Mock Exam #1 on NUFYPET Math

1. Aygerim, Almaz, Yerkezhan, Kaisar and Madina are going for a drive in a jeep that has five seats,

including one driver’s seat and four passenger seats. If only Almaz can drive, the number of

possible different seating arrangements is

A. 12

B. 18

C. 24

D. 120

E. 15

3𝑥−12𝑦
2. If 40% of x is equal to 160% of y, then =
5

A. 3

B. 1

C. 2

D. 4

E. 0

8 3
3. If 𝑎𝑏 = 3 , 𝑏𝑐 = 12 and 𝑎𝑐 = 2, then a value of √𝑎𝑏𝑐 would be

A. 2

B. 1

C. 3

D. 5

E. 4
4. If 4𝑥+2 = 64 then 8𝑥 =

A. 8

B. 4

C. 16

D. 1

E. 32

𝑎 𝑏
5. The operation ∆ is defined by the equation 𝑎 ∆ 𝑏 = 𝑏 − 𝑎. The value of 𝑘 if 3 ∆ 𝑘 = 𝑘 ∆ 2 is

A. ±2.0

B. ±2.4

C. ±3.0

D. ±5.5

E. ±6.0

6. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘𝑥, where 𝑘 ≠ 0, and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑘, then which of the following must be true?

I. 𝑓(2𝑥) = 2𝑓(𝑥) II. 𝑓(𝑥 + 2) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 2 III. 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥))

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. I and III only

E. I, II and III
 10×(64 −16)
7. √ =
32

A. √5

B. 15

C. 20

D. 24

E. √10

8. A cube is inscribed in a sphere of radius 3. The volume of the cube is

A. 12√3

B. 24√3

C. 3√3

D. 48√3

E. 72√3

9. At which of the following 𝑥-values does the parabola defined by 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1)2 − 4 cross the

𝑥-axis?

A. -2

B. 3

C. -2

D. -3

E. 1
10. The volume and the surface area of a cube are equal. The length of an edge of this cube will

be

A. 1

B. 9

C. 6

D. 2

E. 4

11. On Aigerim’s 18th birthday in 2012, she was 159 cm in height, having grown 6% since her

birthday in 2011. How tall was she in 2011?

A. 155 cm

B. 140 cm

C. 145 cm

D. 150 cm

E. 160 cm
12. An icosagon is any polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles. The sum of all the interior

angles of a regular icosagon is

A. 3340°

B. 3240°

C. 3640°

D. 3440°

E. 3540°

13. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere of radius 𝑟 so that the base of the cone coincides with the

base of the hemisphere. The ratio of the volume of the cone to the volume of the hemisphere

is given by

1
A.
2

1
B.
4

2𝑟
C.
3

𝑟
D.
2

𝑟
E.
3
14. In the figure below 𝐴𝑆𝐵 is a quarter of a circle. 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is a rectangle with sides 𝑃𝑄 = 8 and

𝑃𝑆 = 6. The length of the arc 𝐴𝑄𝐵 is given by

A. 5𝜋

B. 25

C. 28

D. 10𝜋

E. 14

15. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to 𝑥 and 𝑥 +

1. Which of the following could be the length of the other side?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 6

D. 2

E. 4
16. The length of the segment in the 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane with endpoints at (−2, −2) and (2, 3) is

A. √31

B. 9

C. √41

D. 3

E. 7

17. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in a circle. The circumference of the circle is

A. 4𝜋

B. 5𝜋

C. 2.5𝜋

D. 10𝜋

E. 3𝜋
18. In the diagram below, which of the following could be a value of x?

A. 40

B. 10

C. 50

D. 20

E. 15

19. The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between noon and 2.30

in the afternoon of the same day is

A. 180

B. 65

C. 75

D. 60

E. 720
20. If 𝑚 and 𝑛 are the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 8 = 0, then the value of

√𝑚2 + 𝑛2 is given by

A. 9

B. 5

C. 4

D. 3

E. 6

21. If 𝑔(𝑥 − 1) = 𝑥 2 + 2, then 𝑔(𝑥 + 1) =

A. 𝑥2 + 3

B. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 6

C. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4

D. 𝑥2 + 5

E. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2

22. The non-zero value of 𝑘 for which the polynomial given by 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is divisible by

𝑥 + 𝑘 is

A. −1

B. 3

C. 2

D. −4

E. −2
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23. If 𝑥 = −8, then 𝑥 𝟑 + 2𝑥 0 =

A. −2

B. 4

C. −4

D. 6

E. −6

𝑥𝑦
24. Under which conditions the expression 𝑥−𝑦 is negative?

A. 0<𝑦<𝑥

B. 𝑥<𝑦<0

C. 𝑥<0<𝑦

D. 𝑦<𝑥<0

E. None

25. The sum of the roots of 2𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = 0 is

A. 4

B. 3
1
C.
2

3
D.
4

E. 2
26. Simplify:

−1
2x𝑦 −2 𝑦 4 𝑥𝑦
( ) [ ]
4xy 2𝑥 3 y

No variants: provide your own answer.

27. Make x the subject of the following equation:

𝑎+4
= 5𝑏
𝑥

No variants: provide your own answer.

28. Solve the inequality:

𝑦 2 − 17𝑦 + 70 < 0

No variants: provide your own answer.

29. The average of the roots of a quadratic equation is equal to 3 and the difference of the roots

is equal to 2. Which of these could be the equation?

A. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0

B. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 0

C. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8 = 0

D. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 8 = 0

E. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 6 = 0
30. If 24 of the 40 students in a club are girls, then the ratio of boys to girls in the club is

A. 2:5

B. 3:5

C. 2:3

D. 3:2

E. 5:2