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8.2 Standardized Test Practice

For use with pages 465–471

TEST TAKING STRATEGY Do not panic if you run out of time before answering all of
the questions. You can still receive a high test score with-
out answering every question.
1. Multiple Choice Which choice below com- 5. Multiple Choice The geometric mean of x
pletes the sentence to make a true statement? and 5 is 15. Find the value of x.
3 7
“If  , then ? .” A 3 B 10 C 15
x y
D 53 E 45
3 y 3 y x 7
A  B  C 
x 7 7 x 3 y 6. Multiple Choice There are 36 students in a
3 x gym class. If 14 of the students are freshmen
D  E none of these and 23 of the remaining students are seniors,
7 y
how many seniors are in the class?
2. Multiple Choice Which statement is false?
5 y 5x y3 A 6 B 12 C 15
A If  , then  .
x 3 x 3 D 18 E 24
17 8 17 x  2
B If  , then  . 7. Multiple Choice The points 3, 1, 3, 3,
x  2 10 8 10
and x, 5 are collinear. Find the value of x by
15 17 15  y 17  x
C If  , then  . setting up and solving a proportion.
x y x y
A 1 B 2 C 9
67 5n 6 5
D If  , then  . D 5 E 4
7 n 7 n
9 x 12 7
E If  , then  . 8. Multiple Choice A model truck is 13.5
7 12 x 9 inches long and 7.5 inches wide. The original
AB AC truck was 12 feet long. How wide was it?
3. Multiple Choice In the diagram,  .
BD CE A 623 ft B 7.5 ft C 545 ft
Find the length of AE.
D 8.4 ft E 21.6 ft
Chapter 8

A 7.5 D
B 15 Quantitative Comparison In Exercises 9
6
and 10, choose the statement below that
C 17.5 B is true about the given value.
D 1313 8 A The value in column A is greater.
1
E 283 B The value in column B is greater.
E C 10
A C The two values are equal.
UV WX D The relationship cannot be determined
4. Multiple Choice In the diagram,  . from the given information.
UZ WY
Find the length of WX.
Column A Column B
A 213 U W The geometric mean The geometric mean
B 3.5 2 9. of 7 and 19
V X of 8 and 16
7
C 10.5 3
The geometric mean The geometric mean
D 423 Z 10.
Y of 5 and 12 of 6 and 10
E 1123

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