274 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
MATHEMATICS TEST
60 Minutes60 Questions

DIRECTIONS: Solve each of the problems in the time
allowed, then ll in the corresponding bubble on your
answer sheet. Do not spend too much time on any one
problem; skip the more difcult problems and go back
to them later.
You may use a calculator on this test. For this test
you should assume that gures are NOT necessarily
drawn to scale, that all geometric gures lie in a
plane, and that the word line is used to indicate a
straight line.

1. One foot is equivalent to approximately 0.3048 meters. DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.

If a building is 65-feet long, what is the length of the
building in meters, to the nearest tenth?
A. 19.8
B. 31.1
C. 65.3
D. 198.1
E. 213.3

2. To keep up with rising costs, a carpenter needs to

increase his $30.00 per hour rate by 18%. What will
be his new hourly rate?
F. $30.18
G. $31.80
H. $35.40
J. $38.00
K. $48.00

3. Contributions to the school dance fund are made by

each of 4 student groups according to the table below.

Student group A B C D
Contribution in dollars 25 40 30 15

What is the average dollar amount of the contributions

made by the 4 student groups?
A. $110.00
B. $55.00
C. $35.00
D. $27.50
E. $22.50

4. Bus X travels 40 miles per hour for 2 hours; Bus Y

1
travels 60 miles per hour for 1 hours. What is the dif-
2
ference, in miles, between the number of miles traveled
by Bus X and the number of miles traveled by Bus Y ?
F. 10
G. 20
H. 50
J. 80
K. 90

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 275

2         2
5. Which of the following is a value of r for which DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
(r + 2)(r 3) = 0?
A. 6
B. 0
C. 2
D. 3
E. 6
6. In the parallelogram PQRS shown below, PS is
7 centimeters long. If the parallelograms perimeter is
40 centimeters, how many centimeters long is PQ?

F. 49
G. 21
H. 13
J. 10
K. 5.7
7. In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane, if the
x-coordinate of each point on a line is 5 more than half
the y-coordinate, what is the slope of the line?
A. 5
1
B.
2
1
C.
2
D. 2
E. 5
8. A rectangular garden has a length of x and a width of
y. The garden has its length reduced by 3 feet and its
width extended by 2 feet. What is the area of the new
garden?
F. x + y
G. (x 3)( y 2)
H. (x + 3)( y + 2)
J. (x 3)( y + 2)
K. (x + 3)( y 2)
9. If x = 3yz2 , what is y in terms of x and z?
x
A.
3z2
B. 3xz2
 
1
C. xz2
3
z2 y
D.
3x

x
E.
3z

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

276 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
10. In the gure below, what is the measure of ? DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.

F. 20
G. 55
H. 70
J. 75
K. 110

11. Which of the following is the product of

(3x 2 1)(x 2 4)?
A. 3x 4 + 13x 2 + 4
B. 3x 4 + 5
C. 3x 4 13x 2 + 4
D. 3x 4 12x 2 + 4
E. 3x 4 + 12x 2 + 4

12. In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane, if a square has

the vertices (2,3), (2,3), and (2,1), what is the set
of coordinates for the nal vertex?
F. (2,1)
G. (1,2)
H. (1,2)
J. (2,1)
K. (2,1)

x 8 y12
13. Reduce 4 3 2 to its simplest terms.
x y z
x 2 y4
A.
z2
x 4 y9
B.
z2
C. x 4 y9 z2
D. x 2 y12 z2
x 2 y9
E.
z2

14. Which of the following is a value of n that satises

logn 64 = 2?
F. 4
G. 6
H. 8
J. 12
K. 32

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 277

2         2
15. A survey is conducted among 700 high-school students DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
to see who their favorite college basketball teams are.
If 250 students like the Hawks, 200 students like the
Vikings, 50 students like the Bears, and the remaining
students like the Warriors, approximately what percent-
age of the 700 high school students answered that the
Warriors were their favorite team? (round to the nearest
tenth of a percentage point)
A. 14.3%
B. 28.6%
C. 42.9%
D. 56.2%
E. 78.6%

16. If x 2 = 36 and y2 = 81, which of the following

CANNOT be the value of x + y?
F. 15
G. 3
H. 0
J. 3
K. 15

17. A system of linear equations is shown below.

4y = 3x + 12
4y = 3x 8
Which of the following describes the graph of this sys-
tem of linear equations in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane?
A. Two parallel lines with negative slope
B. Two parallel lines with positive slope
C. A single line with negative slope
D. A single line with positive slope
E. Two perpendicular lines

6
18. =?
| 3|
F. 3
G. 2
H. 0
J. 2
K. 9

19. What are the values for a that satisfy the equation
(a + y)(a + z) = 0?
A. y and z
B. y and z
C. yz
D. y and z
E. y and z

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

278 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
20. In the circle shown below, C is the center and lies on DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
segments AE and BF. Which of the following statements
is NOT true?

F. BAC measures 70
G. AB is parallel to EF
H. AB
= BD
J. BCE = DCF
K. CF
= EF

21. What is the slope of the line given by the equation

21x 3y + 18 = 0?
A. 7
B. 3
6
C.
7
7
D.
6
E. 7

22. Which of the following is the least common denominator

for the expression below?

1 1 1
+ 2 +
a2 b c b c b c2

F. bc
G. abc
H. a2 b c
J. a 2 b2 c 2
K. a 2 b4 c 5

23. What number can you add to the numerator and

5 1
denominator of to get ?
8 2
A. 5
B. 3
C. 2
D. 0
E. 1

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 279

2         2
24. If x + y = 13 and 2y = 16, what is the value of x? DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
F. 4
G. 5
H. 7
J. 8
K. 9
25. If the inequality |m| > |n| is true, then which of the
following must be true?
A. m = n
B. m = n
C. m < n
D. m > n
E. m > 0
1
26. Given that y 5 = x + 1 is the equation of a line, at
2
what point does the line cross the x axis?
F. 15
G. 12
H. 1
J. 4
K. 6

Use the following information to answer Questions 27

and 28.

The gure above shows the plan for the ground oor of a
townhouse. The thickness of the walls should be ignored
when answering the questions. The dimensions shown are
in feet, and each region is rectangular.
27. What is the area, in square feet, of the living room?
A. 360
B. 280
C. 216
D. 168
E. 120

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

280 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
28. What is the perimeter, in feet, of the ground oor of the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
townhouse?
F. 76
G. 80
H. 92
J. 180
K. 360

29. Three years ago, the population of a certain species of

bird was calculated at 20 birds per acre. This year, a
biologist recorded a total of 47 birds in an area equal
to 3.25 acres. By about what percentage has the bird
population in the biologists sample decreased over the
last 3 years, to the nearest tenth?
A. 14.7%
B. 27.7%
C. 38.3%
D. 42.6%
E. 72.3%
30. A right triangle that has sides measured in the same
unit of length is shown below. For any such triangle,
(tan )(sin ) is equivalent to:

x
F.
z
x2
G.
z2
z
H.
y
z
J. 2
y
z2
K.
x
1 3
31. For all x > 0, + = ?
x 4
3
A.
4x
4
B.
4x
4 + 3x
C.
4x
4
D.
4+x
4 + 3x
E.
4+x

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 281

2         2
4 3 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
32. If cos A = , and sin A = , then tan A = ?
5 5
3
F.
4
3
G.
5
4
H.
5
4
J.
3
12
K.
5
33. In the (x, y) coordinate plane, what is the y-intercept of
the line 5x + 3y = 8?
8
A.
3
B. 3
5
C.
3
3
D.
5
5
E.
3
ax
34. If y = a4 for all a = 0, which of the following must
a
be true?

F. xy = 4
G. x y = 4
H. x + y = 4
J. x y = 4
K. x y = 4
35. In a certain music store, CDs were put on display and
assigned prices for May. Each month after that, the price
was 20% less than the price for the previous month. If
the price of a CD was d dollars in May, what was the
price in August?
A. 0.2d
B. 0.3d
C. 0.512d
D. 0.64d
E. 0.8d
36. If |52x|>5, which of the following is a possible value
of x?
F. 2
G. 3
H. 4
J. 5
K. 6

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

282 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
37. What value of t will satisfy the equation 0.1(t + DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
3, 420) = t?
A. 3,420
B. 313.64
C. 313.64
D. 342
E. 380

38. What is the slope of any line parallel to the y-axis in the
(x, y) coordinate plane?
F. 1
G. 0
H. 1
J. Undened
K. Cannot be determined from the given information

39. Which one of the following lines has the smallest slope?
A. y = x + 6
B. y = 2x + 10
1
C. y = x 1
2
D. 5y = 15x + 4
E. 7y = 3x 7

40. Amy can run 3.5 miles in x minutes. At that pace, how
many minutes would it take her to run 10.5 miles?
F. 10.5x
G. 7x
H. 4x
J. 3.5x
K. 3x

41. A certain rectangle is 5 times as long as it is wide. Sup-

pose the length and width are both tripled. The perimeter
of the second rectangle is how many times as large as
the perimeter of the rst rectangle?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 12
E. 15

42. If r and s are constants and x 2 + rx + 12 is equivalent

to (x + 3)(x + s), what is the value of r?
F. 3
G. 4
H. 7
J. 12
K. Cannot be determined from the given information

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 283

2         2
43. For what value of b would the following system of DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
equations have an innite number of solutions?
3x + 5y = 27
12x + 20y = 3b

A. 9
B. 27
C. 36
D. 81
E. 126
44. Which of the following calculations will yield an even
integer for any integer a?
F. 2a2 + 3
G. 4a3 + 1
H. 5a2 + 2
J. 6a4 + 6
K. a6 3
45. What is the solution set of |3a 3| 12?
A. a 5 and a 5
B. a 5 and a 3
C. a 5 and a 5
D. a 5 and a 3
E. a 5 and a 5
5 5
46. What is cos given that = + and that
12 12 4 6
cos( + ) = (cos )(cos ) (sin )(sin )? (Note: You
may use the following table of values.)

1
F.
4
1
G.
2

6 2
H.
4

3 2
J.
2

6+2
K.
4

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

284 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
47. If y = z, what are the real values of x that make the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
following inequality true?
xy xz
<0
3y 3z
A. All negative real numbers
B. All positive real numbers
1
C. only
3
1
D. only
3
E. 3 only
48. The perimeter of a square is 36 units. How many units
long is the diagonal of the square?
F. 8
G. 9 2
H. 16
J. 18
K. 18 3
49. What is the equation of the circle in the standard (x, y)
coordinate plane that has a radius of 4 units and the same
center as the circle determined by x 2 + y2 6y + 4 = 0?
A. x 2 + y2 = 4
B. (x + 3)2 + y2 = 16
C. (x 3)2 + y2 = 16
D. x 2 + (y + 3)2 = 16
E. x 2 + (y 3)2 = 16
50. A rectangular kitchen is 8 feet longer than it is wide. Its
area is 240 square feet. How long, in feet, is it?
F. 12
G. 16
H. 20
J. 24
K. 30
51. What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line
determined by the equation 5x 4y = 8?
A. 4
5
B.
4
5
C.
4
D. 2
E. 4
52. If 38x = 813x2 , what is the value of x?
F. 2
G. 0
H. 2
J. 3
K. 4

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 285

2         2
53. The picture shown below has a uniform frame-width DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
5
of inches. What is the approximate area, in square
8
inches, of the viewable portion of the picture?

A. 426.25
B. 481.56
C. 510.40
D. 510.75
E. 540.00

54. A horse eats 12 bales of hay in 5 days. At this rate, how

many bales of hay does the horse eat in 5 + x days?
12x
F. 12 +
5
x
G. 12 +
5
12 12
H. +
5 5x
12 x
J. +
5 5
12
K. +x
5

55. When graphed in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane,

the lines x = 5 and y = x 5 intersect at what point?
A. (5,10)
B. (5,5)
C. (5,0)
D. (0,5)
E. (0,0)

56. Which of the following expresses the number of miles

a runner must travel in a 4-lap race where the course is
a circle of radius m miles?
F. 4m
G. 4m
H. 4m2
J. 8m
K. 16m

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

286 PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
57. For some real number n, the graph of the line y = (n + DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
1)x + 6 in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane passes
through (4,8). What is the value of n?
3
A.
2
1
B.
2
1
C.
2
3
D.
2
E. 2

58. A computer repair person charges $50.00 per hour, plus

an additional mileage fee. The charge for mileage varies
directly with the square root of the number of miles trav-
eled. If one hour plus 25 miles traveled costs $140.00,
what is the total amount charged for one hour plus
36 miles traveled?
F. $218.00
G. $196.92
H. $179.60
J. $158.00
K. $143.60

59. In the right triangle below, YZ = 10 units, and

XZ = 4 units. What is sin Z?

4
A.
10
10
B.
2 21

2 21
C.
10
10
D.
4
4
E.
2 21

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 4 MATHEMATICS TEST 287

2         2
60. A triangle, ABD, is reected across the line y = x to DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
have the image A B D in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane: thus A reects to A . The coordinates of point A
are (m, n). What are the coordinates of point A ?
F. (m, n)
G. (m, n)
H. (m, n)
J. (n, m)
K. Cannot be determined from the given information.

END OF THE MATHEMATICS TEST.

STOP! IF YOU HAVE TIME LEFT OVER, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY.
310 PRACTICE TEST 4 ANSWER KEY

Mathematics Test
1. A 21. E 41. A
2. H 22. J 42. H
3. D 23. C 43. C
4. F 24. G 44. J
5. C 25. B 45. B
6. H 26. G 46. H
7. D 27. D 47. A
8. J 28. F 48. G
9. A 29. B 49. E
10. H 30. H 50. H
11. C 31. C 51. C
12. K 32. F 52. H
13. B 33. A 53. B
14. H 34. J 54. F
15. B 35. C 55. A
16. H 36. K 56. J
17. B 37. E 57. B
18. G 38. J 58. J
19. A 39. E 59. C
20. K 40. K 60. J
358 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
MATHEMATICS TEST
60 Minutes60 Questions

DIRECTIONS: Solve each of the problems in the time
allowed, then ll in the corresponding bubble on your
answer sheet. Do not spend too much time on any one
problem; skip the more difcult problems and go back
to them later.
You may use a calculator on this test. For this test
you should assume that gures are NOT necessarily
drawn to scale, that all geometric gures lie in a
plane, and that the word line is used to indicate a
straight line.

1. Which of the following lists all the positive factors DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
of 32?
A. 1, 32
B. 2, 16
C. 2, 4, 8, 16
D. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
E. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32

2. All CDs are equally priced. If 8 CDs cost $76.00, what

is the cost of 1 CD?
F. $0.10
G. $2.05
H. $7.60
J. $9.50
K. $10.50

3. 2x 2 3x 2 y2 5x 2 y is equivalent to:
A. 30x 8 y3
B. 30x 8 y2
C. 30x 6 y3
D. 11x 8 y3
E. 11x 6 y2

4. What is the value of the expression 10(100x10,000) +

100 when x = 250?
F. 2,500
G. 150,100
H. 160,000
J. 210,000
K. 300,100

5. 4a3 5a8 = ?
A. 9a5
B. 9a11
C. 9a24
D. 20a11
E. 20a24

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 359

2         2
6. In the gure shown below, AD = 16, ED = 11, and AE DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
is congruent to CD. What is the length of AB?

F. 5
G. 5 2
H. 6
J. 11 2
K. 25

7. Which of the following numbers is the least in value?

A. 0.02 104
B. 0.2 103
C. 2.0 102
D. 20.0 102
E. 0.002 105

8. The isosceles triangle below has one angle measure as

shown. What is the measure of each of the other angles?

F. 30
G. 45
H. 50
J. 65
K. 130

9. The sum of the real numbers a and b is 13. Their

difference is 5. What is the value of ab?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 18
D. 36
E. 65

10. 37 is what percent of 144, to the nearest percent?

F. 26%
G. 37%
H. 44%
J. 74%
K. 107%

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

360 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
Use the following information to answer Questions
DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
1112.

The Moondance Riding Academy held its annual horse

show for 3 days. The total amount collected in entry
fees for the 3 days was $1,450. The amount collected,
in dollars, is shown for each of the 3 days in the bar
graph below:

11. Approximately what percent of the money collected

from entry fees over the 3 days was collected on Day 2?
A. 29%
B. 34%
C. 38%
D. 66%
E. 90%

12. The mean amount collected per day during the 3-day
period is what, to the nearest dollar?
F. $300
G. $483
H. $577
J. $1,450
K. $4,350

13. For all n, (3n + 5)2 = ?

A. 6n2 + 15n + 10
B. 6n2 + 30n + 25
C. 9n2 + 6n + 10
D. 9n2 + 15n + 25
E. 9n2 + 30n + 25

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 361

2         2
14. A certain brand of cereal costs $3.25 per box before DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
sales tax is added. When you buy 5 or more boxes of
this cereal you receive 1 additional box for free. What
is the average cost per box of cereal for 6 boxes before
sales tax is added?
F. $2.17
G. $2.71
H. $2.80
J. $3.25
K. $3.79

15. Rana and Tom own a pizza shop, which offers 3 kinds
of cheese, 4 kinds of meat toppings, and 5 kinds of
vegetable toppings. Each type of pizza on the menu has
a combination of exactly 3 ingredients: 1 cheese, 1 meat,
and 1 vegetable. How many types of pizzas are possible?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 50
E. 60

16. On the real number line, what is the midpoint of 3

and 11?
F. 5
G. 0
H. 4
J. 7
K. 14

17. Which real number satises (2n )(8) = 163 ?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 9
E. 12

18. If f (x) = 3x 2 8, then f (4) = ?

F. 56
G. 40
H. 8
J. 24
K. 40

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

362 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
19. A clock tower casts a 150-foot shadow on level DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
ground, as shown below. The angle of elevation from
the tip of the shadow to the top of the tower is 40 .
To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the height of
the clock tower?

(Note: cos 40 = sin 50 0.77

cos 50 = sin 40 0.64
tan 50 1.19
tan 40 0.84)
A. 194.8
B. 178.5
C. 150.0
D. 126.0
E. 115.5
20. If 4(x 2) + 5x = 3(x + 3) 11, then x = ?
F. 3
G. 1
H. 0
J. 1
K. 2
21. What is the least common multiple of 40, 70, and 60?
A. 240
B. 420
C. 840
D. 1,680
E. 168,000
2 2
22. If 4 = a 1 , then a = ?
5 3
95
F.
15
91
G.
15
41
H.
15
27
J.
8
17
K.
8
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.
PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 363

2         2
23. A system of linear equations is shown below. DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.

4y 2x = 8
4y + 2x = 8

Which of the following describes the graph of this sys-

tem of linear equations in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane?
A. A single line with positive slope
B. A single line with negative slope
C. Two distinct intersecting lines
D. Two parallel lines with positive slope
E. Two parallel lines with negative slope

24. A house painter charges $24.00 per hour for a painting

job that requires more than 5 hours to complete. For any
job requiring 5 hours or less, the house painter charges a
at fee of $100. If n represents the number of hours the
job requires, which of the following expressions gives
the charge, in dollars, for a job requiring more than
5 hours to complete?
F. 124.0
G. 24n + 100
H. 24n 100
J. 24n
K. 24n + 100

25. The average (arithmetic mean) of a and b is 6 and the

average of a, b, and c is 11. What is the value of c?
A. 21
B. 17
C. 13
D. 8
E. 5

26. In the gure above, OS = ST and the coordinates of T

are (k,5). What is the value of k?
F. 5
G. 3
H. 2
J. 0
K. 5

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

364 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
27. At a summer camp, one boy and one girl will be selected DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
to lead the weekly activities. If there are 130 boys and
145 girls at the camp, how many different 2-person
combinations of 1 boy and 1 girl are possible?
A. 15
B. 275
C. 550
D. 9,425
E. 18,850

28. If 3 times a number x is added to 12, the result is nega-

tive. Which of the following gives the possible value(s)
for x?
F. All x > 4
G. All x < 4
H. 36 only
J. 4 only
K. 0 only

29. The gure below shows 2 tangent circles such that the 9-
inch diameter of the smaller circle is equal to the radius
of the larger circle. What is the approximate area, in
square inches, of the shaded region?

A. 28.27
B. 56.55
C. 63.62
D. 190.74
E. 254.47

30. (x 3 + 2x 2 + 3x 2) (2x 3 x 2 4) is equivalent to:

F. x 3 + x 2 + 3x 6
G. x 3 + 3x 2 + 3x + 2
H. 2x 3 2x 2 + 3x 2
J. 2x 6 + x 4 + 3x 6
K. 2x 6 + 3x 4 + 3x + 2

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 365

2         2
x 0 1 2 3 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.

f (x) 6 5 2 3

31. The table above gives values of the quadratic function f

for selected values of x. Which of the following denes
the quadratic function f ?
A. f (x) = x 2 6
B. f (x) = x 2 + 6
C. f (x) = 2x 2 10
D. f (x) = 2x 2 6
E. f (x) = 2x 2 7
32. What is the median of the following 6 test scores?
64, 72, 85, 80, 72, 89
F. 64
G. 72
H. 76
J. 77
K. 82.5
33. For all numbers x and y, let the operation be dened
as x y = 2xy 4x. If a and b are positive integers,
which of the following can be equal to zero?
I. a b
II. (a b) b
III. b (a b)
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III
34. In the gure shown below, the measure of SRT is
(x + 15) and the measure of SRU is 90 . What is the
measure of TRU?

F. (105 + x)
G. (105 x)
H. (75 + x)
J. (75 x)
K. (x 75)

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

366 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
35. (6a 12) (4a + 4) = ? DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
A. 2(a + 2)
B. 2(a + 4)
C. 2(a 2)
D. 2(a 4)
E. 2(a 8)

36. In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane below, the points

(0,2), (8,2), (3,6), and (11,6) are the vertices of a par-
allelogram. What is the area, in square units, of the
parallelogram?

F. 6 2
G. 16
H. 32
J. 56
K. 88

37. Which of the following equations expresses z in terms

of x for all real numbers x, y, and z, such that x 5 = y
and y3 = z?
A. z = x
3
B. z = x
5
C. z = 3x 5
D. z = x 8
E. z = x 15

38. Which of the following statements is NOT true about

the geometric sequence 36, 18, 9, . . .?
F. The fourth term is 4.5.
G. The sum of the rst ve terms is 69.75.
1
H. Each consecutive term is of the previous term.
2
J. Each consecutive term is evenly divisible by 3.
K. The common ratio of consecutive terms is 2:1.

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 367

2         2
39. For right triangle ABC with dimensions in centimeters DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
as given below, what is tan C?

5
A.
9
5
B.
106
9
C.
106

106
D.
9
9
E.
5
40. The area of a trapezoid is found by using the equation
1
h(b1 + b2 ), where h is the height and b1 and b2 are the
2
lengths of the bases. What is the area of the trapezoid
shown below?

F. 18
G. 20
H. 24
J. 30
K. 36
41. The diagonal of a rectangular garden is 15 feet, and one
side is 9 feet. What is the perimeter of the garden?
A. 135
B. 108
C. 68
D. 48
E. 42

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

368 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
 2
1 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
42. ab = ?
3
1
F. a2 + b2
9
1 2 2
G. a ab + b2
9 3
1 2 2
H. a ab + b2
3 3
J. a2 + b2
1
K. a2 ab + b2
3
43. Which of the following inequalities denes the solution
set for the inequality 23 6x 5?
A. x 3
B. x 3
C. x 6
D. x 3
E. x 6
44. What is the approximate distance between the points
(4,3) and (6,5) in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane?
F. 8.92
G. 12.81
H. 16.97
J. 17.95
K. 19.22
45. The ratio of x to z is 3 to 5, and the ratio of y to z is 1
to 5. What is the ratio of x to y?
A. 5:3
B. 5:1
C. 3:1
D. 1:3
E. 1:1
x
46. If tan = , x > 0, y > 0, and 0 < < , then what is
y 2
cos ?

x 2 + y2
F.
y
y
G. 
x + y2
2
x
H. 
x 2 + y2
y
J.
x
x
K.
y

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 369

2         2
47. In the gure below, FGHJ is a square and Q, R, S, and DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
T are the midpoints of its sides. If GH = 10 inches,
what is the area of QRST , in inches?

A. 100
B. 50
C. 25
D. 20
E. 5 2
7
48. In  XYZ below, XZ is of h, the length of the altitude.
8
What is the area of  XYZ in terms of h?

7h
F.
8
7h2
G.
8
7h
H.
16
7h2
J.
16
7h2
K.
12
49. On Friday, a computer was priced at $800. On the fol-
lowing Wednesday, the price was reduced by 15%. On
the following Friday, the price was further reduced by
20%. What percent of the original price was the nal
price?
A. 82.5
B. 68
C. 65
D. 35
E. 32

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

370 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
50. If ghjk = 24 and ghkl = 0, which of the following must DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
be true?
F. g > 0
G. h > 0
H. j = 0
J. k = 0
K. l = 0
51. Given the vertices of parallelogram FGHJ in the stan-
dard (x, y) coordinate plane below, what is the area of
triangle GHJ, in square units?

A. 11
B. 15
C. 22
D. 44
E. 88
52. If X, Y , and Z are real numbers, and XYZ = 1, then
which of the following conditions must be true?
1
F. XZ =
Y
G. X, Y , and Z > 0
H. Either X = 1, Y = 1, or Z = 1
J. Either X = 0, Y = 0, or Z = 0
K. Either X < 1, Y < 1, or Z < 1
53. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the y-intercept of
the line 6x + 2y = 14 is?
A. 6
B. 3
C. 2
D. 7
E. 14
54. The average of a set of six integers is 38. When a seventh
number is included in the set, the average of the set
increases to 47. What is the seventh number?
F. 38
G. 47
H. 101
J. 228
K. 329

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST 371

2         2
55. The area of a rectangular kitchen is 80 square feet. If the DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
length of the oor is 4 feet less than four times the width,
what is the width of the oor in feet?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 8
D. 16
E. 17
56. For every cent increase in price of a pound of apples, the
grocery store sells 25 fewer pounds per day. The grocery
store normally sells 800 pounds of apples per day at
$1.09 per pound. Which of the following expressions
represents the number of pounds of apples sold per day
if the cost is increased by 3x cents per pound of apples?
F. (1.09 + 3x)(800 75x)
G. 800 25x
H. 800 75(1.09)x
J. 800 + 75x
K. 800 75x
57. Jason has been hired to build a circular wading pool
in his neighbors backyard. The rectangular backyard
measures 60 feet wide by 50 feet long. Jasons neighbors
want the pool to be as large as possible, with the edge
of the pool at least 8 feet from the edge of the backyard
all around. How long should the radius of the pool be,
in feet?
A. 8
B. 17
C. 22
D. 34
E. 44
58. If f (x) = x 2 + 3, then f (x + y) = ?
F. x 2 + 2xy + y2 + 3
G. x 2 + 2xy + y2
H. x 2 + 2xy + 3
J. x 2 + 3 + y
K. x 2 + y2

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

372 PRACTICE TEST 5 MATHEMATICS TEST

2         2
59. In a game, 84 marbles numbered 00 through 83 are DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
placed in a box. A player draws 1 marble at random
from the box. Without replacing the rst marble, the
player draws a second marble at random. If both mar-
bles drawn have the same tens digit (that is, both marbles
are numbered between 00 and 09, or 10 and 19, or 20
and 29, etc.), the player is a winner. If the rst marble
Dave draws is numbered 23, what is the probability that
Dave will be a winner on the next draw?
9
A.
84
74
B.
83
9
C.
83
75
D.
84
10
E.
83

60. What is the smallest possible value for the product of

2 real numbers that differ by 6?
F. 9
G. 8
H. 5
J. 0
K. 7

END OF THE MATHEMATICS TEST.

STOP! IF YOU HAVE TIME LEFT OVER, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY.
PRACTICE TEST 5 ANSWER KEY 395

Mathematics Test
1. E 21. C 41. E
2. J 22. G 42. G
3. C 23. C 43. D
4. G 24. J 44. G
5. D 25. A 45. C
6. G 26. K 46. G
7. C 27. E 47. B
8. J 28. G 48. J
9. D 29. D 49. B
10. F 30. G 50. K
11. B 31. A 51. C
12. G 32. H 52. F
13. E 33. E 53. D
14. G 34. J 54. H
15. E 35. E 55. B
16. H 36. H 56. K
17. D 37. E 57. B
18. F 38. J 58. F
19. D 39. E 59. C
20. J 40. K 60. F