.

Aninstrumentstoregivesa10%discounttoallstudentsofftheoriginalcostofan
instrument.Duringabacktoschoolsaleanadditional15%istakenoffthediscounted
price.Julie,astudentatthelocalhighschool,purchasesaflutefor$306.Howmuchdidit
originallycost?
A.$325
B.$375
C.$400
D.$408
E.$425
2.Ify(x1)=zthenx=
A.yz
B.z/y+1
C.y(z1)
D.z(y1)
E.1zy
3.WhichofthefollowingvaluesisNOTequalto34(58+9)?
A.34x67
B.58(34+9)
C.34x58+34x9
D.1,972+306
E.(9+58)34
4.Twoanglesofatrianglemeasure15and85.Whatisthemeasureforthethirdangle?
A.50
B.55
C.60
D.80
E.90
5.If5ouncesisequalto140grams,then2poundsofgroundmeatisequaltohowmany
grams?
A.863
B.878
C.896
D.915
E.932

6.Whichyeardidthemostchildrentakeswimminglessons?

A.1990
B.1991
C.1992
D.1994
E.1995
7.Betweenwhichyeardidthelargestdecreaseinchildrentakingswimminglessonsoccur?
A.19901991
B.19911992
C.19921993
D.19931994
E.19941995
8.Whatwastheaveragenumberofchildrentakingswimlessonsfrom1990to1995?
A.250
B.308
C.385
D.450
E.1,850
9.Whichofthefollowingisequalto5.93x102?

A.0.0593
B.0.00593
C.593
D.5930
E.59300
10.OnaMap,1inchrepresents20miles.Thedistancebetween2townsis61/5inches.
Howmanymilesareactuallybetweenthetwotowns?
A.65miles
B.84miles
C.124miles
D.138miles
E.145miles
11.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectgraphofx>1,x<4?

A.LineA
B.LineB
C.LineC
D.LineD
E.LineE
12.Howmanycubedpiecesoffudgethatare3inchesonanedgecanbepackedintoa
Christmastinthatis9inchesdeepby12incheswideby9incheshighwiththelidstillbeing
abletobeclosed?
A.18
B.24
C.32
D.36
E.43

13.Sarahistwiceasoldasheryoungestbrother.Ifthedifferencebetweentheiragesis15
years.Howoldisheryoungestbrother?
A.10
B.15
C.20
D.25
E.30
14.Whichofthefollowingfractionsisequalto5/6?
A.20/30
B.15/24
C.25/30
D.40/54
E.2/7
15.Whatwillitcosttotileakitchenfloorthatis12feetwideby20feetlongifthetilecost
$8.91persquareyard?
A.$224.51
B.$237.60
C.$246.55
D.$271.38
E.$282.32
16.Inawritingcompetition,thefirstplacewinnerreceivesoftheprizemoney.The
secondrunnerupreceivesofwhatthewinnerwon.Whatwasthetotalamountofprize
moneydistributedifthewinnerreceives$6,000?
A.$6,000
B.$8,500
C.$12,000
D.$15,000
E.$18,500
17.Youarelying120ftawayfromatreethatis50feettall.Youlookupatthetopofthe
tree.Approximatelyhowfarisyourhearfromthetopofthetreeinastraightline?
A.50feet
B.75feet
C.120feet
D.130feet
E.150feet

18.Acyclistbikesxdistanceat10milesperhourandreturnsoverthesamepathat8miles
perhour.Whatisthecyclist'saverageratefortheroundtripinmilesperhour?
A.8.1
B.8.3
C.8.6
D.8.9
E.9.0
19.Ifedgingcost$2.32per12inchstone,andyouwantadoublelayerofedgingaround
yourflowerbedthatis6yardsby1yard.Howmuchwilledgingyouflowerbedcost?
A.$32.48
B.$64.96
C.$97.44
D.$129.92
E.$194.88
20.If3x=6x15thenx+8=
A.5
B.10
C.11
D.12
E.13
21.Thenumberofmillilitersin1literis
A.10,000
B.1,000
C.0.1
D.0.01
E.0.001
22.Thecosttorideonaferryis$5.00pervehicleanddriverwithanadditionalcostof50
centsperpassenger.Ifthechargetogetontheferryis$6.50,howmanypeoplewereinthe
vehicle?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

23.Whatis1/9of9?
A.1/9
B.0
C.1
D.2
E.3
24.Inhispocket,aboyhas3redmarbles,4bluemarbles,and4greenmarbles.Howmany
willhehavetotakeoutofhispockettoensurethathehastakenoutatleastoneofeach
color?
A.3
B.7
C.8
D.9
E.11
25.Whichfractionisequalto0.20%?
A.1/20
B.1/40
C.1/50
D.1/400
E.1/500
26.Findthemissingterminthefollowingsequence:4,9,19,__,79
A.36
B.37
C.38
D.39
E.40
27.HowmuchmoneydidJessica'sbudgetallowforhousinginAprilof2001?

A.$617.80
B.$620.92
C.$622.50
D.$626.38
E.$633.20
28.WhatwastheaverageamountofmoneythatJessica'sbudgetallowedforclothingthe
firstsixmonthsof2001?
A.$249.90
B.$250.40
C.$251.32
D.$253.33
E.$255.75
29.IfJessicaonlyspent20%insteadofthe25%allotmentforfoodinMayof2001,how
muchdidshesave?
A.$131.10
B.$144.30
C.$148.32
D.$152.22
E.$153.33

30.Jonathancantypea20pagedocumentin40minutes,Susancantypeitin30minutes,
andJackcantypeitin24minutes.Workingtogether,howmuchtimewillittakethemto
typethesamedocument?
A.5minutes
B.10minutes
C.15minutes
D.18minutes
E.20minutes
31.Ofthefollowingfractions,whichislessthan2/3?
A.7/8
B.5/6
C.3/4
D.3/5
E.5/7
32.Ahockeyteamwon6gamesandlost8.Whatistheratioofwinstonumberofgames?
A.6/8
B.8/6
C.3/7
D.8/14
E.6/7
33.Suereceivesabasesalaryof$90weeklyplusa12%commissiononallsales.Suehad
$3,000insalesthisweek.Howmuchdidshemaketotal?
A.$375
B.$450
C.$480
D.$510
E.$525
34.Iftheperimeterofarectangularhouseis251/3yards,andthelengthis22feet.Whatis
thewidth?
A.16feet
B.35feet
C.37feet
D.40feet
E.42feet

35.Jimmymadea15%profitonthesaleofacustomdesignedboat,andtheoriginalcost
oftheboatwas$15,000.Theboatsoldforhowmuch?
A.$17,250.00
B.$16,540.44
C.$16,230.34
D.$15,980.55
E.$15,870.88
36.Arecentstudyshowedthatanincreaseinbodyweightby10kilogramsresultedina
0.15%increaseinheartdisease.Whatfractionisequalto0.15%?
A.3/2000
B.2/750
C.7/4000
D.5/3462
E.1/500
37.6.334x104=
A.0.0006334
B.0.06334
C.6334
D.63340
E.633400
38.If3x+5x=8,thenx+1=
A.2
B.1
C.0
D.1
E.2
39.Twoangleinatriangleequal120.Whatisthemeasureofthethirdangle?
A.60
B.70
C.80
D.90
E.120
40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeanappropriateunittomeasuresugarforacookie
recipe?

A.liters
B.cups
C.quarts
D.kilograms
E.pounds

Answers&Explanations
1.C:Theequation,x0.10x0.15(x0.10x)=306,maybeusedtosolvetheproblem.Solving
forxgives0.90x0.15x+0.015x=306,wherex=400.Thus,theoriginalpricewas$400.
2.B:Theequationmaybesolvedbyfirstdistributingtheyacrosstheexpression,x1,onthe
leftsideoftheequation.Doingsogives:xyy=Z.Addingytobothsidesoftheequation
gives:xy=Z+y.Finally,divisionofbothsidesoftheequationbyygives:x=(Z+y)/yorx=Z/y+1.
3.B:Thisproblemillustratesthedistributivepropertyofmultiplicationoveraddition.Thefactor
beingdistributedmaynotchange.
4.D:Themeasureofthethirdangleofthetriangleisequalto180(15+85),or80.
5.C:Sincethereare32ouncesin2pounds(16ounces=1pound),thefollowingproportionmay
bewritten:5/140=32/x.Solvingforxgivesx=896.Thus,thereare896gramsin2poundsof
meat.
6.E:Thelargestnumberofchildrentakingswimminglessons,inoneyear,was500,in1995.
7.C:Theonlydecreaseinnumberofchildrentakingswimminglessonswasfrom1992to1993,
withadecreaseof200children.
8.B:Theaveragemaybewrittenas(200+250+400+200+300+500)/6,whichisapproximately
308.
9.A:Movementofthedecimalpointtwoplacestotheleftgives0.0593.
10.C:Thefollowingproportionmaybeusedtosolvetheproblem:1/20=6.2/x.Solving
forxgivesx=124,sothereareactually124milesbetweenthetwotowns.
11.A:Thecorrectgraphshouldshowalinesegmentbetween1and4,includingthepoints,1
and4.
12.D:Thevolumeofthetinis972in".Thevolumeofeachpieceoffudgeis27in".97227=
36.

13.B:Thefollowingsystemofequationsmaybeusedtosolvetheproblem:(s=2b@sb=15).
Substituting2bfors,inthesecondequation,gives:2bb=15,whereb=15.Theyounger
brotheris15yearsold.
14.C:Multiplyingthenumeratoranddenominatorofthegivenfractionby5givesthefraction,
25/30,whichisequivalent.
15.B:Convertingfeettoyards,thedimensionsmayberewrittenas4yardsby62/3yards.Thus,
theareaoftheflooris262/3yd'.Multiplicationofthisareabythecostpersquareyardgivesthe
expression,262/3?8.91,whichequals237.6.Thus,thecostis$237.60.
16.C:Thefollowingequationmaybesolvedforx:6000=1/2x.Solvingforxgivesx=12,000.
Thus,theamountofprizemoneydistributedequaled$12,000.
17.D:Thedistancemaybedeterminedbywritingandsolvingthefollowingequationforc:
502+1202=c2.c=130,thusthedistanceis130feet.
18.D:Theaverageratefortheroundtripisthetotaldistancetraveleddividedbythetotaltravel
time.Distancetraveled=2x.Traveltime=x/10+x/8=4x/40+5x/40=9x/40.Average
Rate=2xx9x/40=(2xx40)/9x=80/9=approximately8.9mph.
19.E:Thelengthisequalto216inches.Thewidthisequalto36inches.So,thelengthmaybe
coveredby1812inchstones,whilethewidthmaybecoveredby312inchstones.Atotalof42
stonesisneededforonelayer,and84stonesneedfortwolayers.Multiplicationof84by$2.32
gives194.88.Thus,thetotalcostis$194.88.
20.E:Theequationmaybesolvedforxbyfirstsubtracting6xfrombothsidesoftheequation.
Doingsogives3x=15,wherex=5.Substituting5forxintothesecondexpressiongives5+
8,whichequals13.
21.B:Thereare1,000millilitersin1liter.
22.D:Theproblemmaybemodeledwiththeequation,6.50=5.00+0.50x,wherexrepresents
thenumberofpassengers.Solvingforxgivesx=3.Thus,therewere3passengers,plus1driver,
foratotalof4peopleinthevehicle.
23.C:Thisproblemmayberepresentedas1/9.9,whichequals1.
24.D:Takingout3ofeachcolorwillensurethathehas1ofeachcolor.Thus,heneedstotake
out9marbles,inall.
25.E:0.20%=0.002,and1/500=0.002.

26.D:Theincreasefromtermtotermistwicetheincreasefromtheprevioustwoterms.Thus,
theincreasefrom19tothemissingtermwillbe20,ortwicetheincreaseof10.Thus,the
missingtermisequalto19+20,or39.
27.C:Thesolutionmaybemodeledbytheexpression,0.25(2490).Thus,herbudgetallowed
$622.50forhousinginAprilof2001.
28.E:Theaveragemayberepresentedas
(0.10(2578)+0.10(2432)+0.10(2668)+0.10(2490)+0.10(2622)+0.10(2555))/6,whichsimplifiesas
(257.80+243.20+266.80+249.00+262.20+255.50)/6,or255.75.Theaveragebudgetamountfor
clothinginthefirstsixmonthsof2001was$255.75.
29.A:Theamountshesavedmayberepresentedbytheexpression,0.25(2622)0.20(2622),
whichequals131.10.Thus,shesaved$131.10.
30.B:Theproblemmaybemodeledwiththeequation,1/40+1/30+1/24=1/t.Solving
fortgivest=10.Thus,workingtogether,theycantypethesamedocumentin10minutes.
31.D:Thefraction,3/5,equals0.6,whichislessthan2/3.
32.C:Theratiomaybewrittenas6/14,whichreducesto3/7.
33.B:Theamountofmoneyshemademayberepresentedbytheexpression,90+0.12x,
wherexrepresentstheamountofsales.Substituting3000forxgives90+0.12(3000),which
equals450.So,shemade$450thisweek.
34.A:First,theperimetermeasurementmaybeconvertedtofeet.Multiplying251/3yardsby3
givesanequivalentmeasurementof76feet.Thus,thefollowingequationmaybewritten:76=
2(22)+2w,whichsimplifiesto76=44+2w,wherew=16.Thewidthofthehouseis16ft.
35.A:Theproblemmaybemodeledwiththeexpression,15,000+0.15(15,000),whichequals
17,250.Thus,hesoldtheboatfor$17,250.
36.A:3/2000=0.0015,whichisequivalentto0.15%.
37.D:Movingthedecimalpoint4placestotherightgives63,340.
38.C:Solvingthegivenequationforxgivesx=1.Substitutionof1forx,inthesecond
equation,gives1+1=0.
39.A:Theinterioranglemeasuresofatrianglesumto180.Thus,themeasureofthethird
angleisequaltothedifferenceof180and120,or60.
40.B:Cupsisanappropriatemeasureofcapacityforsugar.