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Question 1

The side lengths of triangle PQRPQR are shown.

PQR131314

Which type of triangle is PQRPQR?

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Answer: C — Isosceles

Two sides have the same length, so the triangle is isosceles.

Question 2

The table shows the number of laps completed during four swim practices. How many more laps were completed on Tuesday than on Wednesday?

SWIM PRACTICE

DayLaps CompletedMonday12Tuesday15Wednesday11Thursday14
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Answer: C — 4 laps

Tuesday has 15 laps and Wednesday has 11 laps. Their difference is 1511=415-11=4 laps.

Question 3

If n=6n=6, what is the value of 3n3n?

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Answer: C — 18

Substitute 6 for nn in 3n3n to get 3×6=183\times6=18.

Question 4

Column AColumn B
0.5 of 4020
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Answer: C — The two quantities are equal

0.5 of 40 is 20, so the quantities are equal.

Question 5

A display box contains 14 badges. Of these, 5 have a sun design and 9 have a cloud design. One badge is chosen at random. What is the probability that the chosen badge has a sun design?

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Answer: B — 514\dfrac{5}{14}

There are 5 favorable outcomes among 14 equally likely badges, so the probability is 514\dfrac{5}{14}.

Question 6

The solid shown is built from unit cubes, each with a volume of 1 cubic centimeter. What is the total volume of the solid?

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Answer: B — 5 cm35\text{ cm}^3

There are four cubes on the bottom layer and one cube on top, for 5 unit cubes and a volume of 5 cubic centimeters.

Question 7

Which equation illustrates the commutative property of multiplication?

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Answer: D — 6×4=4×66\times4=4\times6

The commutative property permits the factors to change order, so 6×4=4×66\times4=4\times6.

Question 8

What is the value of 606^0?

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Answer: B — 1

Any nonzero number raised to the zero power equals 1.

Question 9

Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal

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Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal.

Column AColumn B
The measure of Angle 1The measure of Angle 2
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Answer: C — The two quantities are equal

Angle 1 and Angle 2 are corresponding angles, so they have equal measures.

Question 10

(2a2+5a)+(3a2a+6)(2a^2+5a)+(3a^2-a+6) is simplified.

Column AColumn B
The coefficient of aaThe constant term
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Answer: B — The quantity in Column B is greater

Combining like terms gives 5a2+4a+65a^2+4a+6. The coefficient of aa is 4 and the constant term is 6.

Question 11

The bars show the number of books read by four groups.

02468101214161820JKLMGroupBooks

If the groups combine their books equally among the four groups, how many books will each group have?

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Answer: C — 15

The total is 12+18+10+20=6012+18+10+20=60, and 60÷4=1560\div4=15.

Question 12

The graph shows distance from a station during a trip.

0122436486001836366001234Distance (miles)Time (hours)

During which one-hour interval was the speed greatest?

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Answer: B — 3 to 4

The distance changes by 18,18,0,18,18,0, and 24 miles. The greatest change occurs from hour 3 to hour 4.

Question 13

A rectangle has perimeter 26 and length 8.

Column AColumn B
The area of the rectangle40
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Answer: C — The two quantities are equal

If the perimeter is 26 and the length is 8, then 2(8 + w) = 26, so w = 5. The area is 8 x 5 = 40, equal to Column B.

Question 14

The graph shows line \ell in the coordinate plane.

−2−1123456−2−1123456xy(0,1)(4,3)

What is the slope of line \ell?

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Answer: A — 12\dfrac{1}{2}

Rise over run from (0,1)(0,1) to (4,3)(4,3) is 3140=24=12\dfrac{3-1}{4-0}=\dfrac{2}{4}=\dfrac{1}{2}.

Question 15

The graph shows lines rr and ss in the coordinate plane.

−6−5−4−3−2−1123456−6−5−4−3−2−1123456xyrs

Which statement is true?

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Answer: A — Line rr has the greater yy-intercept.

Line rr crosses the yy-axis at (0,3)(0,3) and line ss at (0,1)(0,-1). Since 3>13 > -1, line rr has the greater yy-intercept. The slopes differ, but the question asks only about intercepts.

Question 16

Evaluate r(5)r(-5) when r(x)=x2+2xr(x)=x^2+2x.

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Answer: A — 15

Substitute the input carefully: r(5)=(5)2+2(5)=2510=15r(-5)=(-5)^2+2(-5)=25-10=15, so the requested value is 15.

Question 17

The first five terms of a sequence are shown.

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 2,\ 5,\ 10,\ 17,\ 26,\ \ldots

The differences between consecutive terms increase by 2 each time. What is the next term of the sequence?

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Answer: D — 37

The first differences are +3,+5,+7,+9+3, +5, +7, +9, so the next difference is +11+11. Then 26+11=3726 + 11 = 37.

Question 18

A spinner has 4 equal sections labeled WW, XX, YY, and ZZ; a coin is flipped; and a number cube labeled 1 through 6 is rolled. What is the probability that the coin lands heads and the number cube shows an even number?

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Answer: D — 14\dfrac{1}{4}

The probability of heads is 1/21/2, and the probability of rolling an even number is 3/6=1/23/6=1/2. These independent conditions occur together with probability (1/2)(1/2)=1/4(1/2)(1/2)=1/4.

Question 19

Triangle ABCABC is reflected across the line x=5x=5. Points DD and EE are the images of AA and BB, respectively. What are the coordinates of the image of point CC?

x = 5ABCDE
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Answer: A — (8,5)(8,5)

Point CC is 3 units left of x=5x=5, so its image is 3 units to the right at x=8x=8. A vertical reflection leaves its yy-coordinate unchanged, giving (8,5)(8,5).

Question 20

The lengths, in centimeters, of six ribbons are 21, 8, 17, 12, 25, and 14. What is the median ribbon length?

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Answer: B — 15.5

In order, the lengths are 8, 12, 14, 17, 21, and 25. The median is the mean of the two middle values, so (14+17)÷2=15.5(14+17)\div2=15.5.

Question 21

NN is a positive number, and PP is 25%25\% greater than NN.

Column AColumn B
PNP-NN5\dfrac{N}{5}
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Answer: A — The quantity in Column A is greater

Since PP is 25%25\% greater than NN, the difference PNP-N is 14N\dfrac{1}{4}N. Because NN is positive, 14N\dfrac{1}{4}N is greater than 15N\dfrac{1}{5}N, so Quantity A is greater.

Question 22

A spherical glass paperweight has a diameter of 16 centimeters. The volume of a sphere is 43πr3\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3. What is the volume of the paperweight?

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Answer: B — 20483π\dfrac{2048}{3}\pi cubic centimeters

The radius is half the diameter, so r=8r=8. Therefore, the volume is 43π(83)=20483π\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(8^3)=\dfrac{2048}{3}\pi cubic centimeters.

Question 23

The sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What is the middle integer?

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Answer: C — 24

The middle integer is 72÷3=2472 \div 3=24.

Question 24

Column AColumn B
The greatest common factor of 24 and 36The least prime number greater than 10
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Answer: A — The quantity in Column A is greater

The greatest common factor of 24 and 36 is 12. The least prime number greater than 10 is 11. Therefore, Column A is greater.

Question 25

Column AColumn B
0.00454.5×1034.5\times10^{-3}
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Answer: C — The two quantities are equal

4.5×103=0.00454.5\times10^{-3}=0.0045, so the two quantities are equal.

Question 26

Triangle UVWUVW has vertices at the grid points shown. What is the area of triangle UVWUVW?

UVW
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Answer: D — 49 square units

The base is 14 units and the perpendicular height is 7 units, so the area is 12×14×7=49\dfrac{1}{2}\times14\times7=49 square units.

Question 27

The bar graph shows the numbers of bird observations made in five habitats. What percentage of all the observations came from the two habitats with the greatest counts?

BIRD OBSERVATIONS BY HABITAT

024681012141618202224MeadowPondGroveHillMarshHabitatNumber ofObservations
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Answer: A — 50 percent

The two greatest counts are 22 and 18, and all five bars total 80. Therefore, 22+1880=4080=0.50\dfrac{22+18}{80}=\dfrac{40}{80}=0.50, or 50 percent.

Question 28

A rectangular display has area z2z20z^2-z-20 square units, and its side lengths are represented by binomials. Which product can represent its area?

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Answer: D — (z5)(z+4)(z-5)(z+4)

The constants must multiply to 20-20 and add to 1-1. The numbers 5-5 and 4 meet both conditions, giving (z5)(z+4)(z-5)(z+4).

Question 29

The polygon is regular and has 12 sides.

Column AColumn B
The measure of one interior angle150150^\circ
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Answer: C — The two quantities are equal

A regular 12-gon has interior angle 180(122)/12=150180(12-2)/12=150^\circ.

Question 30

During one week, a stock’s price falls by 25%25\% to $90. What was the stock’s price at the beginning of the week?

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Answer: D — $120

After a 25%25\% decrease, $90 represents 75%75\% of the original price. The original price was therefore $90÷0.75=$120\$90 \div 0.75 = \$120.

Question 31

A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green marbles. A marble is drawn at random and is red; it is not replaced. A second marble is then drawn. What is the probability that the second marble is blue?

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Answer: B — 13\dfrac{1}{3}

After a red marble is removed, 9 marbles remain, of which 3 are blue, so the probability is 39=13\dfrac{3}{9}=\dfrac{1}{3}.

Question 32

The number rr is nonzero. Which expression is equivalent to r2×r0r6\dfrac{r^{-2} \times r^0}{r^{-6}}?

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Answer: D — r4r^4

Since r0=1r^0=1, subtracting the denominator’s exponent gives r2(6)=r4r^{-2-(-6)}=r^4.

Question 33

Bell X rings every 12 minutes, and Bell Y rings every 18 minutes. Both bells ring at exactly 9:009{:}00 a.m.

Column AColumn B
The number of times the bells ring together from 9:009{:}00 a.m. through 12:0012{:}00 noon, inclusive5
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Answer: A — The quantity in Column A is greater

The bells ring together every lcm(12,18)=36\operatorname{lcm}(12,18)=36 minutes. From 9:009{:}00 through noon is 180 minutes, so they ring together at 0,36,72,108,144,0,36,72{,}108{,}144, and 180 minutes: 6 times. Column A is greater.

Question 34

x<0x<0 and y=2x3y=2x-3.

Column AColumn B
y2y^2x2x^2
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Answer: A — The quantity in Column A is greater

Since yx=(2x3)x=x3y-x=(2x-3)-x=x-3, and x<0x<0, we know x3<0x-3<0. Therefore y<x<0y<x<0, so yy is farther from 0 than xx is. Thus y2>x2y^2>x^2, and Column A is greater.

Question 35

A solid clay sphere with radius 12 centimeters is reshaped into 64 congruent smaller spheres with no clay lost. What is the radius of each smaller sphere?

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Answer: B — 3 centimeters

Each smaller sphere has 164\dfrac{1}{64} of the original volume, so its radius is scaled by 1643=14\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1}{64}}=\dfrac{1}{4}. Its radius is therefore 12×14=312\times\dfrac{1}{4}=3 centimeters.

Question 36

The table shows the number of pets owned by each of 11 students.

PETS OWNED

Number of PetsNumber ofStudents0214233151

Which statement is true?

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Answer: A — The mean is greater than the median.

Ordered list (11 values): 0,0,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,5. The median is the 6th value, 1. The mean is (0+0+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+5)/11=18/111.64(0+0+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+5)/11 = 18/11 \approx 1.64, which is greater than 1. The mode is 1, which is not greater than the mean.

Question 37

Points (4,6)(-4,6) and (8,2)(8,-2) lie inside the same circle.

Column AColumn B
The xx-coordinate of the center of the circle2
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Answer: D — The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

The two interior points do not determine the circle’s center. Centers with xx-coordinates on either side of 2 are possible.

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