Mathematics Practice Test

De Roza Education and Research

2016

Practice Questions
Here are some practice examples to show you what the questions on the real
test are like
Question P1
10 + 3 =
A: 10 B: 11 C: 12 D: 13 E: None of these

Question P2
Which is the largest number?
A: 100 B: 1060 C: 1600 D: 600 E: 580

Question P3
32 =
A: 9 B: 6 C: 3 D: 15 E: None of these

You will have 30 minutes to do as many questions as you can.

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Question 1
Expand and simplify
12(11x + 3) + 11(12x + 7)
A: 23x + 113 B: 264x + 77 C: 132x + 113 D: 264x + 113 E:
264x + 10

Question 2
(11a + 4b)(11a − 4b) =
2 2
A: 121a − 16b B: 121a2 + 16b2 C: 121a2 − 88ab + 16b2 D:
121a − 16b E: 121a + 16b

Question 3
−5 + −4 − −10 + 10 =
A: −1 B: −9 C: −29 D: −9 E: 11

Question 4
11 11 3
+ + =
x y z
25 11yz+11xz+3xy 363xyz 363 11x+11y+3z
A: xyz B: xyz C: x+y+z D: x+y+z E: xyz

Question 5
Factorise x2 − 81
A: x(x−81) B: (x+9)2 C: x(x−9) D: (x−9)2 E: (x−9)(x+9)

Question 6
Which point lies above the line with the equation y = 5x + 8
A: (2, 18) B: (3, 15) C: (0, 7) D: (1, 14) E: (0, −5)

Question 7
Which point satisfies the equation y < 9x2 + 8
A: (2, 45) B: (−2, 45) C: (1, 16) D: (0, 8) E: (−1, 17)

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Question 8
1 1
If 12 10 : 8 10 then 121 : x what is x?
A: 78 B: 79 C: 80 D: 82 E: 81

Question 9
(x2 + 11)(x3 + 9) =
A: x5 + 11x3 + 99 B: x5 + 11x2 + 99 C: x5 + 11x3 + 9x2 + 99 D:
x6 + 11x3 + 9x2 + 99 E: x5 + 99

Question 10
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 16cm2 ?
A: 16cm B: 8cm C: 20cm D: 4cm E: 12cm

Question 11
x2 − 4 x+2
÷ =
12x − 24 6
6 1 1 12
A: 72 B: 12 C: 72 D: 12 E: 6

Question 12
Find x
10x + 12 = 9
−3 −111 129 21
A: 10 B: 10 C: 10 D: 10 E: None of these

Question 13
A number x is subtracted from 2 times its square and the result is 7. An equa-
tion to find the value of x is
A: 2x2 − x = 7 B: x2 − 2x = 7 C: x − 2x2 = 7 D: 2(x2 − x) = 7
2
E: 2x − x = 7

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Question 14
1 1
8 + 9
1 =
7
17 65 71 119
A: 504 B: 72 C: 72 D: 72 E: None of these

Question 15
1 1
what number is halfway between 11and 13
12 1 25 23
A: 143 B: 12 C: 286 D: 286 E: None of these

Question 16
The sum of 2 numbers is 22 and the difference is 8. What is the larger number?
A: 30
3 B: 14
2 C: 30 D: 302 E: 14

Question 17
9
6 of a number is equal to 7. What is the number?
A: 69 B: 79 C: 429 D: 639 E: 69

Question 18
97x = (9785 )y
What is the relationship between x and y
A: 85 + x = y B: y = 97x C: x = 85 + y D: x = 85y E:
85x = y

Question 19
Find x
x2 + 64 = 16x
A: −16 B: 16 C: 8 D: −8 E: None of these

Question 20
x
+ 11x + 78y
y

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 x+11y 2 +78xy x+11x+78y x+11x2 +78xy x+89
A: y B: y C: y D: y E:
x+11xy+78y 2
y

Question 21
Factorise x2 + 10x + 16
A: (x + 2)(x + 8) B: (x + 2)(x − 8) C: (x − 2)(x + 8) D: (x + 10)2
E: (x − 2)(x − 8)

Question 22
Factorise 44x2 + 52x + 8
A: (x + 4)(x + 2) B: (44x + 4)(x + 2) C: (4x + 4)(11x + 2) D:
(4x + 2)(11x + 4) E: (x + 4)(44x + 2)

Question 23
y = 4x + 11
x − 10
=
x − 11
y−10 y−21 y+1 y−51 y−29
A: y−11 B: y−22 C: y D: y−55 E: y−33

Question 24
Solve for x
−225
9x =
x + 10
A: 5 B: 10 C: −10 D: 0 E: −5

Question 25
32(x + 9) + 5 = 9
y = 8(x + 9)
y=
4 −4 14
A: −16 B: 56 C: 4 D: 4 E: 4

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Question 26
Which of the following equations give the same line as y = 7x + 5?
y
A: y − 75 = x B: y + 5 = 7x C: y − 2 = 7x + 3 D: 7 −5 = x
E: None of these

Question 27
9
x=
y+9
y=
9 9 9 9
A: x−9 B: x +9 C: 9x − 9 D: x −9 E: x+9

Question 28
A rectangular prism has length 4, width 12 and height 3. What is its surface
area?
A: 19 B: 192 C: 144 D: 96 E: 38

Question 29
What is the turning point of the parabola with the equation y = 38(x−40)2 +76
A: (−40, 76) B: (−40, −76) C: (1520, 76) D: (40, −76) E:
(40, 76)

Question 30 √ √
8 x=4 y
x
=
y
√
4 16 8 √4 64
A: 8 B: 64 C: 4 D: 8
E: 16

Question 31
Expand and simplify
12(5x + 7) + 10(5x + 11)
A: 110x + 18 B: 10x + 194 C: 110x + 110 D: 110x + 194 E:
60x + 194

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Question 32
(7a + 10b)(7a − 10b) =
A: 49a2 − 140ab + 100b2 B: 49a2 − 100b2 C: 49a − 100b D:
2 2
49a + 100b E: 49a + 100b

Question 33
−8 + −10 − −5 + 3 =
A: −16 B: 0 C: −26 D: −10 E: −20

Question 34
8 6 12
+ + =
x y z
26 8x+6y+12z 8yz+6xz+12xy 576xyz 576
A: xyz B: xyz C: xyz D: x+y+z E: x+y+z

Question 35
Factorise x2 − 100
A: (x + 10)2 B: x(x − 10) C: (x − 10)2 D: x(x − 100) E:
(x − 10)(x + 10)

Question 36
Which point lies above the line with the equation y = 5x + 7
A: (2, 17) B: (3, 15) C: (0, −5) D: (0, 6) E: (1, 13)

Question 37
Which point satisfies the equation y < 11x2 + 10
A: (2, 55) B: (0, 10) C: (1, 20) D: (−2, 55) E: (−1, 21)

Question 38
If 2 13 : 11 31 then 7 : x what is x?
A: 32 B: 34 C: 35 D: 31 E: 33

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Question 39
(x2 + 3)(x3 + 10) =
A: x5 + 3x2 + 30 B: x5 + 3x3 + 30 C: x5 + 3x3 + 10x2 + 30 D:
5
x + 30 E: x + 3x3 + 10x2 + 30
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Question 40
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 4cm2 ?
A: 6cm B: 4cm C: 2cm D: 8cm E: 10cm

Question 41
x2 − 49 x+7
÷ =
10x − 70 12
1 10 12 1
A: 120 B: 12 C: 10 D: 120 E: 10

Question 42
Find x
10x + 12 = 8
−112 20 128 −4
A: 10 B: 10 C: 10 D: 10 E: None of these

Question 43
A number x is subtracted from 8 times its square and the result is 6. An equa-
tion to find the value of x is
A: 8(x2 − x) = 6 B: 8x − x2 = 6 C: x − 8x2 = 6 D: x2 − 8x = 6
2
E: 8x − x = 6

Question 44
1 1
7 + 10
1 =
11
87 187 17 117
A: 70 B: 70 C: 770 D: 70 E: None of these

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Question 45
what number is halfway between 91 and 111
19 10 1 21
A: 198 B: 99 C: 10 D: 198 E: None of these

Question 46
The sum of 2 numbers is 29 and the difference is 9. What is the larger number?
A: 20 B: 38
2 C: 38 D: 202 E: 383

Question 47
3
4 of a number is equal to 4. What is the number?
A: 43 B: 16
3 C: 123 D: 34 E: 34

Question 48
96x = (9637 )y
What is the relationship between x and y
A: 37x = y B: x = 37 + y C: y = 96x D: 37 + x = y E:
x = 37y

Question 49
Find x
x2 + 25 = 10x
A: 5 B: −10 C: −5 D: 10 E: None of these

Question 50
x
+ 88x + 34y
y
x+88y 2 +34xy x+88xy+34y 2 x+88x2 +34xy x+88x+34y
A: y B: y C: y D: y
x+122
E: y

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Question 51
Factorise x2 + 8x + 12
A: (x − 6)(x + 2) B: (x + 6)(x + 2) C: (x − 6)(x − 2) D: (x + 8)2
E: (x + 6)(x − 2)

Question 52
Factorise 28x2 + 97x + 55
A: (x + 5)(x + 11) B: (7x + 11)(4x + 5) C: (7x + 5)(4x + 11) D:
(x + 5)(28x + 11) E: (28x + 5)(x + 11)

Question 53
y = 8x + 9
x−4
=
x−9
y−23 y−13 y−41 y+5 y−4
A: y−63 B: y−18 C: y−81 D: y E: y−9

Question 54
Solve for x
−500
5x =
x + 20
A: −10 B: 20 C: 10 D: 0 E: −20

Question 55
28(x + 2) + 3 = 4
y = 7(x + 2)
y=
7 1 −1
A: 4 B: 28 C: 4 D: 4 E: −4

Question 56
Which of the following equations give the same line as y = 11x + 5?
5 y
A: y + 5 = 11x B: y − 11 =x C: 11 −5=x D: y − 3 = 11x + 2
E: None of these

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Question 57
8
x=
y+5
y=
8 8 8 8
A: 8x − 5 B: x−5 C: x+5 D: x +5 E: x −5

Question 58
A rectangular prism has length 7, width 6 and height 9. What is its surface
area?
A: 378 B: 44 C: 159 D: 22 E: 318

Question 59
What is the turning point of the parabola with the equation y = 57(x−47)2 +20
A: (−47, 20) B: (−47, −20) C: (47, 20) D: (2679, 20) E:
(47, −20)

Question 60 √ √
9 x = 12 y
x
=
y
√
9 √12 12 81 144
A: 12 B: 9
C: 9 D: 144 E: 81

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