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MATHEMATICS TEST
60 Minutes—60 Questions

DIRECTIONS: Solve each of the problems in the time For this test you should assume that figures are NOT
allowed, then fill in the corresponding bubble on your necessarily drawn to scale, that all geometric figures lie
answer sheet. Do not spend too much time on any one in a plane, and that the word line is used to indicate a
problem; skip the more difficult problems and go back straight line.
to them later. You may use a calculator on this test.

1. One pound is equivalent to 16 ounces. If a book weighs DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.

1.5 pounds, how many ounces, to the nearest tenth, does
the book weigh?
A. 10.7
B. 17.5
C. 24.0
D. 61.5
E. 165.0

2. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to

(3x + 4)(x − 5)?
F. 3x 2 + 9x − 9
G. 3x 2 + 9x + 20
H. 3x 2 − 19x − 9
J. 3x 2 − 11x − 20
K. 3x 2 + 20x − 20

3. Let a function of 2 variables be defined by f (a, b) =

ab − (a − b). What is the value of f (8,9)?
A. 89
B. 73
C. 71
D. 34
E. 0

4. What is 1/5 of 16% of $24,000?

F. $160
G. $768
H. $3,840
J. $4,032
K. $7,500

5. If 5x + 5 = 25 + 3x, then x =?
A. 2.5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 50
E. 62.5

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6. In parallelogram ABCD shown below, AB is 7 inches DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
long. If the parallelogram’s perimeter is 46 inches, how
many inches long is AD?

B C

A D

1
F. 6
2
G. 16
H. 28
J. 39
K. 49

7. |14| × | − 2| =?
A. −28
B. −16
C. −12
D. 16
E. 28

8. In the figure below, X and Y lie on the sides of !ABC,

and XY is parallel to AB. What is the measure of ∠C?
C

40°
X Y

80°
A B

F. 120◦
G. 90◦
H. 80◦
J. 60◦
K. 40◦

9. If x = −3 and y = 2, then x 3 y + xy3 =?

A. 78
B. 30
C. −6
D. −30
E. −78

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10. Two professors were hired to begin work at the same DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
time. Professor A’s contract called for a starting salary
of $50,000 with an increase of $1,500 after each year
of employment. Professor B’s contract called for a start-
ing salary of $42,000 with an increase of $2,800 after
each year of employment. If y represents the number
of full years of employment (that is, the number of
yearly increases each professor has received), which of
the following equations could be solved to determine
the number of years until B’s yearly salary equals A’s
yearly salary?
F. 50, 000 + 1, 500y = 42, 000 + 2, 800y
G. 50, 000 + 2, 800y = 42, 000 + 1, 500y
H. 1, 500y + 2, 800y = y
J. 1, 500y + 2, 800y = 42, 000
K. 1, 500y + 2, 800y = 50, 000

11. If W = XYZ, then which of the following is an

expression for Z in terms of W , X, and Y ?
XY
A.
W
W
B.
XY
C. WXY
D. W − XY
E. W + XY

12. Two whole numbers have a greatest common factor of

8 and a least common multiple of 48. Which of the
following pairs of whole numbers will satisfy the given
conditions?
F. 4 and 9
G. 5 and 10
H. 10 and 16
J. 14 and 20
K. 16 and 24

13. A rope 55 feet long is cut into two pieces. If one piece
is 23 feet longer than the other, what is the length, in
feet, of the shorter piece?
A. 2
B. 16
C. 23
D. 32
E. 51

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14. If (x + r)2 = x 2 + 22x + r 2 for all real numbers x, then DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
r =?
F. 11
G. 22
H. 44
J. 88
K. 176
1 4
15. Jenny ran 3 miles on Saturday and 2 miles on
3 5
Sunday. The total distance, in miles, Jenny ran during
those 2 days is within which of the following ranges?
1 2
A. At least 6 and less than 6
2 3
1 1
B. At least 6 and less than 6
3 2
1
C. At least 6 and less than 6
3
2
D. At least 5 and less than 6
3
1 2
E. At least 5 and less than 5
2 3
16. A car leaves a parking lot and travels directly north for
6 miles. It then turns and travels 8 miles east. How many
miles is the car from the parking lot?
F. 6
G. 8
H. 10
J. 14
K. 68
17. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, how many times
does the graph of (x + 1)(x − 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) intersect
the x-axis?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. 10
E. 24
18. Marcia’s horse’s rectangular corral is 50 feet wide by
125 feet long. Marcia wants to increase the area by
1,850 square feet by increasing the width and length
by the same amount. What will be the new dimensions
(width by length), in feet?
F. 55 by 130
G. 60 by 135
H. 65 by 135
J. 65 by 140
K. 70 by 145
19. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3 consecu-
tive even integers. If the perimeter of the triangle is
48 inches, what is the length, in inches, of the longest
side?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
E. 24
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20. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the slope DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
of the line with equation 4y − 6x = 8?
3
F. −
2
G. −6
3
H.
2
J. 3
K. 6
21. In the right triangle shown below, which of the following
statements is true about ∠X?

13 in
5 in

Z 12 in Y

13
A. cos X =
5
12
B. sin X =
13
5
C. tan X =
12
12
D. cos X =
5
13
E. sin X =
12

Use the following information to answer Questions

22–24.

Quadrilateral QRST is shown below in the standard (x,y)

coordinate plane. For this quadrilateral, QT = 5, RS =
√
34, ST = 3, and RQ = 6, all in coordinate units.

R(-1,5)

S(4,2)

X
Q(-1,-1) T(4,-1)

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22. What
√ is the length of QS in coordinate units? DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
F. √34
G. √10
H. 8
J. 8
K. 4
23. Which of the following are the coordinates of the image
of R under a 90◦ counterclockwise rotation about the
origin?
A. (5,−1)
B. (1,5)
C. (1,−5)
D. (−1,−5)
E. (−5,−1)

24. Which of the following is closest to the perimeter of

quadrilateral QRST, in coordinate units?
F. 26.0
G. 22.5
H. 19.8
J. 15.0
K. 14.0

25. If 5 times a number x is subtracted from 15, the result

is negative. Which of the following gives the possible
value(s) for x?
A. All x < 3
B. All x > 3
C. 10 only
D. 3 only
E. 0 only

26. The temperature, t, in degrees Fahrenheit, in a certain

city on a certain spring day satisfies the inequality
|t − 34| ≤ 40. Which of the following temperatures,
in degrees Fahrenheit, is NOT in this range?
F. 74
G. 16
H. 0
J. −6
K. −8

27. What is the slope-intercept form of 10x − y − 8 = 0?

A. y = −2x
B. y = −10x − 8
C. y = −10x + 8
D. y = 10x − 8
E. y = 10x + 8

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28. A chord 32 centimeters long is 6 centimeters from the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
center of a circle, as shown below. What is the radius
of the circle, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?

32
6
r

F. 5.3
G. 13.9
H. 17.1
J. 26.0
K. 38.0

29. What is the least common multiple of 3, 4a, 5b, and

6ab?
A. 15ab
B. 60ab
C. 60a2 b
D. 120ab
E. 120a2 b

30. What is the y-coordinate of the point in the standard

(x,y) coordinate plane at which the 2 lines y = 3x + 4
and y = 2x + 6 intersect?
F. 1
G. 2
H. 4
J. 6
K. 10

(x − 13)2
31. For x 2 ,= 169, 2 =?
x − 169
1
A.
13
1
B. −
13
1
C.
(x + 13)
1
D.
(x − 13)
(x − 13)
E.
(x + 13)

32. If n = m + 2, then (m − n)4 =?

F. 16
G. 8
H. 1
J. −8
K. −16

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33. The larger of two numbers exceeds twice the smaller
number by 9. The sum of twice the larger and 5 times
the smaller number is 74. If a is the smaller number,
which equation below determines the correct value of a?
A. 5(2a + 9) + 2a = 74
B. 5(2a − 9) + 2a = 74
C. (4a + 9) + 5a = 74
D. 2(2a + 9) + 5a = 74
E. 2(2a − 9) + 5a = 74

34. When x/y = 4, x 2 − 12y2 =?

F. 0
G. 4y2
H. −4y2
J. −8y2
K. 4y

35. The ratio of the side lengths for a triangle is exactly

15:14:12. In a second triangle similar to the first, the
longest side is 10 inches long. To the nearest tenth of
an inch, what is the length of the shortest side of the
second triangle?
A. 6.4
B. 8.0
C. 9.3
D. 12.0
E. Cannot be determined from the given information

36. If a and b are positive integers such that the greatest

common factor of a2 b2 and ab3 is 45, then which of the
following could b equal?
F. 3
G. 5
H. 9
J. 15
K. 45

37. The costs of carriage rides of different lengths,

given in half miles, are shown in the table below:

Number of half miles 5 6 7 10

Cost $8.00 $8.50 $9.00 $10.50

Each cost consists of a fixed charge and a charge per

half mile. What is the fixed charge?
A. $0.50
B. $1.00
C. $5.50
D. $5.00
E. $1.50

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38. The hypotenuse of right triangle ABC shown below is DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
3
16 inches long. The sine of angle A is . About how
5
many inches long is BC?

C B

F. 8.0
G. 9.6
H. 12.4
J. 14.3
K. 15.6

39. A circle in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane has center

(12,−5) and radius 4 coordinate units. Which of the
following is an equation of the circle?
A. (x − 12)2 + (y − 5)2 = 4
B. (x − 12)2 − (y + 5)2 = 4
C. (x − 12)2 − (y − 5)2 = 8
D. (x − 12)2 + (y − 5)2 = 16
E. (x − 12)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16

40. What is the largest integer value of t that satisfies the

24 t
inequality > ?
30 24
F. 30
G. 19
H. 18
J. 10
K. 8

41. What is the distance in the standard (x, y) coordinate

plane
√ between the points (5,5) and (1,0)?
A. √26
B. 41
C. 4
D. 6
E. 16

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42. In the figure below, LMNO is a trapezoid, P lies on LO, DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
and angle measures are as marked. What is the measure
of angle MON?

M N
30°

?
60° 105°
L O P

F. 15◦
G. 25◦
H. 30◦
J. 35◦
K. 45◦

43. In !ABC, AB ∼ = AC and the measure of ∠B is 34◦ .

What is the measure of ∠A ?
A. 34◦
B. 56◦
C. 68◦
D. 73◦
E. 112◦

44. In a certain budget, 30% of the money goes toward hous-

ing costs, and, of that portion, 20% goes toward rent.
If the amount of money that goes toward rent is $630,
what is the total amount of the budget?
F. $1,680
G. $2,100
H. $4,095
J. $7,560
K. $10,500
 
2x
45. What is the matrix product 3x  [1, 0, −1]?
5x
 
2x 0 −2x
A. 3x 0 −3x 
5x 0 −5x
 
2x 0 −2x
B.  0 0 0 
10x 0 −10x
C. [2x 3x 5x]
D. [9x 0 −9x]
E. [0]

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46. In the figure below, all line segments are either hori- DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
zontal or vertical and the dimensions are given in feet.
What is the perimeter in feet, of the figure?

F. 16
G. 14
H. 13
J. 12
K. 10

47. The average of a and b is 6 and the average of a, b, and

c is 11. What is the value of c?
A. 21
B. 17
C. 13
D. 8
E. 5

48. The greatest integer of a set of consecutive even integers

is 12. If the sum of these integers is 40, how many
integers are in this set?
F. 5
G. 6
H. 12
J. 20
K. 40

49. On the number line shown below, t, u, v, w, x, y, and

z are coordinates of the indicated points. Which of the
following is closest in value to |w − u|?

−1 t 0 u 1v w 2 x y 3 z

A. t
B. v
C. x
D. y
E. z

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50. The length of arc XY of a circle is equal to of the
6
circumference of the circle. The length of the arc is 7π
inches. What is the radius, in inches, of the circle?
F. 42
G. 21
H. 14
J. 7
K. 3

51. Let S be the set of all integers that can be written as

2n2 − 6n, where n is a nonzero integer. Which of the
following integers is in S?
A. 6
B. 30
C. 46
D. 64
E. 80

52. Let the function g be defined by g(x) = 3(x 2 −2). When

g(x) = 69, what is a possible value of 2x − 3?
F. −7
G. −5
H. 2
J. 5
K. 7

53. If a + b = 25 and a > 4, then which of the following

must be true?
A. a = 22
B. b < 21
C. b > 4
D. b = 0
E. a < 25

54. If m, n, and p are positive integers such that m + n is

even and the value of (m + n)2 + n + p is odd, which of
the following must be true?
F. m is odd
G. n is even
H. p is odd
J. If n is even, p is odd
K. If p is odd, n is odd

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55. A bag contains only quarters, dimes, and nickels. The DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
probability of randomly selecting a quarter is 1/6. The
probability of randomly selecting a nickel is 1/4. Which
of the following could be the total number of coins in
the bag?
A. 15
B. 24
C. 30
D. 32
E. 40

56. In the xy-coordinate system, if (r,s) and (r + 2, s + t) are

two points on the line defined by the equation y = 4x+5,
then t =?
F. 4
G. 5
H. 8
J. 9
K. 11

57. In the figure shown below, s⊥r and x > 90. Which of
the following must be true?

x°
t
y°

A. s // t
B. r⊥t
C. y = 90
D. y > 90
E. y < 90

58. Let x = 2y + 3z − 5. What happens to the value of

x if the value of y decreases by 1 and the value of z
increases by 2?
F. It decreases by 2
G. It is unchanged
H. It increases by 1
J. It increases by 2
K. It increases by 4

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59. On the cube in the figure shown below, each of the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
following points is the same distance from R as it is
from S EXCEPT:

Q N

M
S

R T

A. M
B. O
C. T
D. Q
E. N
60. In the figure shown below, YZ and MB intersect at O
and XO is perpendicular to YZ. What is the value of
3p + 4s − 2t?

X
M
p°
s°
Y O 35° Z
t°

F. 15◦
G. 35◦
H. 55◦
J. 135◦
K. 150◦

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