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25 MINUTES, 20 QUESTIONS
‘Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
For questions 1-15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and iin the corresponding bubble on your answer sheet. For questions 16-20,
Solve the problem and enter your answerin the grid onthe answer sheet Please eferto
the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answersin the gr You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work
1. The use ofa caleuatoris not permitted
2. Allvariabls and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated
2, Figures provicedlin this test are craw to scale unless otherwise inicated
4. Alfigureslie ina plane unless otherwise indicated
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function fis the set ofall real numbers x for
which f(x) is real number.
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The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360
‘The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2x.
‘The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.3 www.sa
‘What value of xis the solution to the equation
x+10=3?
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B) 7
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D) 13,
Jaqueline spent $150 for supplies and gas to start a
lawn-mowing service. She charges $25 for each lawn
she mows. In the first week Jaqueline made $50 after
the cost of supplies and gas was deducted. Which
equation represents this situation, where xis the
umber of lawns Jaqueline mowed during the first
week?
A) 25x-150= 50
B) 50- 25x = 150
©) 150-25x=50
D) 25x +50 = 150
= 18x +25
y= x7
‘What is the solution(s, y) to the given system of
‘equations?
A) (7,25)
B) (1,7)
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D) (25, -7)
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‘The given equation relates the positive numbers a,b,
x, and y. Which equation correctly expresses a in
terms of b,x, and y?
A) gn YAY
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°) bxy ty
D)
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‘The function h models the height h(), in meters, of
football ¢ seconds after itis kicked. What is the
interpretation of h(2)=0.40 in this context?
A) The football has a maximum height of 0.40
meter.
B) The football has a maximum height of 2 meters.
(©) The football has a height of 0.40 meter 2 seconds
alter itis kicked
D) The football has a height of 2 meters 0.40 second
alter itis kicked[145-x|-9=0
What are all the possible solutions to the given
equation?
A) -6and-24
B) -6and24
©) 6and-24
D) 6 and 24
Lucia and John will work together to make
{60 paper flowers for a school party. The line
shown represents the possible combinations
of time, in hours, spent by Lucia and John to
fulfill this task,
‘een anc
‘ime spent by Jobn (hours)
According to the graph, on average, how many paper
flowers will Lucia make per hour?
Aja
B)5
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D) is
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The graph of y = f(x) -1is shown. Which
equation could define function /?
A) f=
B) FQ) =2"4
Ofay=241
D) fo) =242
x2 10x ty? —6y—47
In the xy-plane, the graph of the given equation is a
circle. Ifthis circle is inscribed in a square, what is
the perimeter of the square?
As
B) 36
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D) 1880
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Which expression is equivalent to Y/32a56% , where
a>0and b>0?
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A) 20565
B) 2st
©) 320565
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D) 32436
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Ahemisphere and a cone have circular bases of
‘equal circumference and have been connected at
their bases, as shown in the figure. The diameter of
the base of the hemisphere is 6 centimeters (cm)
and the total height of the figure is 9 cm. What is
the total volume, in em?, of the cone and
hemisphere?
A) 18
B) 367
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‘Which of the following expressions is equivalent
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a Be
A) aty
a bt
DEgtey
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Detete
2x-2y=2
‘One of the two linear equations in a system is given.
‘The system has exactly one solution. Which
‘equation could be the second equation in this
system?
A) -8x+8y=3
B) 3x-3y=8
©) lox + 8y=5
D)-xty=-l3
Which of the following could be the graph of the
equation y =
A)
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D)
~4x 416
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Ifthe given function fis graphed inthe ay-plane,
where y = f(x), what is the y-intercept of the
graph?
A) (0,3)
B) (0,4)
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D) (0,8)w o
‘The function m is defined by m(x) = 30x + 120. What. >
is the slope of the graph of y = mx) in the xy-plane ?
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In triangle DEF, point G (not shown) lies on DE
If the measure of DFG is x and the measure of
ZGFE is y-, whatisthe value of cos x -siny?
‘The function fis defined by f(x) =
what value of x does f(x) =1 ?
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What is the sum of the solutions to the given equation?
Line kin the xy-plane has slope ~ and y-intercept
(0, phere p is a positive constant. What i the x
coordinate of the x-intercept of line k?
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Math Test - Calculator
55 MINUTES, 38 QUESTIONS
Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill n the corresponding bubble on your answer sheet. For questions 31-38,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet, Please refer to
the directions before question 31 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work,
1. The use of a calculators permitted,
2. Allvariables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated
4, Allfigures lie ina plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for
which f(x) is areal number.
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tw 1 and -7 z
©) acyandb=z
D) a>yandb=2
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Inthe linear function g, g(—2) = and g(@) =
Which equation defines g?
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Questions 23 and 24 refer to the following information.
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‘The given function f models the length, in centimeters
(cm), of aboveground growth, known as shoot length, of
cotton seedlings after emerging from seeds, where x
represents the seed mass, in milligrams (mg), and
68xs80.
Which of the following is a graph of the model?
0
166 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82
Seed mas (mg)
6
166 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82
Seed mass (mg)
76 78 80 82
Seca mass (rm
pb) 235
'66 68 70 72.74 76 78 80 82
Seed mass (mg)
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What is the best interpretation of 0.28 in this context?
A) ‘The maximum mass of the seeds was 0.28 mg,
B) The maximum shoot length of the seedlings was
0.28 em,
©) For every two seedlings with 1 em difference in the
shoot lengths, the estimated difference in the
masses of the seeds is 0.28 mg,
D) For every two seeds with 1 mg difference in the
‘masses, the estimated difference in the shoot
lengths of the seedlings is 0.28 cm.
Each of the frequency tables represents a data set.
Data Set 1
Value Frequency
3 1
4 0
5 2
6 4
7 2
Data Set 2
Value Frequency
3 2
4 3
5 2
6 1
7 1
Which statement best compares the medians of the
two data sets?
A) The median of data set 2is greater than the
median of data set 1
B) The median of data set 1 is greater than the
median of data set 2
©) The medians are the same.
D) There is not enough information to compare the
medians.
By examining pollen in the soi, scientists estimated
that the number of Ulmus trees in an ancient
population doubled every 664 years, There were n
trees in the earliest known sample, where m is a
constant. Which expression gives the estimated
number of Ulmus trees x years after the year of the
catliest known sample?
) nates
3B) nQ@
©) nye
D) nays)4 ‘a 4
If x>and p% of xis 13, which expression
represents x in terms of p?
A) 13p
13p
B) oo
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p) gona
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The figure represents a rectangular pool with a
‘width of 20 meters and a length of 25 meters that is
surrounded by a concrete border with a uniform
width of x meters. the combined area of the pool,
and the concrete border is 546 square meters, what
is the value of x?
A) os
By.
os
D) 23
In the figure shown, AE and BDintersect at point
C. Which of the following additional pieces of
information is NOT sufficient to prove that
4 ABC is similar to A EDC ?
A) AB is parallelto DE
B) The measure of ZD is equal lo the measure of 2B.
C) The length of ABfis equal to the length of BE
1D) The measure of 2A is equal to the measure
of 2B, and the measure of 2D is equal to the
measure of ZE
‘The area ofa rectangular region is increasing at a
rate of 20 square feet per hour. Which of the
following is closest to this rate in square meter s per
rinute? (Use 1 meter=3.28 feet)
8) 0003
8) 010
©) 1.09
D) 2.034 =
‘The line graph shows the number of cars a
salesperson sold for each of the frst six months of
the year,
Number of cars sold
Tan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Month
For how many of these months did the salesperson
sell 10 oF more cars?
tt a
16810 «17217417678
Estimated market value (in thousands of dollars)
‘The dot plot shows the estimated market values for 15
houses in a neighborhood. What is the maximum
‘estimated market value, in thousands of dollars, for the
data set?
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Line k passes through the points (1, 1) and (2, 6) in
the xy-plane. I the equation for line kis written in
the form y=muc+, where m and b are constants,
what is the value of m?
SiteAT site8 | Total
Redmaple | 63 | 27 90
Chestnut oak | 62 | 32 94
Total as | 59 | 184
The table shows the distribution of two types of trees
at two different sites, Ifa red maple represented in
the table is selected at random, what isthe
probability of selecting a tre from site A? (Express
Your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a
percent.)4 ‘a 4
Sxtdyead What is the diameter of the circle in the xy-plane
Bx-Ty=17 with equation (x -5)*+ (y-4)=647
‘The solution to the given system of equations
is (x,y). What is the value of 8x - 3)?
A scientist takes two samples of Earth's crust, each attke+9 =0
with a mass of 3240 grams. Sample A has a density
‘of 3.0 grams per cubic centimeter, and sample B has
a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. How
muuch greater isthe volume, in cubic centimeters, of
sample B than sample A?
In the given equation, kis a positive constant. The
equation has exactly one real solution. What is the
value of k?