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SECTION 3: MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY NAME: ____________________________

Time -– 45 minutes SCHOOL: _________________________
60Questions

For each question, decide which the best answer choice is, and encircle the corresponding number.

1. The product of two consecutive numbers is 72.

Find the larger of the two numbers. 6. Find the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
2𝑥+5
.
3𝑥−4
(1) 9
(1) {x | x∈ℜ}
(2) 12 (2) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ 4/3}
(3) 24 (3) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ –5/2}
(4) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ 0}
(4) 8
1
7. Find the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥+1
.
2. The sum of two numbers is 13. One number is
(1) {x | x∈ℜ}
seven less than thrice the second number. Find
(2) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ 1/2}
the larger of the two numbers.
(3) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ –1/2}
(1) 7
(4) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ 1}
(2) 8
(3) 5 8. Fill in the blank.

(4) 12 (2a – 3b + 1)2 = 4a2 + 9b2 + 1 + ____ + 4a – 6b

(1) 12ab
3. y varies directly as x. If y = 12 when x = 3, find (2) 6ab
the value of y when x = 5.
(3) –6ab
(1) 15
(4) –12ab
(2) 20
(3) 25
9. Simplify: ( 5 + 3)( 5 − 3)
(4) 30 (1) 2
(2) − 4
4. Given the equation below, solve for x: (3) 5 − 9
(4) 4

10. Simplify: (4 − 10)(4 + 10)

(1) –49 (1) 6
(2) –1 (2) − 6
(3) 10
(3) 1
(4) 4
(4) 49 11. Simplify: ( 7 − 2)( 7 + 2)
(1) 1
(2) − 2
(3) 7
5. Find the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥−3
. (4) 3
𝑥+5

(1) {x | x∈ℜ}
(2) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ 5} 12. Simplify: (2 3 − 5)(2 3 + 5)
(1) − 19
(3) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠ –5}
(2) − 13
(4) {x | x∈ℜ, x≠3}

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(3) 12 2 2
(1) 49𝑥 𝑦 − 70𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 25𝑧
2

(4) 5 2 2 2
(2) 49𝑥 𝑦 − 25𝑧
2 2 2
13. Solve for 𝑥: 2(𝑥 − 3) + 3(𝑥 + 1) = 4(𝑥 − 2) (3) 49𝑥 𝑦 + 25𝑧
2 2 2
(1) − 5 (4) 49𝑥 𝑦 + 70𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 25𝑧
(2) 5
(3) 6 21. What would happen to the area of a rectangle
(4) − 1 when the length and the width are doubled?
(1) doubled
14. Solve for 𝑥: 3(2𝑥 + 5) − 2(𝑥 − 4) = 3(4𝑥 + 5) (2) tripled
(1) − 2 (3) quadrupled
(2) 1 (4) halved
(3) 8
3
(4) − 1/8 22. Expand: (3𝑥 − 2)
3 2
(1) 27𝑥 + 54𝑥 + 36𝑥 + 8
2 2
15. Factor completely: 25𝑎𝑥 − 49𝑎𝑦 3
(2) 27𝑥 − 54𝑥 + 36𝑥 − 8
2

(1) (5𝑎𝑥 + 7𝑎𝑦)(5𝑎𝑥 − 7𝑎𝑦) 3

(3) 27𝑥 − 8
(2) 𝑎(5𝑥 + 7𝑦)(5𝑥 − 7𝑦)
3 2
(3) 𝑎(5𝑥 + 7𝑦)(5𝑥 + 7𝑦) (4) 27𝑥 − 27𝑥 + 12𝑥 − 8
(4) (5𝑥 + 7𝑦)(5𝑥 − 7𝑦)
2
23. Simplify: (3𝑥𝑦4𝑧2)
16. Find the mean of 2, 12, 7, 10, 4. 2 8 4
(1) 9𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
(1) 5 2 16 4
(2) 6 (2) 9𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2 8 4
(3) 7 (3) 3𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
(4) 8 (4) 3𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2 16 4

2 2
17. Factor completely: 𝑥 − 12𝑥𝑦 − 45𝑦 24. If 27 = 𝑥and 9 = 𝑦, then find 243 .
(1) (𝑥 − 5𝑦)(𝑥 + 9𝑦) (1) 𝑥𝑦
(2) (𝑥 − 3𝑦)(𝑥 + 15𝑦) (2) 𝑥 + 𝑦
(3) (𝑥 − 9𝑦)(𝑥 + 5𝑦) (3) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦
(4) (𝑥 − 15𝑦)(𝑥 + 3𝑦) (4) 𝑥 − 𝑦

−2

2
25. Simplify: (4𝑥𝑦−2𝑧−1)
18. Factor completely: 6𝑥 − 19𝑥 + 10 4 2
𝑦𝑧
(1) (𝑥 − 5)(6𝑥 + 2) (1) 2
16𝑥
(2) (3𝑥 − 5)(2𝑥 − 2) 4 2
16𝑦 𝑧
(3) (2𝑥 − 5)(3𝑥 − 2) (2) 𝑥
(4) (6𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 2) 4 2
16𝑦 𝑧
(3) 2
𝑥
2
19. Find the product: (3𝑥 − 5𝑦) 𝑦𝑧
4 2

2 2 (4) − 2
(1) 9𝑥 − 30𝑥𝑦 + 25𝑦 16𝑥
2 2
(2) 9𝑥 − 25𝑦 5
14𝑎
2
(3) 9𝑥 + 25𝑦
2 26. Simplify: 3
16𝑎
2 2
(4) 9𝑥 + 30𝑥𝑦 + 25𝑦 7𝑎
2
(1) 8

20. Find the product: (7𝑥𝑦 + 5𝑧)(7𝑥𝑦 − 5𝑧)

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(2) 4
2
7𝑎
(2) − 8
(3) 5
2
𝑎
(3) 2
(4) 6
2
14𝑎
(4) 16 32. Which of the following are sides of a right
triangle?
2 5 3 5 (1) 2, 5, 8
27. Simplify: (–3𝑎 𝑏 𝑐)(14𝑎𝑏 𝑐 )(–𝑎𝑏)
(2) 1, 2, 3
(1) – 42a3b8c6 (3) 5, 12, 13
(2) 42a3b9c7 (4) 3, 7, 7

(3) – 42a4b9c6
33. In the figure below, find the value of y.
(4) 42a4b9c6

28. If two complementary angles have measures of

2x + 21and 3x – 26, the smaller angle has a
measure of ____.
(1) 19 (1) 160°
(2) 31 (2) 150°
(3) 38
(3) 125°
(4) 59
(4) 120°
29. Two supplementary angles are in the ratio 2: 3. 34. Which of the following isnot a function?
Find the smaller angle of the two.
(1) {(–1, 3 ), (–2,1), (–3,3), (–6,4)}
(1) 72°
(2) 36° (2) {(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4)}
(3) 108° (3) {(2,π), (–1,π), (0,π), (1,π)}
(4) 30°
(4) {(–2, –2), (0, 0), (2,2), (4, 4)}
30. If 𝐴𝐵𝐵𝐶, then x must equal
35. Refer to the figure. If k//l, then find the measure
of angle x.

(1) 22.5
(2) 4
(3) 25
(4) 45 (1) 153˚
(2) 142˚
31. If p//q, then x must equal
(3) 97˚
(4) 11˚

36. In triangle ABC, which of the following

expression is equivalent to angle B?
(1) 180 – A – C
(1) 3 (2) 90 – A

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(3) A + C (3) 45
(4) A + C – 180
(4) 60
37. The equation of the line that passes through
the points (–3, –1) and (–5, 2). 42. Find the midpoint of (–2, 6) and (–3, 8).
(1) 3x + 2y – 11 = 0 (1) (–1, –7)
(2) (–5, 14)
(2) 3x + 2y + 11 = 0
(3) (–2.5, 7)
(3) 3x – 2y +7 = 0 (4) (–2.5, 5)
(4) 3x + 2y – 7 = 0
43. If IJKL is a parallelogram, thenm∠K = ____.
38. Find the equation of the line that passes
through (2, –3) and parallel to 3x + 4y = 7.
(1) 3x + 4y = –6
(2) 3x – 4y = 18
(3) 3x + 4y = 6
(1) 44˚
(4) 3x – 4y = 10
39. What is the slope of the line whose equation is (2) 78˚
4x + 7y = 14. (3) 102˚
(1) 2 (4) 132˚
(2)
(3)
(4)
44.

40. If IJKL is a parallelogram, find the value of x.

(1)

(2)

(1) 36
(2) 45 (3)
(3) 102
(4) 132
(4)

41. If IJKL is a parallelogram, find the value of x.

45. If (2, 0) is the midpoint of (–2, –2) and (x, y),
then (x, y) = _____.
(1) (0, –2)
(2) (6, 2)
(1) 20 (3) (–2, 0)
(2) 30 (4) (4, 6)

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46. Point 𝑀 is the midpoint of 𝐴𝐵. If 𝐴𝑀 = 3𝑥 + 8 50. Sphere is to circle as _______ is to square.
and 𝑀𝐵 = 7𝑥 − 12, find the value of 𝑥. (1) cube
(1) 6 (2) prism
(2) 8 (3) rhombus
(4) cuboid
(3) 2
(4) 5
51. Refer to the figure below. If AB = 48 units, find
the value of x.
47. Find the values of x and y.

(1) 1
(2) 3
(3) 6
(4) 9

(1) x = 21 and y = 3 52. ΔABC ~ ΔPQR. FindPR.

(2) x = 24 and y = 3
(3) x = 24 and y = 4
(4) x = 21 and y = 4
(1)
48. Point M is between C and D. If the length of
(2)
is 3 units more than five times the length (3) 10
of and CD = 39 units, find the length of (4) 14

.
53. 𝐴𝐵𝐶~𝐷𝐸𝐹. Find 𝐷𝐸.
(1) 6
(2) 18
(3) 33
(4) 42

(1) 3
49. Point 𝑀 is between 𝐴 and 𝐵. If 𝐴𝑀 = 3𝑥 + 7,
(2) 4
𝑀𝐵 = 7𝑥 − 3, and 𝐴𝐵 = 24, find the value of 𝑥.
(1) 6 (3) 5
(2) 8 (4) 6
(3) 2
(4) 5

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(1) 12
(2) 15
54. The difference of two numbers is 3. The smaller (3) 16
number is one more than two-thirds of the (4) 20
larger. Find the larger number.
(1) 5
(2) 9
58. What is the common difference of the
(3) 12 arithmetic sequence, 0, , , . . . . . ?
(4) 15
(1)
(2)
55. ABCD is a parallelogram. The angle bisectors of
(3)
∠D and ∠C meet at E. Find the measure of
(4)
∠DEC.

59. The graphs of 4x + y =4 and 4x – 3y = 2 are

(1) intersecting
(1) 60°
(2) parallel
(2) 80° (3) perpendicular
(4) equivalent
(3) 90°
(4) 100° 60. Solve for 𝑥: 7x2 – 5x = 2
2
(1) 1, − 7
56. Solve the system 2
(2) − 1, 7
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5
1
(1) x = –1, y = 8 (3) 2, − 7
(2) x = 5, y = –2 1
(4) − 2,
(3) x = 4, y = –3 7

(4) x = 1, y = 3

57. Lora is now twice as old as Krista. Four years

ago Lora was three times as old as Krista. How
old is Lora?

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