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Math Pretest
Math Pretest
1. What is the next term of the geometric sequence 16, -4, 1, -1/4,…?
a. -1/8
b. -1/16
c. 1/16
d. 1/8
and using Process B is B(t) = 10t. The company has only 7 days to process ore
and must choose one of the processes. What is the maximum output of refined
material, in tons, for this time period?
a. 10
b. 51
c. 63
d. 70
a. 8
b. 9
c. 11
d. 13
4. Suppose x/6 = k/y when x=2 and y=12. What is x when y=8?
a. 4/3
b. ¾
c. 3
d. 4
5. An equation of the line tangent to the circle x +y =25 at the point (3,4) is
2 2
a. x+y=7
b. x+y=5
c. 4x-3y=0
d. 3x+4y=25
a. 9x+2y
b. 9x-2y
c. 3x+2y
d. 3x-2y
a. -2/3
b. -2
c. 3/2
d. -3
8. In the figure below, line m is parallel to line n, and line t is a transversal crossing
both m and n. Which of the following lists has 3 angles that are all equal in measure?
a. A, B, D
b. A, C, D
c. A, C, E
d. B, C, D
9. As shown in the figure below, ∆ABC is isosceles with the length of AB equal to
the length of AC. The measure of ∠A is 40° and points B, C, and D are collinear.
What is the measure of ∠ACD?
a. 70°
b. 80°
c. 110°
d. 140°
10. A person had a rectangular-shaped garden with sides of lengths 16 feet and 9
feet. The garden was changed into a square design with the same area as the
original rectangular-shaped garden. How many feet in length are each of the
sides of the new square-shaped garden?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 12
d. 16
11. ∆ABC is a right triangle with ∠B being a right angle. If AC is 6 cm and AB is 3cm.
What is the measure of BC?
a. 5
b. 3√3
c. 5+√3
d. 3
a. π/36
b. 1/5
c. Π
d. 36/π
13. A rectangular box with a base 2 inches by 6 inches is 10 inches tall and holds
12 ounces of breakfast cereal. The manufacturer wants to use a new box with a base 3 inches
by 5 inches. How many inches tall should the new box be in order to hold exactly the
same volume as the original box?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
14. In the figure below, the circle centered at B is internally tangent to the circle
centered at A. The smaller circle passes through the center of the larger circle
and the length of AB is 5 units. If the smaller circle is cut out of the larger circle,
how much of the area, in square units, of the larger circle will remain?
a. 10π
b. 25π
c. 75π
d. 100π
15. In the figure below, the lengths of DE, EF, and FG are given, in units. What is the
area, in square units, of ∆DEG?
a. 29
b. 60
c. 47.5
d. 120
a. 5/12
b. 7/13
c. 12/5
d. 17/13
a. ½
b. √3/2
c. 2
d. √3/3
18. What is the smallest positive value for x where y = sin 2x reaches its maximum?
a. π/4
b. π
c. 3π/2
d. 2π
a. 4π/9
b. π/9
c. 14π/9
d. 7π/3
20. In the coordinate system, in which quadrant is sin θ >0 and cos θ <0?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
a. ½
b. -1/2
c. √3/2
d. -√3/2
22. How many degrees are equal to π/12 radians?
a. 6°
b. 12°
c. 15°
d. 20°
23. A committee consists of three girls (Ana, Betty, Connie) and five boys (Ryan,
Ben, Ceasar, Francis, Dan). A delegate to a conference is to be chosen from the
committee. What is the chance that a boy will be selected?
a. 1/8
b. 3/8
c. 1/7
d. 5/8
24. In how many ways can the letters of the word MERCY be arranged?
a. 120
b. 50
c. 25
d. 100
25. If Nelly gets 3 in his first quiz and 6 in his second quiz, and doubles his quiz
everytime they have quiz, what will be his average score after their fifth quiz?
a. 20.4
b. 18.6
c. 22.8
d. 21.5
26. If two dice are tossed together, in how many ways can they fall?
a. 36
b. 6
c. 12
d. 30
27. In how many ways can a committee of 4 be chosen from a group of 8 people?
a. 48
b. 32
c. 70
d. 24
28. In a circular dining table, 5 guests are to be seated. In how many ways can the
five guests sit?
a. 24
b. 12
c. 10
d. 30
29. A box contains 5 red balls, 4 blue balls, and 3 white balls. If a ball is chosen at
random, what is the probability that it is not blue?
a. 7/12
b. ¾
c. 2/3
d. 1/3
30. The percentiles are the scores-points that divide a distribution into 100 equal
parts. What do you call a distribution that divides into 10 equal parts?
a. Interquartile
b. Quartile
c. Decile
d. Tenths
Answers
1. C, 2. D, 3. C, 4. C, 5. D, 6. D, 7. A, 8. A, 9. C, 10. C, 11. B, 12. D, 13. A, 14. C,
15. B, 16. C, 17. B, 18. A, 19. C, 20. B, 21. A, 22. C, 23. D, 24. A, 25. B, 26. A,
27. C, 28. A, 29. C, 30. C