Introductory and Intermediate Algebra

5th Edition Bittinger Test Bank

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Solve graphically.
1) 3x + y = -6 1)
2x + 4y = 6
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (3, 3) B) (-3, 3) C) (-3, -4) D) (-1, -3)

2) -2x + 4y = 2 2)
3x + 4y = 27
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (3, 5) B) No solution C) (-2, 33) D) (5, 3)

3 1
3) x- y=5 3)
2 3
5 2
x + y = 12
2 3
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (3, 1) B) (4, 3) C) (3, 4) D) (4, -3)

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4) 3x + 2y = 5 4)
-6x - 4y = 5
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (-1.5, -1) B) (1.5, -1) C) No solution D) (1, 1)

5) 4x + y = 18 5)
16x + 4y = 72
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (0, 18) B) Infinite number of solutions

C) No solution D) (5, -2)

6) 3x - 2y = 4 6)
-6x + 4y = 7
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) No solution B) (1, 2)
C) Infinite number of solutions D) (2, 1)

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 7) x = -y 7)
y+x=6
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

A) (1, 5) B) (1, 1)
C) Infinite number of solutions D) No solution

8) x = 5 8)
y=3
y
6

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6 x
-2

-4

-6

A) Infinitely many solutions B) (3, 5)

C) (5, 3) D) No solution

Classify the system as consistent or inconsistent, and dependent or independent.

9) x + 5y = 12 9)
3x - 4y = -2
A) Inconsistent and independent B) Inconsistent and dependent
C) Consistent and independent D) Consistent and dependent

10) x + 4y = 22 10)
2x + 8y = 44
A) Consistent and dependent B) Inconsistent and independent
C) Consistent and independent D) Inconsistent and dependent

11) x + y = 0 11)
x - y = 18
A) Consistent and independent B) Consistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and dependent D) Inconsistent and independent

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 12) x + y = -14 12)
2x - 2y = -14
A) Consistent and dependent B) Inconsistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and independent D) Consistent and independent

13) 4x + 2y = 8 13)
2x - y = 4
A) Inconsistent and independent B) Consistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and dependent D) Consistent and independent

14) 4x - 5y = -4 14)
16x - 20y = -16
A) Inconsistent and dependent B) Inconsistent and independent
C) Consistent and dependent D) Consistent and independent

15) 5x - 25y = 20 15)

1 4
y= x-
5 5
A) Consistent and independent B) Consistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and dependent D) Inconsistent and independent

16) x - 6 = y 16)
y +9=x
A) Inconsistent and dependent B) Consistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and independent D) Consistent and independent

17) 3x = y + 3 17)
6x - 2y = 3
A) Inconsistent and independent B) Consistent and independent
C) Consistent and dependent D) Inconsistent and dependent

18) x - 3y = 6 18)
3y + 1 = x
A) Consistent and independent B) Inconsistent and dependent
C) Inconsistent and independent D) Consistent and dependent

Solve using the substitution method.

19) x + y = 11 19)
y = 2x + 5
A) (2, 9) B) (3, 8) C) (1, 11) D) (9, 2)

20) y = 3x + 4 20)
2x + y = 19
A) (13, 3) B) (13, -7) C) (2, 10) D) (3, 13)

21) x = 4 + -4y 21)

x + 4y = 7
A) (- 1, 8) B) No solution
C) (- 1, - 8) D) Infinitely many solutions

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Solve by the substitution method.
22) x + 7y = 47 22)
8x + 6y = 26
A) (-3, 8) B) (-2, 7) C) (2, 8) D) No solution

23) x - 4y = 20 23)
4x - 3y = 15
A) (5, 0) B) (1, -6) C) (0, -5) D) No solution

24) x + 2y = -3 24)
8x + 3y = -24
A) No solution B) (-2, -3) C) (3, -1) D) (-3, 0)

25) 7x + 6y = 55 25)
-5x - 4y = -39
A) (7, 2) B) (6, 2) C) No solution D) (7, 1)

26) 7x - 5y = 20 26)
-3x + 3y = -12
A) (-1, -3) B) (0, -3) C) No solution D) (0, -4)

27) -7x + 8y = 42 27)

2x + 6y = -12
A) (-6, 0) B) (-7, 1) C) No solution D) (-6, 1)

28) 6x + 30 = 6y 28)
3x - 4y = -16
A) No solution B) (-4, 2) C) (-5, 2) D) (-4, 1)

29) x + y = -2 29)
x + y = -7
A) (-2, -7) B) (0, 0) C) No solution D) (0, -9)

30) x + y = 6 30)
5x + 5y = 30
A) Infinite number of solutions B) (3, 3)
C) (6, 5) D) (0, 0)

Solve the problem.

31) The sum of two numbers is 39 and their difference is 17. Find the numbers. 31)
A) 23 and 16 B) 26 and 13 C) 13 and 30 D) 28 and 11

32) Find two numbers whose sum is 35 and whose difference is 5. 32)
A) 22 and 27 B) 15 and 20 C) 13 and 22 D) 31 and 4

33) Two angles have a sum of 96°. Their difference is 22°. Find the angles. 33)
A) 57° and 39° B) 39° and 61° C) 59° and 37° D) 75° and 21°

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 34) The sum of two angles is 211°. One angle is 29° less than twice the other. Find the angles. 34)
A) 80° and 131° B) 78° and 133° C) 127° and 84° D) 78° and 127°

35) The perimeter of a rectangle is 44 cm. One side is 10 cm longer than the other side. Find the lengths 35)
of the sides.
A) 9 cm, 19 cm B) 6 cm, 16 cm C) 6 cm, 10 cm D) 12 cm, 22 cm

36) The perimeter of a rectangle is 54 m. If the width were doubled and the length were increased by 36)
15 m, the perimeter would be 98 m. What are the length and width of the rectangle?
A) width 7 m, length 20 m B) width 8 m, length 13 m
C) width 20 m, length 7 m D) width 13 m, length 13 m

37) The perimeter of a triangle is 52 cm. The triangle is isosceles now, but if its base were lengthened 37)
by 3 cm and each leg were shortened by 2 cm, it would be equilateral. Find the base of the original
triangle.
A) 17 cm B) 13 cm C) 19 cm D) 14 cm

Solve using the elimination method.

38) x + y = -13 38)
x - y = -1
A) (7, -5) B) (-7, -6) C) (-8, -5) D) No solution

39) - x + 4y = + 2 39)
-3x - 4y = -26
A) (6, 2) B) No solution C) (-2, 6) D) (7, 1)

40) 2 x - y = 9 40)
5x + y = 33
A) (6, 4) B) (3, 6) C) (6, 3) D) No solution

41) x + 3y = 13 41)
2x + 3y = 8
A) (-4, -5) B) No solution C) (5, 5) D) (-5, 6)

Solve the system of equations by the elimination method.

42) x - 2y = 8 42)
-7x - 3y = -39
A) (-6, 0) B) no solution C) (5, 0) D) (6, -1)

43) x + 5y = 25 43)
2x + 6y = 30
A) (-5, 0) B) no solution C) (1, 4) D) (0, 5)

44) x + 8y = 8 44)
6x + 9y = 48
A) (-8, -1) B) no solution C) (9, 8) D) (8, 0)

45) 9x + 7y = 49 45)
-3x - 5y = -35
A) (0, 8) B) no solution C) (0, 7) D) (-1, 8)

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 46) -7x + 9y = 28 46)
-3x - 3y = 12
A) (-5, 1) B) (-4, 0) C) no solution D) (-4, 1)

47) -3x - 2y = 4 47)

12x + 8y = -16
A) (-12, -8) B) (-8, -12)
C) no solution D) infinitely many solutions

48) -4x + 4y = 6 48)

12x - 12y = 18
A) (24, -24) B) no solution
C) infinitely many solutions D) (-24, 24)

3 1
49) x - y = -18 49)
2 3
3 2
x + y = -9
4 9
A) (12, 0) B) (0, 12) C) (0, -12) D) (-12, 0)

3 1
50) x - y = -21 50)
2 3
3 2
x + y = -7
4 9
A) (-12, 9) B) (12, 9) C) (-12, -9) D) (9, -12)

51) 0.1x + 0.7y = 1.7 51)

x - 0.3y = -4.9
A) (-0.4, 0.3) B) (-4, 3) C) no solution D) (3, -4)

52) 0.8x + 0.3y = 10.7 52)

-0.3x - 0.1y = -3.9
A) (1, 0.9) B) (100, 90) C) (10, 9) D) (9, 10)

53) 2.5x + 0.2y = 10.6 53)

0.5x - 0.4y = 0.8
A) (4, 3) B) (4.5, 3) C) (1.5, 3.2) D) (6.5, 3.2)

Solve the problem using the elimination method.

54) Two angles are supplementary, and one is 40° more than three times the other. Find the smaller 54)
angle.
A) 145° B) 75° C) 35° D) 105°

55) In a right triangle, one acute angle is 54° more than twice the other. Find each acute angle. 55)
A) 37° and 53° B) 12° and 78° C) 21° and 69° D) 28° and 62°

56) Two angles are supplementary, and one is 5° more than six times the other. Find the larger angle. 56)
A) 110° B) 155° C) 25° D) 70°

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 57) Best Rentals charges a daily fee plus a mileage fee for renting its cars. Barney was charged $81 for 3 57)
days and 300 miles, while Mary was charged $144 for 5 days and 600 miles. What does Best Rental
charge per day and per mile?
A) $17 per day and 10⊄ per mile B) $9 per day and 18⊄ per mile
C) $19 per day and 10⊄ per mile D) $18 per day and 9⊄ per mile

58) There were 31,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The day's receipts were $180,000. How 58)
many people paid $11 for reserved seats and how many paid $4 for general admission?
A) 8000 paid $11 and 23,000 paid $4 B) 14,000 paid $11 and 17,000 paid $4
C) 23,000 paid $11 and 8000 paid $4 D) 17,000 paid $11 and 14,000 paid $4

59) There were 380 people at a play. The admission price was $2 for adults and $1 for children. The 59)
admission receipts were $600. How many adults and how many children attended?
A) 80 adults and 300 children B) 150 adults and 230 children
C) 160 adults and 220 children D) 220 adults and 160 children

60) A salesman sold $300 more than the rest of the sales staff. If the sales total for the day was $1050, 60)
how much did the rest of the sales staff sell?
A) $375 B) $750 C) $525 D) $675

61) A vendor sells hot dogs and bags of potato chips. A customer buys 2 hot dogs and 2 bags of potato 61)
chips for $6.50. Another customer buys 5 hot dogs and 3 bags of potato chips for $14.25. Find the
cost of each item.
A) $2.25 for a hot dog; $1.25 for a bag of potato chips
B) $2.25 for a hot dog; $1.00 for a bag of potato chips
C) $2.50 for a hot dog; $1.25 for a bag of potato chips
D) $1.00 for a hot dog; $2.25 for a bag of potato chips

62) In a basketball game, Will scored 35 points, consisting only of three-point shots and two-point 62)
shots. He made a total of 15 shots. How many shots of each type did he make?
A) two-point shots: 5; three-point shots: 10 B) two-point shots: 10; three-point shots: 5
C) two-point shots: 11; three-point shots: 4 D) two-point shots: 9; three-point shots: 6

63) The sum of two numbers is 33. The larger number minus the smaller number is 9. What are the 63)
numbers?
A) 21 and 12 B) 25 and 8 C) 14 and 23 D) 19 and 14

64) The sum of two numbers is 96. The second number is three times as large as the first number. 64)
What are the numbers?
A) 22 and 74 B) 22 and 66 C) 24 and 72 D) 21 and 75

65) The sum of two numbers is 8. Three times the larger number plus four times the smaller number is 65)
18. Find the numbers.
A) 6 and 2 B) 6 and -14 C) 14 and -6 D) 22 and -14

Solve the problem.

66) Tim and Judy mix two kinds of feed for pedigreed dogs. They wish to make 19 pounds of feed 66)
worth $0.76 per pound by mixing one kind worth $0.41 per pound with another worth $0.96 per
pound. How many pounds of the cheaper kind should they use in the mix?
A) 12 pounds B) 7 pounds C) 9 pounds D) 17 pounds

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67) Ellen wishes to mix candy worth $1.57 per pound with candy worth $3.69 per pound to form 26 67)
pounds of a mixture worth $3.04 per pound. How many pounds of the more expensive candy
should she use?
A) 8 pounds B) 18 pounds C) 23 pounds D) 10 pounds

68) A contractor mixes concrete from bags of pre-mix for small jobs. How many bags with 3% cement 68)
should he mix with 8 bags of 11% cement to produce a mix containing 7% cement?
A) 8 bags B) 10 bags C) 16 bags D) 21 bags

69) Anne and Nancy use a metal alloy that is 17% copper to make jewelry. How many ounces of an 69)
alloy that is 11% copper must be mixed with an alloy that is 22% copper to form 55 ounces of the
desired alloy?
A) 35 ounces B) 27 ounces C) 25 ounces D) 30 ounces

70) How many liters of a 10% alcohol solution must be mixed with 90 liters of a 70% solution to get a 70)
60% solution?
A) 18 L B) 108 L C) 10.8 L D) 1.8 L

71) In a chemistry class, 9 liters of a 4% silver iodide solution must be mixed with a 10% solution to get 71)
a 6% solution. How many liters of the 10% solution are needed?
A) 4.5 L B) 3.5 L C) 9.0 L D) 5.5 L

72) A merchant has coffee worth $20 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $ 72)
90 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $50 a pound. How many pounds of the $20 coffee
should be used?
A) 20 lb B) 70 lb C) 35 lb D) 40 lb

73) Mrs. Boyd has a desk full of quarters and nickels. If she has a total of 30 coins with a total face 73)
value of $4.90, how many of the coins are nickels?
A) 13 nickels B) 15 nickels C) 17 nickels D) 22 nickels

74) Andy has 17 coins made up of quarters and half dollars, and their total value is $4.75. How many 74)
quarters does he have?
A) 4 quarters B) 15 quarters C) 2 quarters D) 20 quarters

75) A sum of money amounting to $4.15 consists of dimes and quarters. If there are 28 coins in all, 75)
how many are quarters?
A) 21 quarters B) 14 quarters C) 9 quarters D) 19 quarters

76) A woman made a deposit of $341. If her deposit consisted of 101 bills, some of them one-dollar 76)
bills and the rest being five-dollar bills, how many one-dollar bills did she deposit?
A) 31 one-dollars B) 60 one-dollars C) 36 one-dollars D) 41 one-dollars

77) Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play, Ron handling student tickets that sell for $2.00 77)
each and Kathy selling adult tickets for $5.50 each. If their total income for 26 tickets was $118.50,
how many did Ron sell?
A) 19 tickets B) 24 tickets C) 7 tickets D) 9 tickets

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 78) There were 520 people at a play. The admission price was $3 for adults and $1 for children. The 78)
admission receipts were $1180. How many adults and how many children attended?
A) 295 adults and 225 children B) 330 adults and 190 children
C) 190 adults and 330 children D) 95 adults and 425 children

79) Mardi received an inheritance of $70,000. She invested part at 10% and deposited the remainder in 79)
tax-free bonds at 8%. Her total annual income from the investments was $6200. Find the amount
invested at 10%.
A) $29,000 B) $30,000 C) $63,800 D) $15,000

80) Walt made an extra $7000 last year from a part-time job. He invested part of the money at 6% and 80)
the rest at 8%. He made a total of $480 in interest. How much was invested at 8%?
A) $4000 B) $3000 C) $5000 D) $3500

Solve.
81) A cruise boat travels 72 miles downstream in 4 hours and returns to its starting point upstream in 6 81)
hours. Find the speed of the stream.
A) 3 mph B) 18 mph C) 15 mph D) 33 mph

82) The speed of a stream is 5 mph. If a boat travels 68 miles downstream in the same time that it takes 82)
to travel 34 miles upstream, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
A) 15 mph B) 10 mph C) 18 mph D) 17 mph

83) A plane flies 420 miles with the wind and 300 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If 83)
the speed of the wind is 29 mph, what is the speed of the plane in still air?
A) 179 mph B) 199 mph C) 174 mph D) 164 mph

84) An airplane travels 600 miles against the wind in 5 hours, and makes the return trip with the same 84)
wind in 1 hours. Find the rate of the wind.
A) 120 mph B) 360 mph C) 240 mph D) 600 mph

85) John and Tony start from GraysLake at the same time and head for a town 10 miles away. John 85)
walks twice as fast as Tony and arrives 3 hours before Tony. Find how fast each walks.
5 10
A) Tony's speed = m/h and John's = m/h.
3 3
B) Tony's speed = 3 m/h and John's = 6 m/h.
3 6
C) Tony's speed = m/h and John's = m/h.
5 5
D) Cannot be determined with information given

86) From a point on a river, two boats are driven in opposite directions, one at 9 miles per hour and the 86)
other at 13 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 44 miles apart?
A) 4 hours B) 2 hours C) 3 hours D) 1 hour

87) A cabin cruiser travels 20 miles in the same time that a power boat travels 40 miles. The cruiser 87)
travels 5 mph slower than the power boat. Find the speed of each boat.
A) Power boat travels 10 mph and cruiser travels 5 mph.
B) Power boat travels 20 mph and cruiser travels 15 mph.
C) Power boat travels 15 mph and cruiser travels 10 mph.
D) Cannot be determined with information given.

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88) An express and local train leave GraysLake at 3 P.M. and head for Chicago 50 miles away. The 88)
express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of
each train.
A) Express's rate = 25 mph and local's rate = 12.5 mph.
B) Express's rate = 50 mph and local's rate = 25 mph.
C) Express's rate = 60 mph and local's rate = 30 mph.
D) Cannot be determined with information given.

89) Candy and Delvis are riding bicycles in the same direction. Candy is traveling at the speed of 5 89)
miles per hour, and Delvis is traveling at the speed of 3 miles per hour. In 4 hours what is the
distance between them?
A) 5 miles B) 9 miles C) 8 miles D) 17 miles

90) Jill is 14 kilometers away from Joe. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill 90)
walks at 2.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 4 hours. How fast is Joe walking?
A) 2 kilometers per hour B) 2.5 kilometers per hour
C) 3 kilometers per hour D) 1 kilometers per hour

91) x + y + z = -6 91)
x - y + 4z = 1
4x + y + z = -21
A) (1, -5, -2) B) (-5, -2, 1) C) (1, -2, -5) D) No solution

92) x - y + 5z = -10 92)

4x + z = -1
x + 2y + z = 9
A) (-1, 0, 5) B) (0, 5, -1) C) (-1, 5, 0) D) No solution

93) x - y + z = 4 93)
x + y + z = -6
x + y - z = -12
A) (3, -4, -5) B) No solution C) (-4, -5, 3) D) (-4, 3, -5)

94) x + 5y + 2z = -27 94)

4y + 3z = -31
z = -5
A) (-5, -4, 3) B) No solution C) (3, -4, -5) D) (3, -5, -4)

95) 3x + 5y + z = -22 95)

3x - 2y - z = -2
4x + y + 2z = -4
A) (4, -4, -2) B) No solution C) (-2, 4, -4) D) (-2, -4, 4)

96) x - y + 2z = 4 96)
5x + z= 0
x + 2y + z = -8
A) (0, 0, -4) B) (0, -4, 0) C) (0, -4, 4) D) No solution

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 97) x + y + z = 7 97)
x - y + 2z = 7
5x + y + z = 11
A) (1, 2, 4) B) (4, 2, 1) C) (1, 4, 2) D) (4, 1, 2)

98) x - y + z = 8 98)
x+y+z=6
x + y - z = -12
A) (-2, -1, 9) B) (-2, -1, -9) C) (2, -1, 9) D) (2, -1, -9)

99) 5x + 2y + z = -11 99)

2x - 3y - z = 17
7x + y + 2z = -4
A) (-3, 0, 4) B) (3, 0, -4) C) (0, -6, 1) D) (0, 6, -1)

100) 7x + 7y + z = 1 100)
x + 8y + 8z = 8
9x + y + 9z = 9
A) (0, 1, 0) B) (1, -1, 1) C) (-1, 1, 1) D) (0, 0, 1)

101) 2x + y =0 101)
x - 3y + z = 0
3x + y - z = 0
A) (0, 1, 0) B) (0, 0, 0) C) (1, 0, 0) D) no solution

102) x + y + z = 6 102)
x - z = -2
y + 3z = 11
A) (1, 2, 3) B) (-1, 2, -3) C) no solution D) (0, 1, 2)

103) x - z = -7 103)
3x - y = -1
x + y + z = 18
A) (2, 3, 9) B) (2, 7, 9) C) (-1, 7, 9) D) no solution

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104) x + y = 104)
12
35
5y + 5z = -
4
1
5x +z=
3
2 5 2 5 5 2 5 2
A) - , ,3 B) , , -3 C) -3, ,- D) - , , -3
3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3

105) The sum of three numbers is 11. The first, minus the second, plus 2 times the third, is 7. The third, 105)
plus 2 times the first, plus the second, is 14. What are the numbers?
A) 3, 4, 4 B) -3, -4, -4 C) 3, 3, 4 D) No solution

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106) A $170,000 trust is to be invested in bonds paying 7%, CDs paying 6%, and mortgages paying 9%. 106)
The sum of the bond and CD investment must equal the mortgage investment. To earn an $13,200
annual income from the investments, how much should the bank invest in bonds?
A) $40,000 B) $45,000 C) $85,000 D) $43,000

107) The sum of a student's three scores is 227. If the first is 19 points more than the second, and the 107)
sum of the first two is 29 more than twice the third, what was the first score?
A) 90 B) 47 C) 71 D) 66

108) A grain dealer sold to one customer 5 bushels of wheat, 2 of corn, and 3 of rye, for $20.80; to 108)
another, 2 of wheat, 3 of corn, and 5 of rye, for $20.80; and to a third, 3 of wheat, 5 of corn, and 2 of
rye, for $20.80. What was the price per bushel for corn?
A) $2.40 B) $2.08 C) $1.50 D) $2.00

109) Michael's bank contains only nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 68 coins in all, valued at $5.70. 109)
The number of nickels is 8 short of being three times the sum of the number of dimes and quarters
together. How many dimes are in the bank?
A) 15 B) 9 C) 49 D) 10

110) In triangle ABC, the measure of angle B is 5° more than three times the measure of angle A. The 110)
measure of angle C is 15° more than the measure of angle A. Which one of the following is true?
A) Angle B is 102° B) Angle A is 35° C) Angle C is 47° D) None of these

111) Some people must eat a low-sodium diet with no more than 2000 mg of sodium per day. By eating 111)
1 cracker, 1 pretzel, and 1 cookie, a person would ingest 149 mg of sodium. If a person ate 8
pretzels and 8 cookies, he or she would ingest 936 mg of sodium. By eating 6 crackers and 7
pretzels, the person would take in 535 mg of sodium. Find the amount of sodium in each. Which of
the following is true?
A) A cookie has 71 mg of sodium. B) A pretzel has 49 mg of sodium.
C) A cracker has 30 mg of sodium. D) None of these

112) The sum of the ages of Art, Ben, and Cal is 59. Art is 1 year older than Cal and Cal is 1 year 112)
younger than Ben. Which of these people were teenagers 7 years ago?
A) Art, Ben, and Cal B) Art and Ben
C) Art D) Ben

113) The largest angle of a triangle is 6 times the smallest angle and it is 3 times the other angle. Find the 113)
measure of the smallest angle.
A) 40° B) 20° C) 30° D) 10°

114) Linda invests $25,000 for one year. Part is invested at 5%, another part at 6%, and the rest at 8%. 114)
The total income from all 3 investments is $1600. The income from the 5% and 6% investments is
the same as the income from the 8% investment. Find the amount invested at each rate.
A) $5000 at 5%, $10,000 at 6%, $10,000 at 8% B) $10,000 at 5%, $10,000 at 6%, $5000 at 8%
C) $8000 at 5%, $10,000 at 6%, $7000 at 8% D) $10,000 at 5%, $5000 at 6%, $10,000 at 8%

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115) Mike, Joe, and Bill are painting a fence. The painting can be finished if Mike and Joe work together 115)
for 4 hours and Bill works alone for 2 hours or if Mike and Joe work together for 2 hours and Bill
works alone for 5 hours, or if Mike works alone for 6 hours, Joe works alone for 2 hours, and Bill
works alone for 1 hour. How much time does it take for each man working alone to complete the
painting?
A) Mike 16 hr, Joe 8 hr, Bill 8 hr B) Mike 12 hr, Joe 10 hr, Bill 10 hr
C) Mike 8 hr, Joe 16 hr, Bill 8 hr D) Mike 8 hr, Joe 8 hr, Bill 16 hr

116) Jane wants to buy a photocopier. The salesperson has the following information on 3 models. If all 116)
3 are used, a specific job can be done in 50 minutes. If copier A operates for 20 minutes and copier
B for 50 minutes, one-half the job is finished. If copier B operates for 30 minutes and copier C for
80 minutes, three-fifths of the job is done. Which is the fastest copier, and how long does it take for
this copier to finish the whole job?
A) B is fastest; 100 minutes B) C is fastest; 120 minutes
C) C is fastest; 100 minutes D) A is fastest; 120 minutes

117) A company makes 3 types of cable. Cable A requires 3 black, 3 white, and 2 red wires. B requires 1 117)
black, 2 white, and 1 red. C requires 2 black, 1 white, and 2 red. They used 100 black, 110 white
and 90 red wires. How many of each cable were made?
A) 10 cable A B) 10 cable A C) 10 cable A D) 10 cable A
20 cable B 30 cable B 30 cable B 103 cable B
30 cable C 93 cable C 20 cable C 20 cable C

118) A basketball fieldhouse seats 15,000. Courtside seats sell for $8, endzone for $7, and balcony for $4. 118)
Total for a sell-out is $78,000. If half the courtside and balcony and all endzone seats are sold, the
total is $46,000. How many of each type are there?
A) 3200 courtside B) 4000 courtside C) 3000 courtside
1800 endzone 3000 endzone 2000 endzone
10,000 balcony 8000 balcony 10,000 balcony

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Answer Key
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1) B
2) D
3) B
4) C
5) B
6) A
7) D
8) C
9) C
10) A
11) A
12) D
13) D
14) C
15) B
16) C
17) A
18) C
19) A
20) D
21) B
22) B
23) C
24) D
25) D
26) D
27) A
28) D
29) C
30) A
31) D
32) B
33) C
34) A
35) B
36) A
37) D
38) B
39) A
40) C
41) D
42) D
43) D
44) D
45) C
46) B
47) D
48) B
49) D
50) A
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51) B
52) C
53) A
54) C
55) B
56) B
57) D
58) A
59) D
60) A
61) B
62) B
63) A
64) C
65) C
66) B
67) B
68) A
69) C
70) A
71) A
72) D
73) A
74) B
75) C
76) D
77) C
78) B
79) B
80) B
81) A
82) A
83) C
84) C
85) A
86) B
87) A
88) B
89) C
90) D
91) B
92) B
93) C
94) C
95) D
96) B
97) A
98) A
99) C
100) D
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101) B
102) A
103) B
104) B
105) A
106) B
107) A
108) B
109) D
110) C
111) B
112) B
113) B
114) D
115) C
116) D
117) C
118) C

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