ID: 2937ef4f
Hector used a tool called an auger to remove corn from a storage bin at a
constant rate. The bin contained 24,000 bushels of corn when Hector began
to use the auger. After 5 hours of using the auger, 19,350 bushels of corn
remained in the bin. If the auger continues to remove corn at this rate, what is
the total number of hours Hector will have been using the auger when
12,840 bushels of corn remain in the bin?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
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Adam’s school is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute bus ride away from his
house. The bus runs once every 30 minutes, and the number of minutes, w,
that Adam waits for the bus varies between 0 and 30. Which of the following
inequalities gives the values of w for which it would be faster for Adam to
walk to school?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A factory makes -inch, -inch, and -inch concrete screws. During a certain day, the number of -inch concrete
screws that the factory makes is times the number of -inch concrete screws, and the number of -inch
concrete screws is . During this day, the factory makes concrete screws total. Which equation represents this
situation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: b7e6394d
Alan drives an average of 100 miles each week. His car can travel an average
of 25 miles per gallon of gasoline. Alan would like to reduce his weekly
expenditure on gasoline by $5. Assuming gasoline costs $4 per gallon, which
equation can Alan use to determine how many fewer average miles, m, he
should drive each week?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 95cad55f
A laundry service is buying detergent and fabric softener from its supplier.
The supplier will deliver no more than 300 pounds in a shipment. Each
container of detergent weighs 7.35 pounds, and each container of fabric
softener weighs 6.2 pounds. The service wants to buy at least twice as many
containers of detergent as containers of fabric softener. Let d represent the
number of containers of detergent, and let s represent the number of
containers of fabric softener, where d and s are nonnegative integers. Which
of the following systems of inequalities best represents this situation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ee2f611f
A local transit company sells a monthly pass for $95 that allows an unlimited
number of trips of any length. Tickets for individual trips cost $1.50, $2.50, or
$3.50, depending on the length of the trip. What is the minimum number of
trips per month for which a monthly pass could cost less than purchasing
individual tickets for trips?
ID: 25e1cfed
How many solutions does the equation have?
A. Exactly one
B. Exactly two
C. Infinitely many
D. Zero
ID: 541bef2f
Which point is a solution to the given system of inequalities in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e6cb2402
In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has no solution. What is the value of ?
ID: 6c71f3ec
A salesperson’s total earnings consist of a base salary of dollars per year, plus commission earnings of of
the total sales the salesperson makes during the year. This year, the salesperson has a goal for the total earnings to
be at least times and at most times the base salary. Which of the following inequalities represents all possible
values of total sales , in dollars, the salesperson can make this year in order to meet that goal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 02060533
The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where and is a linear
function. What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 301faf80
The product of two positive integers is . If the first integer is greater than twice the second integer, what is the
smaller of the two integers?
ID: 91e7ea5e
The quadratic function h is defined as shown. In the xy-plane, the graph of
intersects the x-axis at the points and , where t is a
constant. What is the value of t ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
ID: 358f18bc
What is the minimum value of the given function?
ID: 8490cc45
The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-
plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: a9084ca4
The given function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year, where
represents the number of years since , and . If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of the
following is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was
A. .
The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was
B. .
C. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
D. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
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The first term of a sequence is . Each term after the first is times the preceding term. If represents the th
term of the sequence, which equation gives in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 781c2f6e
The function is defined by , where and are integer constants and . The
functions and are equivalent to function , where and are constants. Which of the following equations
displays the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane as a constant or coefficient?
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
ID: 371cbf6b
The equation above is true for all x, where a and b are
constants. What is the value of ab ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 24
D. 40
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Which of the following expressions is(are) a factor of ?
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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A sample of oak has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. The sample is in the shape of a cube, where each
edge has a length of meters. To the nearest whole number, what is the mass, in kilograms, of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Species of Growth
tree factor
Red maple 4.5
River birch 3.5
Cottonwood 2.0
Black
4.5
walnut
White birch 5.0
American
4.0
elm
Pin oak 3.0
Shagbark
7.5
hickory
One method of calculating the approximate age, in years, of a tree of a
particular species is to multiply the diameter of the tree, in inches, by a
constant called the growth factor for that species. The table above gives the
growth factors for eight species of trees. If a white birch tree and a pin oak
tree each now have a diameter of 1 foot, which of the following will be
closest to the difference, in inches, of their diameters 10 years from now? (1
foot = 12 inches)
A. 1.0
B. 1.2
C. 1.3
D. 1.4
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The speed of a vehicle is increasing at a rate of meters per second squared. What is this rate, in miles per
minute squared, rounded to the nearest tenth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 954943a4
Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box
state that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50
of which are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides
180 milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If
p percent of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings
of Crunchy Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms
of x ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1baffbcf
The expression represents the result of decreasing a positive quantity by what percent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 65c49824
A school district is forming a committee to discuss plans for the construction
of a new high school. Of those invited to join the committee, 15% are parents
of students, 45% are teachers from the current high school, 25% are school
and district administrators, and the remaining 6 individuals are students. How
many more teachers were invited to join the committee than school and
district administrators?
ID: d3b9c8d8
The box plots summarize the masses, in kilograms, of two groups of gazelles. Based on the box plots, which of the
following statements must be true?
A. The mean mass of group 1 is greater than the mean mass of group 2.
B. The mean mass of group 1 is less than the mean mass of group 2.
C. The median mass of group 1 is greater than the median mass of group 2.
D. The median mass of group 1 is less than the median mass of group 2.
ID: 190be2fc
Data set A consists of positive integers less than . The list shown gives of the integers from data set A.
, , , , , , , ,
The mean of these integers is . If the mean of data set A is an integer that is greater than , what is the value
of the largest integer from data set A?
ID: c178d4da
Value Data set A frequency Data set B frequency
Data set A and data set B each consist of values. The table shows the frequencies of the values for each data
set. Which of the following statements best compares the means of the two data sets?
A. The mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B.
B. The mean of data set A is less than the mean of data set B.
C. The mean of data set A is equal to the mean of data set B.
D. There is not enough information to compare the means of the data sets.
ID: 457d2f2c
A data set of 27 different numbers has a mean of 33 and a median of 33. A
new data set is created by adding 7 to each number in the original data set
that is greater than the median and subtracting 7 from each number in the
original data set that is less than the median. Which of the following
measures does NOT have the same value in both the original and new data
sets?
A. Median
B. Mean
C. Sum of the numbers
D. Standard deviation
ID: e29586d5
Number of Contestants by Score and Day
5 out 4 out 3 out 2 out 1 out 0 out
Total
of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5
Day
2 3 4 6 2 3 20
1
Day
2 3 5 5 4 1 20
2
Day
3 3 4 5 3 2 20
3
Total 7 9 13 16 9 6 60
The same 20 contestants, on each of 3 days, answered 5 questions in order to win a prize. Each contestant received
1 point for each correct answer. The number of contestants receiving a given score on each day is shown in the
table above.
No contestant received the same score on two different days. If a contestant
is selected at random, what is the probability that the selected contestant
received a score of 5 on Day 2 or Day 3, given that the contestant received a
score of 5 on one of the three days?
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Blood type
Rhesus factor A B AB O
33 9 3 37
7 2 1 x
Human blood can be classified into four common blood types—A, B, AB, and
O. It is also characterized by the presence or absence of the rhesus
factor. The table above shows the distribution of blood type and rhesus factor
for a group of people. If one of these people who is rhesus negative is
chosen at random, the probability that the person has blood type B is .
What is the value of x ?
ID: e438ec3f
A grove has rows of birch trees and rows of maple trees. Each row of birch trees has trees feet or taller and
trees shorter than feet. Each row of maple trees has trees feet or taller and trees shorter than feet. A
tree from one of these rows will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a maple tree, given that
the tree is feet or taller?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 85939da5
Texting Talks on cell Does not talk on
behavior phone daily cell phone daily Total
Light 110 146 256
Medium 139 164 303
Heavy 166 74 240
Total 415 384 799
In a study of cell phone use, 799 randomly selected US teens were asked how
often they talked on a cell phone and about their texting behavior. The data
are summarized in the table above. Based on the data from the study, an
estimate of the percent of US teens who are heavy texters is 30% and the
associated margin of error is 3%. Which of the following is a correct
statement based on the given margin of error?
A. Approximately 3% of the teens in the study who are classified as heavy texters are not really heavy texters.
B. It is not possible that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is less than 27%.
C. The percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 33%.
D. It is doubtful that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 35%.
ID: c7e73ece
Views on Nuclear Energy
Use
Response Frequency
Strongly
56
favor
Somewhat
214
favor
Somewhat
104
oppose
Strongly
37
oppose
A researcher interviewed 411 randomly selected US residents and asked about their views on the use of nuclear
energy. The table above summarizes the responses of the interviewees. If the population of the United States was
300 million when the survey was given, based on the sample data for the 411 US residents, what is the best
estimate, in millions, of the difference between the number of US residents who somewhat favor or strongly favor
the use of nuclear energy and the number of those who somewhat oppose or strongly oppose it? (Round your
answer to the nearest whole number.)
ID: 308084c5
Sample Percent in favor Margin of error
A 52% 4.2%
B 48% 1.6%
The results of two random samples of votes for a proposition are shown
above. The samples were selected from the same population, and the
margins of error were calculated using the same method. Which of the
following is the most appropriate reason that the margin of error for sample
A is greater than the margin of error for sample B?
A. Sample A had a smaller number of votes that could not be recorded.
B. Sample A had a higher percent of favorable responses.
C. Sample A had a larger sample size.
D. Sample A had a smaller sample size.
ID: 9ba3e283
In State X, Mr. Camp’s eighth-grade class consisting of 26 students was
surveyed and 34.6 percent of the students reported that they had at least two
siblings. The average eighth‑grade class size in the state is 26. If the students
in Mr. Camp’s class are representative of students in the state’s eighth-grade
classes and there are 1,800 eighth-grade classes in the state, which of the
following best estimates the number of eighth‑grade students in the state
who have fewer than two siblings?
A. 16,200
B. 23,400
C. 30,600
D. 46,800
ID: 1ea09200
A sample of 40 fourth-grade students was selected at random from a certain
school. The 40 students completed a survey about the morning
announcements, and 32 thought the announcements were helpful. Which of
the following is the largest population to which the results of the survey can
be applied?
A. The 40 students who were surveyed
B. All fourth-grade students at the school
C. All students at the school
D. All fourth-grade students in the county in which the school is located
ID: 7d68096f
A trivia tournament organizer wanted to study the relationship between the number of points a team scores in a
trivia round and the number of hours that a team practices each week. For the study, the organizer selected
teams at random from all trivia teams in a certain tournament. The table displays the information for the teams
in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week.
Number of points per round
Hours practiced
6 to 13 points 14 or more points Total
3 to 5 hours
More than 5 hours
Total
Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized?
A. All trivia teams in the tournament that scored or more points in the round
B. The trivia teams in the sample
C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week
D. All trivia teams in the tournament
ID: 7ce2830a
A psychologist designed and conducted a study to determine whether playing
a certain educational game increases middle school students’ accuracy in
adding fractions. For the study, the psychologist chose a random sample of
35 students from all of the students at one of the middle schools in a large
city. The psychologist found that students who played the game showed
significant improvement in accuracy when adding fractions. What is the
largest group to which the results of the study can be generalized?
A. The 35 students in the sample
B. All students at the school
C. All middle school students in the city
D. All students in the city
ID: aa43b41f
Near the end of a US cable news show, the host invited viewers to respond to
a poll on the show’s website that asked, “Do you support the new federal
policy discussed during the show?” At the end of the show, the host reported
that 28% responded “Yes,” and 70% responded “No.” Which of the following
best explains why the results are unlikely to represent the sentiments of the
population of the United States?
A. The percentages do not add up to 100%, so any possible conclusions from the poll are invalid.
B. Those who responded to the poll were not a random sample of the population of the United States.
C. There were not 50% “Yes” responses and 50% “No” responses.
D. The show did not allow viewers enough time to respond to the poll.
ID: f75bd744
In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
ID: fdee0fbf
In the xy-plane, line k intersects the y-axis at the point and passes
through the point . If the point lies on line k, what is the value of
w?
ID: b3abf40f
The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. If a
temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: b988eeec
The functions and are defined as and . If the function is defined as
, what is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
ID: 70feb725
During a month, Morgan ran r miles at 5 miles per hour and biked b miles at
10 miles per hour. She ran and biked a total of 200 miles that month, and she
biked for twice as many hours as she ran. What is the total number of miles
that Morgan biked during the month?
A. 80
B. 100
C. 120
D. 160
ID: 1a621af4
A number is at most less than times the value of . If the value of is , what is the greatest possible value
of ?
ID: 3cdbf026
The graph of the equation is a line in the xy-plane, where a and k
are constants. If the line contains the points and , what is
the value of k ?
A.
B.
C. 2
D. 3
ID: d1b66ae6
If satisfies the system of equations
above, what is the value of y ?
ID: 9bbce683
For line , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Line is the result of translating
line down units in the xy-plane. What is the x-intercept of line ?
A.
B.
C.
D.