1. Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of
7/8?
A. 1.125
B. 1/120
C. 0.875
D. 0.870
E. 0.625
2. The equation 3x - 2y = 4 can be graphed in the standard (x,
y) coordinate plane. What is the y-coordinate of a point on the
graph whose x-coordinate is 6?
A. 11
B. 7
C. 5
D. 3
E. -11
3. For all a, (3a - 4)(a + 2) = ?
A. 3a² - 8
B. 3a² +7a - 8
C. 3a² + 2a - 8
D. 3a² - 2a - 8
E. 3a² + 5a - 8
4. Jack bought a painting for $200. A year later a friend
bought it from him for $170. What percent of the original price
did Jack lose in the overall transaction?
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 15%
D. 22%
E. 25%
5. The roots of the equation 5x² + 2x -7 = 0 are x = 1 and
A. -7
B. -7/5
C. -1
D. 0
E. 7/5
6. Which of the following inequalities is equivalent to -2 -4x
< - 6x?
A. x > -2
B. x > 1
C. x > 2
D. x < -1
E. x < 1
7. The toll for driving a segment of a certain freeway is
$1.50 plus 25 cents for each mile traveled. Joy paid a $25.00
toll for driving a segment of the freeway. How many miles is she
travel?
A. 10
B. 75
C. 94
D. 96
E. 100
8. In a group of 50 students, 28 speak English and 37 speak
Spanish. If everyone in the group speaks at least one of the two
languages, how many speak both English and Spanish?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
E. 15
9. A jar contains 4 green marbles, 5 red marbles, and 11 white
marbles. If one marble is chosen at random, what is the
probability that it will be green?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/16
E. 1/55
10. In a certain club, the average age of the male members is
35 and the average age of the female members is 25. If 20% of the
members are male, what is the average age of all the club
members?
A. 26
B. 27
C. 28
D. 29
E. 30
