Mathematics Part I
13 Questions
| Attempts: 223
You have 20 minutes to complete Mathematics Part 1. Calculators are not allowed on questions 1 – 5. Choose one answer to each question.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Kelly's goal is to average $25,000 per month in sales for the first three months of the year. Her sales for January and February are shown in the graph below? To reach her goal, what is the minimum amount of sales Kelly must make in March?
- A.
$15,000
- B.
$24,960
- C.
$30,000
- D.
$35,000
Correct Answer
A. $15,000 -
- 2.
Ms. Nguyen is a real estate agent. One of her clients is considering buying a house in the Silver Lakes area, where 6 houses have recently sold for the following amounts. $160,000 $150,000 $185,000 $180,000 $145,000 $190,000 What should Ms. Nguyen report as the MEDIAN price of these houses?
- A.
$160,000
- B.
$170,000
- C.
$180,000
- D.
$190,000
Correct Answer
B. $170,000 -
- 3.
If 3x - 6 = 12, what is the value of x?
- A.
3
- B.
6
- C.
18
- D.
24
Correct Answer
B. 6 -
- 4.
Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following graph and information. Partners for Excellence offers its employees training classes to improve their typing skills. The graph above shows the typing speed results of 10 employees, as well as the line of best fit showing typing speed based on those results. The line of best fit can be used to make predictions for future employees who wish to take the classes. What does the line of best fit predict the typing speed, in words per minute, will be for an employee who attends eight weeks of practice?
- A.
50
- B.
60
- C.
70
- D.
80
Correct Answer
D. 80 -
- 5.
Based on the line of best 'fit, what would be the approximate typing speed, in words per minute, of a person who had not practiced at all?
- A.
0
- B.
17
- C.
20
- D.
24
Correct Answer
B. 17 -
- 6.
The slope of the line of best fit represents the increase in words per minute for each additional week of practice. Based on the slope of the line, by how many words per minute can an employee expect to increase her or his speed for each additional week of practice?
- A.
8
- B.
20
- C.
25
- D.
80
Correct Answer
A. 8 -
- 7.
Electric switches that regularly sell for $0.69 each are advertised this week at 5 for $2.75. How much is saved by purchasing 5 switches at the sale price rather than at the regular price?
- A.
$6.20
- B.
$3.45
- C.
$2.75
- D.
$0.70
Correct Answer
A. $6.20 -
- 8.
Leg XV of the right triangle shown in the diagram below is twice as long as x leg VZ. If the area of the triangle is 36 cm2, what is the length, in cm, of leg XV?
- A.
6
- B.
9
- C.
12
- D.
18
Correct Answer
A. 6 -
- 9.
The standard formula used by mechanics to find the length (L) of a fan belt of a car is as follows. D and d are the diameters of the wheels around which the belt runs. C is the distance between the centers of the wheels. What is L (in inches) if 0 = 12 inches d = 2 inches C = 25 inches
- A.
39
- B.
73
- C.
97
- D.
121
Correct Answer
A. 39 -
- 10.
Juanita had her car windshield replaced at a cost of $250. After a $50 deductible is applied (Le., Juanita pays the first $50), her insurance company will pay 80 percent of the remaining balance. In dollars, how much will the insurance company pay?
- A.
120
- B.
140
- C.
160
- D.
200
Correct Answer
A. 120 -
- 11.
The dimensions of the rectangle shown below are 2x and 3x. How many square units are in its area?
- A.
12
- B.
5x
- C.
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- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
A. 12 -
- 12.
Susan left $650 in a savings account for one year. At the end of that time she received an interest credit of 5%. Then she withdrew all of her money and had to pay a service charge of $1.75. How much money did she have after paying the service charge?
- A.
$648.25
- B.
$653.25
- C.
$680.75
- D.
$682.50
Correct Answer
A. $648.25 -
- 13.
The mean (average) weight of 5 boys is 160 pounds. If three of the boys weigh 152, 158, and 168 pounds respectively, which of the following could be the weights, in pounds, of the other two boys?
- A.
165 and 150
- B.
162 and 156
- C.
160 and 162
- D.
157 and 168
Correct Answer
A. 165 and 150 -
.png "Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following graph and information.
Partners for Excellence offers its employees training classes to improve their typing skills. The graph above shows the typing speed results of 10 employees, as well as the line of best fit showing typing speed based on those results. The line of best fit can be used to make predictions for future employees who wish to take the classes.
What does the line of best fit predict the typing speed, in words per minute, will be for an employee who attends eight weeks of practice?")
.png "Based on the line of best 'fit, what would be the approximate typing speed, in words per minute, of a person who had not practiced at all?")
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