3 3

1 2

The graph of the linear function f is

shown. Which equation defines f ?

The graph shown represents the possible A) #(%) = % + 1

combinations of 3-credit and 4-credit classes B) #(%) = % − 1
a student can enroll in to complete an
associate’s degree program. Based on the C) #(%) = −% + 1
2 if a student enrolls in eight 3-credit
graph,
D) #(%) = −% − 1
classes, how many 4-credit classes will the
Jaqueline spent $150 for supplies and gas to
student need to enroll in to complete this
start a lawn-mowing service. She charges
program?
$25 for each lawn she mows. In the first
week, Jaqueline made $50 after the cost of
A) 3
supplies and gas was deducted. Which
3
equation
B) 8 represents this situation, where x is
the number of lawns Jaqueline mowed The3graph of the polynomial function f,
C) 2 9
A) x + 5
during the first week? where ! = #(%), has x-intercepts of (−6, 0)
D) x2 16
B) +7 and (6, 0). Which of the following must be
A) 25% − 150 = 50 true?

C) 2 A) #(−6) = 0
B)4x50+−7 25% = 150
D) x2 + 4x + 7 B) #(6) = −6
C) 150 − 25% = 50
C) #(−6) = 6
D) 25% + 50 = 150
D) #(0) = −6

33
3
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4 6
! = 4% + 6 : = ;(< − 1)"
−5% − ! = 21
The given equation relates the positive
What is the solution (%, !) to the given numbers q, r, and s. Which equation gives
system of equations? r in terms of q and s, when < > 1 ?

%
A) (−3, −6) A) < = 1 + >&
# "
B) 8− $ , − $9 %
B) < = 1 + √&
C) (3, 18)
%
C) < = −1 − > &
D) (15, 66)
%
D) < = −1 − √&

5 7
|% − 10| = 0 In the relationship between variables x
and y, each increase of 1 in the value of x
What are all the possible solutions to the decreases the value of y by 2. When
given equation? % = 0, ! = 5. Which equation
represents this relationship?
A) −10
!
A) ! = − " % + 5
B) 0
!
B) ! = − " % − 5
C) 10
C) ! = −2% − 5
D) −10 and 10 D) ! = −2% + 5
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8 9
An isosceles right triangle has a hypotenuse of
length 4 inches. What is the perimeter, in
3
inches, of this triangle?

A) 2√2

B) 4√2

C) 4 + 4√2

D) 4 + 8√2

An architect is asked to construct an opening

in a wall in the shape of a parabola. The
blueprint
7 of the architect’s design is shown. 6
*)()*.)
The formula ! = /
, where k is a
()*+)()-")
constant, can be used()*+) = 0 the height
to determine
y, in feet, of the opening at a horizontal 10
distance of x feet
Which value from thetoleft
is a solution theside of the
given
opening.
equation? Based on the architect’s blueprint, How many solutions does the equation
what is the value of k ? 4(% − 2) = −2(% + 4) have?
2 4
A) 4
A) 4 A) Zero
B) 2
C) B)0 2 B) Exactly one
If the xy-plane above, lines k, l, and p are
D) −2 C) shown.
ExactlyWhich
two of the following lists the slopes
!
C) " of the lines from least to greatest?
D) Infinitely many
A) The slope of l, the slope of k, the slope of p
!
D) #
B) The slope of p, the slope of k, the slope of l

C) The slope of k, the slope of l, the slope of p

D) The slope of k, the slope of p, the slope of l

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11 12
@(A) = 1,830 − 790(2.71)*.!.1

The function R gives the predicted average

rating, expressed as a number of points, in
the German chess federation database for a
player based on the number of years, t, the
player has participated in professional chess
tournaments. Which of the following
represents the predicted average rating of a
player who has just entered their first
Line k is tangent to the circle with center C at professional chess tournament?
point A, as shown. What is the slope of line k ?
A) @(−0.18)
A) −2
! B) @(0)
B) − "

C)
! C) @(790)
"

D) 2 D) @(1,830)

13
Alice took 60 minutes to complete a task on
her first trial. The time it took Alice to
complete the task decreased by 10% of the
previous time for each additional trial.
Approximately how many minutes will it take
Alice to complete the task on her fifth trial?

A) 50
B) 42
C) 39
D) 35

35
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14 15
2
! < %+3 Which of the following is equivalent to
5 %
F√32GF √64G ?
1
! > %−6
2 &
A) 6F √2# G
In which of the following tables are all the
$#
values of x and their corresponding values of y B) 6F √23 G
solutions to the system of inequalities shown?
&
C) 8F√2# G
A.
x y $#
12 -2 D) 8F √23 G
-8
0 -4
4 D(A) =4−159(A − 9)" + 102,000

B.The number of pieces of first-class mail, in

millions,
x processed
y by the US Postal
Service
-2 each year
-8 from 1992 to 2007 can be
modeled0 by the4 given function p, where t is
the number
4 of 4years after 1992. Based on
the model, which year from 1992 to 2007
C.had the greatest number of pieces of first-
class mail
x processed?
y
-2 3
0 2 15
A) 19994 -3
The half-life of a certain substance in an aquatic
B) 2000
D. environment is about 150 years. Which of the
C) 2001
x y following exponential functions best models the
amount E(A), in grams, of the substance that
D) 2002 2
-2
0 -3 remains A years after 200 grams of the substance
4 3 is applied to the aquatic environment? (The half-
life is the length of time needed for an amount of
the substance to decrease to one-half of that
amount.)
!
!
A) E(A) = 150(")"##
!
B) E(A) = 150(")"221
!
C) E(A) = 200(")!#21
!
!
D) E(A) = 200(")$%#
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16
12 19
12
A cylinder and a sphere both have the same
radius r, where < > 0. The cylinder has a
height of 16. The volume of the sphere is
half the volume of the cylinder. What is the
value of r ?

Line k is shown in the xy-plane. Line j (not

shown) is parallel to line k. What is the slope
of line j ?

17
$") '
The expression +) ( is equivalent to I% 4 ,
where c and d are constants and % > 0. 20
What is the value of I + J ? Type equation here.
% " + W% + I = 0
In the given equation, b and c are constants. If
−W + √W " − 4I = 18 and −W − √W " − 4I = 10,
what is one possible value of x ?

18
2.1(ℎ + 3) = 3ℎ + 2.1

What value of h is the solution to the

given equation?
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1 3

What is the y-intercept of the line graphed?

Eight data points are shown in the scatterplot. A) (0, −3)

A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
Which of the following is closest to the B) (0, −1)
y-value predicted by the line of best fit for an
x-value of 3,700 ? C) (0, 1)

A) 40 D) (0, 3)

B) 33

C) 20 4

D) 14 On average, one square inch of human skin

contains 650 sweat glands. A certain area of skin
contains 1,170 sweat glands. Based on this
22 information, which of the following is closest to
the size of this area, in square inches?
An object has a mass of 3,300 milligrams.
What is the mass of the object in grams? A) 0.44
(1 gram = 1,000 milligrams) B) 0.56
A) 0.33 C) 0.80
B) 3.30 D) 1.80
C) 33.00
D) 330.00
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5 6
3 Which of the following dot plots, each with 9
3 data values, represents a data set with a
median value that is less than 70 ?

The graph of the function t is shown, where

! = A(%). Which of the following types of
functions is graphed?

A. Increasing linear
B. Decreasing linear 5
C. Increasing exponential 7
D. Decreasing exponential Which expression is a factor of $ # − 4$ ?
6
A) (% + 4)
B) (% − 4)
4 C) (% " − 4)
d 15, 1913, Ayana purchased eggs
On January D) (% " − 1)
4
and potatoes for a total of $0.80. She
purchases 24 eggs. Based on the prices in
the table, how many pounds of potatoes did
she purchase?
6
A) 3 d
The4 ratio of an object’s weight on Mercury to
B) 6 its weight on Earth is 0.378 to 1. An object
weighs 450 newtons on Earth. Which of the
C) 22 following is closest to its weight, in newtons,
D) 40 on Mercury?

A) 170
B) 340
C) 590
D) 1,200
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6
Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following 8
8
information. 8
For
Whichthe graph
give Appalachian Mountain peaks,
shows the relationship betweenthe
The table give the heights, in feet, of 5 peaks height of the highest peak is approximately
the time, in hours, that Dakota spends
in the Rocky Mountains and 5 peaks in the what percentand
babysitting greater than theinheight
the amount, of the
dollars,
Appalachian Mountains. lowest peak?
Dakota charges for each babysitting job?

Rocky Height Appalachian Height A) 1.1%

Mountain (in feet) Mountain (in feet)
Peak Peak B) 9.9%
Mount 14,439 Mount 6,684
Elbert Mitchell C) 73.0%
Mount 14,429 Mount Craig 6,647
Massive
Mount 14,419 Clingman’s 6,643 D) 101.1%
Harvard Dome
Blanca 14,350 Mount 6,621
Peak Guyot
La Plata 14,343 Balsam 6,611
Peak Cone

7
8

What is the height, in meters, of Blanca

Peak? (Use 1 meter = 3.28 feet)

A) 437.5

B) 4,375

C) 47,045

D) 47,068
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4 4
9 11
There are 435 voting members of the US
House of Representatives. If b voting
members are in favor of a certain bill, which
Two data sets are shown. Which statement expression represents the percentage of the
best compares the medians of the data sets? voting members in favor of the bill?
$
A) The median of data set A is greater than A. 100 1%#&2
the median of data set B
%#&
B. 100 1 2
B) The median of data set A is less than the $

median of data set B $

C. 435 1 2
!''
C) The medians of data sets A and B are
equal D. 435(1004)

D) There is not enough information to

compare the medians

12
10
10($ + 120) = 120
0.79$ + 1.0, = 100
Which of the following equations has the same
The mass of a solution of isopropanol and solution as the given equation?
water is 100 grams. The given equation
represents this situation, where x is the volume A) $ + 120 = 12
of isopropanol, in cubic centimeters, and y is
the volume of water, in cubic centimeters. If B) $ + 120 = 130
the volume of isopropanol is 70 cubic
centimeters, what is the approximate volume of C) $ + 12 = 12
water, in cubic centimeters?
D) $ + 12 = 120
A) 45

B) 55

C) 70

D) 79
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12 13
10($ + 120) = 120

Which of the following equations has the same

solution as the given equation?

A) $ + 120 = 12

B) $ + 120 = 130

C) $ + 12 = 12

D) $ + 12 = 120

The graph shows the change over time, in

milliseconds (ms), in a neuron’s membrane
potential, in millivolts (mV), during an
electrical
12 brain signal known as an action
potential. At which of the following times,
in ms,also
Sean is the membrane
read potential
d books that were closest
written to
in
−70 mV? century by European authors
the twentieth
other than those in the table. The number of
books2 referred to by the table that were
A)
written by British authors in the twentieth
B) 3 is approximately 39% of d. Of the
century
following, which is closest to the value of d ?
15 C) 4
The coordinates of points A, B, and C are A) 6
shown in the %!-plane above. For which of D) 5
the following inequalities will each of the B) 15
points A, B, and C be contained in the C) 38
solution region?
D) 46
A) ! > −% − 2

B) ! ≥ −%

C) ! < % + 3

D) % < 3
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13
Questions 14 and 15 refer to the following 15
12
information. According to the model, what is the best
interpretation of 4.3 in this context?
The given function C models the annual
soybean use in China, in millions of metric A) Each year between 1995 and 2014, China
tons, between 1995 and 2014, where x is the used 4.3 million metric tons of soybeans
number of years after 1995.
Y(%) = 4.3% + 19 B) Each year between 1995 and 2014, China’s
annual use of soybeans increased by 4.3
! million metric tons
14A) 562 13
Which graph
! represents the model?
C) China used 4.3 million metric tons of
B) $"2 soybeans in 1995

C) 320 D) China used a total of 4.3 million metric tons

of soybeans between 1995 and 2014
D) 960
11

In14
2015, what fraction of the adult internet
users in this country had accessed two or
more social medial websites?
"!
A) !22
$$
B) !22
#$
C) !22
#5
D) !22
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16
Questions 16 and 17 refer to the following 17
0
information. Which of the following inequalities models the
number of bales of hay that must be sold to earn
Y(%) = 50,000 + 0.75% a profit of $10,000 or more?
@(%) = 4.75% (profit = revenue – cost)

The given function C models the total cost A) 10,000 ≤ 4% − 50,000

(sum of fixed cost and variable cost), in
dollars, of growing and harvesting x bales of B) 10,000 ≥ 4% − 50,000
hay on a certain farm. The given function R
models the revenue, in dollars, earned from C) 10,000 ≤ 4% + 50,000
selling x bales of hay.
D 10,000 ≥ 4% + 50,000
A)
16
0
According to the function R, how many bales
of hay would have to be sold to earn a revenue
of $1,425 ?
B)
A) 100

B) 300
C) 500
C)

D) 1,000
18
13
Which expression is equivalent to.
D) (% " + 4)" + (% − 2)(% + 2) ?
18
A) % + + % " + 20

B) % + + 5% " + 16

C) % + + 9% "

D) % + + 9% " + 12
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19 21
= 4% + 1 7
[(\) = !0.04(1.22) The graph models the mass y, in
! = 4% + 3 nanograms, of cobalt-60 (Co-60) remaining
in a sample after x half-lives. The half-life
How many solutions does the given system of Co-60 is 5.27 years.
of equations have?

A) Zero
B) Exactly one
C) Exactly two
D) Infinitely many
19
% " − % − 12 = 0

What is the sum of the solutions to the What is the mass, in nanograms, of Co-60
given equation? remaining in the sample after 10.54 years?
A) −7 A) 0.47
B) −1
C) 1 B) 1.25
D) 7 C) 2.00
D) 2.64

20
ℎ(%) = 3% + 3
22
Which inequality represents all values of x
for which the graph of ! = ℎ(%) in the Which quadratic equation has no real
xy-plane is above the x-axis? solutions?

A) % < 3 A) 3% " − 3 = 0
B) % < −1 B) 3% " + 3% = 0
C) % > −1 C) 3% " + 3% + 3 = 0
D) % > 3 D) 3% " − 6% + 3 = 0
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23 25
15 15
$ When the quadratic function f is graphed in the
In the linear function g, ](−2) = + and
5
xy-plane, where ! = #(%), its vertex is
](3) = ". Which equation defines g ? (−2, 5). One of the x-intercepts of this graph
3
is 8− $ , 09. What is the other x-intercept of the
$ 5
A) ](%) = + % + + graph?
$ 5
B) ](%) = + % + " !$
A. 8− $
, 09
!# "3
C) ](%) = +
%− + #
!# $$
B. 8− $ , 09
](%)
D) the
For = +shown,
triangle % + + which equation is NOT
true? !
C. 8$ , 09
+"
A. sin % = #5 3
D. 8$ , 09
+"
B. sin(90° − %) = #5
23
+" In the xy-plane, exactly how many x-intercepts
C. cos(90° − %) = #5
does the graph of #(%) = %(% − 4)" (% − 5)$
15 have?15
D. sin(90° − %) − cos % = 0
A) 2
B) 3
24
C) 5
In 1976, there were approximately 1,000
gray wolves in northern Minnesota. The D) 6
number of gray wolves in northern
15
Minnesota in 2008 was 190% greater than
in 1976. Approximately how many gray
wolves were in northern Minnesota in
2008?

A. 1,190
B. 1,900
C. 2,900
D. 19,000
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26 27
For an exponential function g, the value of
](%) decreases by 20% for each 1-unit
increase in the value of x. If ](2) = 16,
which equation could define g ?

A) ](%) = 16(0.8))*"
The box plots summarize data set X and data
set Y. Each of the data sets consists of a total B) ](%) = 16(0.8))-"
of 100 integers. Which of the following
statements must be true? C) ](%) = 16(0.2))*"

I. The mean of data set X is less than the D) ](%) = 16(0.2))-"

mean of data set Y
II. The median of data set X is less than the
median of data set Y
23
A) I only 2
Teachers and students will take a bus trip to a
music performance, and each teacher will lead
B)21 II only a group of no more than 6 students. The bus
−$ " − 2$ + 2 = 0 can hold a maximum of 64 teachers and
C) I are
What andthe
II values of x that satisfy the given students. If t represents the number of
equation? teachers and s represents the number of
D) Neither I nor II students, which of the following systems of
A) − 2 ± 2√3 inequalities describes the possible number of
teachers and students who can go on the trip?
B) −1 ± √3
A) A + ; ≥ 64
C) 1 ± 2√3 A ≤ 6;

D) 2 ± 2√3 B) A + ; ≤ 64
A ≥ 6;

C) A + ; ≤ 64
&
A≥6

D) A + ; ≥ 64
&
A ≥ 6

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28 29
Micha and Rana each 3)+ = a0random sample of
(% −selected A circle in the xy-plane has its center at
students at their school and asked how many soft (−3, 4) and the point (−2, 1) lies on the
drink
What servings
value each
of % student had equation
makes the consumedabove
the circle. Which equation represents this circle?
previous
true? week. Micha estimated that the mean
number of soft drink servings was 7.1, with an
associated margin of error of 1.2. Rana estimated A) (% − 3)" + (! + 4)" = √10
that the mean number of soft drink servings was
8.3, with an associated margin of error of 0.8.
Assuming the margins of error were calculated in B) (% + 3)" + (! − 4)" = √10
the same way, which of the following best explains
why Rana obtained a smaller margin of error than
Micha? C) (% − 3)" + (! + 4)" = 10
A) Rana’s sample contained more students than
Micha’s sample contained.
D) (% + 3)" + (! − 4)" = 10
B) Rana’s sample contained more students who
drank soft drinks than Micha’s sample
contained.

C) Rana’s sample contained more students who

drank exactly seven soft drank servings than 30
29Micha’s sample contained.
x h(x)
D) Rana’s sample contained more students who
2 0
drank exactly eight soft drink servings than
Micha’s sample contained. 4 0
A circle in the xy-plane has its center at 6 8
(−3, 4) and the point (−2, 1) lines on the
circle. Which equation represents this For the quadratic function h, the table gives
circle? three values of x and their corresponding
values of ℎ(%). At what value of x does h
A) (% − 3)" + (! + 4)" = √10 reach its minimum?
33 35
A) −1
" "
B) (% + 3) + (! − 4) = √10
B)An integer
0 from 1 to 20 is to be selected
at random. If the number is a multiple
C)of 3,3what is the probability that it is
C) (% − 3)" + (! + 4)" = 10
D)also 4
a multiple of 5? (Grid your answer
as a fraction or decimal, not as a
D) (% + 3)" + (! − 4)" = 10 percent.)
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31 33

3% + 4! = 18
2% − 4! = 17
The solution to the given system of equations
is (%, !). What is the value of x ?

A certain rock band released 20 music albums

from 1963 to 1970, as shown in the bar graph. 34
If one of these albums is selected at random,
what is the probability of selecting an album
that was released in 1964? (Express your
answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a
percent.)

32

A company decides to sponsor an employee

bowling team. The cost to form the team is
$180 per team member plus a onetime $25
team-registration fee. What is the maximum
number of team members who can join the
team, if the company can spend $925 for the
bowling team?
For the elements in the periodic table having
atomic numbers 1 through 18, the bar graph
summarizes the number of elements by their
number of valence electrons. How many of
these elements have at most 4 valence
electrons?
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35 37
69 table summarizes the distribution of age
The
If 5√3% − 2 = 13, what is the value of
3% ? and assigned group for participants in a study.

0-9 10-19 20+ Total

years years years
Group A 20 18 22 60
Group B 14 14 32 60
Group C 26 28 6 60
32 Total 60 60 60 180

One of these participants will be selected at

random. What is the probability of selecting a
participant from group A, given that the
participant is at least 10 years of age? (Express
your answer as a decimal or fraction, not a
percent.)

36
38
9 ) ")
If 8 = 8 and 18 = 160, what is the value of t ? 69

36
69 −9% + 24:% = 36

In the given equation, q is a constant. The

In the figure has
equation shown, point B and
no solution. Whattheiscenter of
the value
aaaa . The ratio of AB to BC is
q ? lie on EY
eachofcircle
4 to 1. If the area of the small circle is 72, what
is the area of the shaded region?
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2. A B Math Reading Writing
3. A C -0 800 -0 40 -0 40
4. A D -1 800 -1 40 -1 39
5. C D -2 790 -2 39 -2 39
6. A C -3 790 -3 38 -3 37
7. D B -4 780 -4 37 -4 36
8. B A -5 770 -5 37 -5 35
9. C C -6 760 -6 36 -6 34
10. B A -7 740 -7 35 -7 34
11. A A -8 730 -8 34 -8 33
12. B A -9 -9 34 -9
13. C D -10 700 -10 33 -10 32
14. D A -11 690 -11 33 -11
15. D B -12 680 -12 32 -12
16. 1/5 OR .2 B -13. 670 -13 32 -13
17. 11 A -14 660 -14 -14
18. 14/3, 4.66, 4,67 D -15 650 -15 31 -15
19. 6 A -16 -16 -16
20. 5 OR 9 C -17 -17 -17
21. B -18 -18 -18
22. C -19 -19 -19
23. B -20 610 -20 -20
24. C -21 -21 -21
25. B -22 -22 -22
26. B -23 -23 -23 590
27. A
28. A
29. D
30 C
31. 7/20
32. 5
33. 7
34. 10
35. 9
36. .10, 1/10
37. 1/3, .333
38. 81/2 or 40.5