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 Practice Questions
Instructions: Circle the correct answer: A, B, C, D, or E
Topic 1: Real Number System

1. is a member of which two number sets?

A) Irrational, Integer
B) Rational, Integer
C) Irrational, Real
D) Rational, Real
E) none of the above

2. Which statement is true?

A) If a number is an integer, then it is also rational.

B) All integers are whole numbers.
C) The number is rational.
D) Some numbers are both rational and irrational.
E) none of the above

3. Which real number is between 4 and 4.5?

A)
B)
17
C)
4
2
D) 4
3
E) none of the above

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4. Which radical could be represented by point X on the number line?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

5. Which set notation represents the graph?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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6. Which number is irrational?

A)
B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

7. Which represents in simplest radical form?

A)
B)

C)

D)
E) none of the above

8. To which subset of the Real Numbers does 0 NOT belong?

A) I
B) N
C) Q
D) W
E) none of the above

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9. Which letter best locates on the number line shown?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) none of the above

10. What real number property is shown by the equation?

A) Associative
B) Communicative
C) Distributive
D) Inverse
E) none of the above

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 Topic 2: Whole Numbers and Integers

11. Which number is prime?

A) 26
B) 39
C) 47
D) 50
E) none of the above

12. What are all the factor of 21?

A) 3, 7, 21
B) 1, 3, 21
C) 1, 3, 7, 21
D) 1, 2, 3, 7, 21
E) none of the above

13. What is the greatest common factor of 18, 27, and 36?

A) 3
B) 9
C) 72
D) 108
E) none of the above

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14. What is the prime factorization of 60?

A) 3 x 20
B) 1 x 3 x 20
C) 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
D) 1 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
E) none of the above

15. What is the lowest common denominator of 8, 15, and 20?

A) 12
B) 40
C) 60
D) 120
E) none of the above

16. Evaluate: −6 + 4 − 7 − 5

A) −4
B) 0
C) 4
D) 8
E) none of the above

17. Evaluate:

A) 6.8
B) 7.2
C) 12.8
D) 17.0
E) none of the above

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18. Evaluate:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

19. Which number is composite?

A) 2
B) 23
C) 37
D) 91
E) none of the above

20. Evaluate:

A)
B) 0
C) 1
D) 3
E) none of the above

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 Topic 3: Fractions

1
21. What is 7 written as an improper fraction in lowest terms?
3
22
A)
3
11
B)
3
22
C)
7
10
D)
7
E) none of the above

105
22. What is reduced to lowest terms?
135

15
A)
9
7
B)
9
10
C)
13
10
D)
7
E) none of the above

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 −7
23. What is the reciprocal of ?
6

−6
A)
7
6
B)
7
7
C)
6
1
D) 1
6
E) none of the above

−2 3
24. Calculate: + 3
3 4

1
A)
12
3
B)
7
C) 1
19
D)
12
E) none of the above

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25. What is the product of the largest and smallest numbers in this set?

2 3 3 7
− , − ,1 ,
5 4 5 4
21
A) −
16
24
B) −
20
16
C) −
25
14
D) −
20
E) none of the above

2 32
26. Calculate: −2
2 34

8
A)
9
B) 1
C) 72
729
D)
2
E) none of the above

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 2 5 3
27. Calculate: 1 −
3 6 4
−1
A)
4
−7
B)
36
23
C)
36
5
D)
4
E) none of the above

1 7
3 −1
28. Simplify: 22 82
1 2
3 9

6
A)
13
9
B)
11
13
C)
6
11
D)
9
E) none of the above

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 2
29. Jassim ate of this pizza. What part of the pizza is left?
3

1
A)
6
1
B)
5
1
C)
3
1
D)
2
E) none of the above

2
1 7
4 −8 3
3 8
30. Simplify: 3
1 2 1
7 + 5 1
2 3 2

A) 1
400
B) 69
200
C) 501
903
D) 1139
1917
E) none of the above

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 Topic 4: Decimals

31. Round 6.8732 to the nearest tenths.

A) 6.8
B) 6.9
C) 6.87
D) 6.88
E) none of the above

32. What is 0.051 as a percent?

A) 0.0051%
B) 5.1%
C) 51%
D) 510%
E) none of the above

33. What is 0.005 as a fraction in lowest terms?

1
A)
2
5
B)
10
1
C)
200
5
D)
1000
E) none of the above

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34. Evaluate: for

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

35. What is the base unit for length?

A) grams
B) litres
C) metres
D) kilometres per hour
E) none of the above

36. Convert 32 500 000 milligrams to grams.

A) 32.5
B) 325
C) 3 250
D) 32 500
E) none of the above

37. Convert 4 litres to centilitres

A) 40
B) 400
C) 4000
D) 40 000
E) none of the above

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38. Convert 7.84 metres to kilometres

A) 0.000784
B) 0.0784
C) 0.784
D) 7840
E) none of the above

39. Express 390 000 in scientific notation

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

40. Express in standard notation.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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 Topic 5: Percent

41. A school has 880 students. If 352 are female, what percent are
male?

A)
B)
C)
D) 75%
E) none of the above

42. What is 83 13 % of 12?

5
A)
6
B) 9.996

C) 10
2
D) 14
5
E) none of the above

43. 36 is 12% of what number?

A) 3
B) 4.32
C) 300
D) 432
E) none of the above

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44. What percent of 1500 is 675?

A)
9
B) %
20
C)
D)
E) none of the above

45. What is 0.0041 as a percent?

A) 0.00041%
B) 0.41%
C) 4.1%
D) 41%
E) none of the above

1
46. What is 5 as a percent?
3

A) 5.3%
B) 5.3%
C) 0.053%
D) 0.053%
E) none of the above

47. What is the percent increase from 60 to 75?

A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 40%
E) none of the above

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48. What is the percent decrease from 50 to 42?

A) 8%
B) 15%
C) 30%
D) 77%
E) none of the above

49. The grades on a student’s five tests are: 0%, 65%, 70%, 73%, and
82%. What is the student’s average test grade?

A) 44.5%
B) 58%
C) 70%
D) 72.5%
E) none of the above

50. The table shows the grades a student received in a course, and the
value for each category: What is the student’s final grade, rounded to
the nearest percent?

Quizzes Tests Final Exam

(Value: 20%) (Value: 40%) (Value: 40%)
89% 95% 72%
92% 65%
70% 92%
95%
80%

A) 75%
B) 77%
C) 79%
D) 80%
E) none of the above

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 Topic 6: Solving Equations

51. Solve for x: −2 x + 7 11

A) −9
B) −2
C) 2
D) 9
E) none of the above

52. Solve for x: −5 x + 6 4 + 3x

A) −4
1
B) −
4
1
C)
4
D) 4
E) none of the above

53. Solve for x: −( x − 18) 14

A) −32
B) −4
C) 4
D) 32
E) none of the above

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 −2
54. Solve for x: x + 5 17
3

A) −33
B) −18
C) −8
D) 18
E) none of the above

55. Solve for x: − 5 x + 5 −3( x − 7)

A) −8
B) −2
C) 2
D) 8
E) none of the above

x 2x + 3
56. Solve for x: −5
3 2

A) −5.25
B) −4.75
C) 4.75
D) 5.25
E) none of the above

57. Solve for x: −8 2 + 3 x 5 −2 − 6 x

A) −9
B) −1
C) 1
D) 9
E) none of the above

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 4x − 2 2x
58. Solve for x: +2
4 5

A) −6.5
B) −2.5
C) 2.5
D) 6.5
E) none of the above

3x 2 x − 4 2x + 2
59. Solve for x: −
4 2 3

−16
A)
11
−9
B)
10
9
C)
10
16
D)
11
E) none of the above

−2 2x
60. Solve for x:
5 x + 12

A) −2
−1
B)
2
1
C)
2
D) 2
E) none of the above

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 Topic 7: Formula Rearrangement
61. Solve for x : y mx + b

A) y − b − m
y −b
B)
m
y
C) −b
m
y
D) −m
b
E) none of the above

62. Solve for h : rs + h2 p

A) rs − p
B) p + rs
C) p − rs
D) p − rs
E) none of the above

63. Solve for g : gh − gt + g t

t
A)
h − t −1
t
B)
h + t +1
t
C)
h − t +1
t
D)
h + t −1
E) none of the above

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 x
64. Solve for y : +9 n
y

A) y xn − 9
B) y x n−9
x
C) y
n−9
n−9
D) y
x
E) none of the above

1
65. Solve for b : A bh
2

Ah
A)
2
h
B) A −
2
C) 2Ah
D) 2A − h
E) none of the above

66. Solve for A : −D 2 AB − C

C−D
A)
2B
D−C
B)
2B
C) − D + C − 2 B
2B
D)
C−D
E) none of the above

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 c−s
67. Solve for s: D
n

Dn
A)
c
c
B)
Dn
C) c − Dn
D) Dn − c
E) none of the above

1 2
68. Solve for v : K mv
2

1
A) Km
2
1
B)
2Km
C) 2Km
D) 2Km
E) none of the above

3
69. Solve for Z : S R + XYZ
4

3
A) S − R − XY
4
3S
B) −R
4 XY
3S − R
C)
4 XY
D) 3S − 4 R − 4 XY
E) none of the above

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 n2 + a
70. Solve for a : P
n+a

n n−P
A)
P −1
n P−n
B)
P −1
n n−P
C)
1− P
n P−n
D)
1− P
E) none of the above

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 Topic 8: Laws of Exponents
7
71. Evaluate: − 100

A) −7
B) −1
C) 1
D) 7
E) none of the above

3
x
72. What is as a quotient of powers?
y

A) x3 − y 3
B) x3 + y 3
x3
C)
y
x3
D)
y3
E) none of the above
4
−3 x 2 y
73. Simplify: 3
3 xy 2

x5
A)
y2
x5
B) − 2
y
27x 5
C)
y2
x5
D)
y
E) none of the above
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 3
74. Simplify: 3ab5

A) 9ab15
B) 9a 3b15
C) 27ab15
D) 27a 3b15
E) none of the above

8x+4
75. Simplify: x +1
8

A) 4
B) 12 x+5
C) 82 x+5
D) 512
E) none of the above

76. Express 390 000 in scientific notation

A) 3.9 10−5
B) 3.9 105
C) 39.0 104
D) 0.39 106
E) none of the above

77. Express 2.67 10−4 in standard notation.

A) −267000
B) 0.0000267
C) 0.000267
D) 267000
E) none of the above

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 2
4 x7
78. Simplify:
x2 y 4

16
A)
x7 y 8
8 x10
B)
y8
8 x9
C)
y6
16 x10
D)
y8
E) none of the above

2 4
79. Simplify: −3a3 2ab

A) −48a10b 4
B) −54a10b 4
C) 144a10b 4
D) 72a9b 4
E) none of the above

80. Simplify: 2 x8 3 x3

A) 5 x11
B) 5 x 24
C) 6 x11
D) 6 x 24
E) none of the above

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 Topic 9: Negative Exponents

x −5
81. Simplify: −5
x

A) x10
B) 0
C) 1
1
D) 10
x
E) none of the above

82. Simplify: −2−2 (−2 x)3 x

A) −32x 4
B) −32x3
C) 32x 4
D) 16x 4
E) none of the above

−3 −2

83. Simplify: 2x2

x

x10
A)
−4
x10
B)
4
x9
C) −
4
D) −4x9
E) none of the above

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 0
84. Simplify: −2 x −2

A) −2
B) 2
−2
C) 2
x
D) 1
E) none of the above

−1 −4 3 2
85. Simplify: −2 p q r

−4r 6
A) 2 8
pq
B) −4r 6 p 2 q8
4r 6
C) 2 8
pq
−2r 6
D)
pq 4
E) none of the above
−2
4
86. Simplify: −
x

− x2
A)
16
x2
B)
16
−16
C)
x2
16
D) 2
x
E) none of the above
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 −1
−4 x 2
87. Simplify:
2 x −1

1
A) −
2 x3
x3
B) −
2
2
C)
x3
1
D)
2 x3
E) none of the above

( x −2 ) −3 (−2 y 4 ) 2
88. Simplify:
(−2 x −5 ) −2 (3 y )0

−16 y 8
A)
x4
16 y 8
B)
x4
−16x 4
C)
y8

16x 4
D)
y8
E) none of the above

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 −3 2
x −4 xy −2
89. Simplify:
−2y −1 −3 x 5

−72x 4
A)
y7

72x 4
B)
y7

−8 x 4
C)
9y 7

8x 4
D)
9y 7
E) none of the above

(2a −1b0 )2 (3a 4b −2 )

90. Simplify:
4ab −5

A) 3ab3
B) 3ab5
C) 6a 5b3
D) 6a 5b5
E) none of the above

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 Topic 10: Polynomials

91. Which polynomial is a binomial with two variables?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

92. What is the degree of 4 xyz + 2 x 5 yz 3 + 11 ?

A) 3
B) 8
C) 9
D) 11
E) none of the above

93. Simplify:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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94. Subtract from the sum of and . What is the result?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

95. Simplify:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

96. Simplify:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

97. Simplify:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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98. Which is a like term for −3x5 y ?

A)
B)

C)

D)
E) none of the above

99. What is the polynomial in descending exponent form?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

22a5b2c − 20a2b3c 3 + 16a2bc

100. Divide:
2a2bc

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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 Topic 11: Factoring

101. Factor completely: 8 x + 20 x

A) 4 2 x + 5 x
B) x 8 x + 20
C) 8 x x + 5
D) 4 x 2 x + 5
E) none of the above

102. Factor completely: − x8 y 9 + 6 x3 y 7 − 18 x 6 y 4

A) − x3 y 4 x5 y 5 + 6 y 3 − 18 x3
B) − x3 y 4 x5 y 5 − 6 y 3 + 18 x3
C) −6 x3 y 4 6 x5 y 5 − y 3 + 3 x3
D) − xy x7 y 8 − 6 x 2 y 6 + 18 x5 y 3
E) none of the above

103. Factor completely: x 2 + 13 x + 42

A) x + 2 x + 21
B) x − 7 x − 6
C) x+6 x+7
D) x + 7 x − 6
E) none of the above

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104. Factor completely: 6 x 4 − 9 x3 − 36 x 2 + 54 x

A) 3 x x 2 − 6 2 x − 3

B) 3 x x 2 + 6 2 x + 3

C) 6 x x 2 − 6 2 x − 3

D) 6 x x 2 + 6 2 x + 3

E) none of the above

105. Factor completely: 5 x 2 − 11x − 36

A) 5 x + 6 x − 6

B) 5 x + 9 x + 4

C) 5 x + 9 x − 4

D) 5 x − 4 x − 9

E) none of the above

106. Factor completely: 25 x 2 + 20 x + 4

2
A) 5 x + 2
2
B) 5 x − 2

C) 5 x + 2 5 x + 10

D) 5x + 4 5x + 1

E) none of the above

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107. Factor completely: 4 x 2 − 9

A) 4x − 9 x + 1

B) 4 x + 9 x − 1

C) 2x − 3 2x + 3
2
D) 2x − 3

E) none of the above

108. Factor completely: 4 x 2 − 9 y 4

2
A) 2 x − 3 y 2
2
B) 2 x + 3 y 2

C) 2 x − 3 y 2 2 x + 3 y 2

D) 2 x + 3 y 2 2 x − 3 y 2 x + 3 y

E) none of the above

109. Factor completely: 4 y 2 + 20 xy + 25 x 2

2
A) 2 y + 5 x
2
B) 2 y − 5 x
C) 2 y + 5 x 2 y − 5 x
D) 5 x + 2 y 5 x − 2 y
E) none of the above

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110. Factor completely: 64 y 3 − 27

A) 4 y + 3 16 y 2 − 12 y + 9

B) 4 y − 3 16 y 2 − 12 y + 9

C) 4 y + 3 16 y 2 + 12 y − 9

D) 4 y − 3 16 y 2 + 12 y − 9

E) none of the above

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 Topic 12: Rational Expressions

4 x2 + 1
111. For what values is the rational expression undefined ?
( x − 4)( x − 5)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

112. What is the lowest common denominator of and ?

A)
B)

C)

D)
E) none of the above

4x + 8 7
113. Simplify:
14 x − 4
2

2
A)
x−2
4
B)
x−2
4
C)
x+2

D)

E) none of the above

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 2 3
114. Simplify: +
3x 4 x

5
A)
12x
5
B)
7x
17
C)
12x
17
D)
7x
E) none of the above

4s 2s3
115. Simplify:
3s + 2 6s 2 + 4s

s
A)
4
4
B)
s
C)
D)
E) none of the above

3x 4
116. Simplify: −
x + 5 x − 14 x − 2
2

A)

B)
− x − 28
C)
( x + 7)( x − 2)

D)

E) none of the above

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 9 − y2
117. Simplify: 2
y + y − 12

A)

−y − 3
B)
y+4
3
C)
4

D)

E) none of the above

1 1
2
+ 2
x y
118. Simplify:
1 1
2
− 2
x y
A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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119. Simplify:

A)

B)

C)
D)
E) none of the above

5 x + 25 10 x − 20
120. Simplify: −
2 x 2 + 13 x + 15 x2 − 4

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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 Topic 13: Geometry

121. If P and Q are supplementary angles and P 120 , what is the

measure of Q ?

A) 120
B) 780
C) 1680
D) 1800
E) none of the above

122. What is the circumference, in mm, of the circle below?

A) 73.5
B) 147
C) 430.1
D) 1720.2
E) none of the above

123. How many significant digits does the number 0.002570 have?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) none of the above

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124. What is the area, in m 2 , of the triangle below?

A) 15.0
B) 17.1
C) 21.8
D) 30.1
E) none of the above

125. What is the surface area of the figure shown below?

A) 25
B) 400
C) 500
D) 750
E) none of the above

126. What term describes an angle of 1410 ?

A) acute
B) obtuse
C) right
D) straight
E) none of the above

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127. What is the correct similarity relation for the similar triangles in the
diagram below?

C T B
A) ACB ~ TBS
B) ABC ~ TBS
C) CAB ~ TSB
D) BCA ~ TSB
E) none of the above

128. If PQR XYZ , what is the measurement of YZ ?

A) 7
B) 8.5
C) 28
D) 34
E) none of the above

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129. What is the value of y shown in the diagram below ?

A) 8
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15
E) none of the above

130. What is the volume, in m 3 , of the spherical gas tank that has a radius
of 8 m?

A) 268
B) 2144
C) 6434
D) 11259
E) none of the above

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 Topic 14: Equation of the Line

131. What is the distance between the points (-4, 1) and (-1, -3)?

A) 5
B) 7
C) 13
D) 5
E) none of the above

132. What is the slope of the line parallel to the line 3 x + 4 y 20 ?

4
A) −
3
3
B) −
4
3
C)
4
4
D)
3
E) none of the above

133. What are the x and y intercepts of the line 3 x + 2y 12 ?

A) x-intercept (-6, 0); y-intercept (0, -4)

B) x-intercept (-4, 0); y-intercept (0, -6)
C) x-intercept (6, 0); y-intercept (0, 4)
D) x-intercept (4, 0); y-intercept (0, 6)
E) none of the above

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134. What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line 3 y −5 x + 21 ?

−5
A)
3
−3
B)
5
3
C)
5
5
D)
3
E) none of the above

135. One end of the line segment CD is C(-3, 4). If the coordinates of the
midpoint are (-5, 7), find the coordinates of D.

A) (-4, 5.5)
B) (-7, 10)
C) (-7, -10)
D) (7, 10)
E) none of the above

136. How is the equation x 4 best described?

A) Upwards and to the left

B) Upwards and to the right
C) horizontal line
D) vertical line
E) none of the above

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137. Which graph represents the equation y −3 x − 1 ?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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138. What equation is represented by the line graphed below?

A) y −2 x + 4
B) y −4 x + 2
C) y −x + 4
D) y −x − 4
E) none of the above

139. Based on the diagram below, which two line segments have slopes that are
negative reciprocals?

A) JK and LM
B) JL and KM
C) LM and MK
D) JK and MK
E) none of the above
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140. Based on the diagram below, which statement is true?

A) AM || AN

B) AM ⊥ AN

C) BC 2MN
D) MN 2 BC
E) none of the above

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 Topic 15: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

1
y x +5
141. How many solutions are there to the system 2 ?
x + 3y 6
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) none of the above

142. If a system of linear equations has no solution, what is the conclusion

about their slopes?

A) equal
B) unequal
C) undefined
D) zero
E) none of the above

143. Solve for y : 3x − 2 y + 12 0

3
A) y x−6
2
3
B) y − x−6
2
3
C) y x+6
2
3
D) y x+6
2
E) none of the above

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144. What is the solution to the system of equations graphed below?

A) −7,3

B) −2, −3

C) 4,6

D) 6, −2

E) none of the above

145. Solve the system: 4 x − 3 y 9

−2 x + y −5

A) −3, −1

B) −1, −3

C) 1,3

D) 3,1
E) none of the above

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146. What is the solution to the system of equations graphed below?

A) 2,5

B) 5,2

C) 7,8

D) 8,7

E) none of the above

x + 2 y −10
147. Solve the system:
y 2x + 5

A) ( −3, −4)
B) (4, −3)
C) ( −4, −3)
D) (4,3)
E) none of the above

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148. Which number line represents the solution to x 1 ?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

149. Which system of inequalities represents

the graph below?

A) y 3x − 2
3x − 2 y 6

B) y 3x − 2
3x − 2 y 6

C) y 3x − 2
3x − 2 y 6

D) y 3 x − 2
3x − 2 y 6
E) none of the above

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 x − 2y 4
150. Which graph is a solution for ?
x 4

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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 Topic 16: Trigonometry

151. tan B 0.6345 . What is the measure of B to the nearest degree?

A) 25
B) 32
C) 39
D) 51
E) none of the above

152. Find the value of y to 1 decimal place?

A) 4.1 m F

B) 5.1 m
C) 5.7 m
D) 8.7 m E D
7m
E) none of the above

153. What is the ratio for sinY ?

5 W
A)
13
12cm 5cm
12
B)
13
X Y
5 13cm
C)
12
12
D)
5
E) none of the above

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154. Use ΔWXY to find the measure of K to the nearest degree.

J
A) 37
B) 39 8mm

C) 53
D) 90 L K
10mm
E) none of the above

155. Convert 29 15'12" to degrees?

A) 29.15
B) 29.25
C) 29.1512
D) 44.12
E) none of the above

1
156. What is the value of ?
sin220

A) 0.375
B) 0.927
C) 1.079
D) 2.669
E) none of the above

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157. sec A 1.523 What is the measure of A to the nearest degree?

A) 320
B) 410
C) 490
D) 580
E) none of the above

158. What is the measure of A to the nearest degree?

A) 25
B) 28
C) 62
D) 65
E) none of the above

159. What is the ratio for csc ?

26
5
A) 10
13
5
B)
12
12
C)
13
13
D)
5
E) none of the above

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160. What is the value of A?

A) 16.40
B) 19.10
C) 32.80
D) 38.20
E) none of the above

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 Topic 17: Data Measurement

161. Ali is walking to the store. The graph represents his distance from home
over time. During what time interval is Ali walking the fastest?

A) A to B

B) B to C
C) C to D
D) D to E
E) none of the above

162. Which scatterplot has the weakest negative relationship?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) none of the above

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163. Which scatter plot has an approximate line of best fit of y −2 x

(E) none of the above

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164. The graph shown represents the cost of renting a boat over time.
What is the hourly rate to rent the boat?

A) $1.00
B) $4.00
C) $20.00
D) $40.00
E) none of the above

165. This graph represents profit per unit sold. What is the profit, in dollars,
for sales of 500 units?

A) 200
B) 275
C) 750
D) 1000
E) none of the above

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166. What is the difference in Doha’s sea temperature between
September and February?

A) 9
B) 13
C) 15
D) 53
E) none of the above

167. The graph below gives two scores for six students on a mathematics test.
Who had the highest improvement in their grade?

Scores on a Mathematics Test

88 90 92 85
100 67 67 75 70
56 60
Grade

43 33
50
0
James Marie Ali Frank Abdul Aisha

Students
Without preparation with preparation

A) Abdul
B) Ali
C) Frank
D) Marie
E) none of the above
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168. Which station has the lowest humidity recorded?

A) Abu Samra
B) Dukhan
C) Al Wakrah
D) Doha
E) none of the above

169. Which country had the smallest number of immigrants?

A) Australia
B) Brazil
C) France
D) Korea
E) none of the above

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170. The graph shows the indoor and outdoor temperatures during the day in
Doha on May 1. What is the highest indoor temperature?

Temperature in Doha on May 1st

(in ◦C)
40
Outdoor
35
30
Temperature

25
20
Indoor
15
10
5
0
12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM
8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

A) 15
B) 19
C) 34
D) 38
E) none of the above

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 Topic 18: Functions

171. Which set of ordered pairs represents a function?

A) { (2,3), (−4, 5), (2,7), (7, −2) }

B) { (2,3), (−4,5), (−2,7), (−4, −2) }
C) { (2,3), (−4,5), (−2,7), (7,7) }
D) { (2,3), (−4,5), (2, −7), (7, −2) }
E) none of the above

172. What is the range of the graph?

A) {𝑥𝑥| − 6 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 4, 𝑥𝑥ϵR}
B) {𝑥𝑥| − 1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 3, 𝑥𝑥ϵR}
C) {𝑦𝑦| − 6 ≤ 𝑦𝑦 ≤ 4, 𝑦𝑦ϵR}
D) {𝑦𝑦| − 1 ≤ 𝑦𝑦 ≤ 3, 𝑦𝑦ϵR}
E) none of the above

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173. Which graph represents a function?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) none of the above

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174. What is the domain of the graph below?

A) {𝑥𝑥| − 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2, 𝑥𝑥ϵR}
B) {𝑥𝑥| − 3 < 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2, 𝑥𝑥ϵR}
C) {𝑥𝑥| − 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 < 2, 𝑥𝑥ϵR}
D) {𝑥𝑥| − 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2, 𝑥𝑥ϵI}
E) none of the above

175. What is the domain of the function y −3(x + 5)2 − 8 ?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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176. What is the axis of symmetry of the function ?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

177. Which function below will have a vertex at (-3,4)?

A)

B)

C) y ( x − 3) 2 + 4

D)
E) none of the above

178. What is the value of f (−3) if f ( x) 2 x 2 + 3 x − 5 ?

A)
B) −8
C)
D)
E) none of the above

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179. What is the y-intercept of the function y = 5x2 – 12x + 9 ?

A) (0,2)
B) (0,9)
C) (0,0)
D) (0,-9)
E) none of the above

180. What is in the form ?

A)

B)

C)

D)
E) none of the above

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 Topic 19: Logarithms

181. What is 81 34 in logarithmic form?

A) log 4 3 81
B) 3 log 4 81
C) log81 4 3
D) 4 log 3 81
E) none of the above

182. What is −z 7logx y in exponential form?

A) x − z y
B) x − z 7y
7
C) x − z
y

D) x − z y7
E) none of the above

183. Which expression is equal to 3log 6 3x 2 ?

A) log 6 9x 2

B) log 6 9x 6

C) log 6 27x8

D) log 6 27x 6

E) none of the above

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184. Solve for x: log x 256 8

1
A)
32
B) 2
C) 32
D) 2048
E) none of the above

185. Write as a single logarithm: 2log A − log B

A) log A2 − B

A2
B) log
B
C) log A2 B

2A
D) log
B
E) none of the above

186. Solve for x: log 3 27 + log 3 9 − log 3 81 log 3 x

1
A)
9
1
B)
3
C) 1
D) 3
E) none of the above

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187. Solve for x : log 3 ( x + 6) − log 3 ( x − 6) log 3 4

A) −10
B) −4
C) 4
D) 10
E) none of the above

1
188. Solve for x : log 16 + log ( x + 1) log(3 x + 48)
2

A) 8
B) 10
C) 44
D) 52
E) none of the above

189. Solve for x : 2 log x − 10 + log x + 10

A) 0
B) 100
C) 10 2
D) 20 2
E) none of the above

xy
190. Write log3 as a sum and/or difference of logarithms, without exponents.
p2
A) log 3 x + log 3 y − log 3 p 2
B) log 3 x + log 3 y − log 3 2 p
C) log 3 x + log 3 y − 2 log 3 p
D) log 3 x − log 3 y − 2 log 3 p
E) none of the above

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 Topic 20: Word Problems

191. A football is kicked up into the air, so that the height (h) above the
ground after t seconds given by the equation h −8t 2 + 32t + 20 . What
is the maximum height reached by the football?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 20
D) 52
E) none of the above

192. Eight apples and two oranges cost 32 QR. Five apples and four oranges
cost 31QR. What is the cost for one apple?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) none of the above

193. The perimeter of a rectangle is 72m. The length is 4 m more than

three times the width. What is the length of the rectangle?

A) 8
B) 17
C) 28
D) 55
E) none of the above

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 194. One number is 4 less than 3 times another. If the sum of the numbers
is 36, what are the two numbers?

A) 8 and 28
B) 10 and 26
C) 12 and 24
D) 13 and 23
E) none of the above

195. A water balloon of a spherical shape has a diameter of 25 cm when

filled. How much water can the balloon hold when filled completely, to
the nearest ?

A) 1963
B) 7850
C) 8177
D) 65 417
E) none of the above

196. A 6am, the temperature was . The temperature increased at a

constant rate of per hour. What expression represents the
temperature at 12 noon?

A)

B)

C)
D)
E) none of the above

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197. A walker drew the triangles below to help determine the length of the
pond, . What is the length of the pond?

A) 11.25
B) 15.75
C) 20
D) 60
E) none of the above

198. In ABC , AB x , BC is three more than AB , and AC is twice BC .

If the perimeter of ABC is 93 cm, what is the length of AB in cm?

A) 21
B) 21.75
C) 22.5
D) 28
E) none of the above

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199. What is the area of the shaded region for the figure below in simplest
form?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of the above

200. Sam, who is 1.7 m tall, casts a shadow of 3 m. What is the height of a tree,
in metres, if the tree casts a shadow of 25 m at the same time of day?

A) 0.2
B) 4.9
C) 14.2
D) 15.9
E) none of the above

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