| 1. If x=0 and y=5,evaluate 7x to the second power + 5y to the second power. | |
| a) | 125. | b) | 25. | c) | 75. | d) | 150. |
| 2. Two trains start on different tracks from the same station traveling in the same direction at constant speeds of 40 miles per hour and 60 miles per hour,respectively,in how many hours will they be 40 miles apart? | |
| a) | 4 hours. | b) | one half hour. | c) | 1 hour. | d) | 2 hours. |
| 3. If 7 out of 10 people use noblem skin ointment,how many people in a county of 12,000 people use noblem? | |
| a) | 6000 | b) | 8100 | c) | 7263 | d) | 9,051,238,000.000 |
| 4. Felix builds decks to earn extra money.In the spring he built 4 times as many decks as he did in the summer.If he built 85 decks altogether,how many decks did he build this summer? | |
| a) | 85 | b) | 17 | c) | 34 | d) | 68 |
| 5. Simplify. 4a + (-3b) - (-2a) + 6b | |
| a) | 6a + 3b | b) | 8d + 9b | c) | 8a + 3b | d) | 6a - 3b |
| 6. After a weight loss of 20 pounds,Dorothy weighed 145 pounds.Which equation below would show her original weight? | |
| a) | 125 | b) | 100 | c) | 145 | d) | 165 |
| 7. Alfred works at a tv store and earns $300 a week plus 28 percent in commissions,what must be his sales,in one week,to earn a total of $720? | |
| a) | 1020 | b) | 360 | c) | 1500 | d) | 1250 |
| 8. What is the point of intersection of the equations y=3x + 3 and y=2x + 2? | |
| a) | -1;-3 | b) | -1;0 | c) | 0;-1 | d) | -3;-1 |
| 9. Alfred has a board that is 51 inches long.He wishes to cut the board into three pieces so that one piece is 9 inches long and the second piece is twice as long as the third piece.How long will the second piece be? | |
| a) | 14 | b) | 28 | c) | 60 | d) | 51 |
| 10. Find the value of d to the second power over e, if d=4 and e=-2. | |
| a) | 16 | b) | -8 | c) | -16 | d) | -8 |
| 11. It takes Bill 4 hours to wax a car.Fritz can do it in 3 hours.How long will it take to wax a car if they work together? | |
| a) | 1 over 7 | b) | -2 | c) | 5 over 7 | d) | 1 and 5 over 7 |
| 12. If 6 times the larger of two consecutive intergers is added to three times the smaller,the result is 87,find the smaller interger. | |
| a) | 6 | b) | 18 | c) | 9 | d) | 12 |
| 13. Find the solution to 3y + 7 >40. | |
| a) | y=11 | b) | y=33 | c) | y=10 | d) | y=18 |
| 14. Two trains leave the same station,traveling on different tracks,but in the same direction,at the rates of 40 miles per hour.In how many hours will they be 50 miles apart? | |
| a) | 1 and a half hours | b) | 1 hour | c) | half an hour | d) | 2 hour |
| 15. Yolanda is half the age of her brother.Together,their ages total 15.How old is Yolanda? | |
| a) | 5 | b) | 10 | c) | 15 | d) | 20 |
| 16. If Butch s age is increased by three times his age,then the result is 160.What is Butch s age? | |
| a) | 25 | b) | 20 | c) | 30 | d) | 40 |
| 17. Find three consecutive intergers whose sum is 33. | |
| a) | 10,11,12 | b) | 8,10,12 | c) | 9,11,13 | d) | 7,11,14 |
| 18. Four times the quantity x increased by 4 is equal to 31 minus x.Find x. | |
| a) | 6.5 | b) | 5.4 | c) | 4.5 | d) | 5.6 |
| 19. If x is less than 10,and y is less than 5,it follows that | |
| a) | x is greater than y | b) | x-y=5 | c) | x=2y | d) | x + y is less than 15 |
| 20. A bird flying 400 miles covers the first 100 at the rate of 100 miles an hour ,the second 100 at the rate of 200 miles an hour,the third 100 at the rate of 300 miles an hour,and the last 100 at the rate of 400 miles an hour.The average speed was (in miles per hour) | |
| a) | 192 | b) | 212 | c) | 250 | d) | 150 |
| 21. If you subract -1 from +1 the result will be | |
| a) | -2 | b) | 0 | c) | 1 | d) | 2 |
| 22. CMXLIX in Roman numerals is the equivalent of | |
| a) | 449 | b) | 949 | c) | 969 | d) | 1149 |
| 23. The net price of a $25 item after successive discounts of 20% and 30% is: | |
| a) | $11.00 | b) | $12.50 | c) | $14.00 | d) | $19.00 |
| 24. Assuming that the following series will continue in the same pattern,the next number in the series 2,6,14,30,62,.......is | |
| a) | 96 | b) | 126 | c) | 186 | d) | 216 |
| 25. A carpenter needs boards for 4 shelves,each 2 feet 9 inches long,and half an inch thick.How many feet of board should he buy? | |
| a) | 11 | b) | 11 and 1 sixth | c) | 13 | d) | 15 and 1 half |