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Math Drill 1

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and scenarios, including equations, geometry, probability, and word problems. It presents multiple-choice answers for each question, covering topics such as volume, balance calculations, slopes, and interpretations of equations. The problems are designed to test various mathematical concepts and reasoning skills.

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Math Drill 1

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and scenarios, including equations, geometry, probability, and word problems. It presents multiple-choice answers for each question, covering topics such as volume, balance calculations, slopes, and interpretations of equations. The problems are designed to test various mathematical concepts and reasoning skills.

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‘The volume of a balloon is given by the equation V =f —3t +3. What is the volume of the balloon after 3 seconds? A)3 B) 6 O° Db) 12 a A) 4 e B) Bu ‘A faulty register records only $5 for every $8 deposit, If the register shows a total balance of $40, what is the actual balance? Ay $25 By $64 ) $72 ‘D) $80 If (x2? + (y-3)? + (244)? =0 what is the value of x+y +2? A) -4 B) 0 oi Db) 2 Ls ie 163° = 27, what is the value of x? AO B) 3 C6 D9 B oe ae A c Note: Figure not drawn to scale. ‘The triangle above is isosceles and b > a. Which of the following must be FALSE? A) AB=BC B) AB=AC © Ac=BC D) a=c In the xy-plane, the line y = mx — 7 is parallel to the line 2x + 3y = 6. What is the value of m? 3 A) -3 B) a win | Nie ein Fora lemonade stand, the total cost ¢, in dollars, of selling n cups of lemonade is given by c= 100+ 1.5n. What is the best interpretation of the number 100 in this equation? A) The cast of each cup of lemonade B) ‘The number of cups of lemonade sold on the first day ©) The initial cost of setting up the lemonade stand D) ‘The maximum total cost of running the ‘Jemonade stand Which of the following is equal to (5+ 2i)(6 — 21)? (Note: i= ¥—-1) A) 21 B) 29 ©) 21-201 D) 29-4201 The graph of a parabola in the xy-plane has ‘intercepts at 2 and —}. Which of the following could be the equation of the parabola? A) y= (6x1) 2e+3) B) y= (Gr +1)(2x—3) ©) y= (Gx 3)(2x 41) D) y= (x+3)(2x-1) During a trip, Jonathan had driven a total of 75 miles by 6:20 PM and a total of 85 miles by 6:40 PM. He drove at the same rate for the entire trip, ‘At what time had he driven a total of 140 miles? A) 7:30 PM. B) 8:00PM ©) 8:30 PM D) 9:00 PM kx2 4 14x — 20. 3x, ~ ‘The equation 5 5x is true for all values of x £ 3, where kis a constant. What is the value of k? A) 8 B) 9 on D) 15 13 | ce Mae listo fal a et = Sima 3x? 4 ‘The expression a 4 is equivalent to which of h the following? 1 i _ A) 8x34 55 7 7 x B) Be 34 1 C) 3x434+ —— DEFOE D) 3x4+34+ —~ k YEON aT In the figure above, lines h, i,j, and kare graphed inthe 2y:plane. Which ofthe following correctly | gpg ais orders them by their slope from least to greatest? eee - A) k 4 and x is positive, what is one B) k<é 1 © Goa 2 Pd mn 4 © igure not drawn to scale. In the figure above, what is the value of x? In the table above, if y = x? + x ~ 2, whatis the value of K2 If + dk = 45 and k > 0, whats the value of k+2? x3 —3x7+3x-9=0 For what real value of x is the equation above true? Before a big test, James memorized 10 percent more words than Zach. Zach memorized 30 percent more words than Amy. If Amy memorized a words, how many words did James memorize in terms of a? A) (1.10)(130)a » cya a 9 ear) D) 1.400 4 inches: A certain pizza restaurant cuts slices out at every 4 inches along the edge of a pizza, as shown in the figure above. What is the maximum number of full pizza slices that can be cut out from a circular pizza with a radius of 10 inches? A)7 B) 8 ou D) 15 Last Saturday, Maya drove from her house to the bookstore, where she stayed for several hours before driving back home. Which of the following graphs could represent Maya's trip? A) i 4 f 3 i a ap Tine B) i j pa Tine c) : 2 § £ : 5 aL TN pel Tine D) i Z i : i a lapsed Time Use social media | Do not use social media | Total | Under 30 240 200 “| 440 30 or older 120 160 280 ‘Total 360 360 720 _| ‘The table above shows the distribution of age and social media presence for 720 employees at a company. If an employee who uses social media is selected at random, what is the probability the employee is age 30 or older? A) 8) 9 D) a ‘The function f is defined by f(x) =x? + bx +6, where b and ¢ are constants. If the graph of f has s-intercepts at —5 and 3, which of the following correctly gives the values of b and c? Ay b=-5.c=3 By b= -3,c=5 ©) b= -20=-15 D) b=2,¢= 15 GIN NIE Ce Ore In the xy-plane, the line y = mx + B, where m and b are constants, is a reflection of line I across the y-axis. At which of the following points do the two lines intersect? A) (0b) B) 0,-) C) (0m) D) (m,0) |” Rocket | Fuel burned (liters) Rocket 1 7 Rocket 2 2 Rocket 3 7 ~ | Rocket 4 2B. Rocket 2» | Rocket 6 32 Rocket? 35 ‘The distance d, in meters, traveled by a rocket, depends on the amount of fuel f, in liters, it bums according to the equation d = : Based on the table above, how many rockets traveled ‘more than 20 meters? A) One B) Two ©) Three D) Four a alin SI SoA eS a The table below summarizes student enrollment at three different universities, L Undergraduate [ Graduate State University 32,791 5,835, ‘A&M University 26,802 4631 Southwest University 19,443 2,918 Total 79086 | 13,384 ‘A researcher decides to interview a student who attends either State University or Southwest University. Which of the following is closest to the probability that the chosen student is an undergraduate at Southwest University? A) 021 B) 0.25 © 032 D) 054 A grocery store has two recycling machines outside, The first recycling machine took in 240 plastic bottles and 180 metal cans. The second took in 30 percent more plastic bottles but 10 percent less metal cans, The second machine recycled what percent more items than the first (rounded to the nearest percent)? A) % B) 11% ©) 13% D) 15% eRe EY Ashley estimates that there are a marbles in a jar. Harry, who knows the actual number of marbles in the jar, 6, notes that Ashley's estimate is within 15 marbles (inclusive) of the actual number of marbles. Which of the following inequalities represents the relationship between Ashley's estimate and the actual number of marbles in the jar? A) -15 b-15 D) a+b >15 Acircle in the xy-plane is centered at (1,2) and contains the point (4,6). Which of the following, could be the equation of the circle? A) (x-1) + (y-2 =5 B) (x1 + (y— 2) ©) (x41 + yt22=5 D) (x +1)? + (y+2)P = 25 FUSER NONNNRES 5 v (Questions 12-13 refer to the following information. ‘0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Distance (meters) Avg. Speed (meters /second) John is training for the 100-meter-dash, a sprint ‘race in track and field competitions. The graph above shows his average speed at different points during his last race. According to the graph, what percentage of the race had John completed before he reached his maximum average speed? A) 10% BY 20% C) 40% D) 50% Which of the following best describes John’s performance during his last race? A) John maintained a constant speed throughout the entire race. B) John accelerated to his maximum speed and maintained it for the rest of the race. ©) John accelerated to his maximum speed and then maintained a lower constant speed for the rest of the race. D) John accelerated to his maximum speed and then slowed down in the middle of the race before reaching his maximum speed again, A Lis | a ‘The value of a stock is going up by 200% every hour. Which of the following best describes the relationship between time (in hours) and the value of the stock? A) Increasing linear B) Decreasing linear C) Exponential growth D) Exponential decay A sports equipment manufacturer produced 3,600 footballs and 2,200 basketballs during the fall, In the winter, it produced 3,060 footballs, and a certain number of basketballs. If the ‘manufacturer decreased the production of basketballs by the same percentage as it did for footballs, how many basketballs did it produce in the winter? A) 1,810 B) 1,870 ©) 1,920 D) 1,950 if 3 ‘ where k is a constant, and y = 3 when 0, what is the value of y when x = 2? A) 10 B) 2 o 15 D) 18 ‘The number of books in a warehouse can be found using the expression 4,000 + 100bd, where bis the number of boxes of books the warehouse receives each day over a period of d days. What is the best interpretation of the number 100 in the expression? A) The number of books in each box B) The number of books received each day ©) The number of boxes received that contain books D) The number of days it takes to receive each box Of the following four scenarios, which one would result in exponential decay of the total amount of money kept ina safe? A) The owner withdraws a third of the money remaining in the safe every month. B) The owner withdraws 100 dollars every month from the safe. ©) The owner withdraws 10% of the original amount of money in the safe every month. D) The owner empties the account in five months by withdrawing an equal amount of money each month, I Vi+ V7 = 4.9, where x > Oand y > 0, what is.x in terms of y? A) 1b6y B) 9y Q 6 D) 4y Richard has seven times as many pineapples as Fred, Nathan has three times as many pineapples as Fred. Richard has 32 more pineapples than Nathan. How many pineapples does Fred have? AZ B) 8 ou b) 12 During a high school basketball game, Michael scores 30 times for a total of 68 points. If he endled the game with x two-pointers and y three-pointers, solving which of the following systems of equations gives x and y? Ay x+y =30 24+ 3y = 68 By xty=68 2x +3y = 30 CQ xty=30 3x +2y = 68 Dy xty= 68 3x-+2y = 30 A 6 c Given right triangle ABC above, which of the c £y following is equal to 5 A) tanB a tanB ©) cosB bp) cos B 5) ‘To determine whether low lighting affects reading speed, a researcher randomly selected 30 subjects to participate in a study. Half of the subjects were randomly assigned to read an article under low lighting (400 lumens) while the other half read the same article under normal lighting (900 lumens). The resulting data showed that the subjects who read the article under low lighting took significantly longer than those who read the article under normal lighting. Based on the design and results of the study, which of the following is an appropriate conclusion? A) Low lighting is harmful to the eyes. B) Everyone reads slower under low lighting. C) Low lighting is likely to cause a decrease in reading speed. D) High lighting (1,200 lumens) is likely to cause an increase in reading speed. ‘A train traveling at an average speed of 80 miles per hour takes 8 hours to complete a given trip. How much time would it take the train to complete the same trip if it traveled at an average speed of 120 miles per hour? A) 4hours B) 4 hours and 30 minutes €) Shours and 20 minutes D) Shours and 30 minutes v ‘Questions 25-26 refer to the following information. 1 “The kinetic energy of an objectis given by 5102, where m is the mass of the object and v is its velocity. If the kinetic energy of a moving tennis ball is, doubled, its velocity must have increased by what factor? A)4 B) 2 ©) v3 D) v2 x A radioactive element loses 15 percent of its ‘mass and 20 percent of its velocity. By what percent has its kinetic energy decreased? A) 32% - B) 36.2% C) 24.8% D) 45.6% r D E c In rectangle ABCD above, E is on DC, F is on BC, DE =6, and FC = 1. Ifangle A is trisected (divided into three equal angles) by AE and AF, what is the length of BF? AS B) 5y2—1 ©) 5v3-1 D) 63-1 x—3y=4 2x = 1) -6(y +2) = How many solutions (x,y) are there to the system of equations above? A) Zero B) One ©) Two D) More than two v Questions 29-30 refer to the following information. Sots An ambulance is moving ata velocity 0, in meters per second, towards an observer standing still on a sidewalk, Because of this movement, the actual frequency of the sound waves emitted by the ambulance’s siren f,, in hertz, is perceived by the observer to be a different frequency fojs. The siren’s sound waves travel at a velocity dy, in meters per second. The formula above shows the relationship between these variables, Which of the following expresses the velocity of the ambulance in terms of the other variables? —_faibe Be Tet fb ©) vy — ite = fat fois by vy = fit If the velocity of the siren’s sound waves is 340 meters per second, the velocity of the ambulance is 22 meters per second, and the observer perceives the frequency of the siren’s sound ‘waves to be 500 hertz, which of the following is closest to the actual frequency of the siren’s, sound waves? A) 468 By 496 ©) 507 Dy 535 Gracie regularly buys six different items at the ‘Ata certain pizza restaurant, 8 ounces of cheese grocery store. The average price of the items is $30. The prices of five of the items are $7, $25, $36, $40, and $44. What is the price of the sixth 16 ounces in a pound, how many pizzas can be item? produced with 12 pounds of cheese? is enough for 5 ofa pizza, Given that there are (ax + 2y)? y-3r< If the expression above can be written as yt2e > 45 ax? + bxy + cy’, where a,b, and c are constants, what is the value of a +b + 6? In the xy-plane, a point with coordinates (lt, k) lies in the sobution set of the system of inequalities above, What is the minimum possible value of h? 133 J a i 30) = Vee) Whaat is one possible value of x for which the function g above is undefined? Call center A handles 20% fewer calls than Call center B, Call center B handles 20% fewer calls than Call center C. If Call center A handles 1,200 calls, how many calls does Call center C handle? v Questions 37-38 refer to the following information. Male crickets vary their chirp rate according to the temperature. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between chirp rate and temperature for 9 crickets. The line of best fit is also shown. Male Cricket Chirp Rate a 20 - | g 19}— gis ° Sav << & 16 + 6 15 14 13 6 7 77 80 8 9 ‘Temperature (°Fahrenheit) Based on the line of best fit, what is the predicted male cricket chirp rate at a temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit? What is the chirp rate of the male cricket represented by the data point that is farthest from the line of best fit?

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