ACET Math Practice Set A (1–25)

(Answer follows each question)

1. Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 11
Answer: x = 4

2. Factor: x² - 5x + 6
Answer: (x - 2)(x - 3)

3. What is 25% of 160?

Answer: 40

4. A can is ¾ full and holds 12 liters. What is its total capacity?

Answer: 16 liters

5. Simplify: (2x²)(3x³)
Answer: 6x⁵

6. The area of a triangle with base 10 cm and height 5 cm is:

Answer: 25 cm²

7. What is the value of x in: 3x - 2 = 4x + 6?

Answer: x = -8

8. A train travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer: 60 km/hr

9. If x² = 49, what are the values of x?

Answer: x = ±7

10. Convert 0.75 into a fraction.

Answer: ¾

11. Find the next number: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___

Answer: 32

12. What is the square root of 144?

Answer: 12

13. If 3x = 12, what is x?

Answer: x = 4
14. A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. What is the probability of drawing a red ball?
Answer: 4/10 or 2/5

15. Simplify: (4x + 3)(x - 2)

Answer: 4x² - 5x - 6

16. What is the volume of a cube with edge 3 cm?

Answer: 27 cm³

17. If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its area?

Answer: 154 cm² (Use π ≈ 3.14 → A = πr²)

18. Convert 3/5 to decimal.

Answer: 0.6

19. What is 15% of 200?

Answer: 30

20. Solve for y: y/2 = 8

Answer: y = 16

21. What is the GCF of 18 and 24?

Answer: 6

22. What is the LCM of 6 and 8?

Answer: 24

23. If angle A and angle B are complementary and angle A = 40°, what is angle B?
Answer: 50°

24. If the perimeter of a square is 20 cm, what is the length of one side?
Answer: 5 cm

25. Solve: (5x - 3)(2x + 4) = ?

Answer: 10x² + 20x - 6x - 12 → 10x² + 14x - 12

26. Simplify: (x² - 9)/(x - 3)

Answer: x + 3

27. What is the average of 6, 8, 10, and 12?

Answer: 9

28. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 6 cm and width 4 cm?
Answer: 20 cm
29. If x = 2 and y = -1, evaluate: 3x² - 2xy
Answer: 14

30. If a number is increased by 20% and becomes 72, what was the original number?
Answer: 60

31. Solve for x: (x/3) + 2 = 5

Answer: x = 9

32. Convert 2.5 to a fraction.

Answer: 5/2

33. A student got 18 out of 24 questions correct. What is the percentage score?
Answer: 75%

34. If a = 3 and b = 2, find the value of a² + 2ab + b²

Answer: 25

35. What is the slope of the line passing through points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?
Answer: 2

36. Simplify: (4x² + 2x) - (x² - 3x)

Answer: 3x² + 5x

37. Find the value of x: 4x + 6 = 2x + 10

Answer: x = 2

38. What is the area of a circle with diameter 14 cm?

Answer: 154 cm² (A = πr², r = 7, use π ≈ 3.14)

39. Factor completely: x² - 16

Answer: (x - 4)(x + 4)

40. If a car travels 150 km in 2.5 hours, what is its average speed?
Answer: 60 km/hr

41. Solve: |3x - 6| = 9

Answer: x = 5 or x = -1

42. If f(x) = 2x + 3, what is f(4)?

Answer: 11
43. How many diagonals does a hexagon have?
Answer: 9
(Formula: n(n – 3)/2, where n = 6)

44. Convert 0.2 to a fraction.

Answer: 1/5

45. Simplify: (x + 2)(x + 5)

Answer: x² + 7x + 10

46. What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon?

Answer: 540°

47. A number is tripled and then decreased by 7. The result is 20. What is the number?
Answer: 9

48. A cube has a surface area of 150 cm². What is the length of one edge?
Answer: 5 cm
(Each face is x², 6x² = 150 → x² = 25 → x = 5)

49. If the population increases by 8% per year, what is the population after 1 year if the
current is 5,000?
Answer: 5,400

50. Solve for x: x² + 4x + 4 = 0

Answer: x = -2 (perfect square trinomial)

51. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (3, 5) and (7, 13)?
Answer: (13 - 5) / (7 - 3) = 8 / 4 = 2

52. Simplify: (3x²y)(2xy³)

Answer: 6x³y⁴

53. A square has a perimeter of 36 cm. What is the area?

Answer: Side = 36 ÷ 4 = 9 cm; Area = 9² = 81 cm²

54. If 3x – 4 = 2x + 5, what is the value of x?

Answer: x = 9

55. What is the value of 5! ÷ 3!

Answer: (5×4×3×2×1) ÷ (3×2×1) = 120 ÷ 6 = 20
56. Solve: (x + 2)(x – 5) = 0
Answer: x = –2 or x = 5

57. What is 20% of 250?

Answer: 0.20 × 250 = 50

58. The average of 7, 14, 21, and x is 17. What is x?

Answer: (7 + 14 + 21 + x)/4 = 17 → 42 + x = 68 → x = 26

59. What is the next term: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___

Answer: Multiply by 3 → 162

60. Simplify: (x² - 9)/(x + 3)

Answer: (x – 3)

61. A student got 80%, 75%, and 85% in three tests. What is the average?
Answer: (80 + 75 + 85)/3 = 80%

62. A man earns ₱15,000 per month. How much in a year?

Answer: 15,000 × 12 = ₱180,000

63. Convert 0.625 to a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer: 5/8

64. If x² = 81, then x = ?

Answer: ±9

65. A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 5 cm. Find the perimeter.
Answer: 2(12 + 5) = 34 cm

66. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8.

Answer: 24

67. A car travels 240 km in 3 hours. What is the speed?

Answer: 240 ÷ 3 = 80 km/h

68. Simplify: (2x² – 8) ÷ 2

Answer: x² – 4

69. What is the cube root of 125?

Answer: 5

70. 15% of a number is 45. What is the number?

Answer: 45 ÷ 0.15 = 300
71. Which is greater: 2/3 or 3/5?
Answer: 2/3 = 0.666..., 3/5 = 0.6 → 2/3 is greater

72. A store offers 25% off on a ₱1,200 item. What is the discount?
Answer: ₱1,200 × 0.25 = ₱300

73. A box holds 36 apples. How many boxes for 432 apples?
Answer: 432 ÷ 36 = 12 boxes

74. Express 3/4 as a percentage.

Answer: (3 ÷ 4) × 100 = 75%

75. If 2x + 3 = 11, find x.

Answer: 2x = 8 → x = 4

76. A store offers a 20% discount on a ₱1,200 item. What is the sale price?
Answer: ₱960

77. What is the value of the expression: (3² + 4²) ÷ (2 + 3)?

Answer: (9 + 16) ÷ 5 = 25 ÷ 5 = 5

78. Simplify: 2x(3x + 4) - (x² + 8x)

Answer: 6x² + 8x - x² - 8x = 5x²

79. If f(x) = 2x² - 3x + 1, find f(3).

Answer: f(3) = 2(9) - 9 + 1 = 18 - 9 + 1 = 10

80. Convert 0.75 into a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer: 3/4

81. How many sides does a regular polygon have if each interior angle measures 120°?
Answer: 6 sides (Hexagon)

82. What is the value of x in 3(x - 2) = 2x + 5?

Answer: 3x - 6 = 2x + 5 → x = 11

83. Find the slope of the line passing through points (2,3) and (6,11).
Answer: (11 - 3)/(6 - 2) = 8/4 = 2

84. A bag contains 4 red, 3 green, and 5 blue marbles. What is the probability of picking a green
marble?
Answer: 3/12 = 1/4
85. What is the volume of a cube with side length of 5 cm?
Answer: 5³ = 125 cm³

86. Evaluate: | -12 + 5 |

Answer: |-7| = 7

87. If x + y = 10 and x - y = 2, what is the value of x?

Answer: Add the equations: (x + y) + (x - y) = 10 + 2 → 2x = 12 → x = 6

88. A train travels 300 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer: 300 ÷ 4 = 75 km/h

89. What is the median of the numbers: 5, 8, 12, 13, 17?

Answer: 12

90. Convert 1.2 into a percent.

Answer: 120%

91. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8?

Answer: 24

92. Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 36 and 48.

Answer: 12

93. Solve for x: (x/3) + 2 = 5

Answer: x/3 = 3 → x = 9

94. Find the next number in the pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___

Answer: 32

95. What is the simplified form of (3x²y)(2xy²)?

Answer: 6x³y³

96. Find the value of x: 5x - 2(3x - 1) = 4

Answer: 5x - 6x + 2 = 4 → -x = 2 → x = -2

97. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48. What is the smallest number?
Answer: Let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4. x + x+2 + x+4 = 48 → 3x + 6 = 48 → x = 14

98. What is the square root of 225?

Answer: 15

99. Solve for x: 2^(x+1) = 32

Answer: 2^(x+1) = 2^5 → x + 1 = 5 → x = 4
100. How many diagonals does a hexagon have?
Answer: n(n - 3)/2 = 6(6 - 3)/2 = 9

101. What is the value of 𝑥 if 3(2𝑥 - 5) = 2(3𝑥 + 1)?

Solution:
3(2𝑥 - 5) = 6𝑥 - 15
2(3𝑥 + 1) = 6𝑥 + 2
6𝑥 - 15 = 6𝑥 + 2
Subtract 6𝑥: -15 = 2 → ❌ Contradiction → No solution
Answer: No solution

102. Simplify: (x² - 4x + 4)/(x - 2)

Solution:
Numerator is a perfect square: (x - 2)²
So: (x - 2)² / (x - 2) = x - 2
Answer: x - 2

103. What is the area of a circle with circumference 16π cm?

Solution:
C = 2πr → 16π = 2πr → r = 8
A = πr² = π(8)² = 64π
Answer: 64π cm²

104. If a car travels 90 km in 1.5 hours, what is its average speed in km/h?
Solution:
Speed = Distance / Time = 90 / 1.5 = 60
Answer: 60 km/h

105. Solve for y: 4y - 2 = 2y + 10

Solution:
4y - 2 = 2y + 10 → 2y = 12 → y = 6
Answer: 6
106. What is the remainder when 7²⁰ is divided by 10?
Solution:
Cyclic pattern of 7^n mod 10: 7, 9, 3, 1 → repeats every 4
20 mod 4 = 0 → use 4th in cycle → remainder is 1
Answer: 1

107. If sin θ = 3/5 and θ is in Quadrant I, find cos θ.

Solution:
sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 → (3/5)² + cos²θ = 1 → 9/25 + cos²θ = 1 → cos²θ = 16/25
cos θ = √(16/25) = 4/5
✅ Answer: 4/5

108. What is the sum of the first 10 positive integers?

Solution:
Sum = n(n + 1)/2 = 10×11/2 = 55
Answer: 55

109. Factor completely: x² - 9x + 20

Solution:
(x - 4)(x - 5)
Answer: (x - 4)(x - 5)

110. A bag has 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green marbles. What’s the probability of picking a red
marble?
Solution:
Total = 4 + 5 + 3 = 12
P(red) = 4/12 = 1/3
Answer: 1/3

111. Find the slope of the line passing through (3, -2) and (7, 4).
Solution:
Slope = (4 - (-2))/(7 - 3) = 6/4 = 3/2
Answer: 3/2
112. Solve: 2x² - 3x - 5 = 0
Solution:
Use quadratic formula: x = [-(-3) ± √((-3)² - 4(2)(-5))]/(2×2)
= [3 ± √(9 + 40)]/4 = [3 ± √49]/4 = [3 ± 7]/4
x = (3 + 7)/4 = 10/4 = 2.5; x = (3 - 7)/4 = -1
Answer: x = 2.5 or x = -1

113. If a triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm, is it a right triangle?
Solution:
Check: 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100 = 10²
Answer: Yes, it is a right triangle

114. Find the median of: 5, 2, 9, 4, 7

Solution:
Order: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 → median = 5
Answer: 5

115. What is 20% of 250?

Solution:
0.20 × 250 = 50
Answer: 50

116. If log₃(x) = 4, what is x?

Solution:
x = 3⁴ = 81
Answer: 81

117. A sequence is 2, 6, 18, 54, … What is the 6th term?

Solution:
Multiply by 3 each time.
5th = 162, 6th = 162×3 = 486
Answer: 486
118. Find the next term in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …
Solution:
Perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², … Next = 6² = 36
Answer: 36

119. The average of 5 numbers is 12. What is their total sum?

Solution:
Sum = Average × Count = 12 × 5 = 60
Answer: 60

120. Convert 0.75 to a fraction.

Solution:
0.75 = 75/100 = 3/4
Answer: 3/4

121. Solve for x: 5/(x + 2) = 1

Solution:
5=x+2→x=3
Answer: 3

122. If x is directly proportional to y and x = 10 when y = 2, find x when y = 5.

Solution:
x = ky → 10 = k×2 → k = 5
x = 5×5 = 25
Answer: 25

123. What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?

Solution:
Multiples: 24 is the smallest common
Answer: 24
124. Simplify: (2x³)(3x²)
Solution:
= 6x⁵
Answer: 6x⁵

125. If 30% of a number is 45, what is the number?

Solution:
0.30 × x = 45 → x = 45 / 0.30 = 150
Answer: 150

126. If 5x - 7 = 2x + 8, what is the value of x?

Answer:
5x - 2x = 8 + 7 → 3x = 15 → x = 5

127. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 12 and 18?

Answer:
LCM of 12 and 18 = 36

128. Simplify: (3/4) ÷ (2/5)

Answer:
(3/4) ÷ (2/5) = (3/4) × (5/2) = 15/8

129. A triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm. What type of triangle is this?
Answer:
Since 62+82=36+64=100=1026^2 + 8^2 = 36 + 64 = 100 = 10^262+82=36+64=100=102, it is a
right triangle

130. What is the next term in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?

Answer:
Next term = 16 × 2 = 32
131. Solve for x: x2−9=0x^2 - 9 = 0x2−9=0
Answer:
x=±3x = ±3x=±3

132. A bag contains 3 red, 4 blue, and 5 green balls. What is the probability of randomly
selecting a blue ball?
Answer:
Total = 12 balls → P(blue) = 4/12 = 1/3

133. What is the area of a circle with radius 7 cm? (Use π ≈ 3.14)
Answer:
Area = πr² = 3.14 × 49 = 153.86 cm²

134. A store gives 20% discount on a ₱1,500 item. How much is the discount?
Answer:
20% of 1500 = ₱300

135. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer:
Speed = distance ÷ time = 180 ÷ 3 = 60 km/h

136. Simplify: 2(x−3)+4x2(x - 3) + 4x2(x−3)+4x

Answer:
2x−6+4x=6x−62x - 6 + 4x = 6x - 62x−6+4x=6x−6

137. What is 35% of 200?

Answer:
0.35 × 200 = 70
138. If y varies directly as x, and y = 12 when x = 4, what is y when x = 10?
Answer:
y = kx → 12 = 4k → k = 3
Then y = 3 × 10 = 30

139. Convert 0.75 to a fraction in simplest form.

Answer:
0.75 = 3/4

140. What is the value of 121\sqrt{121}121?

Answer:
11

141. If 2 apples cost ₱18, how much will 5 apples cost?

Answer:
1 apple = ₱9 → 5 × 9 = ₱45

142. Find the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 cm and width 4 cm.
Answer:
P = 2(l + w) = 2(10 + 4) = 28 cm

143. What is the median of the numbers: 8, 3, 7, 10, 5?

Answer:
Ordered: 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 → Median = 7

144. Solve for x: 2x+13=5\frac{2x + 1}{3} = 532x+1=5

Answer:
2x + 1 = 15 → 2x = 14 → x = 7
145. If a cube has a volume of 64 cm³, what is the length of one side?
Answer:
Side = 643=4\sqrt[3]{64} = 4364=4 → 4 cm

146. How many degrees are in the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon?
Answer:
(6 - 2) × 180 = 720°

147. What is the simple interest on ₱10,000 for 2 years at 5% annual interest?
Answer:
I = PRT = 10000 × 0.05 × 2 = ₱1,000

148. What is the slope of the line: y = 3x - 4?

Answer:
Slope = 3

149. Solve: 5(x−2)=3x+45(x - 2) = 3x + 45(x−2)=3x+4

Answer:
5x - 10 = 3x + 4 → 2x = 14 → x = 7

150. What is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 36 and 60?

Answer:
GCD of 36 and 60 = 12

151. If 2x+3=132x + 3 = 132x+3=13, what is the value of xxx?

Answer: x=5x = 5x=5

152. Simplify: (x2−9)/(x+3)(x^2 - 9)/(x + 3)(x2−9)/(x+3)

Answer: x−3x - 3x−3

153. What is the area of a triangle with base 12 and height 5?

Answer: 303030
154. Factor completely: x2−10x+21x^2 - 10x + 21x2−10x+21
Answer: (x−7)(x−3)(x - 7)(x - 3)(x−7)(x−3)

155. Solve: 1x+12=34\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{4}x1+21=43

Answer: x=4x = 4x=4

156. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer: 60 km/h

157. Find the least common multiple of 6 and 8.

Answer: 24

158. Convert 0.75 into a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer: 34\frac{3}{4}43

159. If f(x)=2x2−3x+1f(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 1f(x)=2x2−3x+1, find f(2)f(2)f(2).

Answer: f(2)=3f(2) = 3f(2)=3

160. What is the square root of 169?

Answer: 13

161. Simplify: 23+49\frac{2}{3} + \frac{4}{9}32+94

Answer: 109\frac{10}{9}910

162. A store offers a 20% discount on a ₱500 item. What is the sale price?
Answer: ₱400

163. Find the value of xxx in the proportion 5x=2016\frac{5}{x} = \frac{20}{16}x5=1620

Answer: x=4x = 4x=4

164. What is the median of the numbers: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11?

Answer: 7

165. A number is doubled and then increased by 8 to give 20. What is the number?
Answer: 6

166. Simplify: (3x)2(3x)^2(3x)2

Answer: 9x29x^29x2

167. Factor: 4x2−254x^2 - 254x2−25

Answer: (2x−5)(2x+5)(2x - 5)(2x + 5)(2x−5)(2x+5)

168. Solve: x2=64x^2 = 64x2=64

Answer: x=±8x = \pm8x=±8
169. What is the cube of 3?
Answer: 27

170. Convert 3.5 to a mixed number.

Answer: 3123 \frac{1}{2}321

171. Find the value of xxx if 3x−24=7\frac{3x - 2}{4} = 743x−2=7

Answer: x=10x = 10x=10

172. What is 25% of 480?

Answer: 120

173. A rectangle has a length of 10 and width of 4. Find the perimeter.

Answer: 28

174. Simplify: x2−16x−4\frac{x^2 - 16}{x - 4}x−4x2−16

Answer: x+4x + 4x+4

175. Solve: 5x−4=3x+65x - 4 = 3x + 65x−4=3x+6

Answer: x=5x = 5x=5

176. What is the value of x if 5x - 7 = 3x + 9?

Answer:
5x - 7 = 3x + 9 → 2x = 16 → x = 8

177. Simplify: (2x + 3)(x - 4)

Answer:
2x² - 8x + 3x - 12 = 2x² - 5x - 12

178. Factor completely: x² - 10x + 21

Answer:
(x - 3)(x - 7)

179. What is the slope of the line passing through (3, 7) and (6, 1)?
Answer:
(1 - 7) / (6 - 3) = -6 / 3 = -2
180. Solve for x: √(x + 4) = 5
Answer:
x + 4 = 25 → x = 21

181. If a rectangle has a length of 12 and width x, and area is 84, find x.
Answer:
12 * x = 84 → x = 7

182. Solve: 2/(x + 1) = 3/(x - 1)

Answer:
Cross-multiply: 2(x - 1) = 3(x + 1) → 2x - 2 = 3x + 3 → -5 = x → x = -5

183. If f(x) = 2x² - 3x + 1, find f(2).

Answer:
2(4) - 6 + 1 = 3

184. Simplify: (x² - 9)/(x - 3)

Answer:
[(x - 3)(x + 3)] / (x - 3) = x + 3, for x ≠ 3

185. Find the discriminant of x² - 6x + 8

Answer:
D = (-6)² - 4(1)(8) = 36 - 32 = 4

186. Evaluate: log₅(25)

Answer:
5² = 25 → log₅(25) = 2
187. Solve: 3^x = 81
Answer:
81 = 3⁴ → x = 4

188. What is the median of the set: {4, 7, 2, 9, 3}?

Answer:
Sorted: {2, 3, 4, 7, 9} → Median = 4

189. A triangle has angles 40° and 65°. Find the third angle.
Answer:
180 - 40 - 65 = 75°

190. Find the GCF of 36 and 60.

Answer:
GCF = 12

191. Simplify: (3x²y)(2xy³)

Answer:
6x³y⁴

192. Solve: |2x - 3| = 7

Answer:
2x - 3 = 7 → x = 5
2x - 3 = -7 → x = -2
x = 5 or x = -2

193. Evaluate: (2 + 3)² - (3 - 2)²

Answer:
25 - 1 = 24
194. Convert 0.75 to a fraction in lowest terms.
Answer:
3/4

195. If P = 2l + 2w and P = 40, l = 10, find w.

Answer:
2(10) + 2w = 40 → 20 + 2w = 40 → 2w = 20 → w = 10

196. Solve: 6x² = 54

Answer:
x² = 9 → x = ±3

197. What is the volume of a cube with side length 5?

Answer:
5³ = 125

198. Convert 120° to radians.

Answer:
120 × (π / 180) = 2π/3

199. If sin(θ) = 0.5, find θ in degrees (0° ≤ θ ≤ 180°).

Answer:
θ = 30° or 150°

200. Find the sum of the first 10 positive integers.

Answer:
(10)(10 + 1)/2 = 55
Answer: 55

201. A rectangular lot is 5 meters longer than it is wide. If its area is 300 m², what are its
dimensions?
Answer: Let width = x, then length = x + 5.
Area: x(x + 5) = 300 → x² + 5x - 300 = 0
Solving: (x + 20)(x - 15) = 0 → x = 15 (valid), x = -20 (invalid)
Width = 15 m, Length = 20 m

202. Simplify: 2x2−84x\frac{2x^2 - 8}{4x}4x2x2−8

Answer: Factor numerator: 2(x2−4)=2(x−2)(x+2)2(x^2 - 4) = 2(x - 2)(x + 2)2(x2−4)=2(x−2)(x+2)
So, 2(x−2)(x+2)4x=(x−2)(x+2)2x\frac{2(x - 2)(x + 2)}{4x} = \frac{(x - 2)(x + 2)}{2x}4x2(x−2)(x+2)
=2x(x−2)(x+2)

178. What is the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic sequence 3, 7, 11, ...?
Answer: d = 4, a = 3, n = 15
Sum = n2[2a+(n−1)d]=152[6+56]=152×62=465\frac{n}{2} [2a + (n-1)d] = \frac{15}{2} [6 + 56] = \
frac{15}{2} \times 62 = 4652n[2a+(n−1)d]=215[6+56]=215×62=465

179. Solve: x+3=5\sqrt{x + 3} = 5x+3=5

Answer: Square both sides: x + 3 = 25 → x = 22

180. What is the median of the data set: 5, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 25?
Answer: Median = 14 (middle value of 7 numbers)

181. Evaluate: 34÷323^4 \div 3^234÷32

Answer: 34−2=32=93^{4-2} = 3^2 = 934−2=32=9

182. Convert 0.625 to a fraction in simplest form.

Answer: 0.625 = 6251000=58\frac{625}{1000} = \frac{5}{8}1000625=85

183. Factor: x2−13x+40x^2 - 13x + 40x2−13x+40

Answer: (x - 5)(x - 8)
184. A boat travels 60 km downstream in 2 hours. The current is 5 km/h. What is the speed of
the boat in still water?
Answer: Downstream speed = 60 / 2 = 30 km/h
Let x = speed in still water → x + 5 = 30 → x = 25 km/h

185. If x2+y2=13x^2 + y^2 = 13x2+y2=13 and xy=6xy = 6xy=6, find (x+y)2(x + y)^2(x+y)2
Answer: (x+y)2=x2+2xy+y2=13+12=25(x + y)^2 = x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = 13 + 12 =
25(x+y)2=x2+2xy+y2=13+12=25

186. What is the probability of drawing a king from a deck of cards?

Answer: 4 kings out of 52 cards → 452=113\frac{4}{52} = \frac{1}{13}524=131

187. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 60 and 48.

Answer: GCF = 12

188. What is the value of xxx if log⁡10(x)=2\log_{10}(x) = 2log10(x)=2?

Answer: x=102=100x = 10^2 = 100x=102=100

189. Solve: 1x+14=34\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}x1+41=43

Answer: 1x=34−14=12→x=2\frac{1}{x} = \frac{3}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{2} → x = 2x1=43−41
=21→x=2

190. Convert 135° to radians.

Answer: 135π180=3π4\frac{135 \pi}{180} = \frac{3\pi}{4}180135π=43π

191. What is the 10th term in the geometric sequence: 2, 4, 8, ...?

Answer: a = 2, r = 2
10th term = 2×29=2×512=10242 \times 2^{9} = 2 \times 512 = 10242×29=2×512=1024
192. Find the cube root of 343.
Answer: 3433=7\sqrt[3]{343} = 73343=7

193. If the sides of a triangle are 7, 24, and 25, is it a right triangle?
Answer: Check: 72+242=49+576=625=2527^2 + 24^2 = 49 + 576 = 625 =
25^272+242=49+576=625=252
Yes, it's a right triangle.

194. A ball is dropped from 100 m and bounces to 80% of its height. How high after 2nd
bounce?
Answer: First bounce: 80 m; Second bounce: 80×0.8=6480 \times 0.8 = 6480×0.8=64
Answer: 64 meters

195. Factor completely: 2x2−8x−102x^2 - 8x - 102x2−8x−10

Answer: Factor out 2: 2(x2−4x−5)=2(x−5)(x+1)2(x^2 - 4x - 5) = 2(x - 5)(x + 1)2(x2−4x−5)=2(x−5)
(x+1)

196. Find the area of a trapezoid with bases 8 and 14, height 5.
Answer: A=12(8+14)(5)=12(22)(5)=55A = \frac{1}{2} (8 + 14)(5) = \frac{1}{2} (22)(5) = 55A=21
(8+14)(5)=21(22)(5)=55

197. Simplify: (x3)4÷x5(x^3)^4 \div x^5(x3)4÷x5

Answer: x12÷x5=x7x^{12} \div x^5 = x^{7}x12÷x5=x7

198. Solve: 2x+5<132x + 5 < 132x+5<13

Answer: 2x<8→x<42x < 8 → x < 42x<8→x<4

199. What is the mean of the numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12?

Answer: Mean = 8+9+10+11+125=505=10\frac{8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12}{5} = \frac{50}{5} =
1058+9+10+11+12=550=10
200. The sum of two numbers is 36, and their difference is 4. What are the numbers?
Answer: Let x + y = 36, x - y = 4
Add equations: 2x = 40 → x = 20, y = 16
Answer: 20 and 16