GED Math Textbook 1
GED Math Textbook 1
1. Types of numbers
1 2
Rational Numbers = 2.5, 3.5, … / , , …
2 3
Integers = …, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …
Whole Numbers = 0, 1, 2, 3, …
2. Order of Operation
1st : Parentheses
2nd : Exponent
3rd : Multiply & Divide
4th : Add & Subtract
1
4. Distance between two numbers
6. Geometric meaning
2
7. Greatest Common Factor
9. Quadrant names
QII QI
(-, +) (+, +)
QIII QIV
(-, -) (+, -)
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Chapter-1
Whole Numbers and Integers
1.What is the greatest common factor of the expressions 40v2f and
17v2f2?
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7. What is the least common multiple of 15 and 25?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 75
D. 150
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12. Jean and Sally are playing bingo. The bingo cards are numbered 1
through 75. Fascinated with mathematics, they wonder how many of
those numbers are prime numbers?
A. 22
B. 21
C. 23
D. 75
13. Every 3 days, we feed our anaconda. Every 14 days, we clean his
cage. Today, we cleaned his cage and fed him. How many days from
today will we feed him and clean his cage on the same day?
A. 28
B. 42
C. 26
D. 35
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17. What is the geometric meaning of -7 > -9?
A. -7 is greater than -9
B. -9 is less than -7
C. -7 is to the right of -9 on the number line
D. -9 is to the left of -7 on the number line
C.
D. √5
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21. What is the absolute value expression of -11?
A. 11
B. -11
C. -|11|
D. |-11|
25. Starting at -17 on the number line, in which direction must you go
left or right to find -25?
26. Solve -2 + 3 × 6 – 12 ÷ 3 + 2.
A.
B. 14
C. 16
D.
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27. On a number line, how far apart are -2 and 7?
A. 2 units
B. 7 units
C. 9 units
D. -9 units
28. Jeff went to the casino with $1,000 in his pocket. He lost $400 of
it playing blackjack, won $900 playing craps, then left the casino.
How much money did he leave with?
A. $1,500
B. $300
C. $500
D. $2,300
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Chapter (2)
Exponents, Roots, and Properties of Numbers
𝑦𝑦
base 𝑥𝑥 exponent
1. Exponent laws
𝑥𝑥 3 × 𝑥𝑥 2 = 𝑥𝑥 3+2
𝑥𝑥 2 × 𝑦𝑦 2 = (𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥)2
1
𝑥𝑥 −2 =
𝑥𝑥 2
1
𝑥𝑥 = √𝑥𝑥
2
2
𝑥𝑥 = ∛𝑥𝑥 2
3
- As a radical = √5
- With an exponent = 52
- Repeated multiplication = 5× 5 × 5
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Chapter – 2
Exponents, Roots and Properties Of Numbers
1.What is ?
A. 4x
B. 16x2
C. 4
D. 8x
A. 5√3
B. 8√5
C. 3
D. 5√8
√76
3.Simplify the expression .
√38
4.What is √0.25?
A. 0.005
B. 0.05
C. 0.5
D. 5
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5. What is the value of 93/2?
A. 3
B. 9
C. 27
D. 81
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9.Evaluate; -(-9)2, -82, -52.
12. Simplify 2 .
3 3
14. Simplify √27, √−125.
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18. Simplify the expression (3x2)4.
22. A particle travels through space at 75 miles per hour. How many
miles does it travel in 712 hours?
A. 717
B. 7-7
C. 77
1−7
D.
7
1
23. Simplify the expression� .
49
1
A. √
7
B. 1/7
C. 7
D. 49
14
𝑦𝑦 5 𝑧𝑧 −2
24. Simplify .
𝑦𝑦 2 𝑧𝑧 6
A. √−4
B.
C. 04
D. 4 × 0
A.
B. √3 + 5√6
C.
D.
15
3
29. Simplify √−216.
4
30. Without using a calculator, evaluate ( )−3
5
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Chapter (3)
Fractions and Operations
𝟑𝟑 numerator
integer 2
𝟒𝟒 denominator
1. Types of fractions
1 2 3
Proper fraction = , ,
2 3 4
3 4 5
Improper fraction = , ,
2 3 4
2 4
Mixed fraction =1 ,3
3 5
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦
Reciprocal of =
𝑦𝑦 𝑥𝑥
24 2
Lowest term/form of =
36 3
3. Order arrangement
4 3 20 21
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7 5 35 35
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Chapter – 3
Fractions And Operations
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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3. Susan did of her homework on Tuesday and of her homework
on Wednesday. What fraction of her homework remains to be done?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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7. At a fabric store, Melissa sold 878 yards of cloth to a customer. If
1
the material was cut from a bolt of fabric containing 23 yards,
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how many yards are left on the bolt?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 15
D. 31
8. A tailor has 20 yards of shirt fabric. How many shirts can she
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10. Gina is paid $8 an hour. If she earned $258 in 1 week, how many
hours did she work?
A. 34
B. 32
C. 32
D. 32
11. Scott is driving about 380 miles from Los Angeles to San
A.
B.
C.
D.
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13. A developer plans to build homes on 20 acres. She estimates that
6 acres will be used for roads. The remaining land will be divided
into acre lots. How many lots can the subdivision include?
A. 7
B. 57
C. 81
D. 107
14. A cookie recipe calls for 1 cups of sugar. If you wanted to make
half the quantity shown in the recipe, how many cups of sugar would
you use?
A.
B.
C.
D.
15. A project should take no more than 60 hours. If John can spare 7.5
hours per day to work on the project, what is the maximum number of
days it will take him to finish?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
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16. Of his take-home pay each month, Jerry spends on a car
17. If a woman sleeps only 6 hours per night and spends of her
waking hours at work, then what fraction of the total 24hour day ( on
a work day ) is the women at work?
A. 8
B.
C.
D.
18. In a new car lot, of the red cars were red and were green. At
the end of the month, of the red cars were sold and of the green
ones were sold. What was the total fraction of cars sold?
A.
B.
C.
D.
19. Put the following list of fractions in order from least to greatest;
, , , .
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20. Jonna runs of a mile every day. How many miles does she
run in three weeks?
A.
B. 1.4
C. 14.7
D. 2.1
A.
B.
C.
D.
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24. It takes 1 hours of factory worker to assemble one television set.
gives of the brownies to her friends. How many brownies did Jill
give away?
A. 0.27
B. 2.5
C. 11.25
D. 10.75
27. What is the greatest common factor that could be used to reduce
?
A. 18
B. 6
C. 9
D. 14
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28. A jar of marbles contains two sizes of marbles; normal and
fence. He plans to place the boards. If the boards are 5 inches wide,
how many boards should he buy to cover the distance? A. 4
B. 5.5
C. 48
D. 53
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Chapter (4)
Decimal Numbers and Operations
ones
tens tenths
hundreds 2 3 4. 5 6 hundredths
1 digit (1 to 9)
2 digits (10 to 99)
3 digits (100 to 999)
Digit 3 1237.05
Digit 7 1237.05
5 5
0.05 = = = 5× 10−2
100 102
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Chapter-4
Decimals Numbers And Operations
7. James ran 3 miles. His times for the individual miles were 7.2
minutes, 6.8 minutes and 8.25 minutes. How long did it take him,
in minutes, to run the 3-mile distance?
A. 22.25
B. 22.7
C. 23.35
D. 96.5
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8. Mona purchased the following art supplies: a storage box for
$16.98, a set of art markers for $31.78 and a pad of paper for $6.5.
What was the cost of the three items?
A. $48.76
B. $53.26
C. $55.26
D. $61.76
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11. A shool buys 1000 white-board markers. Below is the price per
marker for two brands. How much did the school save by buying
Brand A instead of Brand B?
Brand A: $0.27 each
Brand B: $0.36 each
A.$0.09
B. $0.90
C. $9.00
D. $90.00
12. A project should take no more than 60 hours. If John can spare 7.5
hours per day to work on the project, what is the maximum number of
days it will take him to finish?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. D. 9
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14. The total cost of 3 pounds of meat at $1.69 a pound and
20 lemons at $0.6 a dozen will be
A. $6.92
B. $6.00
C. $6.52
D. $6.82
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17. The City Center parking garage charges $3.5 for the first hour and
$1.25 for each additional hour. How much would it cost to park at
18. Luis bought 20 shares of stock, priced at $26.38 per share. He also
paid an $8 transaction fee. How much did he pay for the shares and
the fee?
A. $687.60
B. $535.60
C. $527.60
D. $519.60
19. If a boat takes 2 hours to travel 30 miles, how long will it take to
travel 72 miles?
A. 1.2 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 4.8 hours
D. 6 hours
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20. A specialized part for a manufacturing process has a thickness of
1.2 × 10-3inches. To the ten-thousandth of an inch, what would be the
thickness of a stack of 10 of these parts?
A. 0.0001
B. 0.0012
C. 0.0120
D. 0.1200
21. A 32-ounce bag of potato chips has a retail cost of $3.45. To the
nearest 10th of a cent, what is the price per ounce of this item(in
cents)?
A. 9.3
B. 10.8
C. 28.5
D. 35.45
22. A walking trial is 11,088 feet long. If a mile is 5,280 feet, how
many miles long is the walking trial?
A. 0.2
B. 0.5
C. 1.6
D. 2.1
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23. A human hair has an average diameter of 2.5 × 10-5 meters. What
is the maximum number of human hairs that could fit side by
side(without overlapping) on a microscope slide that is 50 millimeters
wide?Write your answer in scientific notation.
A. 2.0 × 103
B. 2.0 × 105
C. 2 × 106
D. 10-3
C. 2.97 × 104
D. 2.97 × 105
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26. A newspaper charges advertisers a total of $5.5 for the first ten
words and $0.7 for each additional word. What is the cost of a 27-
word advert?
A. $6.2
B. $17.40
C. $18.90
D. $66.90
27. The speed of sound in air is 320 meters per second. If you see a
flash of lightning and it takes 8 seconds before you hear the thunder,
how many kilometers away was the lightning strike?
A. 2.56 kilometers
B. 4 kilometers
C. 40 kilometers
D. 2560 kilometers
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29. The distance between two planets is 4.56 × 109 miles. Express this
in standard form.
A. 4.56 × 106
B. 4.56 × 107
C. 456 × 107
D. 4.56 × 109
A. 0.408
B. 0.00408
C. 0.0408
D. 0.000408
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Chapter (5)
Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
1. Ratio
2. Rate
3. Unit rate
3 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
3 miles per hour =
1 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜
4. Proportion
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Chapter – 5
Ratios, Rates and Proportion
3. Deb knows she can average 66 miles per hour when driving to
visit her boyfriend. If he lives 121 miles from Deb’s home, how long
would it take her to arrive at his home?
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4. Warren is cooking a beef stew for company. He knows that the
ratio of beef to potatoes and vegetables should be 1:3 when he
preparing 1 pound of beef stew for himself and his friend Helen. If he
invites 5 people to join them for dinner and makes his almost famous
beef stew, how much beef should he buy to prepare the same recipe?
A. 2 pounds
B. 1 pound and 17 ounces
C. 1 pound and 6 ounces
D. 1 pound and 3 ounces
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6. Alan is in charge of the swimming pool at the local recreation
center. The pool is 120 feet long and 24 feet wide and holds 12,902
cubic feet of water. Alan knows that he can heat 250 cubic yards of
water to an acceptable temperature in 1 hour. How many hours would
it take him to bring the water up to an acceptable temperature?
A. 4.73
B. 5.73
C. 6.73
D. 7.73
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9. If a shrub 5 feet tall casts a 2-foot shadow, how tall is a tree
standing next to the shrub that casts a 10-foot shadow at the same
moment?
A. 50 feet
B. 25 feet
C. 20 feet
D. 13 feet
10. Two songwriting collaborators decide that they will share profits
in a song in a ratio of 3 parts for the lyric writer to 2 parts for the
music writer. If the music writer gets $2,500, how much does the lyric
writer receive?
A. $2,500
B. $3,750
C. $5,000
D. D. $7,500
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12. A train traveled at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour for 2
hours. How many kilometers did the train travel?
A. 300
B. 280
C. 240
D. 200
13. Flying at 400 miles per hour, approximately how long will it take
for a plane to travel between two cities that are 2,600 miles apart?
A. between 4 and 5 hours
B. between 5 and 6 hours
C. between 6 and 7 hours
14. A glacier is moving at a rate of 4 feet per year. At this rate, how
long will it take the glacier to travel one mile? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 920 years
B. 1,100 years
C. 1,320 years
D. 1,540 years
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15. Marie drives from her home to the supermarket 10 miles away and
then drives back home after shopping. If it takes her two hours for the
entire trip, including one hour spent shopping in the supermarket,
what was her average speed driving to and from the supermarket?
A. 5mph
B. 10 mph
C. 15 mph
D. 20 mph
16. A man who weighs 200 pounds goes on a diet and loses 16% of his
body weight. How much weight, in ounces, did he lose?
A. 2
B. 32
C. 200
D. 512
17. The Baby City Cardinals have won 5 out of 8 games. At the same
rate, how many games will they have to play to win 60 games?
A. 180
B. 120
C. 96
D. 12
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18. Carla drove her truck 414 miles on 18 gasoline. How many miles
did she drive per gallon?
A. 18
B. 23
C. 74
D. 95
19. Claudia drove 155 miles in 2.5 hours. Which of the following
expressions could be used to find how many miles she can drive in 7
hours?
A. 155 × 7 ÷ 2.5 B.
2.5 × 7 ÷ 155
C. 155 × 2.5 ÷ 47
D. 7 × 2.5 × 155
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21. At a shop, the ratio of union to nonunion workers is 7 to 3. If there
are 18 nonunion workers at the shop, how many union workers are
there?
A. 21
B. 25
C. 42
D. 126
22. For every $8 in their budget, the Parks spend $3 on food. If their
weekly budget is $704, how much do they spend on food each week?
A. $88
B. $192
C. $235
D. $264
23. A school admits 9 out of every 14 who apply. At that rate, how
many students will be admitted if 420 apply?
24. Jim rented a lawnmower from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. He paid
a total of $53.04. What was the hourly rental fee?
A. $5.58
B. $6.24
C. $6.63
D. $7.07
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25. Four years ago, Jenny’s annual salary was $22,625. This year, her
salary was $32,433. What will her new salary be in 5 years if it
continues to rise at the same linear rate?
A. $34,885
B. $42,241
C. $44,693
D. $55,058
26. On a sunny day, a tree casts shadow that is 33 feet long. At the
same time, a nearby 4-foottall mailbox casts a shadow that is 5.5 feet
long. What is the height of the tree? Round your answer to the nearest
foot.
A. 24 feet
B. 33 feet
C. 38 feet
D. D. 45 feet
27. A receipts for cookies calls for cup of brown sugar to make 2
dozen cookies. If Sasha has 4.5 cups of brown sugar available and
enough of all the other ingredients, how many dozen cookies can he
make?
A. 9 dozen
B. 12 dozen
C. 15 dozen
D. 24 dozen
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28. If your daily commute equals 95 minutes, how long in hours and
minutes, do you spend commuting during a 5-day work week?
A. 1 hour, 35 minutes
B. 6 hours, 25 minutes
C. 7 hours, 55 minutes
D. 8 hours, 45 minutes
29. Meg can swim 4 laps in 11 minutes. How long should she plan to
practice if she needs to swim 10 laps, assuming her speed is constant?
A. 4.4
B. 15.7
C. 22
D. 27.5
30. A limo company charges $25.5 for the first 8 miles plus an
additional $3.50 for each extra mile. What is the cost of a 13-mile
limo ride?
A. $29.00
B. $43.00
C. $45.50
D. $221.50
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Chapter (6)
Percents and Application
1. Amount to percentage
20
×100% = 40%
50
2. Percentage to amount
40%
×50 = 20
100%
100%+20%
X× = 50
100%
100%−20%
X× = 50
100%
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Chapter – 6
Percents And Applications
1.Jenny’s moving bill was $450 before taxes and tips. If taxes are 6%
and she also wants to tip her three professional movers $20 each, what
does her total bill equal?
A. $497
B. $498.20
C. $537
D. $540.60
2. A car dealership offers 45% off all its cars during its annual sale.
Jessica pays $7,150 for her discounted vehicle.
What was the original price of the car? Round your answer to the
nearest dollar.
A. $3,933
B.$10,368
C. $13,000
D. $15,889
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4. Find 20% of 83?
5. Find 5% of 180?
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10.Janice sells household products door to door. If she must pay her
supplier 60% of the money that she takes in, how much would she
keep for herself if she took in $1,200?
A. $720.00
B. $560.50
C. $480.00
D. Not enough information is given.
11. Carmen owns a computer store and had $6,750 in sales this May.
The year before, she had $8,437.50 in sales in May. If Carmen had a
profit of $5,400 this May, what percent of her sales were profits?
A. 36%
B. 60%
C. 64%
D. 80%
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13. A bankrupt company agrees to pay its creditors 80% of what they
are actually owed. If the company pays $9,600 what did they
originally owe?
A. $7,680
B. $8,000
C. $11,520
D. $12,000
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16. Noah borrows $8000 for 5 years to make improvements to his
home office. If the simple interest rate is 6 percent, how much will he
pay in interest?
A. $2400
B. $1040
C. $420
D. $400
17. Caleb borrowed $1500 from his aunt. He plans to pay his aunt
back in 9 months. If he pays 4 percent interest on the loan, what is the
total amount he will pay back in 9 months?
A. $1455
B. $1545
C. $1560
D. $2040
18. David bought a computer game on sale for $36. The game was
originally $48. What was the percent of decrease in the game’s price?
A. 12%
B. 25%
C. 33.33%
D. 75%
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19. Neva’s car is now worth $12,000. This is 60 percent of what she
paid for it. How much did she pay for the car?
A. $7,200
B. $18,000
C. $19,200
D. $20,000
20. Six months ago, Sandra had 55 regular customers. Now, she has
220 percent as many regular customers as she had six months ago.
How many regular customers does Sandra have now?
A. 121
B. 90
C. 66
D. 25
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22. The price of a carton of computer paper decreased from $25 to
$20. What was the percent decrease in the price?
A. 80%
B. 50%
C. 20%
D. 5%
23. A company pays its sales employees a base rate of $450 a week
plus a 4% commission on any sales the employee makes. If an
employee makes $1,020 in sales one week, what will be his total
paycheck for that week? Write your answer below.
24. Lisa bought a climbing rope on sale for 50% off the original,
and then another 25% off the discounted price. If the rope originally
cost $188, what was the final sale price that Lisa paid for the rope?
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26. If sales tax is 6 percent, what would be the tax on a shirt that cost
$68.30? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
A. $4.09
B. $4.10
C. $4.58
D. $4.59
26. A clothing store has a 20% off sale. If the sale price of a sweater
is $64, what was the original price of the sweater?
A.$64
B. $76.80
C. $80
D. $96
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29. 57 is what percent of 95?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 72%
C. 95.2%
D. 96%
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Chapter (7)
Statistics
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In this case,
25% 35% 20%
(25) 100% +(36) 100% +(16) 100%
Weighted mean = 80%
100%
4. Median
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀1+𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀2
Median =
2
14+15
= = 14.5 is median of the data
2
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Data set: 1,1,2,4,5,5,5,6
Mode = 5
6. Range
7. Outlier
Data set: 1, 2, 32, 32, 34, 35, 35, 35, 36, 85, 86
Outlier = 1, 2, 85, 86
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9. Box-plot/ whisker plot
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Chapter – 8
Statistics
1.What is the mean number of ice cream cones sold at the store ‘Cone
Central’ during the period shown in the table above?
A. 95
B. 105
C. 110
D. 119
2. What is the median number of ice cream cones sold at the store
‘Cone Central’ during the period shown in the graph above?
A. 95
B. 105
C. 110
D. 119
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3. In the figure above, the number of regular telephones in use is how
many times the number of cellular phones?
A. 2.5 times
B. 3 times
C. 4 times
D. 7.5 times
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5. The price of a particular stock has been increasing at the same
rate each day for the first four days of the week, as shown in the
graph above. If the increase continues at its present rate, what should
the price be on Friday?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. Not enough information is given.
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7. Which of the following could be inferred from the dot plot above?
A. There are more households with 8 children than households with
no children.
B. There are more households with fewer than 2 children than
households with 3 children.
C. There are more households with 4 children than households with
1 child.
D. There are more households with more than 5 children than
households with no children.
8. Based on the box plot above, which of the following can we infer
about the data set?
A. The number that occurred the most times is 36.
B. The smallest number in the data set is 29.
C. Most numbers in the data sets are in the upper quartile.
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D. Most numbers in the data sets are greater than 32.
9. There are a total of four tests in Sara’s history class. She earned 94,
88 and 85 on the first three. What score does Sara need on the fourth
test to pass the class with an average of 90 (the equivalent of an A)?
A. 89
B. 90
C. 91
D. 93
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11. Using the figure above, answer the following questions.
(1) About how much more did it cost to make Film A than Film D?
(2) Which film made the greatest amount of profit?
(3) Film C’s cost was what percent of its box-office receipts?
12. Over what period of time did the price of goods actually decrease?
A. 1930 to 1940
B. 1940 to 1950
C. 1960 to 1970
D. 1970 to 1980
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13. During a 40-hour workweek, how many hours does a records
clerk spend preparing documents?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 25
D. 30
14. What percent of a records clerk’s time is spent on tasks other than
data entry?
A. 25%
B. 31%
C. 44%
D. 56%
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15. Which year had the sharpest increase in ticket sales over the
previous year?
A. 2002
B. 2006
C. 2008
D. 2009
16. At Nelson Stationers, the first 25 customers who visited the store
on Monday morning received their choice of a gift.
The table shows how many customers chose each gift.
Pen and Pencil Set 5
Calculator 12
Mouse Pad 8
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In a recent election, five candidates ran for the city council seat from
District 11. The results of the race are shown in the graph below.
17. Which two candidates combined received about 3/5 of the votes
cast?
A. Reiner and Utley
B. Kang and Utley
C. Bowen and Utley
D. Lee and Bowen
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18. What was the average score of the first nine students whose scores
were represented on the line plot? Give your answer to one decimal
place.
A. 4.9
B. 5.4
C. 5.5
D. 5.7
19. What score did the tenth student get in the quiz?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
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20. What is the average score?
A. 35
B. 81
C. 87
D. 89
21. If the lowest two scores are omitted, what is the new average
score? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number).
A. 73
B. 89
C. 91
D. 92
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22. In which month did Company A and Company B receive about
the same number of online orders?
A. February
B. March
C. April
D. May
23. Based on the trends shown by the data, what would be the best
prediction for the number of online orders in July for Company A?
A. 7200
B. 5900
C. 5200
D. 4900
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24. Which weight category displays the highest frequency?
A. 120-139 lbs
B. 180-199 lbs
C. 200-219 lbs
D. 260-279 lbs
25. Consider only the 100 individual represents in the graph. Which
one of the following groups contains the most people?
A. Participants weighing 200 lbs or more
B. Participants weighing less than 200 lbs
C. Participants weighing 180-199 lbs
D. Participants weighing less than 180 lbs
26. Wendy has taken five tests and has an average of 84. What must
she make on the next test to raise her average to an 85?
A. 84
B. 85
C. 86
D. 90
27. The bar chart represents the total dollar value of sales for four
product versions in July.
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Which two products have combined sales of more than $50,000 in
July?
A. Products 1 and 2
B. Products 2 and 3
C. Products 2 and 4
D. Products 1 and 3
28. The following table illustrates the number of miles each student
travels one way to get to Ms. Bradley’s viola class. Find the
average number of miles that Ms. Bradley’s students travel one
way.
1 4
2 3
3 5
4 6
5 3
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29. What is the mode of the following data set?
45, 56, 23, 36, 79, 45, 12, 56, 38
A.12
B. 45
C. 56
D. 12, 45 and 56
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Chapter (8)
Probability and Counting
3
P(blue) =
10
4 2
P(green) = =
10 5
- “And” event
There are two or more event but one probability.
What is the probability that we get blue ball and red ball?
3 3
P(blue and red) = × (if we replace them)
10 10
3 3
P(blue and red) = × (if we don’t replace them)
10 9
3 2
P(blue and blue) = × (if we want same kind)
10 9
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- “Or” event
There is an event with two or more wants.
Doctor 5 7
Teacher 9 11
Doctor 5 7
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Counting (number of possible outcomes)
Number of items = n = 8
Number of order rolls = r = 4
Without repetition,
Number of possible outcomes = 8 × 7 × 6 × 5
(if we don’t want to repeat the same item)
OR
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Chapter – 8
Probability And Counting
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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3. Anna borrows Stan’s spinner and gives it two spins. What is the
probability that she will land on green only once?
A.
B.
C.
D. 0
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. Twenty marbles are placed in a bag. Ten are red and ten are black.
One marble is drawn from the bag and set aside. Another marble is
drawn from the bag. What is the chance that both marbles will be red?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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6. There are 15 colored chips in a bag. Eight are green and seven are
white. Five white chips are removed. What is the probability that the
next chip selected will be green?
A. 100%
B. 80%
C. 75%
D. 25%
7. At a convention, Jim and his three friends each bought three raffle
tickets. At the time of drawing 400 tickets had been sold. What is the
probability that either Jim or one of his friends will win?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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9. A bag contains 24 marbles. Eight are red, six are blue and ten are
white. A marble is drawn from the bag and replaced. A second marble
is chosen at random from the bag. What is the probability that the first
marble is red and the second is white?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. A charity board has ten members. One of the members will be
elected president, then another will be elected treasure and then a
third will be elected secretary. If no member can hold more than one
position, how many ways can the members fill those positions?
11. There are four children in Mr. Martin’s class. Three of them will
be selected to be hall monitors. How many combinations of hall
monitors are possible? Write your answer.
12. Three coins are tossed up in the air, one at a time. What is the
probability that two of them will land heads up and one will land tails
up?
A. 0
1
B.
8
1
C.
4
D.
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13. In a lottery game, there are 2 winners for every 100 tickets sold on
average. If a man buys 10 tickets, what is the probability that he is a
winner?
A. 21.5%
B. 20%
C. 18.3%
D. 2%
15. Two-digit numerals which can be formed by using the digits 2,3,5
and 6 without repeating any digit. If one of these numerals is chosen
at random, find the probability that it is divisible by 13.
A. 0
B. 0.1
C. 0.25
D. 0.5
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16. In a sample of 50 people, 21 had type O blood, 22 had type A
blood, 5 had type B blood, 2 had type AB blood. Find the
probabilities that a person has type A or type B blood.
A.
B.
C.
D.
18. Given six people, how many combinations of there are possible if
order does not matter?
A. 20
B. 120
C. 180
D. 720
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19. A chef will make a soup with five ingredients; one of four meats,
one of four vegetables, one of four kinds of noodles, one of four kinds
of broth and one of four spices. How many possible combinations of
ingredients could the chef put into the soup?
A. 20
B. 256
C. 1024
D. 3125
20. Soraya has been given six tasks to do at work, but she has time to
complete only four of them. She must decide in what order to do the
tasks. How many possible orderings of four tasks are available to
Soraya?
A. 24
B. 36
C. 360
D. 720
21. Coach Louis has 5 red shirts, 4 yellow shirts, 2 black shirts and 1
blue shirt. If he selects a shirt blindfolded, what is the probability
that it will be a black shirt?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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22. A two-digit number is chosen at random. What is the probability
that the chosen number is a multiple of 7?
A.
B.
C.
D.
24. What is the probability that your birthday would randomly match
the month and day of a stranger’s birth date?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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25. A student council committee is ordering 3 different colors of
balloons to decorate the school on spirit day. There are 12 colors to
choose from. Is this an example of a permutation or a combination?
Find out how many different ways the balloon colors can be ordered.
26. A basketball coach has nine players on her team. How many
different five-player lineups can she create for the starting team?
27. If Margo flips a coin and rolls a die, what is the probability that
she will roll a 5 and get tails?
1
A.
12
1
B.
8
2
C.
3
1
D.
2
28. The probability that it will snow during the next three days is
given in the following table.
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Probability of 70% 20% 40%
snow
What is the probability that it will not snow on Tuesday?
A.20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%
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29. What is the probability that it will snow on two out of three
days? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
A. 33%
B. 43%
C. 90%
D. 130%
30. A fair die has six sides, each marked with a different integer from
1 to 6. Each side is equally likely to land face up when the die is
rolled. Suppose you roll the die 66 times. How many times are you
likely to roll a 6?
A. 6
B. 11
C. 55
D. 66
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Chapter (9)
Geometry
- A cube (a square)
- A trapezoid
b1
b1 is parallel to b2 .
h is a vertical height.
h
b2
Where, a = apothem = OA
A p = perimeter
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- A regular hexagon
In a regular hexagon,
O
All edges are the same.
All edges of hexagon = OB
- A prism
l
Prisms are the blocks with length.
Volume = A × l
1
2 1
1 2
2
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- Parallel line theorems
1 2 Vertical angles ∠1 = ∠3
4 3
Alternate angles ∠3 = ∠5
5 6 Corresponding angles ∠1 = ∠5
8 7
B Collinear
A
B
Non-collinear
A C
C
Coplanar
A B
Non-coplanar C
A B
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Chapter – 9
Geometry
1.Dhivya is designing a circular garden for her yard. She will use 4
meters long dividers between sections and she wants to use the same
material to create a fence around the garden. How many meters of
fencing will Dhivya need?
A. 13
B. 25
C. 32
D. 50
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A. 108
B. 162
C. 324
D. 432
B. 26 yards
C. 52 yards 2 feet
D. 53 yards
E. 54 yards
4. On the target below, the 5 and 10-point bands are each 2 inches
wide and the 25-point inner circle has a diameter of 2 inches. (Note:
figure not drawn to scale)
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To the nearest inch, what is the outer circumference of the 10-point
hand?
A.6
B. 13
C. 19
D. 113
A.3
B. 6
C. 17
D. 36
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6. Which of the following is a true statement about the figures shown
below?
A. 57
B. 113
C. 170
D. 339
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8. The radius of sphere A is 2, and the radius of sphere B is 1. What
is the ratio of the volume of sphere A to that of sphere B? A. 1:2
B. 4:1
C. 8:1
D. 8:3
9. Using a compass, Max hikes 300 yards due north of his campsite.
From that point, he hikes 400 yards due east. If he were to hike
directly to his campsite from this point, how many yards would he
have to hike?
A. 400
B. 500
C. 600
D. 700
10. A classroom is 40 feet long and 25 feet wide. The ceiling height is
12 feet. The school district plans to repaint the room and put in air-
conditioning. The ceiling tile will not be painted.
What is the approximate total square footage of the four walls of the
room? Ignore space taken up by windows and doors.
A.1200
B. 1560
C. 1920
D. 4000
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11. For a woodworking project, Paul cuts the shape shown above
from plywood. What is the area in square inches of the piece?
A. 400
B. 480
C. 520
D. 640
12. What is the area of the rectangle? Give your answer to the nearest
square inch.
A. 10
B. 17
C. 18
D. 210
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13. If the rectangle were enlarged by a factor of 3 (so that its sides
became 3 times as long as they were previously), what would be
the ratio of the new perimeter to the old perimeter?
A. 1: 3
B. 1: 9
C. 3: 1
D. 9: 1
D. 1400
15. A large circular pizza has an 18-inch diameter and is cut into 8
equal slices.
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What is the perimeter of one slice of the pizza?
A.2.25 pi
B. 2.25 pi + 9
C. 2.25 pi + 18
D. 81 pi
16. What is the total area of the two slices of the pizza?
A. 20.25 pi
B. 36 pi
C. 41.5 pi
D. 81 pi
17.
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18. The trapezoid has an area of 38 square feet. What is the length of
the unknown base of the trapezoid in feet?
A.4
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
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21. Find the area of a hexagon whose side length is 5.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 50
D. 65
22.
Sara is making a model of the Great Pyramid for math class. She has
the dimensions labeled on the drawing above, in inches. The paint she
plans to use on the outside of the model says that 1 can will cover
1,296 square inches. How many cans will Sara need to paint all the
surfaces of her model pyramid?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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23. The cylindrical glass above is filled ¾ with water. What volume of
water is in the glass, rounded to the nearest unit?
A. 170
B. 127
C. 42
D. 32
If the radius of the cylinder is 2 inches and the cones are identical,
what is the capacity of the container to the nearest cubic inch?
A.33
B. 100
C. 134
D. 201
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A.84
B. 126
C. 168
D. 216
26. Beans are sold in small or large cylindrical cans. The small can
has a diameter of 4 inches and a height of 10 inches and cost $3.50.
The big can has a diameter of 8 inches and a height of 5 inches and
costs $6.50. Which is a better buy?
A. The smaller can
B. The large can
C. Both have the same value
D. Not enough information
27. Two square rugs have a combined area of 20 square meters. If the
area of the large rug is four times as large as the area of the small rug,
what is the perimeter of the smaller rug?
A. 2 meters
B. 4 meters
C. 8 meters
D. 16 meters
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28.
D. 1450
30. A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a 30- foot wall. The bottom
end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wall. How many feet above
the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
A. 1.7
B. 6
C. 12
D. 17.5
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Chapter (10)
Polynomial and Rational Expressions
Types of polynomials
Based on Degree
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• Degree of a term is the sum of the exponents attached to its
variables.
x (degree 1) x 2 (degree 2) x 5 yz 3 (degree 8)
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Chapter – 10 & 11
Polynomials And Solving Equations
Solving Equations and In equalities
A. 24
B. 6
C. 0
D. -6
C.
D. 1
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5. Freida is not allowed on the roller coaster because she is under the
minimum age of 5. Which of the following inequalities expresses all
the ages that are allowed on the roller coaster?
A. x < 5
B. x>5
C. x≥5
D. x > −5
A. (5 + x) (x – 2)
B. (5 -x) (x + 2)
C. 2 (x + 5)
D. 5 (x2 – 2)
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8. If x = 2y + 5 and x = 3y -6, what is the value of x?
A. 11
B. 22
C. 27
D. 33
10. Marjorie makes an investment and doubles her money. If she ends
up with $480, which equation below could be used to discover the
amount of her original investment of x dollars?
A. 𝑥𝑥 = 480
2
B. x – 2 = 480
C. x + 2 = 480
D. 2x = 480
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11. Sally is three years less than twice the age of her brother Hector. If
h represents Hector’s age, which expression shows Sally’s age?
A. h – 3
B. 3 – 2h
C. 2h – 3
D. 3h – 2
12. If Kris makes d dollars and Heidi makes 75 dollars less than 3
times Kris’s wage. What does Heidi make in terms of d?
A. d + 75
B. d – 225
C. 3d – 75
D. 3d – 225
13. If there are 4x identical schools in a region and each school has 3y
classroom each with 7x desks, how many desks are there in the
region?
A. 11x + 3y
B. 28x + 3y
C. 84xy2
D. 84x2y
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14. Emilie buys x ounces of chicken for each of her guests at a dinner
party. There are 8y people coming and chicken is
$z a pound. How much will the total amount of chicken cost in
dollars?
A. 8xyz
B. 16xyz
C. 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
2
D. 8
𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
C. 20x2-9x+18
D. 20x2-39x+18
16. If Tom has 9x baseball cards, Adam has 13 more than Tom and
Dave have 2y baseball cards, together they would have how many
cards?
A. 9x + 2y +13
B. 18xy + 13
C. 18xy + 2y
D. 18x + 2y + 13
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17. A charity with a yearly budget of 80d gets all of its money from
either its yearly ball or from private donation. If the charity raised 64d
from the silent auction at the ball and 4a from ticket sales at the ball,
how much will need to be raised in private donations to meet the
budget?
A. 16d
B. 16d – 4a
C. 16d + 4a
D. 144d – 4a
18. Mr. White’s math class has n students. Mrs. Black’s math class
has 22 students fewer than triple the number of students in Mr.
White’s class. Which expression shows the number of students in
Mrs. Black’s class in terms of n?
A. 22 < 3𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
B. 3 (n-22)
C. 22 – 3n
D. 3n – 22
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C. P= 950x + 725y
D. P = (x +y) (950+725)
20. Two adults and four children paid $48 to get into the fair. A child’s
ticket is $6 less than an adult’s ticket. What is the cost of an adult’s
ticket?
A. $15
B. $12
C. $9
D. $6
21. Jenny is four times as old as her niece Tina. In 12 years, Jenny
will be only twice as old as Tina. How old is Tina now?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
22. Sylvia scored 10 points better than Wiley on their science exam.
Greg scored 6 points less than Wiley. Altogether, the students earned
226 points. How many points did Sylvia earn?
A. 74
B. 78
C. 84
D. 94
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23. What is the positive solution for the equation 2x2 – 7x – 30=0?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
25. Nelson is twice as old as Maria. Six years ago, Nelson was five
times as old as Maria. How old was Nelson six years ago?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
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26. Three increased by the product of 4 and a number is equal to the
same number decreased by 6. What is the number?
A. -3
B. -1
C. 1
D. 3
A. 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≥ $17,500
B. 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≤ $17,500
C. 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≤ $21,000
D. s≥ $21,000
28. The sum of four consecutive odd numbers is 104. What is the
largest number?
A. 23
B. 25
C. 27
D. 29
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29. Two years ago, Sammy was 5 years younger than Michael is
today. If Michael is currently M years old, how old will Sammy be 10
years from now?
A. M – 5
B. M–2
C. M+7
D. M + 10
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Chapter (11)
Solving Equations and Inequalities
- Solving equations
118
Chapter (12)
Graphing Equations
119
To write equation y-𝑦𝑦1 = m (x-𝑥𝑥1 )
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑦𝑦2 − 𝑦𝑦1
To find slope m= =
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥2 −𝑥𝑥1
Parallel Perpendicular
A B
B
A
1
A=B B=-
A
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To find mini/max-
−𝑏𝑏
First, x=
2𝑎𝑎
- End Behaviors
121
- Symmetric
122
Chapter (13)
Functions
Domain Range
f(x)
A 1
B 2
C 3
Function = f(x) = y
Domain = input = x
Range = output = y
- How function
x 1 2 3 4 5
Not function
y 1 4 9 16 9
2
Function
-4
123
Function Not function
124
Function Increasing/ Decreasing
A C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Chapter- 11 & 12
Functions And Graphing Equations
Functions
1. A line passes through the points (6,5) and (2,3). What is the slope of
this line?
A. −
B.
C.
D. 3
3. What is the equation of the line that goes through the points (-2,5)
and (8,0)?
A. 𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥 + 4
B. 𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥 + 8
C.𝑦𝑦 = −2𝑥𝑥 + 4
D. 𝑦𝑦 = −2𝑥𝑥 + 8
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4. Which of the following represents the equation of a lime that is
parallel to the line represented by the equation y = -3x+1?
A. y = 2x + 1
B. y = -3x + 5
C. y= 3x + 1
D. 𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥 + 5
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7. What is true of the lines represented by the equation 2x + 8y = -5
and 3x + 12y = 8?
A. They are parallel.
B. They are perpendicular.
C. They have the same x-intercept.
D. They have the same y-intercept.
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9. What is the period of the graph above?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 10
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10. In the graph above, on which interval is the graph negative?
C. 3 < 𝑥𝑥 < 9
D. 5 < 𝑥𝑥 < 7
11. In the graph above, which of the following intervals represents the
interval on which the graph is increasing?
D. −1 < 𝑥𝑥 < 6
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12. In the graph above, which of the following equations represents
the axis of symmetry?
A. x = 3
B. x = -7
C. y=3
D. y = -7
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15. Where does the line with the equation x – 2y = 4 intersect with
the line with the equation 6y + 5x = 4?
A. (2, -1)
B. (3, -2)
C. (-2, 1)
D. (-1, 2)
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17. The line n is parallel to the line y = 3x –7 and passes through the
point (5,1). At what point does the line n cross the y-axis?
18. What is the slope of the line represented by the equation 10x – y
= 2?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10
D. 2f(w) = w
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21. What is the y-intercept of the line with a slope of 2 that passes
through the point (1,2)?
A. -2
B. -½
C. 0
D. ½
D. y = 2x – 7
23. Write the equation of the line that passes through ( 0, -7 ) and has
a slope of 5.
A. y = x -7
B. y = 5x -7
C. y = 5x + 7
D. y = x + 7
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24. Determine whether the given relation is a function.
A. Yes
B. No
C. It’s not clear
D. It depends
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What is the slope of the line?
A.5
B. −
C.
D. -5
A.
B.
C. 27
D. 53
28. Find the midpoint of the line segment that connects the following
points:
(-5, -3) and (3,7).
A. (1, 2)
B. ( -4, -5)
C. (4, 5)
D. ( -1, 2)
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29. A triangle has vertices A (1,2), B (11,2) and C (4,5). How many
square units are in the area of triangle ABC?
A. 40
B. 30
C. 25
D. 20
E. 15
A. (1,1)
B. ( -1, -11)
C. (2, -2)
D. (0, -2)
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