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SET 5

Exercise 1: Word Problem Exercise 3: Solving Linear Equations


Antigoni spent a total of $15.00 on oranges and 3𝑥 − 18 = −6
pears. Oranges cost $1.50 per pound, and pears Which of the following values of 𝑥 satisfies the
cost $1.20 per pound. If Maria bought 4 pounds of equation above?

pears, how much money did she spend on A) −8


oranges? B) 4
C) 8
A) $4.80
D) 12
B) $9.20
C) $10.20
D) $15.00

Exercise 2: Word problem with inequalities Exercise 4: Function Evaluation


A shipping company has the following restrictions The function is defined as 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 + 5.
for packages. The weight 𝑤, in pounds, of the What is the value of 𝑔(2)?
package cannot exceed 50. The sum 𝑑, in inches, of
the length, width, and height of the package A) 13
cannot exceed 108. Which of the following
B) 17
represents these restrictions on 𝑤 and 𝑑?
C) 21
A) 𝑤 ≤ 50 and 𝑑 ≤ 108
D) 29
B) 𝑤 ≤ 50 and 𝑑 ≥ 108

C) 𝑤 ≤ 108 and 𝑑 ≤ 50

D) 𝑤 ≥ 50 and 𝑑 ≥ 108

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Exercise 5: Y-Intercept Exercise 7: Solving for a Variable


If 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 3 is graphed in the xy-plane, what are 𝑣 = 𝑚𝑛

the coordinates of the y-intercept? The equation above expresses the total distance,
𝑣, traveled by an object moving at constant speed
A) (0, −3) 𝑚 for time 𝑛. Which of the following equations
correctly expresses the time in terms of distance
B) (−3,0)
and speed?
C) (0,3)
𝑣
A) 𝑛 = 𝑚
D) (3,0)
𝑚
B) 𝑛 = 𝑣

C) 𝑛 = 𝑚𝑣
D) 𝑛 = 𝑣 − 𝑚

Exercise 6: Volume of a Cube Exercise 8: Algebraic Manipulation


What is the volume of a cube with a side length of If 5 − 10𝑥 = 3, what is the value of 1 − 2𝑥?
5? A) − 5
2

A) 15 3
B) 5
B) 25
2
C)
5
C) 75
4
D) 5
D) 125

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Exercise 9: System of equations Exercise 11: Trigonometric values


𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = 63 The measure of angle 𝐶 is 42°. If sin(𝐶) ⋅ cos(𝐷) =
𝑎+𝑏 =9
0, which of the following could be the measure of
Given that 𝑎 − 𝑏 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏), what is the
2 2
angle 𝐷?
value of 𝑎 − 𝑏?
A) 42°
A) 7
B) 48°
B) 9
C) 54 C) 90°
D) 4 D) 138°

Exercise 10: Rational Expressions Exercise 12: Exponential Function Intersections

Which of the following is equivalent to 𝑥+3 − 3?


6
ℎ(𝑥) = 3(4𝑥 )

6 The function ℎ is defined as shown.


A) 𝑥
In the xy-plane, in how many points does the
3
B) 𝑥+3 graph of 𝑦 = ℎ(𝑥) intersect the x-axis?

−3𝑥−3 A) None
C) 𝑥+3
B) One
−3𝑥+3 C) Two
D) 𝑥+3
D) More than two

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Exercise 13: System of equations with parameter Exercise 15: Solving Rational Equations
𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 5 3 1
=
𝑦 = 𝑏𝑥 − 2𝑏 2𝑡 2 + 4 6
In the system of equations above, 𝑏 is a constant. If 𝑡 is a solution to the equation above, what is the
value of 𝑡 2 ?
If the system has no solution, what is the value of
𝑏?

A) −2
B) −1
C) 1
D) 2

Exercise 14: Sum of interior angles Exercise 16: Radical Equations


𝑔(𝑛) = 180(𝑛 − 2) If √(𝑥 + 𝑦)3 = 64 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 0, what is the value
1
For a polygon with 𝑛 sides, the function 𝑔 defined of (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 ?

above gives the sum of the measures, in degrees,

of the interior angles of the polygon in terms of 𝑛.

If a polygon has 9 sides, what is the sum of the

measures of its interior angles, in degrees?

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Exercise 17: Function Composition Exercise 19: Periodic Events


𝑥 A comet is visible from Earth approximately every
𝑓(𝑥) = −4
3
84 years. It was last visible in 1986. How many
The function 𝑓 is defined above. If the function 𝑔
times would it have been visible from 1987
is defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 3𝑥, what is through 2150?

the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of A) 1


B) 2
𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) in the xy-plane?
C) 3
D) 4

Exercise 18: Unit Conversion Exercise 20: System of Equations Word Problem
Ribbon is sold by length. If Taylor spent $36 on At a store, Marcus redeemed 30 tickets for 12
ribbon that cost $4.50 per yard, how many yards items. The 12 items consisted of 𝑝 pencils and 𝑞
notebooks. Each pencil required 2 tickets for
of ribbon did Taylor purchase?
redemption, and each notebook required 3 tickets
for redemption. Which of the following systems of
A) 4
equations can be used to determine the number of
B) 8 pencils and notebooks Marcus received?
C) 72
A) 2𝑝 + 3𝑞 = 30 and 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 12
D) 162
B) 2𝑝 + 3𝑞 = 12 and 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 30
C) 3𝑝 + 2𝑞 = 30 and 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 12
D) 3𝑝 + 2𝑞 = 12 and 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 30

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Exercise 21: Inequality Interpretation Exercise 23: Survey Sampling


2.50𝑥 + 1.75𝑦 ≤ 30 A smartphone manufacturer is considering using
In the inequality above, 𝑥 represents the number one of two advertisements to launch a new phone.
of copies of Magazine X and 𝑦 represents the To investigate which advertisement is preferred
number of copies of Magazine Y. What does the by consumers, the manufacturer surveyed a
number 1.75 represent in this context? random sample of 300 shoppers at a local mall. A
coin flip was used to determine which
A) The total cost of magazines
advertisement the shopper would view first.
B) The price, in dollars, of one copy of Magazine Y
Which of the following is the best reason that the
C) The price, in dollars, of one copy of Magazine X
survey results cannot be generalized to all
D) The maximum number of magazines that can
smartphone consumers?
be purchased
A) The sample contained only 300 shoppers.
B) The same advertisement was not shown first
each time.
Exercise 22: Exponential Growth Model
C) The sample consisted of only shoppers from
𝑡
𝑝(𝑡) = 2,400(1.06) one mall.
A researcher models the population of a rare bird D) The survey consisted of only two
species. The function 𝑝 above models the number
of birds 𝑡 years after 1960. Which of the following advertisements.
best describes what the number 2,400 estimates
in this context?
A) The number of birds in 1960

B) The year in which there was only one bird

C) The number of birds that were at least 106

years old in 1960

D) The number of years it takes for the bird

population to double

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Exercise 24: Median from Data Exercise 25: Probability from Table
The table below shows the daily high Using the table from Exercise 24, if one month is
temperatures (in °F) for each month from January
selected at random, what is the probability that
through September:
the temperature was less than 60°F and occurred
Month Temperature (°F)
in the first half of the year (January-June)?
January 52
1
February 48 A)
9

March 58 B) 9
2

April 62
1
C) 3
May 58
4
June 65 D) 9

July 68

August 62

September 60 Exercise 26: Percent Increase


For January through September in 2023, the
Which month had the median temperature?
rainfall amount was 30% greater than the amount
A) May
for the same months of 2022. If the total rainfall
B) June
from January through September of 2022 was
C) August
32.0 inches, what was the total rainfall amount, in
D) September
inches, from January through September of 2023?

A) 35.2
B) 38.4
C) 41.6
D) 44.8

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Exercise 27: Linear Growth Model Exercise 29: Function Translation


𝑃 = 250,000 + 8,000𝑡 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 5
𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1
In the year 1920, a city had a population of
The functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 are defined above. In the
250,000. The population 𝑃 of the city 𝑡 years after
xy-plane, translating the graph of 𝑓 by 4 units in
the year 1920 can be modeled by the equation
which of the following directions results in the
above. Based on the model, how many years after
graph of 𝑔?
1920 did it take for the population to triple?
A) Upward
A) 50
B) Downward
B) 62.5
C) To the left
C) 75
D) To the right
D) 87.5

Exercise 28: Mean and Median Changes Exercise 30: Exponential Decay
Percentage of mineral content in samples from The value, in dollars, of a car 𝑡 years after it has
various locations:
been purchased is modeled by the equation
32, 28, 26, 24, 24, 23, 21, 18
The list above gives the percentage of a mineral in 𝑉(𝑡) = 32,000(0.85)𝑡 . By what percent does the
a collection of 8 samples taken from various
value of the car decrease each year?
locations. Another sample is added to the
collection. If the new sample is 56% mineral
content, how does that affect the mean and A) 15%
median of the percentage for the collection? B) 75%
A) The mean and median both remain unchanged. C) 85%
B) The mean remains unchanged, and the median D) 115%
increases.
C) The mean increases, and the median remains
unchanged.
D) The mean and median both increase.

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Exercise 31: Function Equation Exercise 33: Linear Equation from Table
The function ℎ is defined by ℎ(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 10.
𝑥 −3 −2 −1 0 1
If ℎ(𝑎) + 2 = 4𝑎, what is the value of 𝑎?
𝑦 −20 −16 −12 −8 −4

A) −2
The table above shows selected values of 𝑥 and
B) 2 their corresponding values of 𝑦 that satisfy the
equation 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 8, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are
C) 8
constants. What is the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏?
D) 12
A) −6
B) −2
C) 3
D) 8

Exercise 32: Quadratic with Given Roots Exercise 34: Absolute Value Expressions
In the xy-plane, the graph of the quadratic If |−3𝑥 + 9| = 6, which of the following
expressions equals 3?
function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) contains the points (𝑚, 0) and
(𝑛, 0), where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are positive constants. I. |𝑥 − 3|
II. |−𝑥 + 3|
Which of the following could define the function
A) I only
𝑓?
B) II only
A) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 𝑚)(𝑥 + 𝑛) C) Neither I nor II
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 𝑚)(𝑥 − 𝑛) D) Both I and II
C) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 𝑚)2 + 𝑛
D) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑛

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Exercise 35: Margin of Error Exercise 37: Collinear Points


A research study reported the results in which the Line 𝑚 in the xy-plane passes through the points
mean time spent reading per week was estimated 13
(3,7), (−3,10), and (𝑏, ), where 𝑏 is a constant.
as 8.5 hours, with an associated margin of error of 2

0.6 hours. A second study of the same population What is the value of 𝑏?
was conducted and included a larger random
sample than the random sample from the first A) 6
study. Based on the change in the sample size, B) 7
which of the following is the most likely impact on
C) 8
the results?
D) 4
A) The mean decreases.
B) The mean increases.
C) The margin of error decreases.
D) The margin of error increases.

Exercise 36: System of Equations Exercise 38: Factoring Expression


𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 5 𝑥(3𝑥 − 4)2 (𝑥 + 2) − 𝑥(3𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 2)(2𝑥 − 5)
𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 7
The expression above can be rewritten in the form
Based on the system of equations above, which of
𝑥(3𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 𝑐), where 𝑐 is a constant.
the following is a possible value of 𝑥𝑦?
What is the value of 𝑐?
A) −15
A) 1
B) 30
B) −3
C) 6
C) 0
D) 9
D) 3

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Exercise 39: Quadratic Optimization Exercise 40: Linear Function from Table
𝑃(𝑥) = −4𝑥 2 + 1000𝑥 − 40,000
A business uses the model above to estimate the 𝑥 2 3 4
monthly profit 𝑃(𝑥), in dollars, from selling 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) 12 9 6
units of the 200 units available. If the company's
monthly profit is maximized when 𝑘 units are The table above shows some values of the linear

sold, which of the following methods can be used function 𝑓. If 𝑓(𝑘) = 0, what is the value of 𝑘?

to find the value of 𝑘?

A) Rewrite as 𝑃(𝑥) = −4(𝑥 − 125)2 + 22,500. The


constant 125 represents 𝑘.
B) Rewrite as 𝑃(𝑥) = −4(𝑥 − 125)2 + 22,500. The
constant 22,500 represents 𝑘.
C) Rewrite as 𝑃(𝑥) = −4(𝑥 − 100)2 + 20,000. The
constant 100 represents 𝑘.
Exercise 41: System of Equations
D) Rewrite as 𝑃(𝑥) = −4(𝑥 − 250)2 + 22,500.
8𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 24
The constant 250 represents 𝑘.
4𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 28
If (𝑥, 𝑦) is the solution to the system of equations
above, what is the value of 12𝑥 + 18𝑦?

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Exercise 42: Percent Increase Exercise 44: Proportional Reasoning


A second sample of 60 people were asked the
The expression 𝑑𝑥, where 𝑑 is a constant,
represents the result of increasing the quantity 𝑥 same question about the policy as the participants
by 35%. What is the value of 𝑑? in the original survey from Exercise 43. If the

proportion of people in the second sample who

responded "Neutral" was as close as possible to

the proportion of people in the original survey

who responded "Neutral," what is the best

estimate of the number of people who responded

"Neutral" among the 60 people in the second

sample?

Exercise 43: Survey Proportion


In a survey, 1,250 people were asked about their
opinion on a new policy. The results are
summarized in the table below:
Response Frequency

Support 425

Neutral 550

Oppose 275

If 𝑝% of people responded "Support," what is the


value of 𝑝?

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Exercise 45: Word Problem Exercise 47: Equation of a line

In the figure above, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram and


side 𝐴𝐷is extended as shown. If 𝑥 = 124, what is
the value of 𝑦?
A) 34
B) 56 Find the equation of the line k (not shown) which
C) 62 is parallel to the line shown above and has a y-
D) 124 intercept of 3

Exercise 46: Quadratic graph

The graph above shows the function 𝑔(𝑥). Which


of the following equations represents 𝑔(𝑥)?
A) 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3
B) 𝑔(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 3)
C) 𝑔(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 3)
D) 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3

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Exercise 48: Histogram Interpretation

The graph above shows the


average price of one kilogram
of apples from 2010 to 2020.
What was the first year in
which the average price
exceeded $2.50 per kilogram?

A) 2015

B) 2016

C) 2017

D) 2018

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Exercise 49: Dot plot and Box whiskers plot

The dot plot above shows the number of books read by 16 students in one month. Which of the box
plots below correctly represents this data?

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Exercise 50 : Unit Circle

In the figure on the left, the unit circle is shown with


an angle 𝑥 measured from the positive x-axis. The
terminal side of the angle passes through the point
(−0.866,0.5). What is the value of 𝑥, in radians?

𝜋
A)
6
𝜋
B) 3
5𝜋
C) 6
2𝜋
D) 3

Exercise 51: Comparing Dot plots

The dot plots show the distribution of the


values of two data sets. Which of the following
is (are) true?
I. The median of the values in data set A is less
than the median of the values in data set B.
II. The mean of the values in data set A equals
the mean of the values in data set B.
A) Neither I nor II
B) I only
C) II only
D) Both I and II

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Exercise 52: Regression model

The scatterplot above shows the


relationship between temperature (x)
and reaction rate (y) for a chemical
reaction. Which of the following
equations best represents the linear
relationship shown in the scatterplot?

A) 𝑦 = 2.5(1.3)𝑥
B) 𝑦 = 180 − 2.5𝑥
C) 𝑦 = 15 + 2.5𝑥
D) 𝑦 = 2.5𝑥 − 15

Exercise 53: Residuals

The scatterplot above shows data


points and a line of best fit. The green
dashed lines represent the residuals
(the vertical distance between each
data point and the line). Which x-
value corresponds to the data point
with the smallest residual?
A) 𝑥 = 2
B) 𝑥 = 3
C) 𝑥 = 4
D) 𝑥 = 8

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Exercise 54: Similar triangles

In the figure above, line 𝐷𝐸 is parallel to line 𝐵𝐶. If 𝐵𝐷 = 3.6, 𝐷𝐴 = 2.4, and 𝐵𝐶 = 8, what is
the length of 𝐷𝐸?
A) 4.8
B) 3.2
C) 6.0
D) 6.4

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