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Math Test – No Calculator

25 M I NU TES, 2 0 QUESTIONS

Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

For questions 1-15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 16-20,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.

1. The use of a calculator is not permitted.

2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for
which f(x) is a real number.


r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2 A = w 1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2
C = 2pr

h r r h h
h
w r w
 
V = wh V = pr 2h 4
V = pr 3
1
V = pr 2h V = 1 wh
3 3 3
The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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3x + x + x + x − 3 − 2 = 7 + x + x d
In the equation above, what is the value of x ? 7

Distance traveled (feet)

6
5
A) − 5
7
4
B) 1 3
2
12 1
C) 0 m
7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (minutes)
D) 3
The graph above shows the distance traveled d,
in feet, by a product on a conveyor belt m minutes
after the product is placed on the belt. Which of the
following equations correctly relates d and m ?

A) d = 2m

1
B) d = m
2

C) d = m + 2

D) d = 2m + 2

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The formula below is often used by project managers The width of a rectangular dance floor is w feet. The
to compute E, the estimated time to complete a job, length of the floor is 6 feet longer than its width.
where O is the shortest completion time, P is the Which of the following expresses the perimeter, in
longest completion time, and M is the most likely feet, of the dance floor in terms of w ?
completion time.
A) 2w + 6
O + 4M + P B) 4w + 12
E=
6
C) w 2 + 6
Which of the following correctly gives P in terms of
E, O, and M ? D) w 2 + 6w

A) P = 6E − O − 4M

B) P = −6E + O + 4M

O + 4M + E
C) P = 6
6
O + 4M − E
D) P = y > 2x − 1
6
2x > 5
Which of the following consists of the y-coordinates
of all the points that satisfy the system of inequalities
above?

A) y > 6
4
S B) y > 4

31° 5
C) y >
2
T
3
114° D) y >
2

R U
x° V

In the figure above, RT = TU . What is

the value of x ?
A) 72
B) 66
C) 64
D) 58

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2x + 6 + 4 = x + 3 (x − 6)2 + ( y + 5)2 = 16
What is the solution set of the equation above? In the xy-plane, the graph of the equation above is a
A) {−1} circle. Point P is on the circle and has coordinates
B) {5} (10, −5). If PQ is a diameter of the circle, what are
the coordinates of point Q ?
C) {−1, 5}
D) {0, −1, 5} A) (2, −5)
B) (6, −1)
C) (6, −5)
D) (6, −9)

f (x ) = x 3 − 9 x
g (x ) = x 2 − 2 x − 3
10
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to A group of 202 people went on an overnight camping
trip, taking 60 tents with them. Some of the tents
f (x ) held 2 people each, and the rest held 4 people each.
, for x > 3 ?
g (x ) Assuming all the tents were filled to capacity and
every person got to sleep in a tent, exactly how many
1 of the tents were 2-person tents?
A)
x+1
A) 30
x+3 B) 20
B)
x+1
C) 19
x(x − 3) D) 18
C)
x+1
x(x + 3)
D)
x+1

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y Oil and gas production in a certain area dropped
from 4 million barrels in 2000 to 1.9 million barrels
in 2013. Assuming that the oil and gas production
10 decreased at a constant rate, which of the following
linear functions f best models the production, in
x millions of barrels, t years after the year 2000?
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3
–10 21
A) f (t ) = t+4
130
19
Which of the following could be the equation of the B) f (t ) = t+4
graph above? 130

A) y = x(x − 2)(x + 3) 21
C) f (t ) = − t+4
130
B) y = x 2(x − 2)(x + 3)
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C) y = x(x + 2)(x − 3) D) f (t ) = − t+4
130
D) y = x 2(x + 2)(x − 3)

12
2a 1 b
If = , what is the value of ?
b 2 a
1
A)
8
1
B)
4

C) 2

D) 4

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y = x 2 + 3x − 7 g (x ) = 2 x − 1
y − 5x + 8 = 0 h (x ) = 1 − g (x )
How many solutions are there to the system of The functions g and h are defined above. What is the
equations above? value of h(0) ?
A) There are exactly 4 solutions. A) −2
B) There are exactly 2 solutions.
B) 0
C) There is exactly 1 solution.
C) 1
D) There are no solutions.
D) 2

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Answer: 12 Answer: 2.5
Write
For questions 16-20, solve the problem and answer 7 / 12 2 . 5
enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. / / Fraction / /
below, on the answer sheet. line
. . . . . . . . Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point

1. Although not required, it is suggested that 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

you write your answer in the boxes at the top 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
of the columns to help you fill in the circles Grid in 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
accurately. You will receive credit only if the result. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
circles are filled in correctly. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3. No question has a negative answer. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4. Some problems may have more than one 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
correct answer. In such cases, grid only one 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
answer.
5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded 2
Acceptable ways to grid 3 are:
2
as 3.5 or 7/2. (If 3 1 / 2 is entered into the
/ / 2 / 3 . 666 . 667
grid, it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .) / / / / / /
2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
answer with more digits than the grid can 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
accommodate, it may be either rounded or 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 201 – either position is correct
NOTE: You
201 201 may start your
/ / / / answers in any
column, space
. . . . .. . .
permitting.
0 0 0 0 0 0 Columns you
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 don’t need to
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 use should be
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 left blank.

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x 2 + x − 12 = 0 A start-up company opened with 8 employees.

The company’s growth plan assumes that 2 new
If a is a solution of the equation above and a > 0,
employees will be hired each quarter (every
what is the value of a ?
3 months) for the first 5 years. If an equation is
written in the form y = ax + b to represent the
number of employees, y, employed by the
company x quarters after the company opened, what
is the value of b ?

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The sum of −2x 2 + x + 31 and 3x 2 + 7x − 8 can be

written in the form ax 2 + bx + c , where a, b, and c
are constants. What is the value of a + b + c ?
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B

x°
A C

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− x + y = −3.5
x + 3y = 9.5
Note: Figure not drawn to scale.
If (x, y) satisfies the system of equations above, what
is the value of y ? In the circle above, point A is the center and the

p is 2 of the circumference of the

length of arc BC
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circle. What is the value of x ?

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