Mock Exam #12 on NUFYPET Math

1. A line passes through the points 𝐴𝐴(2,1) and 𝐵𝐵(0,3). Find the equation of this line.

A. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 − 3

B. 𝑦𝑦 = −𝑥𝑥 + 2

C. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 2

D. 𝑦𝑦 = −𝑥𝑥 − 3

E. 𝑦𝑦 = 3 − 3𝑥𝑥

2. Consider the shape below. Which expression best represents the shaded area?

1
A. 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝜋𝜋𝑎𝑎2
4

5
B. 𝜋𝜋𝑎𝑎2
4

1
C. 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝜋𝜋𝑎𝑎2
2

3
D. 𝜋𝜋𝑎𝑎2
2

E. 3𝜋𝜋𝑎𝑎2
3. Factorize the polynomial shown below.

3𝑥𝑥 3 − 10𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥

A. 𝑥𝑥(3𝑥𝑥 − 4)(𝑥𝑥 + 2)

B. 𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 − 2)(3𝑥𝑥 + 4)

C. 𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 + 4)(3𝑥𝑥 − 2)

D. 𝑥𝑥(3𝑥𝑥 + 2)(𝑥𝑥 − 4)

E. 𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 − 8)(3𝑥𝑥 + 1)

4. A brother and a sister share out their collection of 5000 stamps in the ratio 5:3. The
brother then shares his stamps with two friends in the ratio 3:1:1, keeping most for
himself.

How many stamps do each of his friends receive?

A. 525

B. 585

C. 625

D. 825

E. 1250
5. An electronic device beeps after every 40 seconds. Another device beeps after 42
seconds. They beep together at 10 am.

When will they next beep together?

A. 10.14 am

B. 10.16 am

C. 10.20 am

D. 10.28 am

E. 10.42 am

6. The area of the small square is one third of the area of the large square. What is the
value of 𝑥𝑥/𝑦𝑦?

A. (31/2 + 1)/2

B. 1/31/2

C. 1/9

D. 31/2

E. (31/2 − 1)/2
 𝑥𝑥+3
7. Let 𝑦𝑦 = 1 + � , for all positive integers.
𝑥𝑥

Rearrange the formula to give 𝑥𝑥 in terms of 𝑦𝑦.

3
A. 𝑥𝑥 =
𝑦𝑦(𝑦𝑦−2)

3
B. 𝑥𝑥 =
(𝑦𝑦−1)2

3
C. 𝑥𝑥 =
(𝑦𝑦−2)2

𝑦𝑦(𝑦𝑦−2)
D. 𝑥𝑥 =
3

(𝑦𝑦−2)2
E. 𝑥𝑥 =
3

8. Describe the transformation of the graph of 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) from the graph of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥).

𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 ) = 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥 ) = (𝑥𝑥 + 1)2

A. Shift 1 unit to the right and then shift 4 units down

B. Shift 1 unit to the left and then shift 4 units up

C. Shift 4 units to the right and then shift 1 unit up

D. Shift 1 unit to the left and then shift 4 units down

E. Shift 1 unit to the right and then shift 4 units up

9. What is the solution of the inequality?

𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 − 14 ≤ 0

A. [−2,7]

B. [−7,2]

C. (−7,2)

D. [2,7)

E. (−2,7]

10. Rotate ∆𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 by 90° clockwise, about the origin, and then reflect in the 𝑥𝑥-axis.

What the coordinates of the new triangle?

A. 𝐴𝐴(−1,1), 𝐵𝐵(−3,2), 𝐶𝐶(−2,4)

B. 𝐴𝐴(−1, −1), 𝐵𝐵(−3, −2), 𝐶𝐶(−2, −4)

C. 𝐴𝐴(1,1), 𝐵𝐵(3,2), 𝐶𝐶(2,4)

D. 𝐴𝐴(1, −1), 𝐵𝐵(3, −2), 𝐶𝐶(2, −4)

E. 𝐴𝐴(−1, −1), 𝐵𝐵 − 2, −3), 𝐶𝐶(−4, −2)

11. A solid sphere with diameter 10 is placed inside a regular cylinder with length 10 and
cross-sectional diameter 10.

What is ratio of the volume between the cylinder and the sphere?

A. 1/2

B. 2/1

C. 1/1

D. 3/2

E. 2/3

12. The ratio of three numbers is 2:3:5. The smallest number is 16.

Find the sum of these numbers.

A. 64

B. 72

C. 80

D. 96

E. 144
13. In the right triangle below, what is the value of 3x?

A. 18.0

B. 22.5

C. 27.0

D. 30.0

E. 67.5

14. The symbol ♦ defines a mathematical binary operation such that 𝑎𝑎♦𝑏𝑏 = √𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 for all
positive integers.

Evaluate the value of (8♦2)♦(4♦9).

A. 2√3

B. 4√3

C. 2√6

D. 4√6

E. √6
15. If a circle with center (3, 4) is tangent to the x-axis, what is the circumference of the
circle?

A. 4𝜋𝜋

B. 6𝜋𝜋

C. 8𝜋𝜋

D. 12𝜋𝜋

E. 16𝜋𝜋

16. In one day, Mitchell spends 30% of the day sleeping, 35% of the day at work, 5% of the
day at the gym, five additional hours at home, and the rest of the day in the car. How
many minutes does he spend in the car each day?

A. 2.2

B. 60

C. 120

D. 132

E. 432
17. Twelve identical machines, running continuously at the same constant rate, take 8 days
to complete a shipment. How many additional machines, each running at the same
constant rate, would be needed to reduce the time required to complete a shipment
by 2 days?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

E. 9

18. A pipe can fill a pool four hours faster than another pipe. The slower pipe filled the
pool for seven hours, then the other pipe was opened. The pipes then filled the pool in
two hours, working together. How long would each pipe take to fill the pool alone?

A. 14 and 18 hours

B. 8 and 12 hours

C. 11 and 15 hours

D. 9 and 13 hours

E. 10 and 14 hours
19. 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 12 and 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑦𝑦 = 108 are given. Find 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦.

A. ±20

B. ±24

C. ±28

D. ±30

E. ±32

20. Which of the following equations has roots 1 − √3 and 1 + √3?

A. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥 − 2 = 0

B. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥 − 2 = 0

C. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥 − √3 = 0

D. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 0

E. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 6 = 0
21. A triangle has area of 2 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐2 . The base of the triangle is 3 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 longer than its height.
Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.

A. 5 and 2

B. 4 and 1

C. 6 and 3

D. 7 and 4

E. 8 and 5

22. Which is the inverse of the function 𝑦𝑦 = −3𝑥𝑥 + 12?

A. 𝑦𝑦 = −3𝑥𝑥 + 12
1
B. 𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥 + 12
3

1
C. 𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥 + 4
3

D. 𝑦𝑦 = −3𝑥𝑥 + 4
23. In the diagram below, 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 = 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃, ∠𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 = 80° and ∠𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 = 30°. What is ∠𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 ?

A. 20°

B. 35°

C. 30°

D. 10°

E. 15°

24. Evaluate
1⁄2
1 −(1⁄4)
� �
4

A. 2

B. 1/2

C. 1/16

D. 1/√2

E. √2
25. A rectangular sheet of paper with sides 1 and √2 has been folded once as shown, so
that one corner just meets the opposite long edge. What is the value of the length d?

A. 1/2

B. √2 − 1

C. 7/16

D. √3 − √2

E. √2/3

26. Ima Divvy used her calculator and divided a number by 40 instead of 8. What should
she do now to obtain the correct answer?

A. Divide by 40

B. Divide by 8

C. Multiply by 5

D. Multiply by 320

E. Divide by 5
27. Which of these numbers is odd?

A. 14 + 1

B. 34 + 2

C. 54 + 3

D. 74 + 5

E. 114 + 7

28. In the diagram below the smaller circle touches the larger circle and goes through the
center of the larger circle. What fraction of the area of the larger circle is outside the
smaller circle?

A. 2/3

B. 3/4

C. 4/5

D. 5/6

E. 7/8
29. On a journey a certain weight of luggage is carried free, but there is a charge of $5 per
kilogram for any additional luggage above this weight. Laa-laa’s luggage, which weighs
a total of 70kg, is overweight and she is charged $200. If Po’s luggage weighs a total of
45kg, what will she have to pay?

A. $0

B. $25

C. $50

D. $75

E. $225

30. The sum of six consecutive odd numbers is 60. What is the smallest of the six numbers?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

END OF THE TEST