1.

A newly open business neither lost

nor gained any money for the first
three years. After three years, the
businesss
profit,
P,
increased
proportionally with the time, t,
passed. Which of the following
functions could be the companys
profit on and after the 3rd year?
(A) P(t) = -3 + 3t
(B) P(t) = -12 + 4t
(C) P(t) = 3t
(D) P(t) = 3 - t
(E) P(t) = t2 9

2. In an arithmetic sequence, nth

element is x less than the mth
element. If the first element is y and
n < m, what is the kth element?
(A) y + xk/(n - m)
(B) y + xk/(m - n)
(C) y + x(k - 1)/(m - n)
(D) y + x(k - 1)/(n - m)
(E) y + x(n - m)/k

3. The distance traveled by an accelerated

object is proportional to its acceleration,
a, and the square of the time passed, t.
Which of the following best describes the
distance, d, traveled by the object?
(A) d = a + t
(B) d = a + t2
(C) d = c + a t2, where c is a constant.
(D) d = c(a + t2), where c is a constant.
(E) d = c + at, where c is a constant.

6. An electrician charges a dollars for

the first hour and p percent less for
the additional hours. If he worked for
h > 1 hours for a project, which of
the following represents his average
charge per hour?
(A) [a+ (p/100) x a] /2
(B) [a + (h-1)(p/100)a]/h
(C) [a + (h-1) {(100-p)/100)a]/h
(D) [a + h {(100-p)/100)a]/h
(E) [a+ {(100-p)/100) x a] /2

5. A swimming pool is filled by three different

water sources. The first one supplies water
at the speed of a m3/hr.; the second one
supplies water with a speed of b m3/hr.;
and the third one supplies water at a speed
of c m3/hr. If all together they filled the
pool in h hours, how many hours will take
for only the first one to fill it?
(A) h(a+b+c)/a hours.
(B) h(a+b+c)/3 hours.
(C) (a+b+c)/a hours.
(D) (a+b+c)/3 hours.
(E) h/3 hours.