IUB Admission Test, Autumn 2019 (Test 2), General Mathematics

1. If x = -3, y = -4, and z = 2 then 2 yz + 3 x 2 =

A) 0 B) 11 C) - 43 D) - 11 E) None of these
2. If 5 x + 7 = -5 x + 7 then x =
9 7
A) - B) C) 4 D) 0 E) None of these
2 5

3. If 0.00427 = 427 ´ 10 n then n =

A) - 5 B) - 4 C) - 3 D) 0 E) None of these

4. 3 41 + 3 41 + 3 41 =
A) 3 42 B) 341 C) 3123 D) 0 E) None of these

2
5-
5. 3 =
10
1+
3
3
A) 2 B) C) 1 D) - 1 E) None of these
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6. If x - 2 y = 3 then x 2 - 4 xy =
A) 0 B) 9 - 4 y 2 C) 3 - 4 y 2 D) 1 E) None of these

7. The product of 4 and 8 is

A) 4 B) 8 C) 4 2 D) 2 2 E) None of these
8. The n th term of a sequence is 4n + 3 . The 50th term is how much greater than the 45th
term?
A) 5 B) 16 C) 20 D) 23 E) 24
9. If the average of t and t + 2 is x and if the average of t and t - 2 is y , what is the
average of x and y ?
t 1
A) 1 B) C) t D) t + E) 2 t
2 2

10. Since the beginning of 1990, the number of squirrels in a certain wooded area has tripled
during every 3-year period of time. If there were 5,400 squirrels in the wooded area at the
beginning of 1999, how many squirrels were in the wooded area at the beginning of
1990?
A) 5, 400 B) 1,800 C) 200 D) 600 E) None of these

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11. Marbles are to be removed from a jar that contains 12 red marbles and 12 black marbles.
What is the least number of marbles that must be removed so that the ratio of red marbles
to black marbles left in the jar will be 4:3?
A) 10 B) 3 C) 6 D) 1 E) None of these

12. The weight limit for a wooden bridge is 6,000 pounds. A truck that is carrying x identical
boxes each weighing 14 pounds will cross the bridge. If the combined weight of the
empty truck and the driver is 4,500 pounds, what is the maximum possible value of x
that will keep the combined weight of the truck, driver, and boxes below the weight limit.
A) 107 B) 428 C) 50 D) 400 E) None of these

13. On January 1, 2000, there were 175,000 tons of trash in a landfill that had a capacity of
325,000 tons. Each year since then, the amount of trash in the landfill increased by 7,500
tons. If y represents the time, in years, after January 1, 2000, which of the following
inequalities describes the situation where the landfill is at or above capacity?
A) 325,000 - 7,500 £ y B) 325,000 £ 7,500 y C) 150,000 ³ 7,500 y
D) 175,000 + 7,500 y ³ 325,000 E) None of these

14. In one semester, Doug and Laura spent a combined total of 250 hours in the tutoring lab.
If Doug spent 40 more hours in the lab than Laura did, how many hours did Laura spend
in the lab?
A) 125 B) 105 C) 85 D) 25 E) None of these

15. A book dealer bought 100 books for $1250. If she sold 30% of these at $10 each and the
rest at $15 each, what was her total profit?
A) $350 B) $135 C) $300 D) $1050 E) $100

16. Henry skates uphill on a paved path at an average speed of 10 miles per hour and
downhill on the same path at an average speed of 15 miles per hour. What is his average
skating speed for the entire route, in miles per hour?
A) 12 B) 12.5 C) 15 D) 11 E) None of these

17. If f ( x ) = x 2 - 3x then f ( x ) + f ( x + 1) =
A) 4 x 2 + 14 x B) 2 x 2 - 4 x - 2 C) 2 x 2 - 6 x + 1 D) 4 x 2 - 14 x
E) None of these

18. If | 5 x - 5 | = 10 then x =
A) ± 3 / 2 B) 3 or - 1 C) - 1 D) 3 E) None of these
19. The inequality 1 - 3x £ 5 - x is equivalent to
A) x ³ - 2 B) x £ -2 C) 0 £ x £ 2 D) x £ 5 / 2 E) None of these

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20. If + = 8 then x =
x x +1
1 3 3 1 3
A) B) - C) D) or - E) None of these
2 4 2 2 4
F
21. If R = and R ¹ 0 then N =
N +F
RF F (1 - R ) F F
A) B) C) D) E) None of these
R -1 R 1- R R -1

22.
(7 )2 -1 / 2
=
(7 )-1 / 2 4

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A) 1 B) 0 C) 7 D) E) None of these
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23. In the diagram, AB is parallel to CD. What is the value of a+b in degrees?

A) 60 B) 80 C) 140 D)160 E) None of these

24. A right angled triangle has a perimeter of 12 and the length of its hypotenuse is 5. What
is the area of this triangle?
A) 12 B) 10 C) 15 D) 3 E) 6

25. If a circle has a radius of 4 inches, what is the area of half of the circle in square feet?
p p p p
A) B) p C) D) E)
3 9 16 18