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1 4
How many teaspoons are equivalent to What is 23% of 100?
44 tablespoons? (3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon)
A) 23
A) 47 B) 46
B) 88 C) 77
C) 132 D) 123
D) 176

5
2
Which expression is equivalent to 50x 2 + 5x 2 ?
1
The function f is defined by f (x ) = . What is the
6x A) 250x 2
value of f (x ) when x = 3 ? B) 10x 2

1 C) 45x 2
A)
3 D) 55x 2
1
B)
6
1
C)
9
1
D)
18 6
The population density of Cedar County is
230 people per square mile. The county has a
population of 85,100 people. What is the area, in
square miles, of Cedar County?

3
If x = 40 , what is the value of x + 6 ?
A) 34
B) 40
C) 46
D) 64

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7 9
−54
=6
w
What is the solution to the given equation?

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

8 The triangle shown has a perimeter of 22 units. If


x = 9 units and y = 7 units, what is the value of z,
For the function f, the graph of y = f (x) in
in units?
the xy-plane has a slope of 3 and passes through
the point (0, −8). Which equation defines f ? A) 6
B) 7
A) f (x ) = 3x
C) 9
B) f (x ) = 3x − 8 D) 16
C) f (x ) = 3x + 5
D) f (x ) = 3x + 11

10
The function h is defined by h(x ) = 3x − 7. What is
the value of h(−2) ?
A) −13
B) −10
C) 10
D) 13

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The scatterplot shows the relationship between x
and y. A line of best fit is also shown.

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

In the triangle shown, what is the value of tan x ° ?


1
A)
26
19 Which of the following is closest to the slope of the
B) line of best fit shown?
26
26 A) −2.27
C)
7 B) −0.44
33 C) 0.44
D)
7 D) 2.27

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The y-intercept of the graph of 12x + 2y = 18 in the y
xy-plane is (0, y ). What is the value of y ? 7
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I-<
..,OJ 6
OJ
_g
"O
5
i::
;:I
0
I-<
4
0J:)
OJ
> 3
0
~
14 2
J::
0J:)

A model predicts that a certain animal weighed ·a:: 1


::r:
241 pounds when it was born and that the animal
X
gained 3 pounds per day in its first year of life. 2 3
This model is defined by an equation in the form Time (seconds)
f (x ) = a + bx , where f (x ) is the predicted weight, in
The graph shows the height above ground, in meters,
pounds, of the animal x days after it was born, and a
of a ball x seconds after the ball was launched
and are constants. What is the value of a ?
upward from a platform. Which statement is the best
interpretation of the marked point (1.0, 4.8) in this
context?
A) 1.0 second after being launched, the ball’s height
above ground is 4.8 meters.
B) 4.8 seconds after being launched, the ball’s
height above ground is 1.0 meter.
C) The ball was launched from an initial height of
1.0 meter with an initial velocity of 4.8 meters
per second.
D) The ball was launched from an initial height of
4.8 meters with an initial velocity of 1.0 meter
per second.

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Based on a random sample from a population, a A rectangle has a length that is 15 times its width.
researcher estimated that the mean value of a certain The function y = (15w )(w ) represents this situation,
variable for the population is 20.5, with an associated where y is the area, in square feet, of the rectangle
margin of error of 1. Which of the following is the
and y > 0. Which of the following is the best
most appropriate conclusion?
interpretation of 15w in this context?
A) It is plausible that the actual mean value of
the variable for the population is between A) The length of the rectangle, in feet
19.5 and 21.5. B) The area of the rectangle, in square feet
B) It is not possible that the mean value of the C) The difference between the length and the width
variable for the population is less than 19.5 or of the rectangle, in feet
greater than 21.5. D) The width of the rectangle, in feet
C) Every value of the variable in the population is
between 19.5 and 21.5.
D) The mean value of the variable for the
population is 20.5.

19
x + 2y = 6
x − 2y = 4
17 The solution to the given system of equations is
7m = 5(n + p) (x , y ). What is the value of x ?

The given equation relates the positive numbers m, A) 2.5


n, and p. Which equation correctly gives n in terms B) 5
of m and p ? C) 6
5p D) 10
A) n =
7m
7m
B) n = −p
5

C) n = 5(7m) + p

D) n = 7m − 5 − p

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The table shows the frequency of values in a data set. 5x 2 − 37x − 24 = 0
Value Frequency What is the positive solution to the given equation?
19 7
3
21 1 A)
23 7 5
25 4
B) 3
What is the minimum value of the data set?
C) 8

D) 37

21
A number x is at most 17 less than 5 times the value
of y. If the value of y is 3, what is the greatest
possible value of x ?

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m
r s a − 19
f (x ) = +5
x
In the given function f, a is a constant. The graph
of function f in the xy-plane, where y = f (x ), is
translated 3 units down and 4 units to the right to
produce the graph of y = g (x ). Which equation
defines function g ?
a − 19
A) g (x ) = +2
x+4
a − 19
B) g (x ) = +2
x−4

Note: Figure not drawn to scale. a − 22


C) g (x ) = +5
x+4
In the figure shown, lines r and s are parallel, and
line m intersects both lines. If y < 65, which of the a − 22
D) g (x ) = +5
following must be true? x−4

A) x < 115
B) x > 115
C) x + y < 180
D) x + y > 180

25
A machine launches a softball from ground level. The
softball reaches a maximum height of 51.84 meters
above the ground at 1.8 seconds and hits the ground
at 3.6 seconds. Which equation represents the height
above ground h, in meters, of the softball t seconds
after it is launched?

A) h = −t 2 + 3.6
B) h = −t 2 + 51.84
C) h = −16(t − 1.8)2 − 3.6
D) h = −16(t − 1.8)2 + 51.84

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In triangle ABC , the measure of angle B is 90° and f (x ) = (x + 7)2 + 4


The function f is defined by the given equation. For
BD is an altitude of the triangle. The length of AB is what value of x does f (x ) reach its minimum?

15 and the length of AC is 23 greater than the length


BC
of AB . What is the value of ?
BD
15
A)
38
15
B)
23
23
C)
15
38
D)
15

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only.
Do not turn to any other module in the test.

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