1. Simplify 2(5-3)^2 + 4/2 A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 18 E. None of the above 2. Which of the following expressions does *not* equal 27 when x=-3? A. -x^3 B. -9x C. -(-x)^3 D. 3x^2 E. 24-x 3. Choose the pair of coordinates that lie on the graph shown. (insert graph of lie passing through (0,-2) & (2,0) with a scale of 2) A. (-1,1),(1,3) B. (-1,2),(1,-2) C. (-1,3),(1,1) D. (-1,2),(1,-2) E. (-1,-3),(1,-1) 4. What is the range of f(x)=|2x-3| when the domain is {-5,-2,-1}? A. All real numbers B. All positive real numbers C. {5,7,13} D. {1,7} E. None of the above 5. Let f(x) = ax^7 + bx^3 + cx - 5, where a, b, and c are constants. If f(-7)=7, then f(7) equals: A. -17 B. -7 C. 14 D. 21 E. not uniquely determined 6. A store owner has a bicycle priced at $100. The owner raises the price by 10%. Later, during a sale, the owner then lowers the price by 10%. What is the new price of the bicycle? A. $98 B. $99 C. $100 D. $101 E. none of the above 7. If 2x/3=5, (2y-2)/4=3, and z/2+z/3=5, which of the following are true? I. z>x>y II. y x+4 3y+3x > 13 A. x<=-3 B. y>1 C. x>4 D. y<5 E. none of the above What is the solution of the system -2x-3y=-13 and 3x+2y=0? A. (-2,3) B. (-2,-3) C. (2,3) D. (2,-3) E. none of the above What is the equation of the axis of symmetry of y=5x^2-2x+3? A. x=1/5 B. x=4/5 C. x=-1/5 D. y=1/5 E. none of the above Find the value(s) of k for which the equation kx^2-10x+25k=0 has one real root. I. -1 II. 0 III. 1 IV. 2 A. III only B. IV only C. I and III D. II and IV E. I, II, and III How many solutions are there for the system y=|x-3| and 6y-x=24? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4 Ben leaves his home in Framingham 20 miles west of Boston at 10 A.M., traveling west by bicycle at 10 miles per hour. Esmira leaves Boston by car at 11 A.M., driving west at 50 miles per hour. At what time will she pass Ben? A. 11:10 A.M. B. 11:30 A.M. C. 11:45 A.M. D. 12 noon E. 12:05 P.M. If a=4, b=-3, and c=0, which expression has the greatest value? A. a^b B. b^c C. 1/b^-a D. a^c/b^c E. c/a^-b If a=-3, which expression has the least value? A. a^2 a^0 B. a^a C. a^8 a^-5 D. -a^a a^-4 E. (a^3 a^-4)^2 You earn a commission of 6% on your first $500 of sales and 10% on all sales after having made the first $500. If you earn $130 in commissions, what are your total sales? A. $800 B. $1000 C. $1300 D. $1500 E. $2000 If x and y are positive, which expression(s) is(are) equivalent to sqrt(24x^2y^3)? I. 2xysqrt(12xy^2) II. 2xysqrt(6y) III. xysqrt(24y) A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II E. II and III A box is 2cm wide, 5cm long, and 4cm high. What is the distance (in centimeters) between the most distant pair of corners? A. 11 B. 3sqrt(5) C. sqrt(41) D. sqrt(29) E. 2sqrt(5) What value(s) of x solves 3sqrt(x+3)=2sqrt(x+9)? A. -3/4 B. 0 C. 1 D. 9/5 E. -3/4 and 9/5 What value(s) of x solves sqrt(x+1)=2x+1? A. 0 B. -3/4 C. 0 and -3/4 D. 1 E. none of the above A rectangle has an area of 9 in^2. Its length is 3in more than twice the width. What is its width (in inches)? A. 1 B. 3/2 C. 2 D. 3 E. 6 The height of a box is 2in less than its width. The length of the box is 3in more than four times its width. If the width of the box is w inches, what is its volume (in cubic inches)? A. w(w-2)(4w+3) B. w(w+2)(w-3)/4 C. w^2+6w+5 D. w^3 E. w(w+2)(4w-3) A new photocopier can make 72 copies in 2 minutes. When an older photocopier is working, the two photocopiers together can make 72 copies in 1.5 minutes. How long does it take the older photocopier working alone to make 72 copies? A. 1 minute B. 2 minutes C. 3 minutes D. 6 minutes E. 12 minutes What is the LCD of 1/4, 2/x, 5x/(3x-2), and 3/8x? A. 96x^3-64x^2 B. 12x+2 C. 24x^2-16x D. 27x^2-6x-8 E. 6x+2 The value of x varies inversely with y, and x=2 when y=5. What is x when y=10? A. 0 B. 1 C. 4 D. 5 E. 7 Today Victor sold twice as many bags of popcorn at the ball game as he sold last Saturday. In the two days he sold a total of 96 bags. Which system of equations will determine s, the number of bags Victor sold last Saturday, and t, the number of bags he sold today? A. t+s=96 ts=96 B. t=s-96 s=2t C. t+s=96 s=2t D. s=t-96 t=2s E. t+s=96 t=2s Matilda paid a total of $8.10 for a belt, including tax. If the tax rate was 8%, what was the cost of the belt? A. $4.50 B. $6.48 C. $7.30 D. $7.50 E. $8.75 Kelly earned $17.50, $23.50, and $16 mowing lawns the three last weeks. Her goal was to earn an average of at least $18 a week. What is the minimum she should earn during next week to meet her goal over the whole four weeks? A. $3 B. $6 C. $15 D. $24 E. $32 Compare the quantity in column A with that in column B. Choose the best answer from: A. The quantity in column A is greater B. The quantity in column B is greater C. The two quantities are equal D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information supplied. column A column B the slope of the slope of 2x-3y=5 4y-2=7x Use the equation (y-3)/x=-3 the slope the y intercept Use the equations x+y=5 and 2y-x=4 2 x 2.8*10^-5 7.04*10^-8 5sqrt(3)+1 6sqrt(3)-1 a^2-b^2 a^2+b^2 0