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Quiz 2: Continue
Quiz 2: Continue
QUIZ 2
1. Membership dues at Arnold’s Gym are $53 4. Rookie police officers have to buy duty shoes at
per month this year, but were $50 per month last the full price of $84.50, but officers who have served
year. What was the percentage increase in the at least a year get a 15% discount. Officers who have
gym’s prices? served at least three years get an additional 10% off
5.5% the discounted price. How much does an officer who
has served at least three years have to pay for shoes?
6.0%
$63.78
6.5% $64.65
7.0% $71.83
$72.05
2. Basic cable television service, which includes 5. Toby, a Golden Retriever, gained 5.1 pounds this
16 channels, costs $15 a month. The initial labor month. If Toby now weighs 65.1 pounds, what is the
fee to install the service is $25. A $65 deposit is percent increase in Toby’s weight?
required but will be refunded within two years if
5.9%
the customer’s bills are paid in full. Other cable
6%
services may be added to the basic service: the
movie channel service is $9.40 a month; the 8.5%
news channels are $7.50 a month; the arts 9.1%
channels are $5.00 a month; the sports channels
6. The temperature in Sun Village reached 100
are $4.80 a month. A customer’s cable television
degrees or more about 15% percent of the past year.
bill totaled $20 a month. What portion of the bill
About how many days did the temperature in Sun
was for basic cable service?
Village climb to 100 or climb to 100 or more? (1 year
25%
= 365 days) Round your answer.
33%
45
50% 54
75% 55
67
3. If container A holds 8 gallons of water, and
container B holds 12% more than container A,
how many gallons of water does container B 7. What percentage of 600 is 750?
hold? 80%
8.12 85%
8.48
110%
8.96
125%
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CO NTI N U E
1
7. Of 150 people polled, 105 said they rode the
city bus at least 3 times per week. How many 11. An insurance policy pays 80% of the first
people out of 100,000 could be expected to $20,000 of a certain patient’s medical expenses,
ride the city bus at least 3 times each week? 60% of the next $40,000, and 40% of the
55,000 $40,000 after that. If the patient’s total medical
70,000 bill is $92,000, how much will the policy pay?
$36,800
72,500
$49,600
75,000
$52,800
8. The All Star Appliance Shop sold 10
refrigerators, 8 ranges, 12 freezers, 12 washing $56,000
machines, and 8 clothes dryers during January.
Freezers made up what part of the appliances 12. What part of an hour elapses between
sold in January? 6:51 P.M. and 7:27 P.M.?
12 1
50 2
12 2
25 5
1 3
2 5
12 7
40 12
9. A pump installed on a well can pump at a
maximum rate of 100 gallons per minute. If 13. Ms. Dehn drove 7000 miles during the first 5
the town requires 15,000 gallons of water in months of the year. At this rate, how many
one day, how long would the pump have to miles will she drive in a full year?
continuously run at 75% of its maximum rate 16,800
to meet the town’s need?
16,000
112.5 minutes
150 minutes 14,800
300 minutes
14. Alan has enough dog food to last his two dogs for
10. A gram of fat contains 9 calories. An 1,800- three weeks. If a neighbor asks him to feed her dog
calorie diet allows no more than 20% calories as well, how long will the dog food
from fat. How many grams of fat are allowed in last, assuming that all three dogs eat the same
that diet? amount?
40g 10 days
90g
12 days
200g
14 days
360g
18 days
STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work
on this section only. Do2 not turn to any other section.
4. On three of the first four geometry tests Jim
REVIEW 2: MEAN, MODE & MEDIAN
earned the following scores: 84, 92, and 88. If Jim’s
1. The Arithmetic Mean (Average) is the average for all four tests is 87.5, what score did Jim
sum of the items divided by the number earn on his fourth test?
of items.
2. The Median is the middle number
96
when the list is placed in order, if there 90
is an odd number of items. If there is an
even number of items the median is the 88
mean of the middle two numbers 86
3. The Mode(s) is (are) the item(s) that
occur(s) most frequently. If every item
appears the same number of times, then 5. What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode(s)
there is no mode in the set. of the set {2,4,8,7,4,6,8,9}?
4. Range=max-min 6
6.5
1. Find the average of the first ten positive even 8
integers. 24.5
9
10 7. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of a set of
11 20 numbers if the sum is 340?
17
12
18
2. Valerie received test grades of 93 and 88 on 19
her first two French tests. What grade must she
20
get on the third test to have an average of 92?
93
8. The average (arithmetic mean) of three numbers is
94 90. The sum of two of the numbers is 150. What is
95 the value of the third number?
110
96
120
3. If Barbara drove for 4 hours at 50 miles per 130
hour and then for 2 more hours at 80 miles per
140
hour, what was her average rate, in miles per
hour, for the entire trip?
9. Using the data set, {30,70,40,50,90,40,60}, which
55
of the following statements is correct?
60 Median < Mean < Mode
65 Mode < Mean < Median
70 Mode < Median < Mean
Mean < Mode < Median
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10. The average (arithmetic mean) of four 13. What is the median of the modes in the dataset
numbers is 50. Two of the numbers are 30 and {−5, 4, 3, 7, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, −1, 7, 8, −4, 2, 6}?
60. What is the average of the other two 2
numbers?
2.5
70
3
65
3.5
60
14. The average of x and y is 7, and z = 3x + 2. What
55 is the average of y and z?
x - 8
The tables below show the points scored by two
2x + 16
different basketball players, Jay and Ed. Ed’s
average (arithmetic mean) for 4 games is 2 less 2x + 8
than Jay’s average for 5 games. Use these data for x + 8
Question 11 and Question 12
15. The average of a set of n numbers is x. If each
number is increased by y, then what is the average of
Jay’s points Ed’s points
the new set of numbers?
20 15
x
16 21
25 17 y
15 n(x + y)
14
x + y
11. How many points did Ed score during the
fourth game? 16. a, b, and c are all positive integers such that a + b
12 + c = 150, and none of these values are equal to each
other. What is the smallest possible value for the
11
median of a, b, and c?
10 5
27 4
3
12. Say that Ed scored 16 points in the fourth
game. What should be added to Jay’s median 2
score to equal the median of Ed’s scores?
0.5 17. If the average of 6 evenly spaced numbers is x,
what is the median of the 6 numbers?
1
x
1.5
2x
2 𝑥
2
6x
4
18. s and t are positive integers whose average 22. What is the average of x – 4, x, and x + 4?
(arithmetic mean) is 9. If s < t, what is the 3x
median of all possible values of s?
x
6
x + 1
5.5
3x + 8
5
1
4.5 23. Find the average of √. 09, .4, and
2
0.2
19. The modes of a set of 9 numbers are x, y, and 0.3
z, and the average (arithmetic mean) of the 9
0.4
numbers is 20. Three of the 9 numbers are 2x +
5, 2y, and 2z − 3. What is the value of 4(x + y + 0.5
z)? 24. The average of X, Y, and another number is M.
178 Find the missing number.
179 3M – X + Y
180 3M – X – Y
181 M – X – Y
𝑀+𝑋+𝑌
20. Frank took 4 history tests. Frank earned an 3
85, 92, and 89 on the first three tests. If Frank’s
average (arithmetic mean) for all 4 tests is 91, 25. The average of W and another number is A.
what did he earn on his last test? Find the other number.
100 A - W
99 A + W
98 2A - W
97 1
(A + W)
2
21. Mark, Danielle, Peter, and Kendra have an
average height of 71 inches. What is the sum of 26. The weight of three packages are 4 lb. 10 oz., 6 lb.
all of their heights? 13 oz, and 3 lb. 6 oz. Find the average
274 inches weight of these packages.
23 ft 8 inches 4 lb. 43 oz.
17 ft 12 inches 4 lb. 15 oz.
7 yards 9 inches 4 lb. 6 oz.
4 lb. 12 oz.
5
27. Mr. Maron employs three secretaries at a 3
31. Find the average of √. 49 , , and 80%.
salary of $140 per week and five salespeople at a 4
salary of $300 per week. What is the average 0.75
weekly salary paid to an employee? 0.8
$55 2.85
$190 5.25
$200
$240 32. On consecutive days, the high temperature in
Great Neck was 86°, 82°, 90°, 92°, 80°, and 81°.
What was the high temperature on the seventh day if
28. Which of the following statements are always the average high for the week was 84°?
true?
77
I. The average of any three consecutive
even integers is the middle integer. 79
II. The average of any three consecutive 92
odd integers is the middle integer.
85
III. The average of any three consecutive
multiples of 5 is the middle number.
I only 33. If the average of five consecutive integers is 17,
find the largest of these integers.
II only
17
I and III only
18
I, II and III
19
20
29. Mark has an average of 88 on his first four
math tests. What grade must he earn on his fifth
test in order to raise his average to 90? 34. If M students each received a grade of P on a
92 physics test and N students each received a
grade of Q, what was the average grade for this
94
group of students?
96 P+Q
M+N
98
PQ
M+N
30. Find the average of the first 5 positive
PM+NQ
integers that end in 3.
P+Q
3
PM+NQ
8
M+N
13
18
6
35. Which of the following statements is always 39. If p pencils cost c cents, what is the cost of one
true? pencil?
I. The average of the first twenty odd pc
integers is 10.5
p + c
II. The average of the first ten positive
𝑝
integers is 5.
𝑐
III. The average of the first 4 positive
𝑐
integers that end in 2 is 17.
𝑝
I only
40. Express the number of miles covered by a train in
II only one hour if it covers r miles in h hours.
III only rh
I and III only r + h
36. Mindy’s average monthly salary for the first
𝑟
four months she worked was $300. What must ℎ
be her average monthly salary for each of the ℎ
next 8 months so that her average monthly 𝑟
salary for the year is $350? 41. Express the number of minutes in h hours and m
$400 minutes.
$375 mh
$360 60h + m
ℎ
$350 + m
60
37. If one book costs c dollars, what is the cost,
60(h + m)
in dollars, of m books?
m + c 42. Express the number of seats in the school
auditorium if there are r rows with s seats each and s
mc rows with r seats each.
𝑚
2rs
𝑐
𝑐 2r + 2s
𝑚 rs + 2
38. Represent the cost, in dollars, of k pounds of r + 2s
apples at c cents per pound.
43. How many dimes are there in n nickels and q
100kc
quarters?
100k + c 10nq
𝑘𝑐 𝑞
2n +
100 10
𝑘 𝑛+𝑞
+ c
100 10
1 5
n + q
2 2
7
44. Roger rents a car at a cost of D dollars per 48. Find the number of cents in 2x – 1 dimes.
day plus c cents per mile. How many dollars 10x – 5
must he pay if he uses the car for 5 days and
drives 1000 miles? 20x – 10
5D + 1000c 50x – 25
5D +100c 200x – 100
5D + 10c 49. Find the total cost of sending a telegram of w
𝑐 words if the charge is c cents for the first 15 words
5D +
and d cents for each additional word, if w is greater
1000
than 15.
45. The cost of a long-distance telephone call is c + 15d
c cents for the first three minutes and m cents 15d
for each additional minute. Represent the price
c + dw – 15d
of a call lasting d minutes if d is more than 3.
c + md c + dw + 15d
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53. If g gallons of gasoline cost m dollars, 57. Ken bought d dozen roses for r dollars.
express the cost of r gallons. Represent the cost of one rose.
mr r
g d
rmg d
r
mg
12d
r
m r
r
rg
12d
54. How many quarters are equivalent to n
58. The cost of mailing a package is c cents for the
nickels and d dimes?
first b ounces and d cents for each additional ounce.
5n + 10d
Find the cost, in cents, for mailing a package
25n + 50d
weighing f ounces if f is more than b.
25n + 25d
(c +d )(f – b)
n+2d
c + d(f – b)
5
55. A salesman earns a base salary of $100 per c + bd
week plus a 5% commission on all sales over c + (d – b)
$500. Find his total earnings in a week in which 59. Represent the total cost, in cents, of b books at D
he sells r dollars-worth of merchandise, with r dollars each and r books at c cents each.
being greater than 500. 100bD + rc
125 + .05r bD + 100rc
rc
75 + .05r bD +
100
125r bD+rc
100 + .05r 100
56. If a school consists of b boys, g girls, and t 60. If it takes T tablespoons of coffee to make c cups,
teachers, represent the number of students in how many tablespoons of coffee are needed to make
each class if each class contains the same d cups?
number of students. (Assume that there is one Tc
d
teacher per class.)
T
t(b + g)
dc
bt + g T
dc
b+g
Td
t
c
bgt
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61. In a certain gym class, 6 girls weigh 120 64. The students of South High spent a day on the
pounds each, 8 girls weigh 125 pounds each, street collecting money to help cure birth defects.
and 10 girls weigh 116 pounds each. What is In counting up the collections, they found that 10
the average weight of these girls? cans contained $5.00 each, 14 cans contained $6.50
120 each, and 6 cans contained $7.80 each. Find the
average amount contained in each of these cans.
118 $6.14
121 $7.20
119 $6.26
$6.43
62. In driving from San Francisco to Los
Angeles, Arthur drove for three hours at 60
miles per hour and for 4 hours at 55 miles per 65. Karen drove 40 miles into the country at 40
hour. What was his average rate, in miles per miles per hour and returned home by bus at 20
hour, for the entire trip? miles per hour. What was her average rate in miles
57.5 per hour for the round trip?
30
56.9
20
58.2
2
26 3
57.1
1
25 2
63. In the Linwood School, five teachers earn
$15,000 per year, three teachers earn $17,000 per
66. During the first four weeks of summer
year, and one teacher earns $18,000 per year.
vacation, Danny worked at a camp earning $50
Find the average yearly salary of these teachers.
per week. During the remaining six weeks of
$16,667
vacation, he worked as a stock boy earning
$16,000 $100 per week. What was his average weekly wage
$17,000 for the summer?
$80
$16,448
$75
$87.5
$82
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4. At the O.K Daily Milk Company, machine X fills
REVIEW 3: ABSOLUTE VALUE
a box with milk, and machine Y eliminates milk-box
The absolute value of x, denoted "|x|" (and if the weight is less than 450 grams, or greater than
which is read as "the absolute value of x"), is 500 grams. If the weight of the box that will be
regarded as the distance of x from zero. eliminated by machine Y is E, in grams, which of
1. If |x| = a and a > 0, then x = a or –a the following describes all possible values of E?
2. If |x| < a and a > 0, then -a < x < a |E – 475| < 25
3. If |x| > a and a > 0, then x >a or x < -a
4. |x| < 5 ↔ x2 < 25 ↔ -5 < x < 5 |E – 500| > 450
5. |x -10| = |10 – x| |475 – E| = 25
1. If |x+ 3| < 5, what is the value of x? |E – 475| > 25
-8 < x < 2
-2 < x < 8 5. Which of the following inequalities create the
graph below?
-5 < x < 5
0 < x < 5
2. An art class of 20 students took a final exam -12 0 4
and ten of the students scored between 78 and
86 in the exam. If s is defined as the scores of |x – 8| < 4
the ten students, which of the following |x – 4| < 8
describes all possible values of s?
|x – 8| > 4
|s – 82| = 4
|-x – 4| > 8
|s – 82| < 4
|s + 82| < 4
|s – 82| > 4
3. At a bottling company, a computerized
machine accepts a bottle only if the number of
3
fluid ounces is greater than or equal to 5 , and
7
4
less than or equal to 6 . If the machine accepts a
7
bottle containing f fluid ounces, which of the
following describes all possible values of f?
4
|f – 6| <
7
3
|f – 6| ≤
7
4
|f + 6| >
7
4
|6 – f| ≤
7
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Practice: Absolute Value
Multiple-Choice
I n - ll < 4 5. In a certain greenhouse for plants,
the Fahrenheit temperature, F, is controlled
1 . How many integers n satisfy the inequality
above?
so that it does not vary from by more 79°
(A) Two
7°.
than Which of the following best
expresses the possible range in Fahrenheit
(B) Five temperatures of the greenhouse?
(C) Seven
(A) IF - 791 > 7 $
C D) Nine
(B)
(C)
IF - 791 7
2. If lxl :<;; 2 and I YI :<;; 1 , then what is the least (D)
IF - 71 > 79
$
possible value of x - y? IF - 71 79
(A) -3 6. If l a + 31 = 1 and 2l b + ll 6, then l a + bl
(B) -2 2 =
(C) -1
C D) :<;; x :<;; l
-1
(D) 0
4. If -l1 x l = 1 and I Y I = x + l, then y2 could be -1 < x < 3
2
(A) 2 8. The inequality above is equivalent to which
C B) 3 of the following?
C C) 4 (A) Ixx -+ llll << 22
(D ) 9 (B) I 2<1
(C) Ix - 1
(D) Ix + 2 1 < 1
12
9. A certain medication must be stored at a 10. The inequality I L5C - 241 -:=: 30 represents the
temperature, t, that may range between a range of monthly average temperatures, C,
low of 45° Fahrenheit and a high of 85° in degrees Celsius, during the winter months
Fahrenheit. Which inequality represents the for a certain city. What was the lowest
allowable range of Fahrenheit temperatures? monthly average temperature, in degrees
Celsius, for this city?
(A) It- 651 -::: 20
(B) It + 201 -::: 65 (A) -4
(C) It + 651 -::: 20 (B) 0
(DJ 1r - 201 -::: a5 (C) 6
(D) 9
Grid-In
lt - 71 = 4 4. An ocean depth finder shows the number of
19 - tj = 2 feet in the depth of water at a certain place.
The difference between d, the actual depth
1 . What value of t satisfies both of the above
of the water, and the depth finder reading, x,
equations?
is Id - xi and must be less than or equal to
2. If l-3y + 21 < l , what is one possible value of 0.05d. If the depth finder reading is 620 feet,
y? what is the maximum value of the actual
depth of the water, to the nearest foot?
3. If Ix - 161 -:=: 4 and IY - 61 -:=: 2, what is the
greatest possible value of x - y?
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Practice: "in term of"
LESSON 3·3 TUNE-UP EXERCISES
Multiple-Choice
B and V?
(AJ rs - t
2
(AJ .!_ VB
3 (BJ rs + 1
v 2
(BJ
3B (CJ 2rs - t
(CJ 3V (DJ rs - 2t
B
-
2(x - Xo )
(AJ
2
(AJ Fr
kM (BJ 2(x - x0) _ Vo
Fr 2 t
(BJ k
M t(x - x0 )
(CJ 2v
(CJ kM a
--
Fr 2 (DJ Vo t - 2(x - x0 )
(DJ F(r2 + kM) t
--
2
(DJ z1 (P - L) 8. If xy + z = y, what is x in terms of y and z?
y+z
(AJ y
4. If A = .! h(x + y), what is y in terms of A, h,
2 (BJ y - z
z
and x? y-z
(CJ y
(AJ 2A - hx
h (DJ 1 - z
(BJ A - hx
2h
(CJ 2Ah - x
(DJ 2A - hx
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9. b(x 2y) = 60 and by= 15, what is the
If + a + b + c a + b then c =
value of bx? 13. If
3 2 =
value of � in terms of x?
(C) _!_
2 d
�4
(D) (A) -x2 3
(B) -x
12. - 1 - r and -q, what is p* p in terms of 4
3
If
p+q
r and q?
=
(C) -x 4
3
(B) q
l+ rq 4t-1 w-12
r
(C) 1 + rq
1-rr q 16. in the equation above 1 and w 1,
If t* *
(D ) then t=
(A) 2w- l
(Bl 2(w- l)
(C) w-2
(D) 2w
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