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CHAPTER
SAT/ACT Chapter Test
12 For use after Chapter 12

Multiple Choice 6. The graph of which function is shown?

2x 1 6 y
1. Suppose that y varies inversely with x, and A y5}
x21 6
y 5 12 when x 5 3. What is the constant of
variation? 2x
B y5}
x11
1 26 2 6 x
A }4 B 4 C 12 D 36 E 48 2x 1 6
C y5}
x11
2. Suppose that y varies inversely with x and 2x
y 5 1.5 when x 5 4. Which inverse variation D y5}
x21
equation models the situation? 2x 2 6
E y5}
x11
3
A y 5 3x B y 5 }x

6 7. Which expression represents the ratio of the

C y 5 6x D y 5 2}x perimeter to the area of the rectangle shown?
6
E y 5 }x
x11
3. For which function is the domain all real
numbers except 0 and the range all real
numbers except 8? 2x 1 2

1 8 3 1
A y 5 }x 1 8 B y 5 }x A } B }2
2(x 1 1)
1 1 6 x11
C y5} D y 5 }x 2 8 C }
x11
D }
3
x28
1 3
E y5} E }
x11
x18

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4. The graph of which equation has a vertical 8. What is the product
asymptote at x 5 7 and a horizontal 4x 2 2 4x x2 1 x 2 6
}2
p} 4x
?
asymptote y 5 21? x 1 2x 2 3
2 2 (x 1 1)(x 2 2) (x 2 3)(x 2 2)
A y5} 21 B y5} 11 A }} B }}
x17 x27 (x 2 1) (x 1 3)
2 2 C 4x(x 2 2) D x22
C y5}
x27
21 D y5}
x17
11
E x12
21
E y5}
x27

5. What is the remainder when you divide

12x 2 1 17x 2 5 by 3x 1 2?
211
A 211 B }
3x 1 2
C 3x 1 2 D 4x 1 3
11
E }
3x 1 2

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CHAPTER
12
SAT/ACT Chapter Test continued
For use after Chapter 12

3x x24 2x 10
9. What is the LCD of } and } ? 13. What are the solutions of } 5 }?
x 2 2 x 2 12 x 2 1 3x 3 x22
A x(x 1 3)(x 2 4) A 28 and 23 B 25 and 3
B (x 1 3)(x 2 4) C 24 and 0 D 22 and 2
C 3x(x 1 3)(x 2 4) E 23 and 5
D x(x 1 3)
Gridded Response
E x(x 1 3)(x 2 4)(x 2 3)
14. The variables x and y vary
10. Which is the simplified expression of inversely, and y 5 2.4
2x 2 10 when x 5 3.5. What is the
}
2
x 1 2x 2 3 value of y when x 5 2.1?
} ?
4x2 2 20x
}
x13
1
A }
x21
2
B }
x(x 2 1)
x13
C }}
2x(x 2 1)(x 2 3)
15. The travel time between
1
D } two cities is inversely
2x(x 2 1)
proportional to the
x25 average speed. A train
E }
2x(x 2 3) travels between the cities
in 3 hours at an average
11. What is the solution of
x13 4 speed of 65 miles per
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} 1}32x
2 2 5 0? hour. How many hours
x 2 29
will it take the train to
9 3
A 2}2 B }2 C 3 travel between the cities
at an average speed of
11 75 miles per hour?
D }2
E 6

kx 2 13
12. In baseball, a pitchers strikeouts per walks 16. The graph of y 5 }
x16
ratio is the total number of strikeouts has y 5 2 as its horizontal
recorded by the pitcher divided by the asymptote. What is the
number of walks allowed by the pitcher. value of k?
Suppose that a pitcher records 251 strikeouts
and allows 68 walks. How many consecutive
strikeouts does the pitcher need to record in
order to raise his strikeouts per walks ratio
to 3.75?
A 2 B 3 C 4
D 5 E 10

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31x
15. not possible; 211 16. 2}; 24, 3 substitute $2.25 for C in the equation, you would
x14
2(x 1 2) get a negative answer for p. It is not possible to
3 5
17. }; 23, 0, 1 18. } 19. } sell a negative number of packages.
x13 2x 12
x13 2(x 2 7) 3(2x 2 1) Standardized Test C
20. 2} 21. } 22. }}

ANSWERS
x15 x24 x(x 2 4)(x 2 3)
}
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D
3x 2 4 6 7 6 114 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. D 12. D 13. C
23. } 24. }} 25. }
x21 (x 1 3)(x 2 1) 5
14. 27
4(9r 2 10) 345 1
26. 23 27. t 5 } 28. 8 mi/h 15. a. t 5 }r 1} ; t
r(r 2 2) 2
Standardized Test A
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B
9. A 10. D 11. D 12. 22
15 40
13. a. t 5 }r 1 0.5 t
5 r

b. The graph stretches vertically and shifts

1
10 units to the right and }6 unit up. The vertical
2
stretch is due to the increase in the distance. The
2 r
shift of 10 units is due to the fact that the average
speed decreases by 10 miles per hour. The shift
b. The graph shifts 5 units to the left and 0.5 unit 1
down. The shift of 5 units is due to the fact that of }6 unit up is due to the fact that the total break
the average speed increases by 5 miles per hour. time increases by one-sixth of an hour.
The shift of 0.5 unit down is due to the fact that 150 1 2.5t 150 1 2.5t
you did not take a break, so the time decreases by 16. a. C 5 } t b. 3.75 5 } t ;
one-half hour. 120 tins c. 600 tins d. no; Substituting 2 for C
80 1 2t makes t negative which does not make sense for
14. a. C 5 } t b. $2.80 c. 40 tins
the situation.
Standardized Test B SAT/ACT Chapter Test
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1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B
1. D 2. E 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. E 8. D
9. C 10. A 11. D 12. 25
9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. E 14. 4
300 t
13. a. t 5 } 1 0.75; 15. 2.6 h 16. 2
r
Performance Assessment
1. Complete answers should include: work
showing each operation being carried out;
10 explanations of the steps being used to carry out
10 r each operation.
b. The graph shifts 5 units to the right and 0.25 400 1 4.75x
2. a. C 5 }
unit down. The shift of 5 units to the right is due x
to the fact that the average speed is decreased by b. C
1200
5 miles per hour. The shift of 0.25 unit down is
Average Cost

1000
per person

the difference between the 0.75 hour and 0.5 hour 800
600
lunch breaks. 400
350 1 3p 350 1 3p 200
14. a. C 5 } b. } 5 4; You would 0
p p 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
Number of people
need to sell 350 packages to reduce the cost
of each package to $4. c. No; If you were to c. $12.75 d. over 320 people

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