Mock Exam #13 on NUFYPET Math

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1. If = 𝑏𝑏 2 + 4𝑏𝑏 + 4 then 𝑐𝑐 =
𝑐𝑐 2

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A.
(b − 2)

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B.
b−2

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C.
4b + 2

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D.
b +2
2

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E.
(b + 2)

2. A solid metal sphere with a radius of 4 cm is melted down and 8 identical small spheres
are made with the metal. What will be the radius of each small sphere?

A. 0.5 cm

B. 1 cm

C. 2 cm

D. 4 cm

E. 8 cm
 (𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎+𝑎𝑎+𝑏𝑏+1)
3. If 𝑎𝑎 ⊗ 𝑏𝑏 = , then 4 ⊗ 3 is equal to:
𝑎𝑎

A. 20/3

B. 7

C. 15/4

D. 25/4

E. 5

4. Simplify the following expression:

16𝑥𝑥+1 + 20(42𝑥𝑥 )
2𝑥𝑥−3 ∙ 8𝑥𝑥+2

A. 5 ∙ 24𝑥𝑥+3

B. 6(28𝑥𝑥+1 )

C. 9(212𝑥𝑥+5 )

D. 9(2−1 )

E. 6(24𝑥𝑥+5 )
5. There is a regular hexagon 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴. The point 𝐵𝐵 is the center of a circle, and the
points 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐶𝐶 are on the edge of this circle. If 𝑋𝑋 is a point on the edge of the circle
that is outside the hexagon, then what is the angle 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴?

A. 15°

B. 30°

C. 60°

D. 90°

E. Cannot be determined

6. What is the side length of the largest square that will fit inside an equilateral triangle
with sides of length 1?

A. 2√3 − 3

B. (2 + √3)/√3

C. (2 − √3)/√3

D. 2√3 + 3

E. (2 + √3)/3
7. A circle whose radius is 1 lies on a square. If the circle and the square have the same
area and their centers are at the same point, calculate the length of the line segment
AB.

A. 2 − √𝜋𝜋

B. √4 − 𝜋𝜋

C. 4 − √𝜋𝜋

D. 𝜋𝜋 − √2

E. None of the above

8. Triangle ABC has a right angle at C. Point P on BC, point Q on AC and point R on AB
are such that BP= BR and AQ = AR. Then the angle PRQ is:

A. 22.5°

B. 30°

C. 45°

D. 60°

E. 90°
9. A man sold two cameras for £240 each. One was sold for a profit of 20%, and one for
a loss of 20%. What was his overall profit or loss?

A. Loss of £20

B. Loss of £10

C. Made no profit or loss

D. Profit of £10

E. Profit of £20

10. If 1/𝑎𝑎 = 1/𝑏𝑏 + 1/𝑐𝑐 and 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑐𝑐 are both doubled, the value of 𝑏𝑏 will be

A. Divided by 4

B. Divided by 2

C. Unchanged

D. Multiplied by 2

E. Multiplied by 4
11. The area of a small circle with diameter 𝑥𝑥 is half the area of a larger circle whose
diameter is 𝑦𝑦. What is the value of 𝑦𝑦/𝑥𝑥?

A. 1

B. 21/2

C. 21/2 − 1

D. 21/2 + 1

E. (21/2 + 1)/2

12. A box containing three bags of sugar weighs 6.0 kg. When the same box contains five
bags of sugar it weighs 9.2 kg. How heavy is the empty box?

A. 1.2 kg

B. 1.6 kg

C. 2.0 kg

D. 3.2 kg

E. Can’t be sure
13. A product in a shop is reduced in price by 20%. At this reduced price the shopkeeper
makes only 4% profit. What percentage profit (to the nearest whole percent) does the
shopkeeper make at its normal selling price?

A. 16

B. 24

C. 25

D. 30

E. 84

14. A solid sphere with radius 𝑟𝑟 fits exactly inside a cylinder, touching the sides, the top
and the bottom. What fraction of the cylinder is empty?

A. 2/3

B. 1/3

C. 1/2

D. 3/4

E. It depends on the value of 𝑟𝑟

15. A driver travels an average of k miles a day for the first d days of a journey and then m
miles a day for the next b days. The car uses x liters of petrol per 100 miles. How many
liters of petrol does the car use for the whole journey?

A. 𝑥𝑥(𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚)/100

B. (𝑘𝑘 + 𝑚𝑚)𝑥𝑥/100

C. 100(𝑘𝑘 + 𝑚𝑚)/𝑥𝑥

D. 100(𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚)/𝑥𝑥

E. 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏/100

16. What is the area of the largest equilateral triangle which fits inside a square of side a?

A. [(3𝑎𝑎4 )1/2 ]/4

B. [2(3)1/2 − 3]𝑎𝑎2

C. [(3𝑎𝑎4 )1/2 ]/2

D. (3𝑎𝑎4 )1/2

E. [3(3)1/2 − 3]𝑎𝑎2
17. The sum of three numbers is 28. The second number is three times the first and the
third is seven less than the second.

Find these numbers.

A. 5,10,8

B. 5,12,8

C. 5,15,10

D. 5,15,8

E. 4,15,8

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18. Let 𝑎𝑎 = , 𝑏𝑏 = 2, 𝑐𝑐 = 1. Evaluate the following expression:
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𝑎𝑎−2 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 3
𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 2 𝑐𝑐 −1

A. 1

B. 4

C. 16

D. 32

E. 64
19. The figure shows a symmetrical trapezium with 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 18𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐, 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 10𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 and
𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝐿𝐿 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐. The perpendicular distance between 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 is 3𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐.

Find an expression, in terms of 𝑥𝑥, for the area of 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴.

A. 168𝑥𝑥 2

B. 10.5𝑥𝑥 2

C. 21𝑥𝑥 2

D. 42𝑥𝑥 2

E. 84𝑥𝑥 2

20. A wall is covered by 600 tiles which are 10 cm by 10 cm.

How many 20 cm by 20 cm tiles are needed to cover the same floor?

A. 100

B. 120

C. 140

D. 150

E. 160
21. In three years’ time a pet cat will be as old as his owner was four years ago. Their
present ages total 13 years.

Find the age of the cat now.

A. 1 year

B. 2 years

C. 3 years

D. 4 years

E. 5 years

22. A quadratic equation has solutions 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏.

𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 = −5 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 3
What is the equation?

A. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 0

B. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0

C. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 0

D. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 5 = 0

E. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0
23. Consider two graphs with the following equations:
𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 4
𝑦𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑥 + 4
If the two graphs only have one point of intersection, what is the correct value for 𝑏𝑏?

A. 4

B. -3

C. -1

D. 0

E. 3

24. David drove at an average speed of 50 km/h for 45 km in his car. David's journey took
54 minutes.
On a different journey, Marian drove at an average speed of 70 km/h. The time she
took on her journey was 80% more than the time taken by David on his journey.

What is the distance, in km, that Marian drove?

A. 56.5 km

B. 113 km

C. 226 km

D. 56 km

E. 85 km
25. In the figure, 𝑎𝑎 || 𝑏𝑏 and 𝑐𝑐 || 𝑑𝑑.

Find 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦.

A. 40

B. 45

C. 50

D. 55

E. 60

26. What is the set of values of 𝑥𝑥 for which 𝑥𝑥 2 < 9 and 2𝑥𝑥 + 3 ≥ 5?

A. 𝑥𝑥 > 3

B. 𝑥𝑥 > −3

C. 𝑥𝑥 > −1

D. 𝑥𝑥 > −3 or 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 3

E. 1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 < 3
27. The diagram below shows a school playing field.

What is the perimeter of the above field?

A. 26 + 10√2

B. 26 + 5√2

C. 26 + √2

D. 36 + 10√2

E. 36 + 5√2

28. Line m passes through (2, 1) and has a slope of -1. Which of the following is WRONG?

A. y-intercept of line m is positive.

B. x-intercept of line m is positive.

C. x and y intercepts of line m are equal.

D. Line m goes through point (1, -1).

E. Line y = x is perpendicular to line m.

29. Since 1950, when Martin graduated from high school, he has gained 2 pounds every
year. IN 1980 he was 40 % heavier than in 1950. What percent of his 1995 weight was
his 1980 weight?

A. 80

B. 85

C. 87.5

D. 90

E. 95

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30. Barbra can grade 𝑡𝑡 tests in hours. At this rate, how many tests can she grade in 𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥
hours?

A. 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡

B. 𝑡𝑡𝑥𝑥 2
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C.
𝑡𝑡

𝑥𝑥
D.
𝑡𝑡

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E.
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡

END OF THE TEST