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If 5x + 6 = 10 , what is the value of 10x + 3 ? A landscaping company estimates the price of a job,
A) 4 in dollars, using the expression 60 + 12nh , where n
is the number of landscapers who will be working
B) 9
and h is the total number of hours the job will take
C) 11
using n landscapers. Which of the following is the
D) 20 best interpretation of the number 12 in the
expression?
A) The company charges $12 per hour for each
landscaper.
B) A minimum of 12 landscapers will work on
each job.
C) The price of every job increases by
2 $12 every hour.
x+y =0 D) Each landscaper works 12 hours a day.
3x − 2y = 10
Which of the following ordered pairs (x, y ) satisfies
the system of equations above?
A) (3, −2)
B) (2, −2)
C) (−2, 2) 4
D) (−2, −2) 9a4 + 12a2b 2 + 4b4
Which of the following is equivalent to the
expression shown above?
2
A) (3a2 + 2b 2)
B) (3a + 2b)4
2
C) (9a2 + 4b 2)
D) (9a + 4b)4

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2
2k 2 + 17 − x = 0 xa
If = x16 , x > 1, and a + b = 2, what is the value
b2
If k > 0 and x = 7 in the equation above, what is the x
value of k ?
of a − b ?
A) 2
B) 3 A) 8
C) 4 B) 14
D) 5 C) 16
D) 18

6
y 8
 nA = 360
(0, 2) k The measure A, in degrees, of an exterior angle of a
x regular polygon is related to the number of sides, n,
(– 5, 0) O ( p, 0)
of the polygon by the formula above. If the measure
of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is greater
than 50° , what is the greatest number of sides it
(0, – 4)
can have?
A) 5
In the xy-plane above, line A is parallel to line k. B) 6
What is the value of p ?
C) 7
A) 4 D) 8
B) 5
C) 8
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The graph of a line in the xy-plane has slope 2 and
Which of the following complex numbers is
contains the point (1, 8). The graph of a second line
passes through the points (1, 2) and (2, 1). If the 3 − 5i
equivalent to ? (Note: i = −1 )
two lines intersect at the point (a, b), what is the 8 + 2i
value of a + b ? 3 5i
A) −
A) 4 8 2

B) 3 3 5i
B) +
8 2
C) −1
7 23i
D) −4 C) −
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7 23i
D) +
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Which of the following equations has a graph in the
xy-plane for which y is always greater than or equal
to −1 ? 12
F
A) y = x − 2 R=
N+F
B) y = x 2 − 2 A website uses the formula above to calculate a
seller’s rating, R, based on the number of favorable
C) y = (x − 2)2
reviews, F, and unfavorable reviews, N. Which of
D) y = x 3 − 2 the following expresses the number of favorable
reviews in terms of the other variables?
RN
A) F =
R−1
RN
B) F =
1−R
N
C) F =
1−R
N
D) F =
R−1

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What is the sum of all values of m that satisfy 5x − 2

The expression is equivalent to which of the
2m2 − 16m + 8 = 0 ? x+3
following?
A) −8
B) −4 3 5−2
A)
3
C) 4 3
D) 8 2
B) 5 −
3
2
C) 5 −
x+3
17
D) 5 −
x+3

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A radioactive substance decays at an annual rate of
13 percent. If the initial amount of the substance is
325 grams, which of the following functions f
models the remaining amount of the substance, in
grams, t years later?

A) f (t ) = 325(0.87)t
B) f (t ) = 325(0.13)t
C) f (t ) = 0.87(325)t
D) f (t ) = 0.13(325)t

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Answer: 12 Answer: 2.5
DIRECTIONS
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For questions 16–20, solve the problem and answer 7 / 12 2 . 5
enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. / / Fraction / /
below, on the answer sheet. line
. . . . . . . . Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point

1. Although not required, it is suggested that 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

you write your answer in the boxes at the top 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
of the columns to help you fill in the circles Grid in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
accurately. You will receive credit only if the result. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
circles are filled in correctly. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3. No question has a negative answer. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4. Some problems may have more than one 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
correct answer. In such cases, grid only one 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
answer.
5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded 2
Acceptable ways to grid 3 are:
2
as 3.5 or 7/2. (If 3 1 / 2 is entered into the
/ / 2 / 3 . 666 . 667
grid, it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .) / / / / / /
2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
answer with more digits than the grid can 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
accommodate, it may be either rounded or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 201 – either position is correct
NOTE: You
201 201 may start your
/ / / / answers in any
column, space
. . . . .. . .
permitting.
0 0 0 0 0 0 Columns you
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 don’t need to
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 use should be
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The sales manager of a company awarded a total of C D
$3000 in bonuses to the most productive salespeople.
The bonuses were awarded in amounts of $250 or 5
$750. If at least one $250 bonus and at least one $750 B
bonus were awarded, what is one possible number of
$250 bonuses awarded?
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A E

In the figure above, AE & CD and segment AD

17 intersects segment CE at B. What is the length of
segment CE ?
2x(3x + 5) + 3(3x + 5) = ax 2 + bx + c
In the equation above, a, b, and c are constants. If
the equation is true for all values of x, what is the
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y ax + by = 12
2x + 8y = 60

In the system of equations above, a and b are

A (√3, 1) constants. If the system has infinitely many

a
x solutions, what is the value of ?
O B b

In the xy-plane above, O is the center of the circle,

π
and the measure of ∠AOB is radians. What is
a
the value of a ?

STOP
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Math Test – Calculator
55 M I NU TES, 3 8 QUESTIONS

Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 31-38,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 31 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.

1. The use of a calculator is permitted.

2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for
which f(x) is a real number.


r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2 A = w 1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2
C = 2pr

h r r h h
h
w r w
 
V = wh V = pr 2h 4
V = pr 3
1
V = pr 2h V = 1 wh
3 3 3
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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A musician has a new song available for A = 24 + 3.5m
downloading or streaming. The musician earns
$0.09 each time the song is downloaded and $0.002 One end of a spring is attached to a ceiling. When an
each time the song is streamed. Which of the object of mass m kilograms is attached to the other
following expressions represents the amount, in end of the spring, the spring stretches to a length of
dollars, that the musician earns if the song is A centimeters as shown in the equation above. What
downloaded d times and streamed s times? is m when A is 73 ?
A) 0.002d + 0.09s A) 14
B) 0.002d − 0.09s B) 27.7
C) 73
C) 0.09d + 0.002s
D) 279.5
D) 0.09d − 0.002s

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A quality control manager at a factory selects
7 lightbulbs at random for inspection out of every
400 lightbulbs produced. At this rate, how many
lightbulbs will be inspected if the factory produces
20,000 lightbulbs?
A) 300
B) 350
C) 400
D) 450

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Questions 4 and 5 refer to the following information.
When 4 times the number x is added to 12, the
The amount of money a performer earns is directly result is 8. What number results when 2 times x is
proportional to the number of people attending the added to 7 ?
performance. The performer earns $120 at a
performance where 8 people attend. A) −1
B) 5

4 C) 8
D) 9
How much money will the performer earn when
20 people attend a performance?
A) $960
B) $480
C) $300
D) $240
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y = x 2 − 6x + 8
The equation above represents a parabola in the
xy-plane. Which of the following equivalent forms of
the equation displays the x-intercepts of the parabola
as constants or coefficients?
5
The performer uses 43% of the money earned to pay A) y − 8 = x 2 − 6x
the costs involved in putting on each performance.
B) y + 1 = (x − 3)2
The rest of the money earned is the performer’s
profit. What is the profit the performer makes at a C) y = x(x − 6) + 8
performance where 8 people attend? D) y = (x − 2)(x − 4)
A) $51.60
B) $57.00
C) $68.40
D) $77.00

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In a video game, each player starts the game with A function f satisfies f (2) = 3 and f (3) = 5. A
k points and loses 2 points each time a task is not function g satisfies g(3) = 2 and g(5) = 6 . What is
completed. If a player who gains no additional the value of f ( g (3)) ?
points and fails to complete 100 tasks has a score of
200 points, what is the value of k ? A) 2
A) 0 B) 3
B) 150 C) 5
C) 250 D) 6
D) 400

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9 Number of hours Tony plans to read the
A worker uses a forklift to move boxes that weigh novel per day 3
either 40 pounds or 65 pounds each. Let x be the Number of parts in the novel 8
number of 40-pound boxes and y be the number of Number of chapters in the novel 239
65-pound boxes. The forklift can carry up to either Number of words Tony reads per minute 250
45 boxes or a weight of 2,400 pounds. Which of the Number of pages in the novel 1,078
following systems of inequalities represents this Number of words in the novel 349,168
relationship?
Tony is planning to read a novel. The table above
⎪⎧ 40x + 65y ≤ 2,400 shows information about the novel, Tony’s reading
A) ⎪⎨ speed, and the amount of time he plans to spend
⎪⎪⎩ x + y ≤ 45
reading the novel each day. If Tony reads at the rates
given in the table, which of the following is closest to
⎪⎧⎪ x + y ≤ 2,400 the number of days it would take Tony to read the
B) ⎪ ⎨ 40 65
⎪⎪ x + y ≤ 45 entire novel?
⎩⎪
A) 6
⎪⎧ 40x + 65y ≤ 45 B) 8
C) ⎪⎨ x + y ≤ 2,400
⎩⎪⎪ C) 23
D) 324
⎧⎪ x + y ≤ 2,400
D) ⎪⎨
⎪⎪⎩ 40x + 65y ≤ 2,400

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On January 1, 2000, there were 175,000 tons of trash Miles Traveled by Air Passengers
in a landfill that had a capacity of 325,000 tons. Each in Country X, 1960 to 2005

Number of miles traveled

year since then, the amount of trash in the landfill 600
increased by 7,500 tons. If y represents the time, in
years, after January 1, 2000, which of the following 500

(billions)
inequalities describes the set of years where the 400
landfill is at or above capacity? 300
A) 325,000 − 7,500 ≤ y 200
100
B) 325,000 ≤ 7,500y
0
C) 150,000 ≥ 7,500y 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
D) 175,000 + 7,500y ≥ 325,000 Year

According to the line of best fit in the scatterplot

above, which of the following best approximates the
year in which the number of miles traveled by air
passengers in Country X was estimated to be
550 billion?
13 A) 1997
A researcher conducted a survey to determine B) 2000
whether people in a certain large town prefer C) 2003
watching sports on television to attending the
D) 2008
sporting event. The researcher asked 117 people who
visited a local restaurant on a Saturday, and 7 people
refused to respond. Which of the following factors
makes it least likely that a reliable conclusion can be
drawn about the sports-watching preferences of all
people in the town?
A) Sample size
B) Population size
C) The number of people who refused to respond
D) Where the survey was given

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The distance traveled by Earth in one orbit around The atomic weight of an unknown element, in
the Sun is about 580,000,000 miles. Earth makes atomic mass units (amu), is approximately 20% less
one complete orbit around the Sun in one year. Of than that of calcium. The atomic weight of calcium
the following, which is closest to the average speed of is 40 amu. Which of the following best approximates
Earth, in miles per hour, as it orbits the Sun? the atomic weight, in amu, of the unknown element?
A) 66,000 A) 8
B) 93,000 B) 20
C) 210,000 C) 32
D) 420,000 D) 48

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Results on the Bar Exam of Law School Graduates A survey was taken of the value of homes in a county,
and it was found that the mean home value was
Passed Did not pass $165,000 and the median home value was $125,000.
bar exam bar exam Which of the following situations could explain the
difference between the mean and median home
Took review course 18 82 values in the county?
A) The homes have values that are close to each
Did not take
7 93 other.
review course
B) There are a few homes that are valued much less
than the rest.
The table above summarizes the results of 200 law C) There are a few homes that are valued much
school graduates who took the bar exam. If one of more than the rest.
the surveyed graduates who passed the bar exam is D) Many of the homes have values between
chosen at random for an interview, what is the $125,000 and $165,000.
probability that the person chosen did not take the
review course?
18
A)
25
7
B)
25
25
C)
200
7
D)
200

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Questions 19 and 20 refer to the following
information. Based on the survey data, which of the following
most accurately compares the expected total number
A sociologist chose 300 students at random from each of of students with 4 siblings at the two schools?
two schools and asked each student how many siblings he
or she has. The results are shown in the table below. A) The total number of students with 4 siblings is
expected to be equal at the two schools.
Students’ Sibling Survey
B) The total number of students with 4 siblings at
Number of Lincoln Washington Lincoln School is expected to be 30 more than at
siblings School School Washington School.
C) The total number of students with 4 siblings at
0 120 140 Washington School is expected to be 30 more
than at Lincoln School.
1 80 110
D) The total number of students with 4 siblings at
2 60 30 Washington School is expected to be 900 more
than at Lincoln School.
3 30 10
4 10 10
▲

There are a total of 2,400 students at Lincoln School and

3,300 students at Washington School.

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What is the median number of siblings for all the
students surveyed? 21
A) 0 A project manager estimates that a project will take
B) 1 x hours to complete, where x > 100 . The goal is for
C) 2 the estimate to be within 10 hours of the time it will
actually take to complete the project. If the manager
D) 3
meets the goal and it takes y hours to complete the
project, which of the following inequalities
represents the relationship between the estimated
time and the actual completion time?
A) x + y < 10
B) y > x + 10
C) y < x − 10
D) −10 < y − x < 10

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Questions 22 and 23 refer to the following
information. For the same signal emitted by a radio antenna,
Observer A measures its intensity to be 16 times the
P intensity measured by Observer B. The distance of
I=
4πr 2 Observer A from the radio antenna is what fraction
of the distance of Observer B from the radio
At a large distance r from a radio antenna, the intensity antenna?
of the radio signal I is related to the power of the
signal P by the formula above. 1
A)
4
22 1
B)
Which of the following expresses the square of the 16
distance from the radio antenna in terms of the 1
intensity of the radio signal and the power of the C)
64
signal?
1
IP
2 D)
A) r = 256
4π
P
B) r 2 = ▲
4πI
4πI
C) r 2 =
P
I
D) r 2 =
4πP

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x 2 + y 2 + 4x − 2y = −1
The equation of a circle in the xy-plane is shown
above. What is the radius of the circle?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 9

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The graph of the linear function f has intercepts at 70 insulated
(a, 0) and (0, b) in the xy-plane. If a + b = 0 and 60 non-insulated

Temperature (°C)
a ≠ b , which of the following is true about the slope
50
of the graph of f ?
40
A) It is positive.
30
B) It is negative.
20
C) It equals zero.
10
D) It is undefined.
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time (minutes)

Two samples of water of equal mass are heated to

60 degrees Celsius (°C ). One sample is poured into
an insulated container, and the other sample is
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poured into a non-insulated container. The samples
y are then left for 70 minutes to cool in a room having
a temperature of 25°C . The graph above shows the
temperature of each sample at 10-minute intervals.
y = f(x) Which of the following statements correctly
compares the average rates at which the temperatures
1 of the two samples change?
x A) In every 10-minute interval, the magnitude of
O 1
the rate of change of temperature of the
insulated sample is greater than that of the
non-insulated sample.
B) In every 10-minute interval, the magnitude of
The complete graph of the function f is shown in the the rate of change of temperature of the
xy-plane above. Which of the following are non-insulated sample is greater than that of the
equal to 1 ? insulated sample.
I. f (−4) C) In the intervals from 0 to 10 minutes and from
10 to 20 minutes, the rates of change of
⎛3⎞ temperature of the insulated sample are of
II. f ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠ greater magnitude, whereas in the intervals from
40 to 50 minutes and from 50 to 60 minutes, the
III. f (3) rates of change of temperature of the
A) III only non-insulated sample are of greater magnitude.
B) I and III only D) In the intervals from 0 to 10 minutes and from
10 to 20 minutes, the rates of change of
C) II and III only temperature of the non-insulated sample are of
D) I, II, and III greater magnitude, whereas in the intervals from
40 to 50 minutes and from 50 to 60 minutes, the
rates of change of temperature of the insulated
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y y=3
B y = ax 2 + b
6
In the system of equations above, a and b are
4 constants. For which of the following values of a
and b does the system of equations have exactly two
2 C real solutions?
E
x A) a = −2, b = 2
–6 –4 –2 2 4 6
A –2 B) a = −2, b = 4
C) a = 2, b = 4
–4
D) a = 4, b = 3
–6
D

In the xy-plane above, ABCD is a square and

point E is the center of the square. The coordinates
of points C and E are (7, 2) and (1, 0),
respectively. Which of the following is an equation 30
of the line that passes through points B and D ?

A) y = −3x − 1

B) y = −3(x − 1)

1
C) y = − x + 4
3
1 The figure above shows a regular hexagon with sides
D) y = − x − 1
3
of length a and a square with sides of length a. If
the area of the hexagon is 384 3 square inches,
what is the area, in square inches, of the square?
A) 256
B) 192
C) 64 3
D) 16 3

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Answer: 12 Answer: 2.5
DIRECTIONS
Write
For questions 31-38, solve the problem and answer 7 / 12 2 . 5
enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. / / Fraction / /
below, on the answer sheet. line
. . . . . . . . Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point

1. Although not required, it is suggested that 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

you write your answer in the boxes at the top 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
of the columns to help you fill in the circles Grid in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
accurately. You will receive credit only if the result. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
circles are filled in correctly. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3. No question has a negative answer. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4. Some problems may have more than one 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
correct answer. In such cases, grid only one 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
answer.
5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded 2
Acceptable ways to grid 3 are:
2
as 3.5 or 7/2. (If 3 1 / 2 is entered into the
/ / 2 / 3 . 666 . 667
grid, it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .) / / / / / /
2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
answer with more digits than the grid can 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
accommodate, it may be either rounded or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 201 – either position is correct
NOTE: You
201 201 may start your
/ / / / answers in any
column, space
. . . . .. . .
permitting.
0 0 0 0 0 0 Columns you
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 don’t need to
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 use should be
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A coastal geologist estimates that a certain country’s In the xy-plane, the point (3, 6) lies on the graph of
beaches are eroding at a rate of 1.5 feet per year.
According to the geologist’s estimate, how long will it the function f (x ) = 3x 2 − bx + 12. What is the value
take, in years, for the country’s beaches to erode by of b ?
21 feet?

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In one semester, Doug and Laura spent a combined
If h hours and 30 minutes is equal to 450 minutes, 250 hours in the tutoring lab. If Doug spent 40 more
what is the value of h ? hours in the lab than Laura did, how many hours did
Laura spend in the lab?

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a = 18t + 15 L
Jane made an initial deposit to a savings account.
Each week thereafter she deposited a fixed amount
to the account. The equation above models the 60° M
O
amount a, in dollars, that Jane has deposited after
t weekly deposits. According to the model, how
many dollars was Jane’s initial deposit? (Disregard N
the $ sign when gridding your answer.)

In the figure above, point O is the center of the

circle, line segments LM and MN are tangent to the
circle at points L and N, respectively, and the
segments intersect at point M as shown. If the
circumference of the circle is 96, what is the length of
p ?
minor arc LN

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Questions 37 and 38 refer to the following
information. The botanist would like to increase the number of
plants that the environment can support so that the
A botanist is cultivating a rare species of plant in a population of the species will increase more rapidly.
controlled environment and currently has 3000 of these If the botanist’s goal is that the number of plants will
increase from 3000 this year to 3360 next year, how
plants. The population of this species that the botanist
many plants must the modified environment
expects to grow next year, Nnext year , can be estimated support?
from the number of plants this year, Nthis year , by the
equation below.
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⎛ Nthis year ⎞
Nnext year = Nthis year + 0.2 Nthis year ⎜⎜1 − ⎟⎟
( ⎜⎜⎝ K ) ⎟⎟
⎠
The constant K in this formula is the number of plants
the environment is able to support.

37
According to the formula, what will be the number of
plants two years from now if K = 4000 ? (Round
your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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