Meth Proficiency Test

36' A freight train leaves a station and travels at a rate of 30

later, an express train leaves the same station kph. Two hours
traveling in ti" ;;;"
direction at a rate of 50 kph. In how many hou.s
wilr the express train
overtake the freight train?

a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5 0000

37' The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is
ab c d
15. The number is 9 less than
the nurnber obtained by reversinglh" digit.. Find
the two-digit number. 1

a) 78 b) 87 c) 96 d) 6e 0000
ab
38. A soccer team has won g games and lost 4 games.
c d
If the team wins the next
.r games, it would have won 75o/o of all the games
it played. what is the
value of x?

a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 0000

ab
39. Q, R, s, and T are points on a line, with
c d
r the midpoint of segment RS. The
lengths of segments eR, es, and RS are r6; g,
and'24 respectivery. what is
the length of segment ST?

a)8 b) t2 c) 14 d) t6 0000
ab
40' The average weight of g boxes is 4.g pounds. c d
pounds, what is the greatest possible weight
If each box weighs at reast 4.3
of orr" oi,t boxes?
".e
a) 7.8 b) 8.3 c) 8.4 d) e.2 0000
41' Jenny can encode 600 words in 5 minutes
ab c d
ress than it takes Amy to encode
600 words' If Jenny encodes at the rate of
20 words per minute faster than
Amy, find the encoding rate of Amy in words p",
*in,it".
a) 15 b) 20 c) 40 d) 60 0000
ab
42. Knowing the specific gravity of the
c d
materiar that goes to make up a rock
helps to identify the minerals in the rock. Find
ttre spJ.iric gravity of pyrite if
l0 a sample weighs 400 grams in air and 320 grams
i
d
finding the specific gravity is
i, *ut"r. The formura for
l
r
i Sp. gravity = wt. in air
?

b
wt. in air -ir iiti
a) 0.20 b)5
id c) l0 d) 20 0000
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h c d
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