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MATH LECTURE - 10
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1 CLASS PRACTICE 02
• MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS

2 TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT 04

3 REVIEW TEST 07

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 PART I: CLASS PRACTICE
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS

1. The sum of two positive numbers is 12 and their product is 32. What is the sum of their reciprocals?
3 8 3 2
a. b. c. d. e. 12
8 3 2 3
2. If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are different positive integers and 5a + b = 32, what is the sum of all possible values of a?
a. 6 b. 11 c. 15 d. 18 e. 21
3. A trader usually makes a profit of 40% on items he sells. If he reduces the price by 10%, his sales
increase by 40%. What is the ratio of his new total profit to his original total profit?
a. 1.28 b. 0.78 c. 1.11 d. 0.91 e. None of these

4. 4 , 5 , 7 If each of the fractions beside is in its simplest reduced form, which of the following could
n n n
be the value of ‘n’?
a. 24 b. 25 c. 26 d. 27 e. 28
5. In the figure beside, the radius of the circle S is twice the radius of the circle O and the measure of
POQ is half that of RST. If the area of the shaded region of circle O is 3, what is the area of the
shaded region of circle S?
a. 1.5 R
P
b. 3
c. 6 S O
d. 12
Q
T
e. 24

6. During a special sale, eight shirts can be purchased for the price of five shirts. The savings per shirt is
what percent of the usual price of a shirt?
1 1
a. 25% b. 37 % c. 40% d. 60% e. 67 %
2 2
7. If 2 < x < 5 and 3 < y < 6, which of the following describes all the possible values of x – y?
a. –4 < (x – y) < 1 b. –4 < (x – y) < 2 c. –1 < (x – y) < 1 d.–1 <(x – y) < 11 e. 5 < (x – y) < 11

8. In a certain school, the ratio of seniors to juniors is 5:4, and the ratio of seniors to sophomores is 6:5.
What is the ratio of juniors to sophomores?
a. 2:3 b. 25:24 c. 1:1 d. 24:25 e. 3:2
9. The cost of two liters of oil and its container is Tk. 100. If the cost of the container is Tk. 23 less than
the cost of one liter of oil, what is the cost of one liter of oil?
a. 39 b. 41 c. 43 d. 47 e. None of these
10. The result obtained when x is multiplied by y is equal to ten times the result obtained when y is
subtracted from x. If y equals 5, what does x equal?
a. 50 b. 25 c. 15 d. 10 e. 5
11. 420 + 420+ 420 + 420 =?
a. 1680 b. 480 c. 421 d. 1620 e. None
12. In making a radio set, the cost of labor and materials are in the ratio of 3:2. A manufacturer sells a set
for Tk. 1,500 to make a gain of 25% of the cost. What is the cost of the materials for the set?
a. Tk. 720 b. Tk. 600 c. Tk. 540 d. Tk. 490 e. Tk. 480

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13. How long must a driver take to drive the final 70 miles of a trip if he wants to average 50 miles an
1
hour for the entire trip and during the first part of the trip he drove 50 miles in 1 hours?
2
a. 50 minutes b. 54 minutes c. 66 minutes d. 70 minutes e. 75 minutes
14. Shanjida lives 4 kilometers due west of Raiysa’s house. Mariha lives 6 kilometers due north of
Raiysa’s house and 4 kilometers due west of Shahnila’s house. What is the straight line distance, in
kilometers, from Shanjida’s house to Shahnila’s house?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12

15. In the figure, AB, the diameter of the circle, is parallel to CD. If AEB = 40° and AE = BE, then ACD
=? A C
a. 100°
b. 110°
E
c. 115°
d. 120°
e. None of these B D

16. A man can work twice as much as a boy can and a man can complete a given job in 35 days working
alone. In how many days can two men and three boys working together complete the same job?
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 14 e. 15

17. If the product of two integers is between 102 and 115, which of the following CANNOT be one of the
integers?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15 e. 20

18. Which of the following is a factor of the expression 2x2 – 8 = 0?

a. x + 2 b. x – 2 c. x + 2 d. x – 2 e. Both a & b

19. It costs $1,000 to make the first thousand copies of a book and x dollars to make each subsequent
copy. If it costs a total of $ 7,300 to make the first 8,000 copies of a book, what is the value of x?
a. 0.89 b. 0.90 c. 1.00 d. 1.11 e. 90.00
20. A picture in an art museum is 6 feet wide and 8 feet long. If its frame has a width of 6 inches, what is
the ratio of the area of the frame to the area of the picture?
5 5 4 5 3
a. b. c. d. e.
16 4 5 12 10

21. The area of the PQR beside is 36 units. If PQ = 4 and SQ = 5, what is the area of SQR?
a. 6 Q
b. 24
c. 72
d. 32
e. 30
R S P

22. If x is an integer and x  7 is an integer, which of the following must be true?

2
I. x is odd. II. x is a multiple of 7. III. x  5 is an integer.
2
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. I and III only

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23. Three automatic looms produced quantities of material in the ratios of 5:4:3 during operating times in
the ratios of 1:2:3, respectively. What are the ratios of their respective operating speeds?
a. 5:2:1 b. 4:2:1 c. 3:2:1 d. 1:1:1 e. 1:2:3
1 1 1
24. If of the number of white mice in a certain laboratory is of the total number of mice, and of the
2 8 3
1
number of gray mice is of the total number of mice, then what is the ratio of the number of white
9
mice to the number of gray mice?
a. 16:27 b. 2:3 c. 3:4 d. 4:5 e. 8:9
25. The average (arithmetic mean) weight of five chemical samples is 0.5 grams. If the weight of the
lightest of the five samples is 0.35 grams, which of the following could NOT be the weight, in grams, of
the heaviest of the five samples?
a. 0.80 b. 0.99 c. 1.05 d. 1.15 e. None of these

PART II: TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENT

01. If 2r = 5s = 3t, which of the following is a true statement? (r, s, t > 0)

I. 3t = 2r + s II. 6s = 3t + r III. 10s = 3t + 2r
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III only e. I, II and III

02. The ratio of water and salt in a 16 kg solution of salt and water is 3:1. How much water in kg must be
added to make the ratio of salt and water 4:1?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 e. None of these

03. In the following diagram, AB = AC, A = 40, and BD is perpendicular to AC at D. How many
degrees are there in DBC?
A
a. 20
b. 40
D
c. 50
d. 70
B C
e. None of these
04. If a, b, c are all odd integers, which of the following expressions must be an even integer?
a. a+b+c b. ab+bc+ca c. a (b+c) d. abc e. bc(a−2)

05. What is the perimeter, in centimeters, of a rectangular newspaper ad 14 cm wide that has the same
area as a rectangular newspaper ad 52 cm long and 28 cm wide?

a. 80 b. 118 c. 160 d. 208 e. 236

06. If 8x represents the perimeter and (2x + 3) represents the length of a rectangle, what is its width?
a. 6x + 3 b. 6x – 3 c. 3 d. 2x – 3 e. 10x + 3

t  2t
2
t
07. If  , what value(s) may ‘t’ have ?
2t  4 2
a. −2 only b. 2 only c. Any value except 2
d. Any value except−2 e. Any value

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 
C
x
O

08. The circle with center C shown above is tangent to both axes. If the distance from O to C is equal to
k, what is the radius of the circle, in terms of k?
k k k k
a. k b. c. d. e.
2 3 2 3

09. If m and n are positive integers and m < n, which of the following must be greater than m ?
n
I. m  1 II. m  1 III. m
n 1 n n 1
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. II and III only

10. What is the next number of the series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, …?

a) 15 b) 17 c) 19 d ) 21 e) none of these

11. A sports jacket marked $48 is offered at a discount of 25 percent during a storewide sale. At this
reduced price the dealer makes a profit of 20 percent of the cost. What is the cost to the dealer?
a. $26 b. $30 c. $34 d. $38 e. $42

12. Two cartons weigh (3x – 2) and (2x – 3). If the average weight of the cartons is 10, the heavier carton
weighs how much more than the lighter carton?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 10
13. A group of 15 students took a test that was scored from 0 to 100. If exactly 10 students scored 75 or
more on the test, what is the lowest possible value for the average of the scores of all students?
a. 25 b. 50 c. 70 d. 75 e. 90
14. 20% of which number exceeds a sixth of it by 10?
a. 300 b. 180 c. 150 d. 240 e. 500
15. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. The square root of a negative number is not a real number.
b. Every positive number has two square roots.
c. Every real number has exactly one real cubic root.
d. Squaring a number between 0 and 1 results in a greater number.
e. Any number having an even power is always positive or zero.
16. Which of the following equations have (has) only one integer solution?
I. x + 9x = 0 II. x2 + 9x = 0 III. x3 + 9x = 0
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III only e. I, II and III

17. If k is an integer and r = k 2 + 3k + 9, which of the following statements about r must be true for all
values of k?
a. r is even b. r is odd c. r is divisible by 3
d. r is not divisible by 3 e. r is the square of an integer

18. Three times a number less 7 is 2. What is 1/3 of the number?

9 3
a. 9 b. c. d. 3 e. 1
2 2

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19. A motorboat travels 90 km in 5 hours going upstream and 120 km in 4 hours going downstream.
What is the speed of the current?
a. 4 km/hr b. 5 km/hr c. 6 km/hr d. 8 km/hr e. 24 km/hr
20. In triangle PQR, QS and SR are angle bisectors and P = 80. How many degrees are there in
QSR?
a. 115 P
b. 120
80
c. 125
d. 130 S
e. 135
Q R
21. 20/x (where x is an integer greater than 0) has a remainder of x – 1. The value of x could be:
a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 e. 9
22. On a certain toll road, the toll charge is 10 cents per mile for the first 50 miles, 20 cents per mile for
the next 20 miles, and 30 cents per mile for the last 10 miles. What is the average cost per mile (in
cents) for the entire trip?
a. 10.5 b. 12 c. 12.5 d. 15 e. 18
23. If a machine seals cans at the rate of 9 cans every four seconds, how many minutes will it take the
machine to seal 270 cans?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 e. 9
24. A worker is paid Tk. 40 per hour for the first 8 hours and then Tk. 52 for each additional hour. If on a
certain day, his average pay was Tk. 44 per hour, how many hours did he work on that day?
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 4 e. None of these
25. In a certain shop, items were put in a showcase and assigned prices for January. Each month after
that, the price was 10% less than the price for the previous month. If the price of an item was P
dollars for January, what was the price for April?
a. 0.6P b. 0.65P c. 0.7P d. 0.729P e. 0.81P

26. A father told his son,"I was half the age of my father when you were born. In seven years you'll be
half the age of me”. If the grandfather is 80 years old, how old is the son now?
a. 18 years old b. 22 years old c. 28 years old d. 38 years old e. 51 years old

27. The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers each divisible by 3 is 63. What is the largest
among them?
a. 21 b. 24 c. 27 d. 33 e. 36

28. Find the probability that if a dice is thrown twice, the sum of the digits is 8.
a. 1/6 b. 1/12 c. 5/36 d. 7/36 e. None of these

29. On buying 3 t-shirts, the shopkeeper gives a total discount of 120tk. When buying 4 t-shirts, he gives
1 t-shirt for free. It is known that the shopkeeper earns a 20% profit in both cases. What is the marked
price of a single t-shirt?
a. 150 b. 160 c. 170 d. 200 e. 250

30. It takes 7 high school students, working at identical constant individual rates, 10 hours to paint a
certain house. At what time will the house be fully painted if 7 students start painting at 9 AM and one
student, working at the same rate, is added per hour starting at 1 PM?
a. 3:00 PM b. 4:30 PM c. 5:00 PM d. 5:20 PM e. 6:20 PM

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 Review Test on Lecture 9
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10 marks, 10 minutes

1. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is equal to the perimeter of a regular hexagon. What is the ratio
of their sides?
a. 1: 1 b. 2: 1 c. 1: 3 d. 1: 6 e. Cannot be determined

2. In the figure above, the three circles share a common center C. The smallest circle has a radius of 2;
the next circle has a radius of 5; and the largest circle has a radius of 9. What fraction of the area of
the largest circle is the area of the shaded region?

7 25 1 7 12
a. b. c. d. e.
27 81 3 11 17

3. The ratio of the radii of two spheres is 3:1, which of the following represents the ratio of the volumes of
the spheres?
a. 1:9 b. 9:1 c. 1:8 d. 27:1 e. None of these

4. The figure above shows a rectangular tile. The tile has three inscribed tangent circles. If the radius of
each circle is 2 cm, what is the area of the shaded portion?
a. 12 – 48 b. 12 – 12 c. 48 – 12 d. 48 – 6 e. 12 – 6

5. What is the radius of the largest sphere that can be placed inside a cube of volume 64?
a. 42 b. 22 c. 8 d. 4 e. 2

6. What is the maximum area of the square that can be cut from a circular sheet of paper whose area
equals to 25 square feet?
a. 25 square feet b. 40 square feet c. 50 square feet
d. 75 square feet e. 100 square feet

7. If the circumference of a circle becomes double, then the area of the circle is increased by:

a. 100% b. 150% c. 200% d. 300% e. 400%

8. If you double the area of the base of a rectangular solid, and also triple the solid’s height, what is the
ratio of the new volume to the old volume?
a. 2:3 b. 3:2 c. 1:6 d. 6:1 e. None of these

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9. In the figure shown above, a sphere is inscribed inside a cube. If the radius of the sphere is 2.5 cm,
what is the total surface area of the cube?

a. 25 cm2 b. 50 cm2 c. 100 cm2 d. 150 cm2 e) Cannot be determined

10. Line ℓ passes through the point (3, 8) and the point (1, −4). Which of the following is the slope of line
ℓ?
1
a. b. 3 c. 6 d. − 6 e. None of these
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