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SAT Practice Test #1

Reading Test

Directions: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph).

Writing and Language Test

Directions: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.

Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.

After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a “NO CHANGE” option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.

Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 1:

A) NO CHANGE
B) defeat
C) outperform
D) outweigh

Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 2: Which choice provides the most relevant detail?

A) NO CHANGE
B) supplement and convert it into gas to use as fuel in electricity production.
C) supplement, while sweet whey is more desirable as a food additive for humans.
D) supplement, which provides an important element of their diet.

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Question 3:

A) NO CHANGE
B) can pollute waterway’s,
C) could have polluted waterways,
D) has polluted waterway’s,

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Question 4:

A) NO CHANGE
B) scientists: and
C) scientists, and
D) scientists, and,

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Question 5: To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 5 should be placed

A) where it is now.
B) after sentence 1.
C) after sentence 2.
D) after sentence 3.

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Question 6: The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer do this?

A) Yes, because it does not provide a transition from the previous paragraph.
B) Yes, because it fails to support the main argument of the passage as introduced in the first paragraph.
C) No, because it continues the explanation of how acid whey can be disposed of safely.
D) No, because it sets up the argument in the paragraph for the benefits of Greek yogurt.

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Question 7:

A) NO CHANGE
B) as
C) like
D) for

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Question 8:

A) NO CHANGE
B) containing
C) contains
D) will contain

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Question 9:

A) NO CHANGE
B) In other words,
C) Therefore,
D) For instance,

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Question 10:

A) NO CHANGE
B) fulfilled
C) complacent
D) sufficient

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Question 11:

A) NO CHANGE
B) it, farmers
C) it, so farmers
D) it: farmers

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Question 12: Which choice most accurately and effectively represents the information in the graph?

A) NO CHANGE
B) to 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
C) to their lowest point on December 13.
D) to 10 degrees Fahrenheit and stay there for months.

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Question 13: Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at the underlined portion?

A) summer, following
B) summer, and this thawing follows
C) summer, and such thawing follows
D) summer and this evidence follows

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Question 14:

A) NO CHANGE
B) However,
C) As such,
D) Moreover,

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Question 15:

A) NO CHANGE
B) Box an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,
C) Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,
D) Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State

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Question 16:

A) NO CHANGE
B) thaw; and it was
C) thaw:
D) thaw: being.

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Question 17:

A) NO CHANGE
B) soot
C) of which
D) DELETE the underlined portion.

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Question 18:

A) NO CHANGE
B) falls
C) will fall
D) had fallen

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Question 19:

A) NO CHANGE
B) its
C) there
D) their

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Question 20: Which choice best completes the description of a self-reinforcing cycle?

A) NO CHANGE
B) raises the surface temperature.
C) begins to cool at a certain point.
D) leads to additional melting.

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Question 21:

A) NO CHANGE
B) itself,
C) itself, with damage and
D) itself possibly,

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Question 22: To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 4 should be placed

A) where it is now.
B) after sentence 1.
C) after sentence 2.
D) after sentence 5.

Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 23:

A) NO CHANGE
B) was promptly worn
C) promptly wore
D) wore

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Question 24:

A) NO CHANGE
B) colleagues were important for sharing ideas.
C) ideas couldn’t be shared with colleagues.
D) I missed having colleagues nearby to consult.

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Question 25:

A) NO CHANGE
B) about
C) upon
D) for

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Question 26:

A) NOP CHANGE
B) equipment, such as:
C) equipment such as:
D) equipment, such as,

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Question 27:

A) NO CHANGE
B) In addition to equipment,
C) For these reasons,
D) Likewise,

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Question 28: The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?

A) Kept, because it provides a detail that supports the main topic of the paragraph.
B) Kept, because it sets up the main topic of the paragraph that follows.
C) Deleted, because it blurs the paragraph’s main focus with a loosely related detail.
D) Deleted, because it repeats information that has been provided in an earlier paragraph.

Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 29: At this point, the writer wants to add specific information that supports the main topic of the paragraph.

Which choice most effectively completes the sentence with relevant and accurate information based on the graph above?

A) NO CHANGE
B) 71 percent of respondents indicated that using a coworking space increased their creativity.
C) respondents credited coworking spaces with giving them 74 percent of their ideas relating to business.
D) respondents revealed that their ability to focus on their work improved by 12 percent in a coworking space.

Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 30:

A) NO CHANGE
B) whom uses
C) who uses
D) who use

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Question 31: The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph.
After filling out a simple registration form and taking a quick tour of the facility, I took a seat at a table and got right to work on my laptop.
The best placement for the sentence is immediately

A) before sentence 1.
B) after sentence 1.
C) after sentence 2.
D) after sentence 3.

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Question 32:

A) NO CHANGE
B) colleagues;
C) colleagues,
D) colleagues

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Question 33:

A) NO CHANGE
B) give some wisdom
C) proclaim our opinions
D) opine

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Question 34:

A) NO CHANGE
B) For example,
C) In contrast,
D) Nevertheless,

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Question 35:

A) NO CHANGE
B) speaking in a more pragmatic way,
C) speaking in a way more pragmatically,
D) in a more pragmatic-speaking way,

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Question 36:

A) NO CHANGE
B) teaches
C) to teach
D) and teaching

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Question 37: Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows?

A) Consequently, philosophy students have been receiving an increasing number of job offers.
B) Therefore, because of the evidence, colleges increased their offerings in philosophy.
C) Notwithstanding the attractiveness of this course of study, students have resisted majoring in philosophy.
D) However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy.

Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 38:

A) NO CHANGE
B) Thus,
C) Moreover,
D) However,

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Question 39: Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?

A) writing as
B) writing, and these results can be
C) writing, which can also be
D) writing when the results are

Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 40:

A) NO CHANGE
B) have scored
C) scores
D) scoring

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Question 41:

A) NO CHANGE
B) students majoring
C) students major
D) student’s majors

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Question 42: At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues.
Should the writer make this addition here?

A) Yes, because it reinforces the passage’s main point about the employability of philosophy majors.
B) Yes, because it acknowledges a common counterargument to the passage’s central claim.
C) No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing a new idea that goes unexplained.
D) No, because it undermines the passage’s claim about the employability of philosophy majors.

Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage: CLICK HERE
Question 43:

A) NO CHANGE
B) that
C) and
D) DELETE the underlined portion.

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Question 44:

A) NO CHANGE
B) one’s
C) his or her
D) their

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Math Test – No Calculator

25 MINUTES, 20 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS: 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.

NOTES: Unless otherwise indicated:

• The use of a calculator is not permitted.
• All variables and expressions represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated..
• Figures provided are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated..
• All figures lie in a plane.
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x)is a real number.

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360. The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2π. The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

Question 1: if \(\frac{x - 1}{3} = k\) and k = 3, what is the value of x ?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 9
D) 10

Question 2:For \(i = \sqrt{-1}\), what is the sum (7 + 3i) + (−8 + 9i)?

A) -1 + 12i
B) -1 - 6i
C) 15 + 12i
D) 15 - 6i

Question 3: On Saturday afternoon, Armand sent m text messages each hour for 5 hours, and Tyrone sent p text messages each hour for 4 hours. Which of the following represents the total number of messages sent by Armand and Tyrone on Saturday afternoon?

A) 9mp
B) 20mp
C) 5m + 4p
D) 4m + 5p

Question 4: Kathy is a repair technician for a phone company. Each week, she receives a batch of phones that need repairs. The number of phones that she has left to fix at the end of each day can be estimated with the equation P = 108 − 23d, where P is the number of phones left and d is the number of days she has worked that week. What is the meaning of the value 108 in this equation?

A) Kathy will complete the repairs within 108 days.
B) Kathy starts each week with 108 phones to fix.
C) Kathy repairs phones at a rate of 108 per hour.
D) Kathy repairs phones at a rate of 108 per day.

Question 5: (x²y - 3y² + 5xy²) - (-x²y + 3xy² - 3y²) Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?

A) 4x²y²
B) 8xy² - 6y²
C) 2x²y + 2xy²
D) 2x²y + 8xy² - 6y²

h = 3a + 28.6
Question 6: A pediatrician uses the model above to estimate the height h of a boy, in inches, in terms of the boy’s age a, in years, between the ages of 2 and 5. Based on the model, what is the estimated increase, in inches, of a boy’s height each year?

A) 3
B) 5.7
C) 9.5
D) 14.3

\(m = \frac{\frac{r}{1200}\left(1 + \frac{r}{1200}\right)^N}{\left(1 + \frac{r}{1200}\right)^N - 1} P\)
Question 7: The formula above gives the monthly payment m needed to pay off a loan of P dollars at r percent annual interest over N months.Which of the following gives P in terms of m, r, and N ?

A) \(P = \frac{\frac{r}{1200}\left(1 + \frac{r}{1200}\right)^N}{\left(1 + \frac{r}{1200}\right)^N - 1} m\)
B) \(P = \frac{(1 + \frac{r}{1200})^N - 1}{\left(\frac{r}{1200}\right)\left(1 + \frac{r}{1200}\right)^N}m\)
C) \(P = \left(\frac{r}{1200}\right) m\)
D) \(P = \left(\frac{1200}{r}\right) m\)

Question 8: If \(\frac{a}{b} = 2\), what is the value of \(\frac{4b}{a}\)

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 4

3x + 4y = -23
2y - x = -19
Question 9: What is the solution (x,y) to the system of equations above?

A) (−5, −2)
B) (3, −8)
C) (4, −6)
D) (9, −6)

g(x) = ax² + 24
Question 10: For the function g defined above, a is a constant and g(4) = 8. What is the value of g(−4) ?

A) 8
B) 0
C) -1
D) -8

b = 2.35 + 0.25x
c = 1.75 + 0.40x
Question 11: In the equations above, b and c represent the price per pound, in dollars, of beef and chicken, respectively, x weeks after July 1 during last summer. What was the price per pound of beef when it was equal to the price per pound of chicken?

A) $2.60
B) $2.85
C) $2.95
D) $3.35

Question 12: A line in the xy-plane passes through the origin and has a slope of 1/7. Which of the following points lies on the line?

A) (0, 7)
B) (1, 7)
C) (7, 7)
D) (14, 2)

Question 13: If x > 3, which of the following is equivalent to \(\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x+2} + \frac{1}{x+3}}\)

A) \(\frac{2x + 5}{x^2 + 5x + 6}\)
B) \(\frac{x^2 + 5x + 6}{2x + 5}\)
C) 2x +5
D) x² + 5x +6

Question 14:If 3x - y = 12, , what is the value of \(\frac{8^x}{2^y}\)

A) 2¹²
B) 4⁴
C) 8²
D) The value cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 15: if (ax + 2)(bx + 7) = 15x² + cx + 14 for all values of x, and a + b =8, what are the two possible values for c ?

A) 3 and 5
B) 6 and 35
C) 10 and 21
D) 31 and 41

Question 16: If t > 0 and t² - 4 =0, what is the value of t?

A) 6
B) 4
C) 2
D) 16

Question 17: A summer camp counselor wants to find a length, x, in feet, across a lake as represented in the sketch above. The lengths represented by AB, EB, BD, and CD on the sketch were determined to be 1800 feet, 1400 feet, 700 feet, and 800 feet, respectively. Segments AC and DE intersect at B, and \(\angle AEB\) and \(\angle CDB\) have the same measure. What is the value of x?

A) 1400
B) 1600
C) 1800.
D) 1200

x +y = -9
x + 2y = -25
Question 18: According to the system of equations above, what is the value of x?

A) 7
B) -7
C) 14
D) -14

Question 19: In a right triangle, one angle measures x°, where sin x° = ⅘. What is cos(90º - xº)

A) 4/5
B) 5/4
C) 90
D) -5/4

Question 20: If \(a = 5\sqrt{2}\) and \(2a = \sqrt{2x}\), what is the value of x?

A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 200

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Math Test – Calculator:

55 MINUTES, 38 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS:
For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 31-38, solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to the directions before question 31 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.

NOTES:

• The use of a calculator is permitted.
• All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
• Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
• All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
• 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.

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360. The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2π. The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

Question 1: John runs at different speeds as part of his training program. The graph shows his target heart rate at different times during his workout. On which interval is the target heart rate strictly increasing then strictly decreasing?

A) Between 0 and 30 minutes
B) Between 40 and 60 minutes
C) Between 50 and 65 minutes
D) Between 70 and 90 minutes

Question 2: If y = kx, where k is a constant, and y = 24 when x = 6, what is the value of y when x = 5 ?

A) 6
B) 15
C) 20
D) 23

Question 3: In the figure above, lines l and m are parallel and lines s and t are parallel. If the measure of \(\angle 1\) is 35°, what is the measure of \(\angle 2\)?

A) 35º
B) 55º
C) 70º
D) 145º

Question 4: If 16 + 4x is 10 more than 14, what is the value of 8x?

A) 2
B) 6
C) 16
D) 80

Question 5: Which of the following graphs best shows a strong negative association between d and t?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Question 6: A hospital stores one type of medicine in 2-decagram containers. Based on the information given in the box above, how many 1-milligram doses are there in one 2-decagram container?

A) 0.002
B) 200
C) 2,000
D) 20,000

Question 7: The number of rooftops with solar panel installations in 5 cities is shown in the graph above. If the total number of installations is 27,500, what is an appropriate label for the vertical axis of the graph?

A) Number of installations (in tens)
B) Number of installations (in hundreds)
C) Number of installations (in thousands)
D) Number of installations (in tens of thousands)

Question 8: For what value of n is |n - 1| +1 equal to 0 ?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) There is no such value of n.

Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following information.
a = 1052 + 1.08t
The speed of a sound wave in air depends on the air temperature. The formula above shows the relationship between a, the speed of a sound wave, in feet per second, and t, the air temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Question 9: Which of the following expresses the air temperature in terms of the speed of a sound wave?

A) \(t = \frac{a - 1.052}{1.08}\)
B) \(t = \frac{a + 1.052}{1.08}\)
C) \(t = \frac{1.052 - a}{1.08}\)
D) \(t = \frac{1.08}{a + 1.052}\)

Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following information.
a = 1052 + 1.08t
The speed of a sound wave in air depends on the air temperature. The formula above shows the relationship between a, the speed of a sound wave, in feet per second, and t, the air temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
Question 10: At which of the following air temperatures will the speed of a sound wave be closest to 1,000 feet per second?

A) −46°F
B) −48°F
C) −49°F
D) −50°F

Question 11: Which of the following numbers is NOT a solution of the inequality 3x −5 ≥ 4x −3?

A) -1
B) -2
C) -3
D) -5

Question 12: Based on the histogram above, of the following, which is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) number of seeds per apple?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7

Question 13: A group of tenth-grade students responded to a survey that asked which math course they were currently enrolled in. The survey data were broken down as shown in the table above. Which of the following categories accounts for approximately 19 percent of all the survey respondents?

A) Females taking Geometry
B) Females taking Algebra II
C) Males taking Geometry
D) Males taking Algebra I

Question 14: The table above lists the lengths, to the nearest inch, of a random sample of 21 brown bullhead fish. The outlier measurement of 24 inches is an error. Of the mean, median, and range of the values listed, which will change the most if the 24-inch measurement is removed from the data?

A) Mean
B) Median
C) Range
D) They will all change by the same amount.

Questions 15 and 16 refer to the following information.

​​The graph above displays the total cost C, in dollars, of renting a boat for h hours. Question 15: What does the C-intercept represent in the graph?

A) The initial cost of renting the boat
B) The total number of boats rented
C) The total number of hours the boat is rented
D) The increase in cost to rent the boat for each additional hour

Questions 15 and 16 refer to the following information.

​​The graph above displays the total cost C, in dollars, of renting a boat for h hours. Question 16: Which of the following represents the relationship between h and C?

A) C = 5h
B) \(C = \frac{3}{4}h + 5\)
C) C = 3h + 5
D) h = 3C

Question 17: The complete graph of the function f is shown in the xy-plane above. For what value of x is the value of f(x) at its minimum?

A) -5
B) -3
C) -2
D) 3

y < -x + a
y > x + a
Question 18: In the xy-plane, if (0, 0) is a solution to the system of inequalities above, which of the following relationships between a and b must be true?

A) a > b
B) b > a
C) |a| > |b|
D) a = -b

Question 19: A food truck sells salads for $6.50 each and drinks for $2.00 each. The food truck’s revenue from selling a total of 209 salads and drinks in one day was $836.50. How many salads were sold that day?

A) 77
B) 93
C) 99
D) 105

Question 20: Alma bought a laptop computer at a store that gave a 20 percent discount off its original price. The total amount she paid to the cashier was p dollars, including an 8 percent sales tax on the discounted price. Which of the following represents the original price of the computer in terms of p ?

A) 0.88p
B) p/0.88
C) (0.8)(1.08)p
D) \(\frac{p}{(0.8)(1.08)}\)

Question 21: The data in the table above were produced by a sleep researcher studying the number of dreams people recall when asked to record their dreams for one week. Group X consisted of 100 people who observed early bedtimes, and Group Y consisted of 100 people who observed later bedtimes. If a person is chosen at random from those who recalled at least 1 dream, what is the probability that the person belonged to Group Y ?

A) 68/100
B) 79/100
C) 79/164
D) 164/200

Questions 22 and 23 refer to the following information.

Question 22: Which of the following best approximates the average rate of change in the annual budget for agriculture/natural resources in Kansas from 2008 to 2010 ?

A) $50,000,000 per year
B) $65,000,000 per year
C) $75,000,000 per year
D) $130,000,000 per year

Questions 22 and 23 refer to the following information.

Question 23: Of the following, which program’s ratio of its 2007 budget to its 2010 budget is closest to the human resources program’s ratio of its 2007 budget to its 2010 budget?

A) Agriculture/natural resources
B) Education
C) Highways and transportation
D) Public safety

Question 24: Which of the following is an equation of a circle in the xy-plane with center (0, 4) and a radius with endpoint \(\left(\frac{4}{3}, 5\right)\)?

A) \(x^2 + (y-4)^2 = \frac{25}{9}\)
B) \(x^2 + (y+4)^2 = \frac{25}{9}\)
C) \(x^2 + (y-4)^2 = \frac{5}{3}\)
D) \(x^2 + (y+4)^2 = \frac{3}{5}\)

h = -4.9t² + 25t
Question 25: The equation above expresses the approximate height h, in meters, of a ball t seconds after it is launched vertically upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 25 meters per second. After approximately how many seconds will the ball hit the ground?

A) 3.5
B) 4.0
C) 4.5
D) 5.0

Question 26: Katarina is a botanist studying the production of pears by two types of pear trees. She noticed that Type A trees produced 20 percent more pears than Type B trees did. Based on Katarina’s observation, if the Type A trees produced 144 pears, how many pears did the Type B trees produce?

A) 115
B) 120
C) 124
D) 173

A square field measures 10 meters by 10 meters. Ten students each mark off a randomly selected region of the field; each region is square and has side lengths of 1 meter, and no two regions overlap. The students count the earthworms contained in the soil to a depth of 5 centimeters beneath the ground’s surface in each region. The results are shown in the table below.

Question 27: Which of the following is a reasonable approximation of the number of earthworms to a depth of 5 centimeters beneath the ground’s surface in the entire field?

A) 150
B) 1,500
C) 15,000
D) 150,000

Question 28: If the system of inequalities y ≥ 2x + 1 and y > 1/2x - 1 is graphed in the xy-plane above, which quadrant contains no solutions to the system?

A) Quadrant II
B) Quadrant III
C) Quadrant IV
D) There are solutions in all four quadrants.

Question 29: For a polynomial p(x) the value of p(3) is −2. Which of the following must be true about p(x)?

A) x − 5 is a factor of p(x).
B) x − 2 is a factor of p(x).
C) x + 2 is a factor of p(x).
D) The remainder when p(x) is divided by x − 3 is −2.

Question 30: Which of the following is an equivalent form of the equation of the graph shown in the xy-plane above, from which the coordinates of vertex A can be identified as constants in the equation?

A) y = (x + 3)(x − 5)
B) y = (x - 3)(x + 5)
C) y = x(x - 2) - 15
D) y = (x - 1)² - 16

Question 31: Wyatt can husk at least 12 dozen ears of corn per hour and at most 18 dozen ears of corn per hour. Based on this information, what is a possible amount of time, in hours, that it could take Wyatt to husk 72 dozen ears of corn?

A) between 0 and 2
B) between 2 and 4
C) between 4 and 6
D) between 6 and 8

Question 32: The posted weight limit for a covered wooden bridge in Pennsylvania is 6000 pounds. A delivery truck that is carrying x identical boxes each weighing 14 pounds will pass over the bridge. If the combined weight of the empty delivery truck and its driver is 4500 pounds, what is the maximum possible value for x that will keep the combined weight of the truck, driver, and boxes below the bridge’s posted weight limit?

A) 117
B) 87
C) 97
D) 107

Number of Portable Media Players Sold Worldwide Each Year from 2006 to 2011

Question 33: According to the line graph above, the number of portable media players sold in 2008 is what fraction of the number sold in 2011 ?

A) 5/8
B) 8/5
C) 7/8
D) 3/8

Question 34: A local television station sells time slots for programs in 30-minute intervals. If the station operates 24 hours per day, every day of the week, what is the total number of 30-minute time slots the station can sell for Tuesday and Wednesday?

A) 68
B) 69
C) 86
D) 96

Question 35: A dairy farmer uses a storage silo that is in the shape of the right circular cylinder above. If the volume of the silo is 72π cubic yards, what is the diameter of the base of the cylinder, in yards?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

\(h(x) = \frac{1}{(x-5)^2 + 4(x-5) + 4}\)
Question 36: For what value of x is the function h above undefined?

A) 5
B) 1)
C) 3
D) 6

Questions 37 and 38 refer to the following information.
Jessica opened a bank account that earns 2 percent interest compounded annually. Her initial deposit was $100, and she uses the expression $100(x)^t to find the value of the account after t years.
Question 37: What is the value of x in the expression?

A) 1.02
B) 1.04
C) 2.02
D) 2.04

Questions 37 and 38 refer to the following information.
Jessica opened a bank account that earns 2 percent interest compounded annually. Her initial deposit was $100, and she uses the expression $100(x)^t to find the value of the account after t years.
Question 38: Jessica’s friend Tyshaun found an account that earns 2.5 percent interest compounded annually. Tyshaun made an initial deposit of $100 into this account at the same time Jessica made a deposit of $100 into her account. After 10 years, how much more money will Tyshaun’s initial deposit have earned than Jessica’s initial deposit?

A) 5.11
B) 6.11
C) 7.11
D) 8.11

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Question #	Correct
1	B
2	B
3	C
4	A
5	C
6	D
7	D
8	B
9	C
10	B
11	A
12	B
13	D
14	A
15	A
16	C
17	C
18	D
19	A
20	B
21	A
22	B
23	D
24	D
25	C
26	B
27	D
28	C
29	A
30	A
31	D
32	B
33	A
34	C
35	B
36	D
37	C
38	C
39	B
40	C
41	B
42	B
43	A
44	A
45	D
46	C
47	B
48	A
49	D
50	B
51	D
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2	B
3	A
4	C
5	C
6	D
7	B
8	C
9	A
10	A
11	B
12	B
13	A
14	B
15	C
16	C
17	C
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19	D
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24	D
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26	A
27	B
28	C
29	B
30	D
31	C
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33	A
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39	B
40	B
41	B
42	C
43	D
44	D

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6	A
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14	C
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25	D
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