VECTORS

1. The vectors u, v, and w are represented in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane below.

In what general direction will the vector u - v + w point?

A. Up and to the right

2. What vector is the result of a adding the vectors , , and ?

F.

G.

H.

J.

K.

3. When the vector 𝑎𝑖 + 3𝑗 is added to the vector − 2𝑖 + 𝑏𝑗, the sum is 6𝑖 − 6𝑗. What are the values of a
and b?
A. 𝑎 =− 9 and 𝑏=8
B. 𝑎 =− 8 and 𝑏=9
C. 𝑎 =− 4 and 𝑏=3
D. 𝑎 = 4 and 𝑏 =− 3
E. 𝑎 = 8 and 𝑏 =− 9

4. Vector and are shown in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane below. One of the following is the
unit vector notation of the vector + . Which one?

F. − 6𝑖 + 3𝑗
G. 3𝑖 − 1𝑗
H. 3𝑖 + 9𝑗
J. 9𝑖 + 1𝑗
K. 9𝑖 + 11𝑗
5. The vector i represents 1 mile per hour east, and the vector j represents 1 mile per hour north. Maria is
jogging south at 12 miles per hour. One of the following vectors represents Maria’s velocity, in miles per
hour. Which one?

A. − 12𝑖
B. − 12𝑗
C. 12𝑖
D. 12𝑗
E. 12𝑖 + 12𝑗
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6. Valley High School and Mountain High School have decided that selected students will attend a daytime
theatrical performance that costs $5 for each teacher and $3 for each student. One teacher and 10
students from Valley High will attend, and 2 teachers and 25 students from Mountain High will attend.
Which of the following matrix products represents the ticket costs, in dollars, for each high school?

7. What is the matrix product ?

F.

G.

H.

J.

K.

8. Given matrices and ,which of the following matrices is XY ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
9. What must be the value of 𝑥 for the matrix to have a determinant of − 16?

F. − 4
G. − 2
8
H. − 5

8
J. 3

K. 4
 STATISTICS, PROBABILITY, AND COUNTING PRINCIPLES

10. In a window display at a flower shop, there are 3 spots for 1 plant each. To fill these 3 spots, Emily has 6
plants to select from, each of a different type. Selecting from the 6 plants, Emily can make how many
possible display arrangements with 1 plant in each spot?

(Note: The positions of the unselected plants do not matter.)

A. 3
B. 6
C. 15
D. 120
E. 216

11. A bag contains 10 solid-colored marbles of the same size: 3 red, 2 green, 1 yellow, and 4 blue. Which of
the following expressions gives the probability of drawing at random and without replacement, a blue
marble on the 1st draw, a green marble on the 2nd draw, and a blue marble on the 3rd draw?

4 2 3
F. ( 10 )( 10 )( 10 )
4 2 4
G. ( 10 )( 10 )( 10 )
4 2 4
H. ( 10 )( 9 )( 8 )
4 2 3
J. ( 10 )( 9 )( 8 )
4 3 3
K. ( 10 )( 9 )( 8 )

𝑥−µ
12. For a given set of data, the standard score, 𝑧, corresponding to the raw score, 𝑥, is given by 𝑧 = σ
,
where µ is the mean of set and σ is the standard deviation. If, for a set of scores, µ = 78 and σ = 6,
which of the following is the raw score, 𝑥, corresponding to 𝑧 = 2 ?

A. 90
B. 84
C. 80
D. 76
E. 66
13. Of the 16 cars on a rental-car lot, 6 are minivans, 7 are sedans, and 3 are hatchbacks. Thalia will rent 3 of
these cars, chosen at random, for business associates. What is the probability that Thalia will rent 1 of
each of the 3 types of cars?

1
F. 3

1
G. 16

3
H. 16

9
J. 40

9
K. 80

14. The probability distribution of the discrete random variable X is shown in the table below. What is the
expected value of X?

Probability
x 𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥)

0 1
6

1
A. 1 1
6 12
1
B. 3 2 1
4
C. 1
3 1
D. 2 12

1
E. 3 6
4 1
12

5 0

6 1
3

15. At the school carnival, Mike will play a game in which he will toss a penny, a nickel, and a dime at the
same time. He will be awarded 3 points for each coin that lands with heads faceup. Let the random
variable x represent the total number of points awarded on any toss of the coins. What is the expected
value of x?

F. 1
3
G. 2

9
H. 2

J. 6
K. 9
16. Aaron is playing a game in which he draws a marble at random from a bag of solid-colored marbles. The
probability of drawing each marble and each marble's point value is shown in the table below. Let the
random variable X represent the number of points Aaron receives on any one draw. What is the expected
value of X?

A. 3. 5
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6. 25
E. 7
17. The probability distribution for both values of a random variable X is given in the table below.

Given that the expected value of X is 20, what is the value of k?

F. 6
G. 8
H. 16
J. 24
K. 28
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2 3
𝑖+𝑖 +𝑖
18. If 𝑖 = − 1, then 3 4 5 =?
𝑖 +𝑖 +𝑖

A. − 3
B. − 1
1
C. 2

D. 1
E. 3

2
27 − 3
19. ( 64
) =?

16
F. 9

9
G. − 32

9
H. 32

9
J. − 16

32
K. 9

2𝑥 4𝑦 8𝑧
20. If 2 4 = 8 , which of the following equations must be true?

A. 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑧

B. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑧

C. 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12𝑧

D. 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 8𝑧

E. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑧