BASIC MATH 1: Algebra 1

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1. Carbon dating is used by scientists to find A. x2(3-4x+x2) C. 2x2(4-3x+2x2)

the age of fossils, bones, and other items. B. 3x2(2-x+4x2) D. x2(4-2x+3x2)
The formula used in carbon dating is
𝑃(𝑡) = 𝑃𝑜 2−𝑡/5600
where P0 represents the original amount of 7. Factor 2(x-5)+3a(x-5)
carbon-14 (C14) present and P(t) represents A. (x-5)(2+3a) C. (3x+5)(2a-7)
the amount of C14 present after t years. If B. (x-7)(2-a) D. (2x-5)(3a-5)
10 mg of C14 is present in an animal bone
recently excavated, how many milligrams 8. Factor x3 + 5x2 + 3x + 15
will be present in 3000 years? A. (x+3)(x2+5) C. (x-3)(x2-5)
A. 7.5 mg C. 5.7 mg B. (x2+5)(x+3) D. (x+5)(x2+3)
B. 6.9 mg D. 9.6 mg
9. Factor m2n2 + m2 – 2n2 – 2
2. The world population in 2012 was about A. (m2+1)(n2-2) C. (m2+n2)(n-m)
7.046 billion people. Assume that the B. (n2+1)(m2-2) D. (2m+n)(n-1)
world population continues to grow expo-
nentially at the growth rate of 1.2% per 10. Factor xy + 2x – y – 2
year. The expected world population, in A. (y-1)(x+2) C. (y+2)(x-1)
billions of people, t years after 2012, is B. (y+1)(x-2) D. (y-2)(x+1)
given by the formula P(t) = 7.046e0.012t.
Determine the expected world population in 11. Evaluate the expression -x2 + 3x + 10 for
2018. x = 2.
A. 2.59 billion C. 6.72 billion A. 12 C. 14
B. 6.45 billion D. 7.57 billion B. 13 D. 15

3. Plutonium, a radioactive material used in 12. Determine whether 2 is a solution to the

most nuclear reactors, decays exponen- equation 3x2 + 7x - 11 = 15.
tially at a rate of 0.003% per year. If A. Is a solution C. Not enough in-
there are originally 2000 grams of pluto- formation
nium, the amount of plutonium, P, remain- B. Not a solution D. Cannot be
ing after t years is P(t) = 2000e-0.00003t. solved
How much plutonium will remain after 50
years? 13. Solve the equation 6t + 11 = 2(t + 6) - 5.
A. 1789 mg C. 1874 mg A. 0 C. 1
B. 1997 mg D. 1687 mg B. -1 D. No solution

4. Find an earthquake’s magnitude on the 14. The formula for the volume of a rectangular
Richter scale if a recording station box* is volume = length * width * height,
measures an amplitude of 300 micrometers or V = lwh. Use the formula V = lwh to find
and 2.5 seconds between waves. Assume that the width of a rectangular box of ice cream
B is 4.2. Approximate the solution to the if l = 7 in., h = 3.5 in., and V = 122.5
nearest tenth in3.
Hint: A. 2 in C. 4 in
𝑎 B. 3 in D. 5 in
𝑅 = log ( ) + 𝐵
𝑇
A. 6.3 C. 4.7 15. A formula used in the study of statistics
B. 5.9 D. 8.6 to find a standard score (or z-score) is
𝑥̅ − 𝜇
5. How long does it take an investment of 𝑧= 𝜎
$2000 to double if it is invested at 5% √𝑛
interest compounded quarterly? The neces- Find the value of z when 𝑥̅ = 120, 𝜇 = 100,
𝑟 𝑛𝑡 𝜎 = 16, and n = 4.
sary formula is𝐴 = 𝑃 (1 + ) , where A is
𝑛 A. 1.5 C. 3.5
the accrued (or owed) amount, P is the B. 2.5 D. 4.5
principal invested, r is the annual rate
of interest, n is the number of compounding 16. America’s consumption of red meat has de-
periods per year, and t is the number of creased most years since 2000, while con-
years. sumption of poultry has increased. The
A. 11 yrs C. 13 yrs function y = -0.56x + 113.6 approximates
B. 12 yrs D. 14 yrs the annual pounds of red meat consumed per
capita, where x is the number of years
6. Factor 6x2 - 3x3 + 12x4

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 since 2000. The function y = 0.76x + 68.57 weight), F, attached to the spring. Write
approximates the annual pounds of poultry the equation for the length that a spring
consumed per capita, where x is also the will stretch, S, if the constant of pro-
number of years since 2000. If this trend portionality is 0.07.
continues, determine the year when the an- A. S = F/0.07 C. S = 0.93F
nual consumption of red meat and poultry B. S = 0.07/F D. S = 0.07F
will be equal.
A. 2085 C. 2034 24. The recommended dosage, d, of the antibi-
B. 2029 D. 2061 otic drug vancomycin is directly propor-
tional to a person’s weight, w. Determine
17. A merchant should his entire stock of the recommended dosage, in milligrams, for
shirts and ties for $1000, the shirts being Jayce, who weighs 128 lb. Assume the con-
priced at 3 for $10 and the ties at $2 stant of proportionality for the dosage is
each. If he had sold only 1/2 of the shirts 18.
and 2/3 of the ties he would have collected A. 3602 mg C. 2021 mg
$600. How many of each kind did he sell? B. 2064 mg D. 2304 mg
A. 100, 200 C. 150, 180
B. 120, 300 D. 220, 310 25. Suppose w varies directly as the square of
y. If w is 60 when y is 20, find the con-
18. An investor has $1100 income from bonds stant of proportionality.
bearing 4% and 5%. If the amounts at 4% A. 0.32 C. 0.15
and 5% were interchanged she would earn B. 0.83 D. 0.27
%50 more per year. Find the total sum in-
vested. 26. A first number is 4 less than a second
A. $10000 C. $20000 number. Four times the first number is 6
B. $15000 D. $25000 more than twice the second. Find the num-
bers.
19. A movie theater sells tickets for $8.00 A. 5, 8 C. 7, 11
each, with seniors receiving a discount of B. 19, 4 D. 3, 9
$2.00. One evening the theater sold 525
tickets and took in $3580 in revenue. How 27. If a certain number is subtracted from the
many of each type of ticket were sold? numerator and added to the denominator of
A. 260, 370 C. 215, 310 9/19, the new fraction is equivalent to
B. 210, 325 D. 250, 140 1/3. Find the number
A. 1 C. 3
20. At present, the sum of the presents’ ages B. 2 D. 4
is twice the sum of the children’s ages.
Five years ago, the sum of the parents’ 28. Ten less than four times a certain number
age was 4 times the sum of the children’s is 14. Determine the number.
ages. Fifteen years hence, the sum of the A. 6 C. 8
parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of B. 7 D. 9
the children’s ages. How many children are
there? 29. The denominator of a certain fraction is
A. 3 C. 5 three more than twice the numerator. If 7
B. 4 D. 6 is added to both terms of the fraction,
the resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the
original fraction.
21. The cost for water in the city of Braden- A. 8/5 C. 5/13
ton, Florida, is $2.14 per 1000 gallons B. 13/5 D. 3/5
(gal) of water used. What is the water bill
if 25,000 gallons of water are used? 30. The second of the four numbers is three
A. $53.50 C. $76.48 less than the first, the third is four more
B. $64.22 D. $35.12 than the first and the fourth is two more
than the third. Find the fourth number if
22. Insulin comes in vials labeled with the their sum is 35.
number of insulin units per cubic centime- A. 10 C. 12
ter (cc) of fluid. An insulin vial labeled B. 11 D. 13
U40 has 40 insulin units per cc of fluid.
Tyler’s insulin dosage is 30 insulin 31. Two cars leave Indianapolis, one traveling
units. How many cubic centimeters are east and the other west. After 3 hours,
needed for Tyler’s dosage? they are 297 miles apart. If one car is
A. 1.62 cc C. 2.64 cc traveling 5 mph faster than the other, what
B. 0.75 cc D. 1.82 cc is the speed of each?
A. 26 mph, 38 mph C. 54 mph, 98 mph
23. The length that a spring will stretch, S, B. 52 mph, 47 mph D. 35 mph, 81 mph
varies directly with the force (or

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32. Steve Deitmer takes 3/2 times as long to mixture of 60 cubic meters that contain
go 72 miles upstream in his boat as he does 40% alcohol?
to return. If the boat cruises at 30 mph A. 20 m3, 40 m3 C. 30 m3, 50 m3
in still water, what is the speed of the 3
B. 50 m , 30 m 3 D. 10 m3, 40 m3
current?
A. 4 mph C. 8 mph 40. How much water must be evaporated from 10
B. 6 mph D. 2 mph kg solution which has 4% salt to make a
solution of 10% salt?
33. Beach and Fargo are about 400 miles apart. A. 4 kg C. 6 kg
A salesperson travels from Fargo to Beach B. 5 kg D. 7 kg
one day at a certain speed. She returns to
Fargo the next day and drives 10 mph 41. Melissa Scarlatti can clean the house in 4
2 hours, whereas her husband, Zack, can do
faster. Her total travel time was 14
3
the same job in 5 hours. They have agreed
hours. Find her speed to Beach and the
to clean together so that they can finish
return speed to Fargo.
in time to watch a movie on TV that starts
A. 30 mph, 40 mph C. 50 mph, 60 mph
in 2 hours. How long will it take them to
B. 40 mph, 50 mph D. 60 mph, 70 mph
clean the house together? Can they finish
before the movie starts?
34. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate
A. 20/9 hr, they C. 9/20 hr, they
of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second
can can
jogger starts at the same course at 10 kph.
B. 20/9 hr, they D. 9/20 hr, they
How long will it take the second jogger to
can’t can’t
catch the first?
A. 20 min C. 22 min
42. Together, an experienced word processor
B. 21 min D. 18 min
and an apprentice word processor can cre-
ate a word document in 6 hours. Alone, the
35. A boat man rows to a place 4.8 miles with
experienced word processor can create the
the stream and back in 14 hours, but finds
document 2 hours faster than the appren-
that he can row 14 miles with the stream
tice word processor can. Find the time in
in the same time as 3 miles against the
which each person can create the word doc-
stream. Find the rate of the stream
ument alone.
A. 1.5 mph C. 0.8 mph
A. Apprentice = C. Apprentice =
B. 1.0 mph D. 0.6 mph
15.6 hrs 16.4 hrs
Experienced = Experienced =
36. Pat, a pharmacist, needs 500 milliliters
13.6 hrs 14.4 hrs
1m/2 of a 10% phenobarbital solution. She
B. Apprentice = D. Apprentice =
has only a 5% phenobarbital solution and a
13.3 hrs 13.1 hrs
25% phenobarbital solution available. How
Experienced = Experienced =
many milliliters of each solution should
11.3 hrs 11.1 hrs
she mix to obtain the desired solution?
A. 375 ml, 125 ml C. 275 ml, 225 ml
B. 425 ml, 75 ml D. 350 ml, 150 ml
43. A 400-mm pipe can fill the tank alone in 5
hours and another 600-mm pipe can fill the
37. Lynn Pike, a pharmacist, needs 70 liters
tank alone in 4 hours. A drain pipe 300-mm
of a 50% alcohol solution. She has avail-
can empty the tank in 20 hours. With all
able a 30% alcohol solution and an 80%
the three pipes open, how long will it take
alcohol solution. How many liters of each
to fill the tank?
solution should she mix to obtain 70 liters
A. 2 hrs C. 2.50 hrs
of a 50% alcohol solution?
B. 2.25 hrs D. 2.75 hrs
A. 27 L, 83 L C. 42 L, 28 L
B. 52 L, 62 L D. 23 L, 33 L
44. If A can do the work in “x” days and B in
“y” days, how long will they finish the
38. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15
job working together?
liters 35% salt solution are poured into a 𝑥𝑦
A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 C.
drum originally containing 30 liters of
𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦
10% salt solution. What is the percent con-
centration of salt in the mixture? B. 𝑥 + 𝑦 D. √𝑥𝑦
A. 19.55% C. 27.05% 2
B. 22.15% D. 25.72%
45. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than
Juan and 20% faster than Pilar, and to-
39. A Chemist of a distillery experimented on
gether they can paint a given fence in 4
two alcohol solutions of different
hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint
strength, 35% alcohol and 50% alcohol, re-
the same fence if he had to work alone?
spectively. How many cubic meters of each
A. 6 C. 10
strength must he use in order to produce a
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 Determine (A U B) ⋂ C’
46. The simple interest formula, interest = A. {c, d, e, f} C. {b, d, f, g}
principal * rate * time, or i = prt, is B. {a, c, d, e} D. {a,c,d,g}
used to find the interest you must pay on
a simple interest loan when you borrow 53. The results of a survey of visitors at the
principal, p, at simple interest rate, r, Grand Canyon showed that 25 speak Spanish,
in decimal form, for time, t. Fatima bor- 14 speak French, and 4 speak both Spanish
rows $4000 at a simple interest rate of and French. How many speak Spanish or
2.9% (or 0.029) for 3 years. French?
A. How much will Fatima pay in interest A. 51 C. 35
at the end of 3 years? B. 26 D. 46
B. What is the total amount she will
repay the bank at the end of 3 54. The results of a survey of customers at a
years? McDonald’s restaurant showed that 28 pur-
A. $864, $4864 C. $142, $4142 chased either a hamburger or french fries,
B. $348, $4348 D. $542, $4542 20 purchased french fries, and 17 pur-
chased both a hamburger and french fries.
47. Kim is selling her homemade jewelry. De- How many customers purchased only a ham-
termine the cost of a necklace before tax burger?
if the total cost of a necklace, including A. 20 C. 30
an 8% sales tax, is $34.56. B. 25 D. 35
A. $29 C. $17
B. $32 D. $48 55. At Erie Community College, a survey was
taken to determine where students studied
48. At a collectibles show, Richard can sell on campus. Of the 250 students surveyed,
model trains for $35. The costs for making it was determined that 167 studied in the
the trains are a fixed cost of $200 and a library. 138 studied in the cafeteria. 75
production cost of $15 apiece. How many studied in both the library and the cafe-
model trains must Richard sell to break teria.
even? Of those surveyed, how many students
Hint: To breakeven, Cost = Revenue studied in either the library or the caf-
A. 13 C. 5 eteria?
B. 6 D. 10 A. 25 C. 75
B. 50 D. 100
49. A manufacturing company recently purchased
$3000 worth of new equipment to offer new 56. BestBuy has recorded recent sales for
personalized stationery to its customers. three types of computer software: games,
The cost of producing a package of person- educational software, and utility pro-
alized stationery is $3.00, and it is sold grams. The following information regarding
for $5.50. Find the number of packages that software purchases was obtained from a
must be sold for the company to break even. survey of 893 customers. 545 purchased
A. 1000 C. 1400 games. 497 purchased educational software.
B. 1200 D. 1600 290 purchased utility programs. 297 pur-
chased games and educational software. 196
50. Use the formula 𝐴 = 𝑃(1 + 𝑟)𝑡 to find the purchased educational software and utility
interest rate r if $2000 compounded annu- programs. 205 purchased games and utility
ally grows to $2420 in 2 years. programs. 157 purchased all three types of
A. 8% C. 10% software. How many customers purchased
B. 12% D. 7% none of these types of software?
A. 235 C. 142
51. Given: B. 89 D. 102
U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,2,4,6} 57. Airport Express shuttle service pro-
B = {1,3,6,7,9} vides service from San Antonio Inter-
C = { } national Airport to downtown hotels,
Determine A’ U B approximately 10 miles away. One par-
A. { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, C. {2, 4, 5, 8,
ticular shuttle makes 16 round trips
6, 7, 8 } 9, 10}
B. { 1,3,5,6,7,8, D. {2, 3, 5, 6, per day, carrying 5 passengers per
9,10} 7, 9} trip. The fare each way is $18. What
are the receipts from one day’s oper-
52. Given: ation for this particular shuttle?
U = {a,b,c,d,e,f,g} A. $2880 C. $2410
A = {a,b,e,g} B. $1430 D. $1890
B = {a,c,d,e}
C = {b,e,f}

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58. It is never too early to start planning $25,000 annually and wishes his or
for retirement. U.S. Census Bureau her assets to last 18 years?
data indicate that at age 65 the aver- A. $124456.74 C. $1356765.64
age woman will live another 21 years B. $357142.86 D. $2651315.74
and the average man will live another
19 years. The data also indicate that 60. The cost of Freddie’s meal before tax
1
about 33% of the average person’s re- is $28.00. If a 6 % sales tax is added
2
tirement income will come from Social to his bill, determine the total cost
Security. When discussing retirement of the meal including tax.
planning, many investment firms and A. $29.82 C. $12.85
financial planners use the graph in the B. $41.25 D. $17.25
figure, which shows how long a typical
retiree’s assets (or “nest egg”) will 61. The cost of Freddie’s meal before tax
last based on the percentage of the is $28.00. If Freddie wants to leave a
assets withdrawn each year. 10% tip on the pretax cost of the meal,
how much should he leave?
A. $1.8 C. $1.4
B. $2.1 D. $2.8

62. The cost of Freddie’s meal before tax

is $28.00. If he wants to leave a 15%
tip on the pretax cost of the meal, how
much should he leave?
A. $3.8 C. $4.2
B. $2.2 D. $1.9

If a typical retiree has retirement 63. Some recipes for smoking a turkey rec-
assets of $500,000, how much can he ommend presoaking the turkey in a brine
or she withdraw annually if he or she solution. To make enough brine solu-
wishes the assets to last 21 years? tion to smoke a 12-pound turkey, use
A. $30000 C. $50000 16 tablespoons (tbsp) of salt in 2 gal-
B. $40000 D. $60000 lons (gal) of water. If you wish to
make 3.5 gallons of a brine solution,
59. It is never too early to start planning how much salt is needed?
for retirement. U.S. Census Bureau A. 28 tbsp C. 32 tbsp
data indicate that at age 65 the aver- B. 25 tbps D. 37 tbsp
age woman will live another 21 years
and the average man will live another 64. Some recipes for smoking a turkey rec-
19 years. The data also indicate that ommend presoaking the turkey in a brine
about 33% of the average person’s re- solution. To make enough brine solu-
tirement income will come from Social tion to smoke a 12-pound turkey, use
Security. When discussing retirement 16 tablespoons (tbsp) of salt in 2 gal-
planning, many investment firms and lons (gal) of water. If you wish to
financial planners use the graph in the make enough brine solution to soak a
figure, which shows how long a typical 20-pound turkey, how much salt is
retiree’s assets (or “nest egg”) will needed to make the brine solution?
last based on the percentage of the A. 23.24 tbsp C. 21.43 tbsp
assets withdrawn each year. B. 25.38 tbsp D. 26.67 tbsp

65. Shamiqua is going to purchase ice

cream. To her ice cream she can add any
of the following toppings: hot fudge,
whipped cream, cherries, butterscotch
topping, caramel topping, chopped
nuts, Reese’s Pieces, M&M’s, Gummy
Bears, and rainbow sprinkles. How many
different variations of the ice cream
and toppings are possible?
A. 1057 C. 1024
How much should a retiree have in as- B. 1580 D. 1280
sets if he or she wishes to withdraw

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 A. 6n-5 C. 5n-4
66. Given: B. 2n2+4 D. n+7
U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,2,4,6} 74. Determine the sum of the first 25 even
B = {1,3,6,7,9} natural numbers.
A. 295 C. 330
C = { }
B. 650 D. 498
Determine A U B
A. {1, 3, 5, 4, 9} C. {1, 2, 3, 4, 75. Write the first five terms of the geometric
6, 7, 9} sequence whose first term, a1, is 4 and
B. {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, D. {1, 2, 4, 5, whose common ratio, r, is 5.
8, 9} 6, 8, 9, 10} A. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 C. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
B. 4, 20, 100, 500, D. 4, 50, 160,
67. Given: 2500 270, 1800
U = {a,b,c,d,e,f,g}
A = {a,b,e,g} 76. Determine the twelfth term of the geomet-
B = {a,c,d,e} ric sequence whose first term is -4 and
C = {b,e,f} whose common ratio is 2.
Determine A’ ⋂ B’ A. 6237 C. -8192
B. -3645 D. 4523
A. {d} C. {g}
B. {a} D. {f} 77. Write an expression for the general or nth
term, an, of the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, …
68. Following are the instructions given on a A. 3(2)n-1 C. 2(3)n-1
box of instant rice. Determine the amount B. 3(2)n+1 D. 2(3)n+1
of (a) rice and water, (b) salt, and (c)
butter or margarine needed to make 3 serv- 78. Determine the sum of the first five terms
ings of rice. of the geometric sequence whose first term
is 4 and whose common ratio is 2.
A. 115 C. 145
B. 174 D. 124

A. 1 cup, 3/8 tsp, C. 3/2 cups, 1 79. As a reward for saving his kingdom from a
3/2 tsp tsp, 2 tsp band of thieves, a king offered a knight
B. 2 cups, 2/5 tsp, D. 2/5 tsp, 3/2 one of two options. The knight’s first op-
3/2 tsp tsp, 3/8 tsp tion was to be paid 100,000 pounds of sil-
ver all at once. The second option was to
69. Write the first five terms of an arithme- be paid over the course of a month. On the
tic sequence with first term 2 and common first day, he would receive one pound of
difference of 8. silver. On the second day, he would receive
A. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 C. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 two pounds of silver. On the third day, he
B. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D. 2,10,18,26,34 would receive four pounds of silver, and
so on, each day receiving double the amount
70. In the United States, 7 out of every 25 given on the previous day. Assuming the
homes are heated by electricity. At this month has 30 days, which option would pro-
rate, how many homes in a community of vide the knight with more silver?
36,000 homes would you predict are heated A. 2,532,143,425 C. 1,381,204,416
by electricity? B. 1,073,741,823 D. 2,103,249,835
A. 14,023 C. 12,235
B. 10,080 D. 17,384 80. Solve the equation 2x + 5y - 10 = 0 for y.
A. 1 C. 3
𝑥+3 − 𝑥+2
71. Write the first five terms of the arithme- 5 5
B. 2 D. 2
tic sequence with first term 9 and a common − 𝑥+2 𝑥+3
difference of -4. 5 5
A. 9, 7, 5, 3, 1 C. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5
81. Jayna purchased a copier for $2300 and a
B. 9, 5, 1, -3, -7 D. 9, 4, 3, 8, 5
one-year maintenance protection plan that
costs $0.02 per copy made. If Jayna spends
72. Determine the fourteenth term of the
a total of $2626 in a year, which includes
arithmetic sequence whose first term is -
the cost of the copier and the copies made,
3 and whose common difference is 7.
determine the number of copies she made.
A. 88 C. 65
A. 12,200 C. 11,900
B. 73 D. 26
B. 15,300 D. 16,300
73. Write an expression for the general or nth
term, an, for the sequence 1, 6, 11, 16,…

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82. Mark IV Construction Company purchased 100
acres of land to be split into three par- 89. The owners of Henrietta Hots determined
cels of land on which to build houses. One their weekly sales of hot dogs, S, vary
parcel of land will be three times as large directly with their advertising budget, A,
as each of the other two. How many acres and inversely with their hot dog price, P.
of land will each parcel contain? When their advertising budget is $600 and
A. 30, 30, 40 C. 20, 20, 60 the price of a hot dog is $1.50, they sell
B. 20, 40, 60 D. 30, 40, 50 5600 hot dogs a week. Determine the ex-
pected sales if the advertising budget is
83. Javier is building a rectangular sandbox $800 and the hot dog price is $1.75.
for his children. He has 34 ft of wood to A. 3500 C. 1900
use for the perimeter of the sandbox. What B. 6400 D. 2600
should be the dimensions of the sandbox if
he wants the length to be 3 ft greater than 90. A varies jointly as B and C and inversely
the width? as the square of D. If A = 1 when B = 9, C
A. 10 ft C. 15 ft = 4, and D = 6, find A when B = 8, C = 12,
B. 13 ft D. 17 ft and D = 5.
A. 3.84 C. 3.29
84. The area, a, of a picture projected on a B. 2.73 D. 2.53
movie screen varies directly as the square
of the distance, d, from the projector to 91. A student must have an average (the mean)
the screen. If a projector at a distance on five tests that is greater than or equal
of 25 feet projects a picture with an area to 80% but less than 90% to receive a final
of 100 square feet, what is the area of grade of B. Devon’s grades on the first
the projected picture when the projector four tests were 98%, 76%, 86%, and 92%.
is at a distance of 40 feet? What range of grades on the fifth test
A. 128 ft2 C. 352 ft2 would give him a B in the course?
B. 256 ft2 D. 289 ft2 A. 57% < 𝑥 ≤ 100% C. 48% ≤ 𝑥 < 98%
B. 39% < 𝑥 < 64% D. 63% ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 85%
85. The loudness, l, of a stereo speaker, meas-
ured in decibels (dB), varies inversely as 92. The Ric Shaw Chair company makes two types
the square of the distance, d, of the lis- of rocking chairs, a plain chair and a
tener from the speaker. If the loudness is fancy chair. Each rocking chair must be
20 dB when the listener is 6 ft from the assembled and then finished. The plain
speaker, determine the equation that ex- chair takes 4 hours to assemble and 4 hours
presses the relationship between the loud- to finish. The fancy chair takes 8 hours
ness and the distance. to assemble and 12 hours to finish. The
A. 360 C. 150 company can provide at most 160 worker-
𝑙= 3 𝑙=
𝑑 𝑑 hours of assembling and 180 worker-hours
B. 440 D. 720 of finishing a day. If the profit on a
𝑙= 𝑙= 2
𝑑 𝑑 plain chair is $40 and the profit on a
fancy chair is $65, how many rocking chairs
86. Suppose y varies inversely as x. If y = 9 of each type should the company make per
when x = 12, determine y when x = 4. day to maximize profits? What is the max-
A. 36 C. 18 imum profit?
B. 27 D. 21 A. 30 chairs, $1200 C. 50 chairs,
$1700
87. The area, A, of a triangle varies jointly B. 40 chairs, $1600 D. 60 chairs,
as its base, b, and height, h. If the area $2100
of a triangle is 48 in. 2 when its base is
12 in. and its height is 8 in., determine 93. The Admiral Appliance Company makes wash-
the area of a triangle whose base is 15 ers and dryers. The company must manufac-
in. and whose height is 20 in ture at least one washer per day to ship
A. 150 in2 C. 130 in2 to one of its customers. No more than 6
B. 110 in 2 D. 190 in2 washers can be manufactured due to produc-
tion restrictions. The number of dryers
88. The load, L, that a horizontal beam can manufactured cannot exceed 7 per day.
safely support varies jointly as the Also, the number of washers manufactured
width, w, and the square of the depth, d, cannot exceed the number of dryers manu-
and inversely as the length, l. Express L factured per day. If the profit on each
in terms of w, d, l, and the constant of washer is $20 and the profit on each dryer
proportionality, k is $30, how many of each appliance should
A. 𝑘 2 𝑤𝑑 C. 𝑘𝑤𝑑 2 the company make per day to maximize prof-
𝐿= 2 𝐿=
𝑙 𝑙 its? What is the maximum profit?
B. 𝑘𝑤 2 𝑑 D. 𝑘𝑤𝑑 A. 7 washers, 7 dy- C. 7 washers, 7
𝐿= 𝐿= 2
𝑙 𝑙 ers, $470 dryers, $510

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 B. 6 washers, 6 D. 6 washers, 7 A. 3.9 C. 4.1
dryers, $650 dyers, $330 B. 2.2 D. 4.5

94. Dana and her husband recently installed an 100. A form of DDT pesticide (banned in 1972)
inground rectangular swimming pool measur- has a half-life of approximately 15 years.
ing 40 ft by 30 ft. They want to add a If a storage unit had 400 pounds of DDT,
brick border of uniform width around all find how much DDT is remaining after 72
sides of the pool. How wide can they make years. Round to the nearest tenth of a
the brick border if they purchased enough pound.
brick to cover an area of 296 ft2 ? A. 12.5 lbs C. 14.4 lbs
A. 5 ft C. 3 ft B. 13.8 lbs D. 15.0 lbs
B. 2 ft D. 9 ft

95. Celia’s weekly salary as a real estate

agent, s, is given by the function𝑠(𝑥) =
100 + 0.03𝑥, where x is weekly sales, in
dollars. What is Celia’s weekly salary if
she sells one house for $85,000 in a given
week?
A. $1860 C. $2650
B. $2620 D. $1640

96. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became

the first person to walk on the moon. The
velocity, v, of his spacecraft, the Eagle,
in meters per second, was a function of
time before touchdown, t, given by
𝑣 = 𝑓(𝑡) = 3.2𝑡 + 0.45
The height of the spacecraft, h, above the
moon’s surface, in meters, was also a func-
tion of time before touchdown, given by
ℎ = 𝑔(𝑡) = 1.6𝑡 2 + 0.45𝑡
What was the velocity of the spacecraft
and its height above the moon’s surface at
3 touchdown?
A. 0.65, 1 C. 0.45, 0
B. 0.83, 0 D. 0.72, 1

97. The world’s highest bridge, the Millau Vi-

aduct in France, is 1125 feet above the
River Tarn. An object is dropped from the
top of this bridge. Neglecting air re-
sistance, the height of the object at time
t seconds is given by the polynomial func-
tion 𝑃(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 1125. Find the height
of the object when t = 1 second and when t
= 8 seconds.
A. 1109, 101 C. 1165, 162
B. 1358, 124 D. 1639, 124

98. For the ICL Production Company, the ra-

2.6𝑥+10000
tional function 𝐶(𝑥) = describes
𝑥
the company’s cost per disc for pressing x
compact discs. Find the cost per disc for
pressing 1000 compact discs
A. 13.1 C. 10.9
B. 11.8 D. 12.6

99. An object is thrown upward from the top of

a 200-foot cliff with a velocity of 12 feet
per second. The height h in feet of the
object after t seconds is
ℎ = −16𝑡 2 + 12𝑡 + 200

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