800 b) $2700
particular choice is the answer, then choose it. Answers are
located on the back outside cover. c) $2100 d) $600
e) $1200
1. Which of the following fractions is greater than 1⁄3? 8. (11)3(11)5 equals
a) 27⁄82 b) 20⁄61 a) 88 b) (11)8
c) 33⁄100 d) 16⁄45 c) (11)15 d) (22)8
e) none of the above
e) 51⁄154
9. Find 100 + 49
2. 3 1⁄4 + 4 1⁄3 =
a) 149 b) 23
a) 7 7⁄12 b) 7 1⁄6 c) 490 d) 10 + 14
c) 5 1⁄2 d) 12 2⁄3 e) 17

e) 7 1⁄12 10. 2-3 =

3. Simplify the following fraction: 5⁄8 a) 1⁄8 b) 1⁄6
1⁄
2 c) -8 d) 8
a) 5⁄16 b) 2⁄5 e) -9
c) 1⁄2 d) 3⁄4 11. Simplify (x3)
8

e) 11⁄4 a) x11 b) 8x3

c) x38 d) 24
4. 38 is 20% of what number?
e) x24
a) 760 b) 190
c) 380 d) 7.6 12. If m x n = p and p does not = 0 where m, n, and p are
real numbers, which of the following must be true?
e) 58
a) p is an integer b) m x p = n
5. 30% of 70 is what percent of 2000? c) m does not = 0 d) n x p = m
a) 8 1⁄3 b) 1.05 e) m / n = p

c) 10 d) 16 13. If r, s, and t are consecutive odd integers with r<s<t, which

of the following must be true?
e) 12 1⁄2
a) rs = t b) s + t = r + 2
6. A factory produces 100 units in year 1 and 150 units in c) r + t = 2t - s d) r + t = 2s
year 2. What is the percentage change in units produced
from year 1 to year 2? e) r + s = t + 2

a) 50% increase b) 50% decrease 14. M, N, O are consecutive integers. Which of the following
is true?
c) 331⁄3% increase d) 331⁄3% decrease
a) M + N + O is always even b) M + N + O is
e) 67% increase
always odd
c) M + 2N + O is always even d) M + 2N + O is
always odd
e) None of these is true

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15. If x5 + 5x4 + 3x + 2 = x5 + 5x4 + 9x - 22, then x = 25. If the average of 6, 9, and x is 10, find x.
a) 12 b) 8 a) 30 b) 10
c) 4 d) 5 c) 21 d) 15
e) 3 e) 18

16. If y = 5 then 16 - 8y + y2 = 26. Solve for x. Given that 1 < 3x - 5 < 10.
a) -2 b) 1 a) 2 < x < 5 b) 1/3 < x < 3 1/3
c) 0 d) 3 c) x < 2 or x > 5 d) 3 < x < 5
e) 4 e) -2 > x > -5

17. If x + y = 11 and 2y = 6, then x = 27. If two angles are supplementary, then their sum is
a) 7 b) 8 a) 60 degrees b) 90 degrees
c) 14 d) 3 c) 180 degrees d) 270 degrees
e) 5 e) 360 degrees

18. (y + 3)2 = 28. The diameter of a circle is 10. Find its area.
a) y2 + 9 b) 2y + 6 a) 100 b) 50
c) y2 + 6y + 9 d) y + 6 c) 100π d) 10π
e) 36y2 e) 25π

19. Factor 15a3 - 15ab2 completely. 29. If 2x + y = 4 and x - y = -1, then y =

a) a(15a2 - 15b2) b) 15a(a + b)(a - b) a) 1 b) -2
c) a(15a + b)(a - b) d) 3ab(5a2 - 5ab) c) 0 d) 2
e) 5a(3a + 3b)(3a - 3b) e) -3

20. If x is to 8 as 15 is to 12, then x equals 30. If the perimeter of a square is 56, the length of each side is
a) 10 b) 14 a) 10 b) 12
c) 8 d) 6 c) 14 d) 8
e) 12 e) cannot be determined
21. If there are 1.15 land miles in a nautical mile, how many 31. The angles in a triangle sum to
land miles are there in 10 nautical miles?
a) 90 b) 180
a) 15 b) 12.3
c) 135 d) 270
c) 8.8 d) 11.5
e) 360
e) none of these
32. If the base and height of a right triangle are 6 and 8 respec-
22. A trip takes 5 hours in a car moving 40 miles per hour. tively, what is the area of the triangle?
How long would the trip take in a train moving at 100
miles per hour? a) 48 b) 28

a) 1 hour b) 2 hours c) 36 d) 24

c) 3 hours d) 4.5 hours e) 14

e) 12.5 hours 33. What is the measure of the third side of the triangle from
#32?
23. It takes Bill 4 hours to do a job. It takes Jane 2 hours to do
the same job. How many such jobs could they do together a) 9 b) 10
in 4 hours? c) 11 d) 12
a) 1 b) 3 e) 13
c) 5 d) 7
END OF TEST
e) 9

24. Find the average of m, m + 1 and m + 2 The answers are located on the next page.
a) m b) m + 3
c) m + 1 d) 3m + 3
e) m + 2
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