EST II – Individual Subject Test

Level 1

Student’s Name ______________________________

Subject: Math
Duration: 60 minutes
50 Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions:
- Place your answer on the answer sheet. Mark only one answer for each of the multiple
choice questions.
- Avoid guessing. Your answers should reflect your overall understanding of the
subject matter.
- Calculators are allowed. When a calculator is used, be aware of switching between
radian mode and median mode.
- A formula sheet is available at the end of the booklet for your reference.
1. A plane intersects a sphere of radius 4cm in a circle. Which of the following cannot be
the area of this circle?
A. 4 π cm2
B. 8 π cm2
C. 12 π cm2
D. 16 π cm2
E. 24 π cm2
2. If 3 9 27 1, then which of the following is the correct expression of n in
terms of m and p?
A. 𝑛
B. 𝑛 3𝑚 2𝑝
C. 𝑛 1 2𝑚 3𝑝
D. 𝑛 𝑚 𝑝
E. 𝑛 2𝑚 3𝑝
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3. The three lines l, d, and t in the plane are such that they are parallel and d is equidistant
from l and t. If the equation of l is 𝑦 2𝑥 70 and the equation of d is 𝑦 2𝑥 10,
which of the following is the equation of line t?
A. 2𝑥 𝑦 40
B. 2𝑥 𝑦 50
C. 2𝑥 𝑦 40
D. 𝑥 2𝑦 50
E. 𝑥 2𝑦 40
4. If a and b are real numbers, 𝑖 1, and 𝑎 𝑏𝑖 2 3𝑖 , then which of the
following is the average of a and b?
A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 3.5
D. 5
E. 12.5
5. The volume of a certain pyramid of rectangular base is 12. We alter its dimensions in
such a way that the volume does not change. If the height has been doubled, which of
the following could be possible alterations to the length L and the width W of the base
of the pyramid?
A. Multiply L by 12 and divide W by 6
B. Multiply L by 1 and divide W by 0.5
C. Multiply L by 9 and divide W by 18
D. Divide both L and W by 0.5
E. Multiply both L and W with 0.5

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6. If 𝑓 is the function defined by 𝑓 𝑥 , then which of the following is a
root of 𝑓 𝑥 ?
I.
II.
III. 1
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. II and III
E. I, II, and III
7. In the adjacent figure, B is a point on the circle of center A
and diameter DC such that BC = 20 and BD = 15. What is
the perimeter of triangle BDC?
A. 17.5
B. 35
C. 60
D. 150
E. 60π
8. If 0 𝜃 90 , then =

A.
B. 1
C. 1 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
D. 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃
E. 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃
9. When fidget spinners were first introduced in the market, Leonard decided to sell them
in his toy shop. The number of spinners he sold every week is modeled by 𝑁 𝑤
𝑤 10𝑤, where w is the number of weeks starting the first week of February and
𝑁 𝑤 is the number of spinners sold each week in hundreds. One particular week,
Leonard realized that his sales were greater than the sales in any other week. What is
this maximum number of sales?
A. 2500
B. 500
C. 1000
D. 2500
E. 5000

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10. Celine and Lia are standing on a horizontal track at
points A and D respectively. Celine is 1.5m tall and
Lia is 1.2m tall (that is AC = 1.5m and DL = 1.2m).
Celine’s shadow occupies the length AB and Lia’s
shadow occupies the length BD on the ground so the
two shadows meet at their heads. The angles
between the ground and the ray from the top of the
head of each individual to the touching point of the
shadows is shown. How far apart are Celine and Lia
standing?
A. 1.788 m
B. 2.078 m
C. 2.7 m
D. 3.344 m
E. 3.866 m
11. Consider the function 𝑓 defined by 𝑓 𝑥 𝑚 1 𝑥 3𝑚 1, where m is a real
number. If the graph of 𝑓 has a 𝑦 intercept of 2, then 𝑓 1
A. 6.4
B. 1
C. 0 F(0)= y intercept
F(0) = 2
D. 1
E. 2.2
12. If 𝑦 varies directly with 𝑧 and inversely with 𝑣, then which of the following could be a
correct expression of 𝑧 as a function of 𝑦 and 𝑣?
A. 𝑧 3𝑦𝑣
B. 𝑧
C. 𝑧
D. 𝑧 8
E. 𝑧 𝑦 𝑣

13. If √𝑎 √𝑏 4.6 and 𝑎 𝑏 13.46, then 𝑎𝑏 =

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14. In a certain country, the ratio of male individuals who got infected by the COVID-19
virus to the female individuals who got infected by the same virus is 6 to 4. Moreover,
it was observed that only 9% of the males and 5% of the females who get infected by
the virus got severe symptoms. If the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is
1200, how many females have severe symptoms?
A. 24
B. 162
C. 600
D. 1200
E. 1800

15. Which of the following is equal to ?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 2
D. 5
E. 10
16. Each day, Jack’s donut shop starts with 100 donuts. Throughout the day, some donuts
are sold, some are discarded, and some more is made according to the following
principle: for every three donuts sold, one more is made. If on a particular day, Jack
sold m donuts and discarded d donuts, and at the end of the day had no donuts left,
which of the following gives the correct relation between m and d?
A. 2𝑚 3𝑑 300
B. 3𝑚 2𝑑 300
C. 3𝑑 2𝑚 300
D. 2𝑑 3𝑚 100
E. 𝑚 𝑑 100
17. Consider the set { 3, 0, 7, 𝑎, 𝑏, 20 whose elements are arranged in increasing order,
and a and b are real numbers. If the median of this set above is 12, which of the
following is a possible value of b?
I. 8
II. 17
III. 20
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. I and II
E. II and III

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18. Let 𝑓 be the function defined by 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 3𝑥 𝑘 where k is a real number. For
which values of k does the line d of equation 𝑦 1 cut the graph of 𝑓 in 4 distinct
points?
A. 3.7
B. 1.9
C. 1
D. 0
E. 1.2
19. The product of three consecutive integers is equal to the middle integer. What is the
smallest of these integers?
A. 1 √2
B. 1 √2
C. 1
D. 0
E. 1
20. A line in the plane passes through the 3 distinct points 𝑎, 𝑏 , 𝑐, 𝑑 , and 𝑒, 𝑓 . Then
all of the following give a correct relation between 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒, and 𝑓 except:
A.
B. 1
C. 1
D. 0
E. 0

21. Consider the parabola of equation 𝑦 𝑥 22𝑥 320. What are the coordinates of
the midpoint of the segment joining the two 𝑥 intercepts of the parabola?
A. 11, 0
B. 0, 11)
C. 11, 0
D. (0, 11)
E. (0, 160)
22. In a certain company of 400 employees, 70% wear face masks at all times. Out of those
who do not wear face masks, 15% got the disease. Out of those who do wear a mask,
only 5% got the disease. If an employee is chosen at random from this company, what
is the probability that he or she got the disease?
A. 0.35
B. 0.08
C. 0.09
D. 0.12
E. 0.35

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23. The adjacent graph is that of a function 𝑓 𝑥 . The graph of the
function 𝑔 is obtained by translating the graph of 𝑓, that is
𝑔 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 𝑎 𝑏 for some real numbers a and b. Which of the
graphs below cannot be that of 𝑔 𝑥 for any real values of a and b?

A. B.

C. D.

E.

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24. If 𝑓 is the function defined by 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 1 , for which of the following values of
𝑥 is 𝑓 𝑓 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 ?
A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2
25. The range of the function defined by 𝑓 𝑥 |1 𝑥 | 2 is:
A. 𝑓 𝑥 2
B. 𝑓 𝑥 3
C. 𝑓 𝑥 2
D. 𝑓 𝑥 2
E. 𝑓 𝑥 2
26. A circle inscribed in a square has an area of 36𝜋. What is the length of the diagonal of
the square?
A. 8.485
B. 12
C. 16.97
D. 36
E. 50.912
27. If 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 4𝑥 1, which of the following is also equal to 𝑓 𝑥 ?
A. 𝑓 𝑥 4
B. 𝑓 2 𝑥
C. 𝑓 4 𝑥
D. 𝑓 4 𝑥
E. 𝑓 4 𝑓 𝑥
28. C is a circle tangent to the two straight lines of equations 𝑦 2 and 𝑦 4. Which of
the following could be the equation of the circle?
𝟐
A. 𝑥 1 𝑦𝟐 9
𝟐
B. 𝑥 1 𝑦 1 𝟐 3
𝟐
C. 𝑥 4 𝑦 2 𝟐 9
𝟐
D. 𝑥 1 𝑦𝟐 3
𝟐
E. 𝑥 2 𝑦 1 𝟐 9
29. Consider all spheres of nonzero volume having as their center the point A in space.
How many of these spheres can have a surface area whose value is numerically equal
to the volume of the sphere?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. Further information is required to determine the answer

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30. The two lines m and n of respective equations 3𝑥 𝑦 1 and 𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑦 2 are
parallel, where 𝑎 0 and 𝑏 is a real number. Which of the following may be true about
𝑏?
I. 𝑏 2.31
II. 𝑏 1.04
III.𝑏 0
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. I and III
D. II and III
E. I, II, and III
31. In the adjacent figure, ABCD is a rectangle such that
BC = 4 and AB = 3, AEC is a triangle such that the two
angles AEC and ACE are equal. What is the perimeter
of triangle AEC?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
E. 18
32. A, C, E, and D are four collinear points in this order such that 𝐴𝐶 𝑎, 𝐸𝐷 𝑏, and
𝐴𝐸 𝐶𝐷 12. Which of the following is a correct expression of 𝐶𝐸 in terms of
𝑎 and 𝑏.
A. 𝐶𝐸 6
B. 𝐶𝐸
C. 𝐶𝐸 12 𝑎 𝑏
D. 𝐶𝐸 6 𝑎 𝑏
E. 𝐶𝐸 12
33. The triangle shown in the adjacent figure (not drawn
to scale) is right angled at G with GF = 4 and
GFH = 60o. I is the midpoint of segment FH an GJ is
the altitude drawn from G to FH. What is the area of
triangle GJI?
A. 3.46
B. 4.62
C. 6
D. 6.93
E. 13.86

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34. In the adjacent figure, p and q are two parallel
lines. B and D are points on p;
C and E are points on q. Which of the
following statements is true?
I. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥 𝑦
II. 𝑎 , 𝑏 , 𝑥 , and 𝑦 can be the values of
the four angles of a quadrilateral.
III.𝑎 𝑥 𝑏 𝑦
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. I and II
E. II and III

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35. If 3𝑘 , what is a possible value of 𝑘 1?

A.
B.
C. 2
D. 5
E. 6
36. In the adjacent figure (not drawn to scale), segments AD and
AH are perpendicular. The following degree measures are
known in terms of b: ADC = b, EGF = 2b + 30, and
EFG = 150 – 3b. Which of the following conclusions must be
true?
A. The three triangles ADC, CHE, and EFG are right angled
triangles.
B. Triangle HCE is right angled at H.
C. Triangles ADC and EFG are similar.
D. Triangles ADC and HCD are similar.
E. Only triangle ADC is right angled.
37. In the adjacent figure, lines AC and DE are
parallel. The lengths of segments CE, BE,
BD, and AD are given in terms of s and z.
Which of the following is a correct expression
of s in terms of z?
A. 𝑠
B. 𝑠 2
C. 𝑠
D. 𝑠
E. 𝑠 1
38. The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 24 and the perimeter of a regular octagon is 5.
What is the ratio of the length of one side of the hexagon to the length of one side of
the octagon?
A. 0.15625
B. 0.2083
C. 1.2
D. 2.75
E. 6.4

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 | |
39. The equation 5 has two solutions. What is the sum of these two solutions?
| |
A. 0.75
B. 1.25
C. 2
D. 2.5
E. 3.25
40. Let 𝑓 be the function defined by 𝑓 𝑥 𝑚𝑥 𝑝𝑥 𝑞𝑥 1, where m, p, and q are
real numbers. If the graph of 𝑓 passes through the point 1, 7 , what is the average of
m, p, and q?
A.
B. 2
C.
D. 3.5
E. 4
41. If 𝑎 𝑏 1 1 and 12𝑎𝑏 4, what is the value of b?
A. -0.667
B. -0.5
C. 0.5
D. 0.667
E. 2
42. If m and n are the roots of the equation 𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑥 𝑐 0, where 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are real
numbers, which of the following quantities does not change when we vary a ?
I. 𝑚. 𝑛
II. 𝑚 𝑛
III.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. I and II
E. I, II, and III
43. If 𝑓 𝑥 1.6 and 𝑔 𝑥 1.4 and 𝑓 𝑔 0 𝐴 𝑔 𝑓 0 , what is the value of A?
A.
B. 1
C.
D.
E.

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44. Circles C, P, and Q have radii 1, 2, and 3 respectively. If the three circles are tangent to
each other, what is the nature of the triangle formed by joining the three centers of the
circles?
A. Isosceles
B. Right angled
C. Right isosceles
D. Equilateral
E. Cannot be determined with the information given
45.
Days d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cases 100 350 250 600 723 702 750 790
N
The table above shows the number of cases of individuals infected with the
COVID-19 virus in a certain country every day after Sunday October 18 (so d = 1 is
Monday October 19, and so on). The government uses a linear regression model and
decides to impose total lockdown when the number of cases reaches 1000. Using the
linear model, what is the predicted date at which the lockdown will be imposed?
A. October 20
B. October 23
C. October 29
D. October 31
E. November 1

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46.

The bar graph given above shows the number of smart phones sold in millions from
2007 when it was first introduced into the market till 2014 except for the year 2010.
Knowing that the percent increase from the year 2010 to 2011 for the number of smart
phones sold is four times the percent increase from the year 2013 to 2014, what is the
approximate number of smart phones sold, in millions, in the year 2010?
A. 14.458
B. 32.35
C. 40.161
D. 25.73
E. 71.52
47. For how many strictly positive integer values of 𝑥 is the following inequality satisfied?
2 3 𝑥 14
A. 0
B. 1
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
48. If 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 1 and 𝑑 𝑥 = , then which of the following is true?
A. 𝑑 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 for all values of 𝑥
B. 𝑑 𝑥 𝑥 2 for all values of 𝑥
C. 𝑑 𝑥 𝑥 1 for all values of 𝑥 except 2
D. 𝑑 2 𝑓 2
E. 𝑑 𝑥 𝑥 2 for all values of 𝑥 except 2

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 12𝑥 15𝑦 17
49.
𝑥 8𝑦 12
What is the value of 46𝑦 22𝑥?
A. -10
B. -5
C. 0
D. 5
E. 10
50. In the adjacent figure, the measure of angle BAD is
80o. Which of the following could be the measure of
angle BCA?
A. 38.96o
B. 40o
C. 45.02o
D. 60.13o
E. 90o

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THE FORMULAS BELOW MAY BE USEFUL IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON THIS
TEST.
𝑆 4𝜋𝑟 is the formula for the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 𝑟.
𝑉 𝜋𝑟 ℎ is the formula for a right circular cone with a radius of 𝑟 and a height of ℎ.

𝑉 𝜋𝑟 is the formula for a sphere with a radius of 𝑟.

𝑉 𝐵ℎ is the formula for a pyramid with a base area of 𝐵 and a height of ℎ.

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