Module 16

Math - 22 Questions

DIRECTIONS: In this section, you will find questions that cover various essential math
skills. You are allowed to use a calculator for all of the questions. Unless stated otherwise,
the following assumptions apply:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• The provided figures are accurately drawn to scale.

• All figures exist within a two-dimensional plane.

• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f (x) is
also a real number.

1. The function g(x) = 150 + 30x represents the amount, in dollars, in John’s savings
account after x weekly deposits. What does the number 30 represent in this context?

A) The amount of money, in dollars, that John deposits into his savings account
each week.

B) The initial amount of money, in dollars, in John’s savings account.

C) The total amount of money, in dollars, in John’s savings account after x weeks.

D) The number of weeks it takes for John to save 30.

2. A line l in the xy-plane has a slope of 2 and passes through the point (4, 5). Which of
the following equations defines line l?

A) y = −2x + 3

B) y = 2x + 3

C) y = 2x − 3

D) y = −2x − 3

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3. A random sample drawn from a population indicates that 0.53 of the population has a
particular feature, with a margin of error of 0.04. What is the range of the proportion
of the population that could have this feature?

A) 0.47 to 0.59

B) 0.49 to 0.57

C) 0.50 to 0.56

D) 0.48 to 0.58

4. Consider the function m(x) = (x − 9)(x + 7). What is the x value that results in the
smallest m(x)?

28z
√
5. If 14z
= 9 a + 11, express a in terms of z and b.
4
A) a = 9
− 11
4
B) a = 81
+ 11
4
C) a = 81
− 11
4
D) a = 9
+ 11

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6. The function g(t) = 14 (t − 5)2 + 2 represents the height of a drone g(t), in feet, t minutes
after it started flying, where 0 ≤ t ≤ 15. What does the vertex of the graph of y = g(t)
in the ty-plane signify?

A) The drone reached a height of 5 feet 2 minutes after it started flying.

B) The drone reached a height of 2 feet 5 minutes after it started flying.

C) The drone reached a height of 2 feet 15 minutes after it started flying.

D) The drone reached a height of 5 feet 15 minutes after it started flying.

7. If q(x) = 200(0.3)x , what is the value of q(0)?

8. A stationery shop sells pens and quills. The relationship between the number of pens,
p, and the number of quills, q, that the shop can sell in a day is described by the
equation 5p + 2q = 100. If the shop sells 20 quills on a given day, how many pens can
it sell on this day?

A) 20

B) 15

C) 18

D) 12

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9. Consider the equation of a circle K given by (x − 6)2 + y 2 = 100. A new circle L is

formed by shifting circle K 6 units to the right in the xy-plane. What is the equation
that represents circle L?

A) (x − 12)2 + y 2 = 100

B) (x − 6)2 + y 2 = 100

C) (x + 6)2 + y 2 = 100

D) (x − 12)2 + (y − 6)2 = 100

10. The function g(x) = 5x − 2 represents a line in the xy-plane. If another line k runs
parallel to the graph of y = g(x), what is the slope of line k?

A) 2

B) -2

C) 5

D) 0

11. A proposal for a new aquarium was put to a vote. A local radio station reported that
four times as many people voted for the proposal as those who voted against it. A
tweet from a marine biologist stated that 24,000 more people voted for the proposal
than against it. If x represents the number of people who voted against the proposal,
which of the following equations could be used to find the value of x?

A) 16000

B) 6000

C) 12000

D) 8000

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12. If the total number of attendees at a workshop is given by the equation p(x) = 2x + 8,
where x is the number of facilitators, how many attendees are there at a workshop with
10 facilitators?

A) 38

B) 18

C) 28

D) 48

13. Consider the quadratic equation −y 2 + ay − 256 = 0, where a is a positive integer. If

the equation does not have any real solutions, what is the maximum possible value of
a?

A) 33

B) 32

C) 31

D) 30

14. Emily bought 8 identical shirts. She used a coupon for $40 off the entire purchase. The
cost for the entire purchase after using the coupon was $24. What was the original
price, in dollars, for 1 shirt?

A) $8

B) $7

C) $9

D) $10

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15. A runner ran a distance of 8,400 meters. How far did the runner run in kilometers? (1
kilometer = 1,000 meters)

A) 84 kilometers

B) 8.4 kilometers

C) 840 kilometers

D) 0.84 kilometers

16. If 35% of a number is 200, what is the number?

A) 285.71

B) 70

C) 140

D) 571.43

17. A ship can carry a container if the combined weight of the container and the cargo inside
it is not more than 15, 000 kilograms. If the container weighs 1, 500 kilograms and each
cargo weighs 250 kilograms, how many cargos can the ship carry in one container?

A) 52

B) 53

C) 55

D) 54

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18. An equilateral triangle has a side length of 18 feet. What is the area of this triangle in
square feet?
√
A) 81 3 square feet

B) 162 square feet

√
C) 324 3 square feet

D) 648 square feet

19. In a lab study, a virus population doubles every 2 hours. If the initial count was
1,750,000 viruses, how many will there be after 14 hours?

A) 200,000,000

B) 224,000,000

C) 250,000,000

D) 275,000,000

20. A circle is defined by the equation x2 + (y − 4)2 = 361. If the circle is moved down by
28 units, what is the new equation of the circle?

A) x2 + (y − 32)2 = 361

B) x2 + (y − 24)2 = 361

C) x2 + (y + 24)2 = 361

D) x2 + (y + 28)2 = 361

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21. The bar graph shows the distribution of 100 bicycles donated by 10 different neighbor-
hoods for a charity event. How many bicycles were donated by neighborhood 6?

A) 20

B) 36

C) 30

D) 72

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22. The line graph illustrates the daily sales of a local bakery from January 1 to January
31. The sales follow the function y = 0.2 ∗ (x − 15)2 + 50. On which day were the sales
at the bakery the lowest?

A) 15

B) 14

C) 16

D) 13

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