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Easy
1
Sinéad has 4 more than three times the number of hats that Maria
has. If Maria has x hats, then in terms of x, how many hats does
Sinéad have?
A) 3x + 4
B) 3(x + 4)
C) 4(x + 3)
D) 4(3x)

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 2
When 6 is subtracted from 10p, the result is t. Which of the
following equations represents the statement above?
A) t = 6(p – 10)
B) t = 6p – 10
C) t = 10(6 – p)
D) 10p – 6 = t

3
Sally scored a total of 4b + 12 points in a certain basketball game.
She scored the same number of points in each of the game’s 4
periods. In terms of b, how many points did she score in each
period?
A) b+3
B) b + 12
C) 4b + 3
D) 16b + 48

Medium
4

1 2
v= at
2
The velocity, v, of an object t seconds after beginning to accelerate
from rest at a constant acceleration, a, can be found using the
equation above. According to the formula, what is the ratio of the
velocity of the object t seconds after the object begins to accelerate
to the velocity of the object 2.5t seconds after the object begins to
accelerate?

4
A) 25
2
B) 5
5
C) 2
25
D) 4

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Roseanne is 6 years younger than Tom will be in 2 years. Roseanne
is now x years old. In terms of x, how old was Tom 3 years ago?
A) x–7
B) x–1
C) x+1
D) x+3

6
A phone company charges 10 cents per minute for the first 3
minutes of a call and 10 – c cents for each minute thereafter. What
is the cost, in cents, of a 10-minute phone call?
A) 100c + 70
B) 30 + 7c
C) 100 – 7c
D) 100 – 70c

7
If 0 < pt < 1 and p is a negative integer, which of the following must
be less than –1 ?
A) p
B) p–t
C) t+p
D) 2t

8
y2 – 8y + 2
Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?
A) (y – 4)2 – 14
B) (y – 4)2 + 14
C) (y + 4)2 – 14
D) (y + 4)2 + 14

Hard
9
If x and y are positive integers and x = y + 3, then what is the
value of y2 ?
A) x–9
B) x+9
C) x– 6 x +9
D) x2 – 6 x + 9

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If cupcakes are on sale at 8 for c cents, and gingerbread squares are
on sale at 6 for g cents, what is the cost, in cents, of 2 cupcakes and 1
gingerbread square?
A) 8c + 3g
8 c + 6g
B)
3
8 c + 3g
C)
14
3 c + 2g
D)
12

11
If the length of the side of a square is x + 1, which of the following
is the length of the diagonal of the square?
A) x2 + 1
B) x 2 + 2
C) x2 + 2
D) 2x + 2

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