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    Math Problems (view this page with ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS)

    The population of an ant-farm that starts at 80 and triples every 9 years can be expressed as . How big will the ant population be after 27 years?

    (A) 4320
    (B) 2880
    (C) 2160
    (D) 480
    (E) 80


    Set A {1, 3, 7, 13, 17}
    Set B {1, 4, 7, 10, 15, 17}

    What set of numbers represents the intersection of sets A and B?

    (A) {1, 3}
    (B) {1, 7, 10}
    (C) {1, 7, 17}
    (D) {1, 3, 7, 13, 17}
    (E) {1, 3, 4, 7, 10 13, 15, 17}


    Which of the following describes all values of x for which |x + 5| > 7?

    (A) ?2 < x < 2
    (B) ? < x < 12
    (C) x > 2
    (D) x < ?2
    (E) x < ?2 or x > 2


    For all or 7,


    (A)
    (B)
    (C)  x2 ?12x ?14
    (D)  x + 2
    (E)


    If , what is one possible value of x?

    (A) 1
    (B) 2
    (C) 4
    (D) 16
    (E) 32


    (A) 5z3
    (B)
    (C) .
    (D) ?z3
    (E) ?z5


    If f(x) = 3x2 ?6x, then f(2) =

    (A) ?4
    (B) ?2
    (C) 0
    (D) 8
    (E) 10


    If a varies directly as b2 and a = 36 when b = 3 what is the value of a when b is 7?


    (A) 4
    (B) 7
    (C) 28
    (D) 98
    (E) 196


    Which of the following describes the domain of ?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
    (D) all positive numbers
    (E) all real numbers


    What is the y–intercept for the equation 2x + 5y = 10?

    (A) (?0, 0)
    (B) (2, 0)
    (C)
    (D) (0, 2)
    (E) (0, 10)


    Which of the following is the solution set of the equation x2 = 3x + 10?

    (A) {?, ?}
    (B) {?, 5}
    (C) {?, 3}
    (D) {?, 5}
    (E) {3, 5}


    If above is an equilateral triangle, and the height of the figure is 6, what is the length of side DE?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
    (D)
    (E)


    If is 5 and is 12, what is the value of (not shown)?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C) 12
    (D) 13
    (E)


    What is the distance between the points (2, 4) and (3, 12)?

    (A)
    (B) 9
    (C)
    (D) 10
    (E) 13


    A bakery sells fresh bread on Fridays, and whatever is not sold Friday is marked down and sold on Saturday. What is the total amount of money the bakery made on the two days described below? (Note: Ignore dollar sign when filling in your answer)

    Number of loaves sold

     

    Rye

    Sourdough

    French

    Pumpernickel

    Friday

    25

    30

    15

    20

    Saturday

    10

    15

    20

    10

     

    Price of bread

     

    regular

    reduced

    Rye

    $2.00

    $1.25

    Sourdough

    $1.75

    $1.00

    French

    $2.50

    $1.25

    Pumpernickel

    $2.25

    $1.25




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