1.

Possible Answers:

24

12

20

Correct answer:

24

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2. For what value of x does 4(3x – 2) = 12?

Possible Answers:

5/6

5/3

2/3

Correct answer:

5/3

3. If 11 + 3x is 29, what is 2x?

Possible Answers:

12

36
 Correct answer:

12

4. If 2x = 3y = 6z = 48, what is the value of x * y * z?

Possible Answers:

2304

6144

1536

1024

3072

Correct answer:

3072

5. If 3|x – 2| = 12 and |y + 4| = 8, then |x - y| can equal

ALL of the following EXCEPT:

Possible Answers:
18

14

10

Correct answer:

14

6. (x+2)/3=x/3 Solve for x.

Possible Answers:

−3

−2

3
4

No solutions.

Correct answer:

No solutions.

7. If $ is defined for all numbers x and y to

be x$y= x^2−2xy, then what is 4$2?

Possible Answers:

−5

16

10

8
 Correct answer:

8. Internet service costs $0.50 per minute for the first

ten minutes and is $0.20 a minute thereafter. What is
the equation that represents the cost of internet in
dollars when time is greater than 10 minutes?

Possible Answers:

5.00

5.00+0.20(x−10)

5+0.20(x+10)

5.00+0.20(x)

10+0.20(x−10)

Correct answer:
 5.00+0.20(x−10)

9. John goes on a trip of b kilometers at a speed

of c kilometers an hour. How long did the trip take?

Possible Answers:

c/b

b−c

b/c

c−b

c+b

Correct answer:

b/c
10. With a 25 mph head wind a plane can fly a certain

distance in five hours. The return flight takes an hour

less. How fast was the plane flying?

Possible Answers:

175 mph

225 mph

300 mph

275 mph

125 mph

Correct answer:

225 mph

11. How much water should be added to 2 L of 90%

cleaning solution to yield 50% cleaning solution?

Possible Answers:

0.8 L

1.5 L

1.6 L

1.2 L

2.4 L

Correct answer:

1.6 L

12. Solve x+2y=14 and 2x+y=13

Possible Answers:

(4,5)
(1,3)

(5,4)

(−4,−5)

(3,2)

Correct answer:

(4,5)

13. Joy bought some art supplies. She bought colored

pencils for $1.25 per box and sketch pads for $2.25
each. Joy bought one more sketch pad than colored
pencil boxes and spent $9.25. How many sketch pads
did she buy?

Possible Answers:

2
1

Correct answer:

14. |2x−3|−x=5

Possible Answers:

x=8

x=−8 or x=−3/2

x=−2/3

x=8 or x=−2/3
x=−8

Correct answer:

x=8 or x=−2/3

15. Steve sells cars. His monthly salary is $1,000. He

gets a $500 commission for each car he sells. If Steve
wants to make $7,500 this month, how many cars would
he have to sell?

Possible Answers:

12

10

13

11

14
 Correct answer:

13

16. A chemistry student needs to dilute some acid. How

much pure water should be added to 2 gallons of 80%
acid solution to yield 20% acid solution?

Possible Answers:

6 gallons

4 gallons

2 gallons

8 gallons

5 gallons

Correct answer:

6 gallons
17. The Widget Company makes widgets. The monthly
fixed costs are $750. It costs $45 to make each
widget. The widgets sell for $75 a piece.

What is the monthly break-even point?

Possible Answers:

35

20

15

30

25

Correct answer:

25
18. The Widget Company makes widgets. The monthly
fixed costs are $750. It costs $45 to make each
widget. The widgets sells for $75 a piece.

The Widget Company wants to make a profit of

$3,000. How many widgets must be sold?

Possible Answers:

100

75

140

150

125

Correct answer:

125
19. Sally sells custom picture frames. Her monthly fixed
costs are $350. It costs $10 to make each frame. Sally
sells her picture frames for $35 each.

To make a profit of $500, how many frames need to be

sold?

Possible Answers:

30

23

37

25

34

Correct answer:

34
20.How much pure water must be added to 2 gallons of
90% pure cleaning solution to yield a 30% pure cleaning
solution?

Possible Answers:

2 gallons

4 gallons

2.5 gallons

6 gallons

3 gallons

Correct answer:

4 gallons

21. Susan got a new piggy bank and counted the change
she put into it. She had one more nickel than dimes and
two fewer quarters than nickles. The value of her
change was $1.40. How many total coins did she have?

Possible Answers:

15

16

12

Correct answer:

12

22. How much pure water should be added to 1 L of

80% cleaning solution to dilute it to 25% cleaning

solution.
Possible Answers:

4.1 L

2.2 L

1.5 L

3.0 L

2.6 L

Correct answer:

2.2 L

23. Luke purchased a tractor for $1200. The value of the

tractor decreases by 25 percent each year. The value, V,

in dollars, of the tractor at t years from the date of

purchase is given by the function V(t)=1200(0.75)^t.

In how many years from the date of purchase will the
value of the tractor be $675?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

24. Solve for x:

4x+9x+13=0

Possible Answers:

134
139

−1

1213

Correct answer:

−1

25. Ben is walking three dogs that weigh an average of

75 pounds each. Ben begins to walk a fourth dog, and
the average weight of the dogs decreases to 70 pounds.
What is the weight in pounds of the fourth dog?

Possible Answers:

55

50
40

45

60

Correct answer:

55

26. Pets Plus makes bird houses. Their monthly fixed

expenses are $750. The cost for each bird house is
$15. The bird houses sell for $40.

What is the monthly break-even point at Pets Plus?

Possible Answers:

35

25

40
30

50

Correct answer:

30

27. Pets Plus makes bird houses. Their monthly fixed

expenses are $750. The cost for each bird house is
$15. The bird houses sell for $40.

If Pets Plus sells 50 bird houses, what is the profit?

Possible Answers:

$500

$250

$300

$625
$750

Correct answer:

$500

28. George is three times older than Joey. The sum of

their ages is 16. What is the product of their ages?

Possible Answers:

48

54

64

27

36

Correct answer:
 48

29. Three consecutive even numbers add to 42. What is

the middle number?

Possible Answers:

18

12

16

10

14

Correct answer:

14

30. Consider the following equation:

|2x−9|=x−3

Which of the following must be true?

I)x=6

II)x is positive

III)x is even

Possible Answers:

I,II and III

none of these

II only

II and III only

III only
 Correct answer:

II and III only

31. ,

then v=

Possible Answers:

50

15

500

Correct answer:

5
32. What is the value of (5 + x)(10 – y) when x = 3 and y
= –3?

Possible Answers:

104

38

56

108

Correct answer:

104

33. If x = 4, and y = 3x + 5, then 2y – 1 equals

Possible Answers:

15

47

22
33

Correct answer:

33

34. Sarah’s current age is three times Ron’s age two

years ago. Sarah is currently 14 years older than Ron.
What is the sum of Sarah and Ron’s current age?

Possible Answers:

32

24

34

36

Correct answer:

34

35. A store sells potatoes for $0.24 and tomatoes for

$0.76. Fred bought 12 individual vegetables. If he paid
$6.52 total, how many potatoes did Fred buy?
Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

36. Kim is twice as old as Claire. Nick is 3 years older

than Claire. Kim is 6 years older than Emily. Their ages
combined equal 81. How old is Nick?

Possible Answers:

13

27

17

22
 Correct answer:

17

36. If 6h – 2g = 4g + 3h

In terms of g, h = ?

Possible Answers:

4g

3g

5g

2g

Correct answer:

2g

37. If 2x + y = 9 and y – z = 4 then 2x + z = ?

Possible Answers:
5

13

21

29

Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

38. 11/(x – 7) + 4/(7 – x) = ?

Possible Answers:

(–7)/(7 – x)

15/(7 – x)

15

15/(x – 7)
7/(7 – x)

Correct answer:

(–7)/(7 – x)

39. Jack has 14 coins consisting of nickels and dimes

that total $0.90. How many nickels does Jack have?

Possible Answers:

12

10

Correct answer:

10

40. If a = b/3 and b = 4c, then in terms of c, a – b + c

=?
Possible Answers:

–5
/3c

5
/3c

–11
/3c

Correct answer:

–5
/3c

3 2 2
41. If x = 8, then x (4/(3 – x))(2/(4 – x)) – (4/x ) = ?

Possible Answers:

35

15

16

22
 Correct answer:

15

42. Find the intersection of the following two equations:

3x + 4y = 6

15x - 4y = 3

Possible Answers:

(18, 0)

(1, 0.5)

(3, 4)

(0.2, 0)

(0.5, 1.125)

Correct answer:

(0.5, 1.125)

43. Two cars start 25 mile apart and drive away from
each other in opposite directions at speeds of 50 and 70
miles per hour. In approximately how many minutes will
they be 400 miles apart?

Possible Answers:

187.5

None of the other answers

200

3.125

3.33

Correct answer:

187.5

44. A given university has an average professor pay of

$40,000 a year and an average administrator pay of
$45,000 per year. If the ratio of professors to
administrators is 4 to 3, and the total pay for professors
and administrators in a year is $40,415,000, how many
professors does the college have?
Possible Answers:

375

475

411

548

500

Correct answer:

548

45. Abby works at a car dealership and receives a

commission "c" which is a percent of the profit the
dealership makes from the sale, which is the difference
between the price "p" of the car and the value "v" of the
car. How much, in dollars, does the dealership earn per
transaction?

Possible Answers:

(p – v)(1 – c)
(p – v)(0.01c)

p(v – 0.01c)

pv(0.01c)

(p – v)(1 – 0.01c)

Correct answer:

(p – v)(1 – 0.01c)

46. A theme park charges $10 for adults and $5 for kids.
How many kids tickets were sold if a total of 548 tickets were
sold for a total of $3750?

Possible Answers:

157

248

269

431

346

Correct answer:

346
47. Two palm trees grow next to each other in Luke's
backyard. One of the trees gets sick, so Luke cuts off the top
3 feet. The other tree, however, is healthy and grows 2 feet.
How tall are the two trees if the healthy tree is now 4 feet
taller than the sick tree, and together they are 28 feet tall?

Possible Answers:

8 and 20 feet

cannot be determined

14 and 14 feet

11 and 17 feet

12 and 16 feet

Correct answer:

12 and 16 feet

48. Solve for z:

3(z + 4)3 – 7 = 17

Possible Answers:

–8

4
–2

Correct answer:

–2

49. Jen and Karen are travelling for the weekend. They both
leave from Jen's house and meet at their destination 250
miles away. Jen drives 45mph the whole way. Karen drives
60mph but leaves a half hour after Jen. How long does it
take for Karen to catch up with Jen?

Possible Answers:

She can't catch up.

Correct answer:

50. Bill and Bob are working to build toys. Bill can
build toys in 6 hours. Bob can build toys in 3 hours. How
long would it take Bob and Bill to build toys working
together?

Possible Answers:
 Correct answer:

51. A hybrid car gets 40 miles per gallon. Gasoline costs

$3.52 per gallon. What is the cost of the gasoline needed for
the car to travel 120 miles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

52. Jon invested part of $16,000 at 3% and the rest at 5%

for a total return of $680.
Quantity A: The amount Jon invested at 5% interest

Quantity B: The amount Jon invested at 3% interest

Possible Answers:

The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Quantity A is greater

Quantity B is greater

The two quantities are equal

Correct answer:

Quantity A is greater

53. Audrey, Penelope and Clementine are all sisters.

Penelope is 8 years older than Clementine and 2 years
younger than Audrey. If the sum of Penelope and
Clementine's age is Audrey's age, how old is Clementine's
age?

Possible Answers:

2
3

Correct answer:

54. If and , what is the value of ?

Possible Answers:

2/3

Correct answer:

55. If x/4−y/6=1/6 and y/z=1/2, then what is the value

of 3x−z ?
Possible Answers:
3

Correct answer:

56. If 5(3x+y)=15, what is x in terms of y?

Possible Answers:

x=3 - 3y

x=(15+5y)/3
x=1-y/3

x=10+y/3

x=(10-y)/3

Correct answer:

x=1-y/3

57. If 8s-6k=4s-2k, then, in terms of s, k=?

Possible Answers:

3s

5s

Cannot be determined

s
2s

Correct answer:

58. The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 32.

What is the value of the next consecutive odd integer?

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined

33

19

21

17

Correct answer:
 19

59. John has $50 for soda and he must buy both diet
and regular sodas. His total order must have at exactly
two times as many cans of diet soda as cans of regular
soda. What is the greatest number of cans of diet soda
John can buy if regular soda is $0.50 per can and diet
soda is $0.75 per can?

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

75

51

50

25

Correct answer:

50

60. Translate into an algebraic expression:

One third of the difference of a number and 3 equals five
times the number.

Possible Answers:

3(x-3)=5x

x/3-3=5

(x-3)/3=5x

(x+3)/3=5x

X/3-3=5x

Correct answer:

(x-3)/3=5x

61. Translate into an algebraic expression:

Two fifths of the difference of five times a number and

two equals six times the number.
Possible Answers:

2(2x+5)/5=6x

2(2x-5)/5=6x

2(5x-2)/5=6x

2(2-5x)/5=6x

2(5x+2)/5=6x

Correct answer:

2(5x-2)/5=6x

62. Translate into an algebraic expression:

Three halves of the difference between six and eight

times a number is equal to four times a number.

Possible Answers:
3(8x-6)/2=4x

3(6-8)x/2=4x

3(6-8x)/2=4x

3(6+8x)/2=4x

3(6-8x)/2=4x

Correct answer:

3(6-8x)/2=4x

63. 78-|6x-13|=100

Give the solution set.

Possible Answers:

x=3/2 or x=-35/9

x=-3/2 or x=-35/9
x=3/2 or x=35/9

The equation has no solution.

x=-3/2 or x=35/9

Correct answer:

The equation has no solution.

64. 18+|16-4x|=100.

Give the solution set.

Possible Answers:

x=33/2 or x=49/2

The equation has no solution.

x=-33/2 or x=49/2

x=-33/2 or x=-49/2
x=33/2 or x=-49/2

Correct answer:

x=-33/2 or x=49/2

65. -8|7f-12|=232.

Give the solution set.

Possible Answers:

The equation has no solution.

f=-17/7 or f=-41/7

f=17/7 or f=-41/7

f=17/7 or f=41/7

f=-17/7 or f=41/7

Correct answer:
The equation has no solution.