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M1 Practice Drill
Total Q - 20
Total Time - 20 Mins

1. Which of the following is equivalent to c3c  6  5c ?

A.  c  6
B. 3c 2  c
C. 3c 2  c
D. 3c 2  6c
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2. Which of the following expression is equivalent to 2a 2 ?

1
A. 2a 4
B. 2a
1
C. 2a 4
D. 2a
m 6m  4
3. Which of the following is equivalent to  ?
2 3m  1
2m
A.
6m  2
2m 2  4m
B.
2
6m 2  4
C.
6m  2
6m 2  4m
D.
6m  2
4. In football, a player’s statistic for offensive yards is the sum of his rushing yards and
his receiving yards in a game. Ali is the running back on a football team. He averages
60 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving per game during the regular season. During
playoff games, Ali’s rushing yards are 12% greater on average than his rushing yards
in regular season games. Which of the following represents Ali’s total number of
offensive yards if he plays in p playoff games?
A. 0.12(60p+20)
B. 1.12(60p) + 20
C. 1.12(60p + 20p)

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D. 1.12(60p) + 20p
5. Which of the following is equivalent to ( y  8)(2 y 3  y  5) ?

A. 2 y 4  16 y 3  y 2  3 y  40

B. 2 y 4  16 y 3  y 2  3 y  40

C. 18 y 4  y 2  3 y  40

D. 19 y 3  8 y  40
6. The power in watts, P, that is generated by a certain electric circuit depends on the
current in amperes, i, and can be modeled by the equation P  20(i  3) 2  180 ,
where i  3. Which of the following gives the value of i, in terms of P?
A. i  3  2 5( P  180

5
B. i  3  2
P  180

1 P  180
C. i  3 
2 5

1 P  180
D. i  3 
2 5

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7. . WEIGHT OF NINE MODELS OF HAMMER

SOLD BY MANUFACTURER X

Model Number Weight, in ounces

1 6

2 8

3 10

4 13

5 16

6 19

7 23

8 27

9 30

For a homework assignment, Shapour is given the table above and asked to write a
function relating the weight of a hammer in ounces, W(m), to the model number of the
hammer, m. If the function Shapour writes is W(m) = 3m + 1, for which of the following
ranges of model number is his function valid

A. 1 through 3
B. 4 through 6
C. 7 through 9
D. The function is valid for all models.
8. If the expression x 2  10 x  15 can be factored into ( x  4( x  5)  Z , what is Z in
terms of x?
A.  x
B. x  5
C. x  5
D. x  9

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9. .
y1  3 x  5
y 2  3x  15
Given the system of equations above, which of the following statements must be true?
A. If x  1, y1 and y 2 increases at the same rate.
B. If x  1, y1 increases more rapidly than y 2 .
C. If x  1, y1 increases less rapidly than y 2 .
D. If x  1, the rate at which y1 and y 2 increases cannot be determined.
10. The following bar graph shows the percentage of the population of adults in each age
group in King County, Georgia, that received flu shots in 2007 and 2008.

Given that the number of people aged 18-24 in King County was three times the
number of people aged 35-44 in 2008, which of the following statements is true?
A. Approximately twice as many flu shots were given to people aged 35-44 than
people aged 18-24 in King County in 2008.
B. Approximately six as many flu shots were given to people aged 18-24 than
people aged 35-44 in King County in 2008.
C. Approximately 50% more people aged 18-24 received flu shots than people
aged 35-44 in King County in 2008.
D. Approximately 50% more people aged 35-44 received flu shots than people
aged 18-24 in King County in 2008.

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11. Amy buys men’s superhero T-shirts at a thrift store, sews them into dresses for girls,
and sells them in an online craft marketplace for $25. She only buys the shirts, which
normally costs $4 each, when they are on sale for 40% off, and she does not have to
pay any tax on her purchase. The craft marketplace charges Amy a fee of $0.30 to list
each dress she sells, then it charges a fee of 3.8% of the sales price for each
transaction. Which of the following represents Amy’s profit, in dollars, if she makes
and sells d dresses?
A. 21.35 d
B. 21.65 d
C. 22.30 d
D. 23.75 d
12. .

Suzette is studying the growth of bacteria in a petri dish. She grows 100 colonies of
bacteria in dishes with varying pH levels and at varying temperatures to find the
optimal conditions for bacteria growth. The pH level and the temperature of the 10
colonies with the most rapid growth are used to determine the optimal ranges, and the
results are shown in the graph above. Based on Suzette’s graph, solving which of the
following system of inequalities yields the optimal pH, x, and the optimal
temperature, y, for the bacteria growth?

x  7 .3  0 .1
A.
y  33.5  3.5

x  7 .2  0 .2
B.
y  30  7

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x  0 .1  7 .3
C.
y  3.5  33.5

x  0 .2  7 .4
D.
y  7  37

13. Which of the following is the result of dividing 6 x 4  x 3  13 x 2  4 x  1 by 3 x  1?

1 2 13 1
A. 2 x 3  x  x
3 3 3
B. 2 x 3  x 2  4 x  1
1
C. 2 x 3  x 2  4 x 
3x  1
1
D. 3 x 3  x 2  4 x 
3x  1
14. .

y
2
x  a 
3
y   4 x  7 a 
1
5
If a is a constant in the system of equations above, and a  0, which of the following
ordered pairs ( x, y ) is the solution of the system of equations, in terms of a ?

 1 
A.   a, 2a 
 2 
1 
B.  a, a 
2 
C. 2a, a 
D. 4a, 6a 
15. Three spherical balls with radius r are contained in a rectangular box. Two of the
balls are each touching 5 sides of the rectangular box and the middle ball. The middle
ball also touches four sides of the rectangular box. What is the volume of the space
between the balls and the rectangular box?
A. r 3 (3  4 )

B. 4r 2 (14   )

C. 4r 3 (6   )

D. 12r 2 (r   )

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16. Dr. Khan is combining a 20% acetic acid solution with a 60% acetic acid solution.
She wants to obtain 10 litres of a 40% acetic acid solution. How many litres of the
20% acetic acid solution does Dr. Khan need to create the 40% acetic acid solution?

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17. If f  x   x 2 , what is one possible value of x for which 4  f  x   21?
A. -2
B. -3
C. -5
D. -7
18. If  z  4   121  0 and z  0, what is the value of z ?
2

A. 7
B. 11
C. 15
D. 16
19. .
yx4
y  2x  5
Which of the following points in the xy  plane is in the solution set of the systems of
inequalities above?
A. (1,2)
B. (2,2)
C. (2,3)
D. (3,12)
20. .
1

7  6(5n) 3  37
In the equation above, what is the value of n?
A. 10
B. 25
C. 43
D. 68

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