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Question 1

According to the graph, how much MORE does it cost to mail an overseas letter weighing 4.1 ounces than a letter weighing 3.5 ounces?

Options:

A.

$0.50

B.

$0.60

C.

$1.50

D.

$2.00

E.

$2.50

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Question 2

Several numbers, some of which are the same, are represented by variables and arranged in order from least to greatest. The list of numbers is as follows:

a, b, b, c, d, d, d

What is the median of the numbers?

A)c

B)d

C)d – a

D)

E)

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

E.

Option E

Question 3

What percent of its goal did the organization achieve?

Options:

A.

64%

B.

71%

C.

76%

D.

79%

E.

82%

Question 4

 

The ratio of VCR tapes to DVD disks available for rent at a local video store is 5.6 to 1. If there are 2436 VCR tapes, how many DVD disks are available?

Options:

Question 5

The number of appliances sold per day for one week in a department store is shown in the table below.

What was the mean (average) number of appliances sold per day?

Options:

Question 6

The Dewey Decimal System (DDS) is used to organize books in many libraries. Each book is assigned a number based on its content and author. Listed at the left are five books classified under American Literature in English and their corresponding DDS number.

If the books were arranged on a shelf with the lowest number to the left, which of the books would appear farthest to the left?

Options:

A.

City Lights

B.

Dawn Breaks

C.

Laughing Clowns

D.

Strawberry Fields

E.

Winter Palace

Question 7

The annual salaries of the owner and employees of a small business are listed below.

The mean (average) salary of the 5 people is $31,000, and the median salary is $28,000.

What will happen to the mean and median salaries if the owner’s salary increases to $60,000 and the other salaries remain the same?

Options:

A.

The mean will increase, and the median will stay the same.

B.

Both the mean and the median will increase.

C.

The mean will increase, and the median will decrease.

D.

Both the mean and the median will stay the same.

E.

The mean will stay the same, and the median will increase.

Question 8

Refers to the following information and diagram.

When segment PQ, shown in the diagram below, is moved using the translation {4 left, 5 down}, the new location of point P, designated by P’, is (-6, 1).

What is the location of Q’, the new location of point Q under the same translation?

Click on the grid to mark your answer.

Options:

Question 9

Shortly after the tank was filled to capacity, a leak was discovered. By the time the hole was repaired, the level of the liquid had dropped 2 meters. What portion of the original liquid REMAINED after the leak was repaired?

Options:

A.

1/10

B.

1/5

C.

2/5

D.

1/2

E.

4/5

Question 10

The boards on the surface of an outdoor deck are often placed at a 45° angle for decorative appeal. The hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° right triangle is found by multiplying the length of a leg by√2. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long must a board be to cover the diagonal of the square deck shown at the left?

Options:

A.

11.9

B.

12.6

C.

13.2

D.

13.8

E.

14.1

Question 11

Seats in an auditorium are numbered in order from 1 to 150. The seat that is numbered 7 and every 35th seat thereafter has a card taped beneath it to indicate that the person sitting there has won a prize.

What is the highest numbered seat in which a person can win a prize?

Options:

Question 12

If ray XA is rotated 185° clockwise about X, its endpoint will then be closest to which of the points on the circle?

Options:

A.

B

B.

C

C.

D

D.

E

E.

F

Question 13

All the office supplies listed in the chart at the left increased in price.

Which item increased by more than 10 percent?

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

E.

E

Question 14

A CD club offered Kathy 8 CDs for $1.00 each if she would purchase 8 more at $12.00 each. In dollars, what is the total amount that Kathy would pay for all 16 CDs?

Options:

Question 15

The length of a diagonal of a square is found using the formula d  =  s  × √ 2, where d is the length of the diagonal, and s is the measure of a side of the square. What is the distance, rounded to the nearest whole foot, from home plate to second base ona baseball diamond?

Options:

A.

90

B.

98

C.

116

D.

127

E.

134

Question 16

The diagram below shows a ramp that rises uniformly 24 feet over a distance of 80 feet.

How many feet high will the ramp be at a point 60 feet from its beginning?

Options:

A.

4

B.

18

C.

19.2

D.

32

E.

60

Question 17

At Gray’s Garden Shop, flowering plants are sold in trays of 12 for $19 or separately for $2 each. George bought one tray of 12 plants and 6 individual plants.

Which of the following expressions equals the average price, in dollars, of the plants George bought?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

E.

Option E

Question 18

A sandwich shop offers customers a book of coupons that will allow them to purchase 8 sandwiches for $2 each after purchasing 10 sandwiches at the regular price of $6 each.

What is the total amount, in dollars, that a customer would pay for purchasing all 18 sandwiches with this offer?

Options:

Question 19

What is the measure, in degrees, of angle D?

Options:

A.

37°

B.

53°

C.

143°

D.

153°

E.

Not enough information is given.

Question 20

Bacteria infected 3/5 of the 300 trees in a forest. How many of the trees were infected with the bacteria?

Options:

A.

60

B.

100

C.

120

D.

180

E.

270

Question 21

Tara earns $460 for working 40 hours a week. This week she also earned $69 in overtime pay and a bonus of $75 for meeting her weekly production quota. Withheld from her pay were $86 for taxes and $18 for insurance.

Which of the following expressions represents the number of dollars Tara received in her paycheck this week?

Options:

A.

69 + 75 - (86 + 18)

B.

460 + 69 + 75 + 86 + 18

C.

460 - (69 + 75) - (86 + 18)

D.

460 + 69 + 75 - (86 - 18)

E.

460 + 69 + 75 - (86 + 18)

Question 22

If the trend from March to July continues, approximately how many items will be in the warehouse in August?

Options:

A.

4500

B.

4000

C.

3500

D.

3000

E.

2500

Question 23

The weight of a can of soup is listed as 10.8 ounces, or 306 grams. A larger can of the same soup weighs 18.8 ounces.

Which of the following is closest to the weight, in grams, of the larger can of soup?

Options:

A.

520

B.

530

C.

540

D.

550

E.

560

Question 24

What is the cost of 10 small boxes?

Options:

A.

$ 4

B.

$ 5

C.

$ 6

D.

$12

E.

$15

Question 25

What is the length, in inches, of the diagonal brace?

Options:

A.

42

B.

48

C.

60

D.

72

E.

84

Question 26

Margaret’s monthly income is $1200. Of that income, 25% is used to pay her rent, and another 10% goes into savings.

How much of her monthly income can Margaret use for expenses other than rent and savings?

Options:

A.

$780

B.

$480

C.

$420

D.

$350

E.

$300

Question 27

 

Gustavo bought 20 glasses for $1.50 each and had to pay an 8% sales tax. Because he was sending them to a friend, he also had the glasses securely packed for an additional charge (not taxed) of $6.95.

What was the total amount Gustavo paid for the glasses and packing?

Options:

A.

$ 8.57

B.

$18.95

C.

$32.40

D.

$36.95

E.

$39.35

Question 28

Avery charges a fixed amount for a house call plus an hourly fee of $12.50 for repairing televisions. His bill for repairing a television in a customer’s home was $62.00.

If Avery worked 4 hours, what was the fixed amount he charged for the house call?

Options:

A.

$ 6.00

B.

$12.00

C.

$16.50

D.

$49.50

E.

$50.00

Question 29

If a person randomly selects a drink, what is the probability that it will be a type of milk?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

E.

Option E

Question 30

At what rate, in gallons per hour, is the gasoline being used by the generator?

Options:

Question 31

If the patterns continue as shown in the graph, under which plan would a family spend the LEAST to rent 15 videos per month?

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

E.

Not enough information is given.

Question 32

How many MORE votes did Viaman receive than the other three candidates combined?

Options:

A.

4

B.

48

C.

52

D.

400

E.

Not enough information is given.

Question 33

How many MORE hours did it take bicyclist B to travel 40 miles than it took bicyclist A to travel the same distance?

Options:

A.

2

B.

4

C.

8

D.

12

E.

20

Question 34

The table at the left shows the distribution of 32 students in a night-school class by gender and by marital status.

If half of the females in the class are married, how many of the males in the class are NOT married?

Options:

Question 35

Conrad is required to review an average of 30 insurance cases each day during his five-day workweek. The table at the left shows how many cases he reviewed during the first four days.

What is the minimum number of cases Conrad must review on Friday to meet his required average for the week?

Options:

A.

150

B.

127

C.

33

D.

30

E.

23

Question 36

Which investment showed the least change in value?

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

E.

Not enough information is given.

Question 37

The dimensions of the rectangle shown at the left are represented by 9n and 6n.

Which of the following represents the PERIMETER of the rectangle?

Options:

A.

15n

B.

30n

C.

30

D.

9n 2

E.

54n 2

Question 38

Women are 3 times as likely as men to have rheumatoid arthritis. A survey conducted in a city of 4,000,000 people revealed about 40,000 cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Approximately how many of these 40,000 could be expected to be WOMEN?

Options:

A.

39,000

B.

30,000

C.

20,000

D.

10,000

E.

1,000

Question 39

During which year did the tree grow most rapidly?

Options:

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

E.

5

Question 40

 

A teacher has 12 pieces of candy for each of his 20 students. However, 5 students do not want any. If all the candy is distributed evenly to the remaining students, how many pieces will each receive?

Options:

A.

24

B.

20

C.

18

D.

16

E.

15

Question 41

What was the approximate height of the tree, in meters, when it was transplanted?

Options:

A.

0.1

B.

0.4

C.

0.6

D.

1.1

E.

1.4

Question 42

Which of the following functions represents the depth of water (d) in the tank in terms of the number of hours (t) after the refilling began?

Options:

A.

d = 2t + 4

B.

d = 2t

C.

d = 0.50t + 2

D.

d = 0.50t + 4

E.

d = 0.50t

Question 43

A library raised money by holding a book sale on older books in its collection. Hardback books were sold for $4.50 each, and paperback books sold for $1.25 each. By the end of the sale, 40 hardback books and 60 paperback books had been sold.

How much money, in dollars, did the library raise during the book sale?

Options:

Question 44

Marta wants to hire Byron to refloor a 10-foot by 12-foot rectangular room. How much would Byron charge to do the job?

Options:

A.

$ 110

B.

$ 360

C.

$2250

D.

$3000

E.

$3250