Algebraic Probability and Expressions

Functions Geometry
Equations Statistics and Equations

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Category 1 questions follow
Question Solve for the variable in the equation below?
1
x 6
2
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 12
Answer D. 12

1
x 6
2
2 2
 
1 1
x  6  2  12
Question Solve for the variable in the equation below?
x  0.2  6

A. 1.2
B. 30
C. 5.8
D. 6.2
Answer B. 30

x  0.2  6
 0.2  0.2
x  30
Question Solve for the variable in the equation below?
2x  4  8
A. 2
B. 4
C. 16
D. 30
Answer C. 16

2x  4  8
4 4
2x  32
2 2
x  16
Question Solve for the variable in the equation below?
16x  4  8 x  12
A. 0.5
B. 2.67
C. 1
D. 2
Answer D. 2
16x  4  8 x  12
4 4
16x  8 x  16
 8x  8x
8x  16
8 8
x2
Question Solve for the variable in the equation below?

32x  4  4 x  16
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 16
Answer A. 4
32x  4  4 x  16
8x  4 x  16
 4x  4x
4x  16
4 4
x4
Category 2 questions follow
Question
The table below displays the amount of boys and girls in
the school Biology and Chemistry Clubs. What is the
probability that a person chosen at random is either in
the Chemistry Club or a boy.
4
A.
5
4
B.
9
1
C.
2
29
D. 45
Answer D.
29
45

Either a member of the Chemistry Club or a boy would be

8 + 12 + 9 = 29. There are a total of 45 students in all of
the clubs.
Question
The table below displays the sales of
milkshakes on a Sunday at the movie theater.
Which of the following contains the correct
information for this table?

A. The total amount sold is 82, Vanilla sold more than Strawberry,
and the least amount sold was the small size.
B. The total amount sold is 80, Vanilla sold more than Strawberry,
and the least amount sold was the small size.
C. Vanilla sold more than chocolate and 15 of Strawberry were sold.
D. Medium size sold more than Large and 27 of Vanilla were sold.
Answer
A. The total amount sold is 82, Vanilla sold more than
Strawberry, and the least amount sold was the small size.
Question
The table below displays the results of a survey of people
who exercise with weights and resistance bands. What is
the probability that a person chosen from the survey would
regularly work out at with barbells at home?
8
A.
81
1
B.
10
4
C. 11
4
D. 27
Answer
8
A.
81
8 out of 81 people work out with barbells at home.
Question
Below the table shows the results of an experiment with a
spinner from a board game. Calculate the experimental
probability for the spinner not landing on green.
20
A.
25
19
B. 20
19
C. 25
68
D. 125
Answer B.
19
20

The total frequency of 95 for red, blue, and yellow is

divided by the total of 125. This is reduced to 19 over 20.
Question Oak Grove High School created a chart for their gym
classes. What is the probability that a student,
chosen randomly from the gym classes, is in the
table tennis or weight lifting class given they are in
A. 14 12th grade?
75
7
B.
10
143
C. 300
7
D. 8
Answer
7
B. 10

Either table tennis or weight lifting in 12th grade 16 + 40 =56.

All the students in 12th grade = 80. Therefore, it would be 56
divided by 480. 56 is also 7
80 10
Category 3 questions follow
Question
Juanita is going to visit her family in New York State. She lives
90 miles away in New Jersey. Assuming there is no traffic
delays and she can travel at an average speed of 45 miles/
hour for the entire trip, at what time should she leave if she
needs to meet her family at 4:00pm?
A. 3:15 pm
B. 2:30 pm
C. 1:30 pm
D. 2:00 pm
Answer D. 2:00 pm

Juanita is going to visit her family in New York State. She

lives 90 miles away in New Jersey. Assuming there is no
traffic delays and she can travel at an average speed of 45
miles/ hour for the entire trip, at what time should she
leave if she needs to meet her family at 4:00pm?
Time = Distance ÷ Speed = 90 ÷ 45 = 2 hours
4:00pm – 2 hours = 2:00pm
Question
George is at the park with seven of his friends. He has a bag
of 54 pretzels. He eats five pretzels and then evenly
distributes what he has left with all of his friends. Which
equation can be used to determine the number of pretzels, p,
each friend was given by George?
A. p = (54 + 5) ÷ 7
B. p = (54 – 5) ÷ 7
C. p = (54 – 5) x 7
D. p = (54 + 5) – 7
Answer B. p = (54 – 5) ÷ 7

p = (54 – 5) ÷ 7 = (49) ÷ 7 = 7
Question If (2x – 5)(2x + 5) = 5, what is the value of 4x2?

A. 36
B. 25
C. 30
D. 36
Answer C. x = 30

If (2x – 5)(2x + 5) = 5, what is the value of 4x2?

Remember (2x – 5)(2x + 5) = (2x)2 – (52 )
So (2x)2 – (5) 2= 5
4x2 – (5)2 = 5
4x2 – 25 = 5
4x2 = 30 so this is the value for 4x2
Question
Anthony invests $5,000 in a mutual fund that gains 20% of
its value in the first month, and then loses 20% of its value
in the following month. In dollars, Which equation can be
used to calculate investment worth at the end of the
second month?
A. x = $5,000 x 1.2 – 0.8
B. x = $5,000 + 1.2 x 0.8
C. x = $5,000 x 1.2 x 0.8
D. x = $5,000 x 0.2 x 0.8
Answer C. x = $5,000 x 1.2 x 0.8

x = $5,000 x 1.2 x 0.8 = $4,800.

Question
Joey climbed a palm tree which was 29 feet and 6 inches tall
in 36 seconds. How long would it take Joey to climb the
Empire State Building if it is 1454 feet from bottom to top?
A. 30

B. 48

C. 24

D. 1,775
Answer A. 30

Joey climbed a palm tree which was 29 feet and 6

inches tall in 36 seconds. How long would it take
Joey to climb the Empire State Building if it is 1454
feet from bottom to top? Answer in nearest whole
number (in minutes).
Speed distance/ time = 29.5 ÷ (36/60) = 29.5 ÷ (0.6)
= 49.167 feet per minute.
Time = Distance ÷ speed
Time = 1454 ÷ 49.167=
29.573 ≈ 30 minutes
Category 4 questions follow
Question
Convert the following into y-intercept form.

15 x  3 y  24
A. .y  5 x  8
B. .y  5 x  8
C. .y  5 x  8
D. .y  5 x  8
Answer A. .y  5 x  8

15 x  3 y  24
3 y  15 x  24
y  5x  8
Question Which of the following best describes the two lines
below? 1
y
2
x2

1
y  x2
2
A. Both lines are not linear.
B. The lines are polar opposites.
C. The lines are perpendicular to each other.
D. The lines are parallel to each other.
Answer D. The lines are parallel to each other.

The slope is the same so

1
y  x2
2
1
the lines are parallel to each other. y  x2
2
Question Which of the following points is on the line below?
2
y  x4
3
A. (3, –6)
B. (–3, 6)
C. (3,6)
D. (6, 3)
Answer C. (3, 6)
2
y  x4
3
2
6   3  4  2  4  6
3
 3, 6 
Question
Calculate the x-intercept for the equation below.
7
y  x7
3
A. (0, –3)
B. (–3, 0)
C. (0, 7)
D. (7, 0)
Answer 7
B. (–3, 0)

y  x7
3
7
0 x7
3
7
 x7
3
x  3 x-intercept:  3, 0 
Question The function y = 3x + 8 is graphed in the coordinate plane.
At what point is the y-value double the x-value for this
equation? Express your answer in an ordered pair.

A. (8, –16)
B. (–8, –16)
C. (–8, 16)
D. (8, 16)
Answer B. (–8, –16)
The function y = 3x + 8 is graphed in the coordinate plane.
At what point is the y-value double the x-value for this
equation? Express your answer in an ordered pair.
For y = 2x, we can substitute to get the answer.
2x = 3x + 8
–x = 8
x = – 8 so y = 2x = 2 (–8) = –16
Point is (–8, –16)
Category 5 questions follow
Question The area of a right triangle is 48cm2. If the length of
one leg of this triangle is 12cm, what is the length of
the other leg in centimeters?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 8
D. 12
Answer C. 8
The area of a triangle = ½base x height=
½ x (12 x h) = 48
6h = 48
h = 8cm
Question A point (– 2, 6) is reflected across the x-axis. What is the
sum of the coordinates of the reflected image?

A. –8
B. –4
C. 4
B. 8
Answer A. –8

A point (– 2, 6) is reflected across the x-axis. What is

the sum of the coordinates of the reflected image?
The reflected point for (– 2, 6) is (– 2, – 6) .
The sum of these coordinates are – 2 + (–6).
–2–6=–8
Question A rectangular soccer field had an area of 1,400ft2.
The field was enlarged so that its length was
increased by 40% and its width by 50%. How many
square feet larger than the original field is the new
field?

A. 2,310ft2
B. 1,470ft2
C. 2,940ft2
D. 1,540ft2
Answer D. 1,540ft2
A rectangular soccer field had an area of 1,400ft2.
The field was enlarged so that its length was
increased by 40% and its width by 50%. How many
square feet larger than the original field is the new
field?
Increase of 40% and 50% is the same as multiplying
1.4 x 1.5 = 2.1 times
2.1 x 1400 = 2,940ft2
2940 – 1400 = 1,540ft2
Question A school playground with a length of 78 feet is 6 feet
longer than twice its width. What is the width of
the playground?

A. 42
B. 39
C. 36
D. 72
Answer C. 36

We are told that 78 = 2w + 6 where w = width

78 = 2w+6
72 = 2w
36 = w so width = 36 feet
Question A grey triangle with a base of 4 inches and a height of 4
inches is inside a white square with a length of 4 inches
and a width of 4 inches which is inside a black circle with
a diameter of 6 inches. What is the total area for the
white sections of this object? Use 3.14 for pi.

A. 4.26
B. 8
C. 12.26
D. 20.26
Answer B. 8

Note: Area of the circle is not needed for this

problem.
area of square  l  w   4  4   16 inches 2
1 1 1
area of triangle   b  h    4  4   16   8 inches 2
2 2 2
area of square  area of triangle  16 inches 2  8 inches 2 
8 inches 2