Practice Test 3 701

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SECTION 3: MATH TEST—NO CALCULATOR
20 Questions • 25 minutes

TURN TO SECTION 3 OF YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THIS

SECTION.

Directions: For Questions 1–15, solve each problem, select the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet. For Questions 16–20, solve the
problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. The directions before Question
16 will provide information on how to enter your answers in the grid.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• The use of a calculator in this section is not permitted.
• All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
• Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
• All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
• Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers
x for which f(x) is a real number.
Reference Information

Sphere: Cone: Rectangular Based

Pyramid:

l
w
V = 4 πr 3 V = 1 πr 2h
3 3 V = 1 lwh
3

1 Jared is beginning to track the number 2 If f(1) = 3, f(3) = –1, g(3) = 1, and g(–1) =
of steps he walks each day. Yesterday he 3, what is the value of f(g(3))?
walked 950 steps. He set a goal of increas-
ing his steps per day by 125, with an even- (A) –3
tual goal of walking at least 3,000 steps per (B) –1
day. Which of the following functions can (C) 1
be used to determine the number of steps
(D) 3
Jared plans to take d days from yesterday?

(A) f(d) = 3000 – (950 + 125d)

(B) f(d) = 3000 – 125d
(C) f(d) = 950 + 125d
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3 The amount of radioactive iodine 131 that 6 Which of the following graphs represents
remains in an object after d days is found the equation 3x + y = 4?
using the formula
d
(A)
y = a(0.5) 8.02
.
4
What does a represent in the formula?

(A) The number of days for the object to 2

lose half of its radioactive iodine 131
(B) The initial amount of radioactive
iodine 131 –4 –2 0 2 4

(C) The amount of radioactive iodine 131

after d days
–2
(D) The amount of radioactive iodine 131
lost each day
–4

4 An architect is designing the roof of a

house. The peak of the roof is 8 ft. above –5

the house. If the outside of the roof is

separated into two parts, how long is each (B)
part from the peak of the roof to its edge?
4
(A) 15 ft.
(B) 17 ft.
2
(C) 23 ft.
(D) 31 ft.
–4 –2 0 2 4
5 y = 2(x – 5)2 – 2
Which equation is equivalent to the equa- –2
tion above and shows the x-intercepts as
constants?
–4
(A) y = 2x2 – 20x + 48
(B) y = 2(x2 – 10x + 24) –5

(C) y = 2(x – 4)(x – 6)

(D) y = (2x – 8)(x – 6)

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(C) 8 Which of the following expressions is
equivalent to
4
3 ( x − 4)(3 + 5x )
?
4
2
2
(A) 3x − 15x − 9
4
–4 –2 0 2 4
2
(B) 9 x − 7 x − 15
4 4
–2
2
(C) 15x − 51x − 9
4 4
–4
2
(D) 15x − 69 x − 9
4 4

(D) 9 3
Which of the following is equal to x 4 ?
4
(A) 4x3
(B) 3x4
2

(C) 4
x3

(D) 3
x4
–4 –2 0 2 4

10 Which of the following is the equation for

–2 the graph of a parabola that has a vertex at
(3, –5) and a y-intercept at 13?

–4 (A) y – 28 = (x – 3)(x + 5)
(B) y = 2(x – 3)2 – 5
(C) y = (x – 3)2 – 13
(D) y = x2 – 6x + 13
7 Which of the following is an equation for
the line through the point (2, 3) with a
slope of –1?

(A) 2x + 3y = –1
(B) 3x + 3y = 15
(C) 3x + 2y = 10
(D) x + y = –5

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11 The admission cost for a play is $12 for 14 A small city in Spain grows at an average
adults and $7 for children. Which system rate of 1.7% a year. The population of the
of equations can be used to determine the city in 1980 was 2,845. The equation that
number of adults and number of children models the city’s population in 1990 is
that attended if 117 people attended the P = 2845e(0.017)(10). What does 10 represent
play and the total amount collected for in the equation?
admission was $1,079?
(A) The city’s population in 1980
(A) 12 x + 7 y = 117 (B) The number of years
x + y = 1079 (C) The city’s average grown rate
(D) The factor of increase of the city’s
(B) 12 x + y = 117
population each year
x + 7 y = 1079
15 2 p + 2n
(C) 12 x + 7 y = 1079 If p and q are positive and = 2,
x + y = 117 qn
which of the following is equivalent to n?
(D) x + 7 y = 117 p
(A)
12 x + y = 1079 q −1

12 Which of the following is equivalent to p −1

(B)
4−i q −1
3+ i
q +1
that can be found by multiplying by the (C)
p
complex conjugate of the denominator?
1 q −1
(A) (D)
3 p

(B) 17
11 + 7i

(C) 11 − 7i
10

(D) 13 + i
8
13 What is the solution to the equation
–6(t + 1) = 2(1–3t) – 8?

(A) –8
(B) –6
(C) No solution
(D) Infinitely many solutions

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Directions: For Questions 16-20, solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid, as
described below, on the answer sheet.

1. Although not required, it is suggested that you write your answer in the boxes at the top
of the columns to help you fill in the circles accurately. You will receive credit only if the
circles are filled in correctly.
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column.
3. No question has a negative answer.
4. Some problems may have more than one correct answer. In such cases, grid only one answer.

5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded as 3.5 or 7 .

2 2
1
If 3 is entered into the grid as , it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .)
2 2 2
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal answer with more digits than the grid can
accommodate, it may be either rounded or truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
7
Answer: Answer: 2.5
12
Write answer .
in boxes. Fraction
line Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grid in 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
result. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Answer: 201
Either position is correct.

0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4

2
Acceptable ways to grid are:
3
. .

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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16 19
If x + 1 − 2 = 3 , what is the value of x? y = 3x + 7
4 x − ty = 5
According to the system of equations
A. 18 above, what is the value of b that makes
B. 24 the system of equations have no solutions?
C. 30
D. 12 A. -2/3
B. 5/4
C. -4/5
D. 4/3

17 If f(x) = 3x − 2, for what value of x does 20 A spherical scoop of ice cream is placed
f(x) equal 1? on top of a hollow ice cream cone. The
scoop and cone have the same radius. The
ice cream melts completely and it fills the
cone to the top. How many times greater
A. 1 is the height of the cone than the radius of
B. 3 the cone?
C. 6
D. 11 A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 9

18
3x 2 − 4 x − 18 = 3x − c + 21
x+3 x+3

What is the value for c that will make the

equation above true?

A. 10
B. 17
C. 13
D. 8

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SECTION 4: MATH TEST—CALCULATOR
38 Questions • 55 minutes

TURN TO SECTION 4 OF YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THIS

SECTION.

Directions: For Questions 1–30, solve each problem, select the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet. For Questions 31–38, solve the
problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. The directions before Question
31 will provide information on how to enter your answers in the grid.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• The use of a calculator is permitted.
• All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
• Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
• All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
• Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers
x for which f(x) is a real number.
Reference Information

Sphere: Cone: Rectangular Based

Pyramid:

l
w
V = 4 πr 3 V = 1 πr 2h
3 3 V = 1 lwh
3

1 A certain insect is estimated to travel 2 A librarian is tracking the circulation of

1,680 feet per year. At this rate, about books at the library. In one day of check-
how many months would it take for the ing books, 18 were renewed, 46 were
insect to travel 560 feet? returned on time, and 11 were returned
late. At this rate, about how many books
(A) 0.75 will be renewed if the library loans
(B) 3 25,000 books each year?
(C) 4
(A) 4,000
(D) 5.5
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3 5 Glen earns $10.25 per hour and pays

$12.50 per day to commute to and from
work on the bus. He wants to make sure
that he works long enough to earn at

Smalltown

Littletown
least three times as much as he spends
commuting. Which of the following in-

Total
equalities best represents this situation?

Male 175 210 385 (A) 10.25h ≥ 3(12.50)

Female 195 205 400 (B) 3(10.25) ≥ 12.50h
Total 370 415 785 (C) 3(10.25h) ≥ 12.50
Smalltown and Littletown are two towns in (D) h ≥ 3(12.50)(10.25)
Tinytown County. The table above shows
the distribution of population of males and 6 Nadia spent 7 more hours on math home-
females of the towns. If a person from the work last month than Peter. If they spent
county is selected at random, what is the total of 35 hours doing math homework
probability that the person will be either last month, how many hours did Peter
a male from Littletown or a female from spend on math homework?
Smalltown?
(A) 7
39
(A) (B) 14
74
(C) 21
42
(B) (D) 28
83
56
(C) 7 If c is 22 percent of e and d is 68 percent
157
of e, what is d – c in terms of e?
81
(D)
157 (A) 90e
(B) 46e
4 A pink dogwood tree has an average
(C) 0.9e
growth rate of 0.36 inches per week.
Based on the average growth rate, if a (D) 0.46e
pink dogwood tree was newly planted,
what would its height, in inches, be in 10 8
2 x − 9 y < 12
years?
−3x + 4 y > 5
(A) 43.2 inches
(B) 187.2 inches Which of the following is a solution to
the system of inequalities shown above?
(C) 218 inches
(D) 360 inches (A) (–4, –4)
(B) (–4, 4)
(C) (4, –4)
(D) (4, 4)

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9 If n = 7, what is 2m(16 – 6n) in terms of 10 Tessa wants to raise a total of $250 for
m? her favorite charity. She has already
raised $145. Tessa asks for $15 contri-
(A) ─52m butions from each person she contacts.
(B) ─15m Which equation best represents this situ-
(C) ─14m ation?
(D) 32m (A) 15x = 250
(B) 145(15x) = 250
(C) 145 + 15x = 250
(D) 145 ─ 15x = 250

QUESTIONS 11 AND 12 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

A class raised money selling t-shirts, and then began selling hats. The graph represents the total
amount of money in the class account as the number of hats sold increases.
600

500
Amount in Account ($)

400

300

200

100

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Hats Sold

11 According to the graph, which of the 12 What does the slope of the line signify?
following best approximates the number
of hats that must be sold for the class to (A) The amount of money already raised
have raised a total of $400 (B) The amount of money raised by
selling each hat
(A) 54
(C) The number of hats that are sold
(B) 58
(D) The number of hats that must be sold
(C) 64 to meet the fundraising goal
(D) 68
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13 A survey was conducted to determine 15 A group of h neighbors has 1,230 CDs

whether the voters in a city of 38,000 they are selling at a yard sale. If each
would support funding a new park. A neighbor sells on average x CDs per day
sample of 18 voters randomly selected for j days of the yard sale, which of the
from the voting list revealed that 11 vot- following represents the total number of
ers favored funding the park, 4 voters did CDs that will be left when the yard sale
not want to fund the park, and 3 voters is over?
had no preference. Which of the follow-
ing makes it least likely that a reliable (A) 1230 – jhx
conclusion can be drawn from the data? (B) 1230 – hx – j
(A) The size of the sample population
(C) 1230 − jx
(B) The size of the city’s population h
(C) The number of people with no
preference (D) 1230 + jx
h
(D) How the sample population was
selected 16 y = –16x2 + 50x + 2

The equation above represents the height

14 In 2010, a census showed a city had a y of a ball, in feet, x seconds after it has
population of 22,500. The results of the been thrown upwards. Which of the fol-
census also showed that the mean in- lowing best describes the meaning of the
come of the population was $72,350, and coefficient 50?
the median income was $65,580. Which
of the following could describe the dif- (A) The height of the ball when it is
ference between the mean income and thrown
the median income of the population? (B) The height of the ball after x seconds
(C) The initial velocity of the ball when it
(A) Most of the income values are is thrown
between the mean and median
income values. (D) The acceleration of the ball’s upward
velocity
(B) There are a few income values that
are much less than the other income
values.
(C) There are a few income values that
are much greater than the other
income values.
(D) The range in income values is greater
than the income value.

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QUESTIONS 17 AND 18 REFER TO THE QUESTIONS 19 AND 20 REFER TO THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION. FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

Quinn is moving across the state and needs to A sample of the population in two neighborhood
rent a moving truck that will fit her belongings. towns, Town A and Town B, was surveyed in
The table below shows the mileage rate and order to determine the most popular types of
daily rental cost for trucks from three different house styles. The results of the survey are shown
companies. in the table.

TYPES OF HOUSES
Rental rate, a, in
in cents per mile
Mileage rate, b,

dollars per day

Cape Cod

Victorian
Colonial
Ranch
House Style
Company J 15 19 Town A 75 25 53 20
Company K 10 30 Town B 62 65 43 32
Company L 12 25

The total cost, y, for renting the truck for one 19 According to the table above, what is the
day and driving x miles is found by using the probability that a randomly selected house
formula y = a + 0.01bx. in Town B is a colonial house?
65
(A)
17 For which numbers of miles x is the cost 202
of renting from Company J less than 17
renting from Company K? (B)
18
(A) x < 44
(C) 31
(B) x < 55 45
(C) x < 220 25
(D)
(D) x < 980 62

20 What is the probability that a house

18 If the relationship between the total cost, randomly selected from Town A is a
y, of renting the truck from Company Victorian house?
L and driving it x miles for one day is
5
graphed in the xy-plane, what does the (A)
13
slope of the line represent?
20
(A) The daily rental cost for the truck (B)
43
(B) The cost to drive the truck each mile
4
(C) The total cost for the miles driven (C)
75
(D) The total cost for renting and driving
32
the truck (D)
375

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21 Which of the following are the solutions 23

1= 3 + 4
to the equation y – 5 = 3x2 – 5x – 7? x−4 x–3
(A) 2, − 1 Which of the following are the values of
3
x in the equation above?

(B) 3, −1 1 (A) 7 ± 2 3
3
(B) 7 ± 62
(C) 7 ± 86
(C) 5 ± 109
6 (D) 1, 13

(D) 5 24 A certain type of weather radar, known

6
as a Base Reflectivity Radar, has a
22 circumference of 572π miles. The central
S angle of a sector of the circle that the
3π
radar makes is .
4
y° What is the area, in square miles, of the
T sector of the circle?

(A) 858π square miles

y°
(B) 429π square miles
4
x° x°
P Q R
(C) 61,347 π square miles
2
Figure not drawn to scale. (D) 81,796π square miles

In the figure above, if QP = 11.5, TQ =

15, and QR = 46, what is the value of SQ?

(A) 65
(B) 60
(C) 49.5
(D) 42.5

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25 If c is a negative constant less than 1 and b is a positive constant greater than 1, which of the
following could be the graph of y = a(x + b)(x + c)?

(A) (C)
2 2

–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

–1 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

–2
–1
–3

–4 –2

–5
–3

–6

–4

(B)
–5
6

(D)
2

3
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6

–2
2

–4
1
–6

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–8

–10 –1

–2

–3

26 2x − 5 y < 6
x + ay < −3

Which of the following must be true if the

system of inequalities has solutions only
in quadrants II and III?

(A) a<0
(B) a=0
(C) 0 ≤ a ≤ 2.5
(D) a > 2.5

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QUESTIONS 27 AND 28 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

The graph below shows the results of a study to see how far a vehicle travels before coming to a
complete stop at different speeds.

120

100
Stopping Distance (m)

80

60

40

20

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Speed (km/hr)

27 Which equation best models the relation- 28 Which of the following best describes
ship shown in the graph between the the relationship represented in the graph?
speed in kilometers per hour, x, and the
stopping distance in meters, y? (A) The relationship between the initial
speed and the stopping distance is
1
(A) y = x linear, because the points are close to
4
a line.
(B) y = x – 10
(B) The relationship between the initial
(C) y = 4.82(1.03)x speed and the stopping distance is
(D) y = 4.82x1.03 linear, because the points are all on a
line.
(C) The relationship between the initial
speed and the stopping distance is
modeled by exponential growth,
because the slope of the line
connecting any two points increases
as the initial speed increases.
(D) The relationship between the initial
speed and the stopping distance
is modeled by exponential decay,
because the slope of the line
connecting any two points increases
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29 A recent national poll of adults in the 30 The equation for the graph of a circle in
United States found that 64% favor the xy-plane is x2 + y2 – 10x + 4y = –20.
stricter emissions on power plants. The What are the coordinates of the center of
margin of error for the poll was ± 4% the circle?
with 95% confidence. Which of the fol-
lowing statements is a conclusion that (A) (5, –2)
can accurately be drawn from this poll? (B) (–5, 2)
(C) (10, –4)
(A) The true percentage of people who
oppose stricter emissions of power (D) (–10, 4)
plants is definitely between 32% and
40%.
(B) The true percentage of people who
support stricter emissions of power
plants is definitely between 60% and
68%.
(C) The pollsters are 95% confident that
the true percentage of people who
oppose stricter emissions of power
plants is between 32% and 40%.
(D) The pollsters are 95% confident that
the true percentage of people who
support stricter emissions of power
plants is between 60% and 68%.

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Directions: For Questions 31–38, solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid, as
described below, on the answer sheet.

1. Although not required, it is suggested that you write your answer in the boxes at the top
of the columns to help you fill in the circles accurately. You will receive credit only if the
circles are filled in correctly.
2. Mark no more than one circle in any column.
3. No question has a negative answer.
4. Some problems may have more than one correct answer. In such cases, grid only one answer.

5. Mixed numbers such as 3 1 must be gridded as 3.5 or 7 .

2 2
1
If 3 is entered into the grid as , it will be interpreted as 31 , not 3 1 .)
2 2 2
6. Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal answer with more digits than the grid can
accommodate, it may be either rounded or truncated, but it must fill the entire grid.
7
Answer: Answer: 2.5
12
Write answer .
in boxes. Fraction
line Decimal
0 0 0 0 0 0 point
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grid in 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
result. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Answer: 201
Either position is correct.

0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4

2
Acceptable ways to grid are:
3
. .

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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31 A bowling alley charges $4.50 per hour to 34 The current population of a certain type
use a lane. They also charge $2.50 to rent of organism is about 100 million. The
a pair of bowling shoes. Miguel and his population is currently increasing at an
friend rent a pair of bowling shoes each. annual rate that will make the popula-
The total cost before taxes is $16.25. How tion double in 18 years. If this pattern
many hours did they bowl? continues, what will the population of
this country be, in millions of organisms,
54 years from now?
A. 1
B. 4.5 A. 500
C. 2.5 B. 100
D. 5 C. 200
D. 800

32 If 4s – 3 < 2 and s is an integer, what is 35 Sally sold pieces of her pottery for x dol-
the greatest possible value of 4s + 5? lars each at an art show. Paul sold pieces
of his pottery for y dollars each at the
same show. Paul sold four pieces of pot-
A. 9 tery for a total of $85 and Sally sold five
B. 13 pieces for a total of $40 more than Paul.
C. 3 How much more, in dollars, did Sally
charge for each piece of her pottery than
D. 15
Paul charged for his? (Ignore the dollar
sign when gridding in your answer.)

A. 1.55
B. 3.75
C. 2.45
D. 5.25
33 If 2a – b = 7 and 2a + 2b = 16, what is
the value of 3a + 7b?

A. 30
B. 36
C. 22
D. 18

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36 Carl knitted 4 more scarves this year 38 The average weekly median household
than last year. If he knitted 16% more income in a country from 2010 through
scarves this year than last year, how 2014 was $1,007. What is the least aver-
many did he knit this year? age weekly median household income
for 2015 that would keep an average
of at least $1,000? Grid in your answer
A. 21 without the dollar sign.
B. 33
C. 29
A. 725
D. 38
B. 965
C. 675
D. 815

37
y = 2x + 5
y = −2( x + 1)2 + 3

If (x, y) is a solution to the system of

equations above, what is one possible
value of y?

A. 3
B. 0
C. 5
D. 9

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