Module 1

1. In triangle ABC, side AB is 8 and side BC is 5. What are the min and max possible
lengths of side AC?

2. x(x
! − 6) = 47 − y(y + 10) The equation describes a circle in the xy-plane in a
nonstandard form. Whaat is the radius of the circle?

A. 9
B. 5
C. 6
D. Not exist

3. A gas station records the number of gallons of regular unleaded fuel dispensed over two
weeks. The graph shows the number of gallons of fuel as a function of cost per gallon. For
which price bracket is the range of gallons dispensed the greatest?
A) $2.85 to $2.91
B) $2.91 to $2.94
C) $2.94 to $3.03
D) $3.03 to $3.06

4. Julius has budgeted $150 per month for electricity. Last month his electricity bill was
$190 based on a rate of $0.12 per kilowatt hour. Which of the equations below represents
the number of kilowatt hours, k, by which Julius needs to reduce his electricity usage this
month in order to meet his budget?
 k
A. ! = 40
0.12
k
B. ! = 40
12
C. 0.12k=40
D. 0.12k=150

5. A factory produces parts on two eight-hour shifts per day. Each shift produces the parts at
a different, but constant, rate. The number of parts produced by each shift are added to
obtain a cumulative total for the day. If the cumulative number of parts produced by the end
of two hours of the second shift was 320 and the cumulative number produced by the end of
five hours of the second shift was 440, how many parts per hour did the first shift produce?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 70
D) 240

6. 6x + 3y = 18
qx - (y/3) = -2
In the system of linear equations above, q is constant. If the system has infinitely many
solutions, what is the value of q?
A) -9
B) -0.6(6)
C) 0.6(6)
D) 9
7. The scatterplot shows obesity prevalence plotted against diabetes prevalence in the U.S. .
Which of the following best estimates the average rate of change in the diabetes prevalence
compared to the obesity prevalence?
A) 0.25
B) 0.87
C) 1.5
D) 4

8.

An appliance salesman sets a goal to selll an average of 6 appliances per day for the first
two weeks of his new job. The dot pot shows the number he sold each day during the first
13 days. What is the minimum number of appliances he must sell on the 14th day in order to
reach his goal?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

9. A Writer's Association sponsored a nationwide convention for nonfiction writers. The

association received 1,650 responses from members indicating that they were planning to
attend the convention. The association sent a randomly generated follow-up email to 250
writers who were planning to attend and asked them about lunch preferences.
Seventy-four said salads, 22 said pizza, 30 said pasta salad, 29 said grilled chicken, and the
rest said sandwiches. Out of all of the writers planning to attend, about how many could the
association expect to want sandwiches for lunch at the convention?

10. Mail-order pharmacies typically use machines to count pills and dispense them into
bottles, particularly pills that are prescribed on a regular basis by physicians, such as blood
pressure medicine, cholesterol medicine, and diabetes medicine. Suppose a pharmacy has
two pill counters that work in tandem (together). The first counter can finish separating a
typical batch of blood pressure pills in 1 hour, and the second counter can finish the same
batch in 40 minutes. How many minutes should it take to finish a typical batch if both pill
counters work together?
A) 18
B) 24
C) 36
D) 50

11. If the graph of a function g(x) passes through the point (5,3), and h(x) is defined as h(x)
= -g(x-2) + 8, through which point does the graph of h(x) pass?
A) (-3, 11)
B) (3,5)
C) (7, 5)
D) (7,11)

12. If g(x)
! = − 2x 2 + 7x − 3, what is the value of g(-2)?
A) -25
B) -9
C) -1
D) 3

13. If p is a function defined over the set of all real numbers and p(x+2)=!3x 2 + 4x + 1, then
which of the following defines p(x)?
A) p(x)= 3x*x - 7x +3
B) p(x)= 3x*x - 8x +5
C) p(x)= 3x*x + 16x +9
D) p(x)= 3x*x +16x +21

14. If one of the solutions for the equation below is (-1/3), what is the value of the other
roots?
! 2 − bx − 6 = 0
3x

15. The population of a town was 84,600 on January 1, 2016, and 74,025 on January 1,
2017. By what percent did the population of the town decrease from January 1, 2016, to
January 1, 2017?
A) 10.5%
B) 12.5%
C) 14.5%
D) 17%

16. The average (arithmetic mean) of p + 12t − 5, q + 16t + 4, and r − 7t + 25 is 10t + 34. In
terms of t, what is the average of p, q, and r ?
 A) 3t + 26

B) 4t + 16

C) 6t + 16

D) 8t − 37

17. In the equation ax4 + bx3 + cx2 − dx = 0, a, b, c, and d are constants. If the equation
crosses the x-axis at 0, −2, 3, and 5, which of the following is a factor of ax4 + bx3 +
cx2 − dx ?
A) x − 2
B) x + 3
C) x − 5
D) x + 5

18. 22. The graph of the function a(x) is shown above. If which of the
following is a true statement about b(a(x)) ?

A) b(a(x)) is defined for all real numbers.

B) b(a(x)) is undefined for exactly one real value of x.

C) b(a(x)) is undefined for exactly four real values of x.

D) b(a(x)) is undefined for all real numbers.

19. At 350°F, an oven can cook approximately 3 pounds of turkey per

hour. At 450°F, it can cook approximately 4.5 pounds per hour. How many more ounces of
turkey can the oven cook at 450°F than at 350°F in 10 minutes? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12

20. An interior designer is trying to determine the best counter material for a kitchen
remodel. The designer must cover all of the shaded counter areas in the floor plan above.
What is the area of the counter surface that must be covered, in square feet?

A) 9
B) 46
C) 55
D) 104

21. If sin A = cos C, what is sin ABD − cos DBC ?

A) 0

B) 0.5

C) 1

D) The result of the subtraction cannot be determined without additional information.

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