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Q1. Toy Car Race Track

start

The picture shows the beginning of a racetrack for a toy car. Which graph
models the estimated speed of the toy car as it moves through the racetrack?

Toy Car Speed Toy Car Speed

Speed

Speed
A B

Time Time

Toy Car Speed Toy Car Speed

Speed

Speed

C D

Time Time

Q2. On multiplying a number by 7, the product is a number each of whose digits is

3. The smallest such number is:

A 47619 B 47719 C 48619 D 47649

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Q3. Misha asked ten different coworkers how many people and pets are living in
their homes. She used the responses to create the scatter plot shown.

y People and Pets

7
6

Number of Pets
5
4
3
2
1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
Number of People

Which statement about the numbers of people and pets living in the homes of
Misha's ten coworkers is true?

A As the number of people living in the home increases, the number of pets increases.

B As the number of people living in the home increases, the number of pets decreases.

C As the number of people living in the home decreases, the number of pets decreases.

D There is no relationship between the numbers of people and pets living in the home.

Q4. Which model is not a function?

-2 -2
-2 -2
-1 -1
-1 -1
B 0 0
A 0 0
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 2

-2 -2 -2 -2
-1 -1 -1 -1
C 0 0 D 0 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2

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Q5. Rudy surveyed 80 people about whether they prefer blueberry or cherry pie
and whether they prefer the pie with or without ice cream. The results are
shown in the table below.
Pie and Ice-Cream Preferences

Blueberry Cherry
Pie Pie
With
29 24
Ice Cream
Which conclusion can be made based on Without
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the results shown in the table? Ice Cream

A About 1/3 of the people prefer pie without ice cream.

B There are 2 times as many people who prefer blueberry pie to cherry pie.

C Fewer people prefer cherry pie with ice cream than blueberry pie without ice cream.
D The ratio of people who prefer blueberry pie to cherry pie is equivalent to the ratio of
people who prefer pie with ice cream to pie without ice cream.

Q6. The geometric shape on the left side of the solid line can be made to fit onto
the geometric shape on the right side of the solid line by

A translation B enlargement C rotation D reflection

Q7. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25%
but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the
selling price is the profit?

A 30% B 70% C 100% D 250%

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Q8. Study this growing pattern.

If you grow this pattern further the next diagram will be:

A B C D

Q9. The wheels on Bill's bicycle each have a radius of 35 centimeters. Which of
the following is closest to the distance the bicycle moves along the ground in
one complete revolution of the wheels?

A 35 cm B 55 cm C 110 cm D 220 cm

Q10. Two families buy refreshments at a concession stand.

Each drink costs d dollars.

Each snack costs s dollars.
The Blake family buys 3 drinks and 2 snacks for $12.
The Reese family buys 2 drinks and 4 snacks for $16.

What is the cost of one drink at the concession stand?

A $2 B $3 C $4 D $5

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Q11. A computer software package is sold to small-business clients. The total
cost of the software package is $500 for the first 10 computers on which
the software is installed, plus $20 for installation on each additional
computer. Which statement best describes the function that models the
relationship between the number of computers on which the software is
installed and the cost of the software?

A It is a constant linear function for 10 or fewer computers and an exponential function for
more than 10 computers.
B It is an increasing linear function for 10 or fewer computers and an exponential function
for more than 10 computers.
C It is a constant linear function for 10 or fewer computers and an increasing linear function
for more than 10 computers.
D It is an increasing linear function for 10 or fewer computers and a constant linear function
for more than 10 computers.

Q12. The first term in a sequence is 24. Each term in the sequence after the first
term is equal to half the previous term, plus 4. Which of the following
statements best describes the terms in the sequence as it progresses?

A The terms get closer to 8.

B The terms get closer to 12.

C The terms increase at a constant rate.

D The terms decrease at a constant rate.

Q13. A green can and a silver can are each in the shape of a right circular cylinder.
The cans have the same radius, but the height of the green can is 3 times the
height of the silver can. What is the ratio of the volume of the green can to
the volume of the silver can?

A 27:1 B 9:1 C 6:1 D 3:1

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Q14. Which of the following represents the combined design when Figure ABC is
rotated 180? about the origin to produce rotation symmetry?
y

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-5 - -5 -

Q15. To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will
be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to
two-fifth of its present ?

A 10 B 35 C 62.5 D Cannot be determined

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Q16. A dog trainer will use 320 feet of fence to create a rectangular training
field. The graph below displays the relationship between the length,
in feet, of the training field and the area, in square feet, of the training field.

Rectangular Training Field

Area of Training Field (in square feet)

7200

6400

5600

4800

4000

3200

2400

1600

800

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Length of Training Field (in feet)

What is the length of the rectangular training field that has the greatest area?

A 40 feet B 80 feet C 160 feet D 180 feet

Q17. The circle graph below represents the number of cars in a parking lot and
their colors.
Cars in Parking Lot

Gray
24 White
Black 50
36

Red Silver
20 Other
38

If 25% of the cars in the parking lot are white, how many cars in the parking
lot are silver?

A 32 B 36 C 42 D 56

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Q15. Members of a gym recorded the number of sit-ups they did in one minute.
The results are shown in the line plot below.
X X
X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X

25 27 29 31 33 35 37
Number of Sit-Ups

Which of the following histograms best represents the data?

Sit-Ups Sit-Ups
15 15
14 14

Number of Members
Number of Members

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12 12
11 11
10 10
9 9
A 8
7
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7
6 6
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29 8
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-3
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-2
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-3
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25
25

Number of Sit-Ups Number of Sit-Ups

Sit-Ups Sit-Ups
15 15
14 14
Number of Members

Number of Members

13 13
12 12
11 11
10 10
9 9
C 8
7
D 8
7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
27 6
29 8
31 0
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35 4
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29 8
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-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
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-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
25

25

Number of Sit-Ups Number of Sit-Ups

Q19. Find out the wrong number in the given sequence of numbers.

125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165

A 130 B 142 C 153 D 165

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Q20. The areas of some bodies of water in Massachusetts are shown in the table
below:
Massachusetts Bodies of Water

Body of Water Area (inacres)

Silver Lake 70
Neponset Reservoir 300
Whitehall Reservoir 575
Greenwood Lake 110
Kingsbury Pond

The mean area of the 5 bodies of water is 214 acres. What is the area, in
acres, of Kingsbury Pond?

A 254 B 50 C 43 D 15

Q21. Jake measured the dimensions of a rectangular picture frame to the nearest
inch. He found that the height was 16 inches and the width was 10 inches.
Based on Jake's measurements, which of the following statements could
be true?

A The actual width of the picture frame is 9.4 inches.

B The actual height of the picture frame is 16.5 inches.

C The actual perimeter of the picture frame is 50 inches.

D The actual area of the picture frame is 175 square inches.

Q22. Wyatt owns a food truck. He offers a selection of 8 types of sandwiches and
4 types of tacos.

He will increase his selection of sandwiches by 1 per month.

He will increase his selection of tacos by 2 per month.

In how many months will Wyatt offer an equal number of sandwich and taco
selections?

A 2 months B 4 months C 8 months D 12 months

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Q23.
Q15. A support wire is attached to a tree at a height of 9 feet. The wire is anchored
to the ground, as shown in the diagram below.

Based on the dimensions in the

diagram, what is the length, in feet,
of the support wire?

A 12 feet
B 15 feet Support wire
9 feet
C 18 feet
D 21 feet 12 feet

Q24.
Q15. The long term parking rate at Raleigh-Durham Airport is $2 per hour (or part
of an hour) with $10 daily maximum (12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.). Suppose you
park your car on Friday afternoon at 8:30 p.m. and pick it up on the following
Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., what will be you parking fee?

A $58 B $50 C $48 D $38

Q25. In an arithmetic series, the terms of the series are equally spread out. For
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example, in 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + 17, consecutive terms are 4 apart. If the first
term in an arithmetic series is 3, the last term is 136, and the sum is 1,390,
what are the first 3 terms?

A 3, 10, 17 B 3, 11, 19 C 3, 23, 43 D 3, 139, 1,251

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Q26. Macro says that the interior angels of a triangle add up to 180 . He claims
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o
that the interior angles of a hexagon must add up to 360 because a
hexagon has twice as many vertices as a triangle and can be divided into
two triangles. Therefore, its interior angles must sum to twice the value
of those of a triangle.

Which statement, if any, explains Marco’s error?

A A hexagon does not have 6 vertices.

B A hexagon can be divided into 4 triangles, not 2.
C The interior angles of a triangle do not add up to 180o.
D Marco’s statement is correct and contains no error.

Q27. A biologist tracks the number of bacteria living in a water tank. The biologist
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used a function that represents the amount of a certain chemical solution
that is added to the water.

When the water has no chemicals, the number of bacteria (b) is 1200 per gallon.
For each tablespoon of the chemical solution (c) added to each gallon of water,
the number of bacteria decreases by 75 per gallon.

How much of the chemical, in tablespoons, must be added to a 500-gallon

tank to reduce the bacteria count to a safe 300 bacteria per gallon?

A 3000 B 6000 C 9000 D 12000

Q28. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite
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in direction?

A 20 B 22 C 24 D 48

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Q29.
Q15. Matt and his three coworkers each weigh a package three times using
different scales. Their results are given in the table below.

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Range Mean

Matt 5.45 lbs. 5.35 lbs. 5.38 lbs. 0.10 lb. 5.39 lbs.

Scott 5.34 lbs. 5.39 lbs. 5.37 lbs. 0.05 lb. 5.37 lbs.

Jasmine 5.36 lbs. 5.38 lbs. 5.40 lbs. 0.04 lb. 5.38 lbs.
Jacob 5.39 lbs. 5.41 lbs. 5.40 lbs. 0.02 lb. 5.40 lbs.

Which worker's scale yielded the least precise measurements?

A Matt's B Scott's C Jasmine's D Jacob's

Q30.
Q15. An airplane will fly from Middletown to Wilton. The pilot of the airplane wants
to stop in no more than 2 cities between Middletown and Wilton. How many
different ways can the pilot fly from Middletown to Wilton?

Centerville
Pitman

Middletown

Wilton

Trenton Jackson

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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