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Test Information
Test Digest: 9c77c81a847de4fd0ed582d581c6d4e0
Test Type: Classroom
Test Name: Practice Jan 19
Description:
Created On: 2010-01-18
Total Questions: 49
Test Content Summary(Sorted by Frequency of Use)
Reporting Category Item Count
Computation and OperationsAlgorithms
Powers/Roots/ExponentsSimplify radical expressions involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication or division 4
Statistics and ProbabilityData/Statistics
Interpret DataExplore box-and-whisker plots 4
Communications
AlgebraEquations/Inequalities
Write equations to represent problem situations 4
Statistics and ProbabilityData/Statistics
4
Interpret DataFind measures of central tendency
mean, median, and mode
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
ExpressionsCombine like terms of higher degree algebraic expressions 2
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
AlgebraCoordinate Graphs
Relate a function and its graph 2
Problem SolvingProblem Solving Context
Word ProblemsFind amount of simple interest 2
Computation and Operations
AlgorithmsPowers/Roots/Exponents
Estimate square roots to the nearest tenth/hundreth 2
CommunicationsAlgebra
Equations/InequalitiesWrite inequalities to represent problem situations 1
Problem Solving
Problem Solving StrategiesRepresenting Problem Situations
Write equations to represent problem situations 1
Problem SolvingProblem Solving Context
Word ProblemsFind percent of decrease 1
Number Sense
Mental MathMultiplication
Use the distributive property of multiplication 1
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
1
ExpressionsUse order of operations to simplify algebraic expressions
Number Sense
Number MeaningsPercent
Find percent one number is of another 1
Problem SolvingProblem Solving Context
Word ProblemsSolve distance/rate/time word problems 1
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
AlgebraCoordinate Graphs
Write an equation of a line when given the graph of the line 1
Computation and OperationsAlgorithms
Integer Addition/SubtractionSubtract integers with like signs 1
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
AlgebraNumber Properties
Use the substitution property of equality 1
Computation and OperationsAlgorithms
Integer Multiplication/DivisionDivide integers with like signs 1
Computation and Operations
AlgorithmsDecimal Multiplication
Find percent one number is of another 1
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
ExpressionsFactor perfect square trinomials 1
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
AlgebraFunctions
1
Identify relations that are functions
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
Equations/InequalitiesSubtract matrices 1
Computation and Operations
AlgorithmsDecimal Multiplication
Find number when percent is known 1
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
Coordinate GraphsWrite an equation for the line of best fit 1
Number Sense
Number MeaningsExponents
Evaluate numbers in scientific notation 1
Number SenseNumber Meanings
ExponentsEvaluate exponential expressions 1
Number Sense
Number MeaningsWhole Numbers
Find prime factors 1
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
Algebraic OperationsSquare binomials 1
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
AlgebraEquations/Inequalities
Solve systems of equations with two unknowns by substitution 1
Patterns, Relations, and AlgebraAlgebra
Algebraic OperationsUse the laws of exponents to multiply 1
Statistics and Probability
Data/StatisticsInterpret Data
Find the range of a data set 1
Statistics and ProbabilityProbability
Possible PermutationsFind the number of possible permutations 1
Total: 49
Test Answer Key
Number Sense: Mental Math: Multiplication: Use the distributive property of multiplication
Question 1:
Look at the algebraic statement below.
4(4 - 4d) = 16 - 4d
When would this statement be true?
Choose One:
always
sometimes
never
impossible to know
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944663008-
12038).
Number Sense: Number Meanings: Percent: Find percent one number is of another
Question 2:
The owner of Brown's Hardware Store ordered 112 large flat screwdrivers. However, the shipment contained only 35 screwdrivers.
What percentage of the order was shipped?
Choose One:
30%
31.25%
33.3%
35%
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067023662-zzny67).
Number Sense: Number Meanings: Exponents: Evaluate exponential expressions
Question 3:
Simplify the expression below.
73 × 32 × 23
Choose One:
756
24,696
27,783
74,088
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1065216043-kxmz46).
Number Sense: Number Meanings: Exponents: Evaluate numbers in scientific notation
Question 4:
Evaluate the expression below.
(5.6 × 109)(8.64 × 104)
Choose One:
4.8384 × 1012
4.8384 × 1013
4.8384 × 1014
4.8384 × 1035
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1066954754-btnh44).
Number Sense: Number Meanings: Whole Numbers: Find prime factors
Question 5:
What are the prime factors of 150?
Choose One:
2, 3, 5
2, 5, 7
3, 5, 7
3, 5, 11
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1065218237-beht44).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Expressions: Factor perfect square trinomials
Question 6:
Factor the expression below.
x2 - 4x + 4
Choose One:
4(x2 - x + 1)
(x - 2)(x + 2)
(x + 2)(x + 2)
(x - 2)(x - 2)
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598100-3978).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Coordinate Graphs: Relate a function and its graph
Question 7:
Which graph shows the linear function with x-intercept = -1 and y-intercept = 2?
Graph A Graph B
Graph C Graph D
Choose One:
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (988136755-thii94).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Coordinate Graphs: Relate a function and its graph
Question 8:
Which graph shows the linear function with x-intercept = 2 and y-intercept = 1?
Graph A Graph B
Graph C Graph D
Choose One:
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (988136755-pvuu89).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Expressions: Combine like terms of higher degree algebraic expressions
Question 9:
Simplify the expression below.
2(5xy3 + 7x2) + 2(3xy - 9x2)
Choose One:
10xy3 - 4x2 + 6xy
10xy3 - 2x2 + 6xy
12x6y4
16xy3 - 4x2
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1063646714-hjnw67).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Functions: Identify relations that are functions
Question 10:
Which of the following relations is also a function?
Choose One:
{(3, 4) (2, 3) (3, 6) (2, 0)}
{(2, -1) (3, 0) (4, 6) (1, -3)}
{(5, 0) (5, 1) (5, 2) (0, 4)}
{(4, 2) (4, -2) (9, 3) (9, -3)}
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598099-3867).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Algebraic Operations: Square binomials
Question 11:
Find the product.
(2x + 4y)2
Choose One:
4x2 + 16y2
4x2 + 8xy + 16y2
4x2 + 16xy + 16y2
4x2 + 64xy + 16y2
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1066595666-xmbp78).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Number Properties: Use the substitution property of equality
Question 12:
Use the Substitution Property of Equality to complete the statement:
If LK + JM = 12 and LK = 2, then ____.
Choose One:
LK + 2 = 12
LK + JM = 12 + 2
2 + JM = 12
LK + JM + 2 = 12
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598334-
4874).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Solve systems of equations with two unknowns by substitution
Question 13:
Solve the system of linear equations below.
y = -2x + 19y = x + 7
Choose One:
x = 4, y = 11
x = -12, y = -5
x = -4, y = 3
x = 8, y = 3
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (957205723-54222).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Coordinate Graphs: Write an equation for the line of best fit
Question 14:
Look at this table.
x y
1 25
2 28
3 27
4 31
5 30
6 34
Which of the following equations represents the line of best fit for the data in the table above?
Choose One:
y = 3x + 22
y = 4x + 10
y = 9
5 x + 23.2
y = 5
9 x + 24.4
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (958098691-55205).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Subtract matrices
Question 15:
Look at the matrices below.
What is the value of B - A?
Choose One:
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (956778286-53938).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Coordinate Graphs: Write an equation of a line when given the graph of the line
Question 16:
Determine the equation of the given line.
Choose One:
y = 3x - 1
y = -3x - 1
y = x - 3
y = 3x - 2
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598099-3900).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Expressions: Use order of operations to simplify algebraic expressions
Question 17:
Simplify this expression.
10b + 9b - (b + 1)
Choose One:
18b - 1
17b
18b
18b + 1
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (956757461-53907).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Expressions: Combine like terms of higher degree algebraic expressions
Question 18:
Simplify the expression below.
4m3n2 - (3m2n3 + 15m) - 8m2n3
Choose One:
-22m8n8
-7m3n2 - 15m
4m3n2 - 11m2n3 - 15m
4m3n2 - 5m2n3 + 15m
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1063409275-dkcw94).
Patterns, Relations, and Algebra: Algebra: Algebraic Operations: Use the laws of exponents to multiply
Question 19:
Look at the expression below.
(2x0)(3x3)What is the simplest form of the expression?
Choose One:
5x3
3x0
6x3
1
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (956848150-
53994).
Problem Solving: Problem Solving Context: Word Problems: Find amount of simple interest
Question 20:
Robert deposited $2,300 in his bank at an interest rate of 3.25% per year.
How much simple interest will Robert earn after 4 years?
Choose One:
$74.75
$299.00
$313.89
$707.69
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067032315-hdky46).
Problem Solving: Problem Solving Context: Word Problems: Find percent of decrease
Question 21:
In 2002, the rainfall in Piedmont County was 5.76 inches. In 2003, the rainfall was 1.44 inches.
By what percentage did the rainfall decrease from 2002 to 2003?
Choose One:
7.5%
50%
75%
133%
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1065471503-wndd39).
Problem Solving: Problem Solving Strategies: Representing Problem Situations: Write equations to represent problem situations
Question 22:
Identify the equation that represents the following situation:
Six times the sum of a number and 4 equals one less than the number.
Choose One:
6n + 4 = n - 1
n + 24 = 1 - n
6(n + 4) = 1 - n
6(n + 4) = n - 1
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598098-3798).
Problem Solving: Problem Solving Context: Word Problems: Solve distance/rate/time word problems
Question 23:
Sam drove 5 miles at an average speed of 45 miles per hour.
How long did it take Sam to drive 5 miles?
Choose One:
5 minutes
6 minutes 40 seconds
7 minutes 30 seconds
9 minutes
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067034145-dtch73).
Problem Solving: Problem Solving Context: Word Problems: Find amount of simple interest
Question 24:
Darren deposited $1,100 at a rate of 1.5% per year.
How much simple interest will Darren earn after 3 years?
Choose One:
$16.50
$45.00
$49.50
$733.33
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067032742-mhhp47).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Decimal Multiplication: Find number when percent is known
Question 25:
Thirty percent of what number is 72?
Choose One:
21.6
102.8
240
2,400
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1066956949-djzp38).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Decimal Multiplication: Find percent one number is of another
Question 26:
What percentage of 330 is 297?
Choose One:
10%
80%
90%
111%
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067023830-xykk98).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Estimate square
roots to the nearest tenth/hundreth
Question 27:
What is the value of to the nearest tenth?
Choose One:
4.4
6.3
6.6
6.7
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1048557502-ckfw78).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Simplify radical expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
Question 28:
Simplify the expression completely.
Choose One:
cannot be simplified
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (961515345-59908).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Estimate square roots to the nearest tenth/hundreth
Question 29:
What is the rounded to the nearest tenth?
Choose One:
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (957723007-54820).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Simplify radical expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
Question 30:
Simplify the expression completely.
Choose One:
16
4
cannot be simplified
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (961515345-59906).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Integer Multiplication/Division: Divide integers with like signs
Question 31:
What is -9 ÷ (-3)?
Choose One:
-3
-1
3
1
3
3
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1068244374-ftdz73).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Simplify radical expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
Question 32:
Simplify the expression completely.
Choose One:
cannot be simplified
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (961515345-59912).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Powers/Roots/Exponents: Simplify radical expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
Question 33:
Simplify the expression completely.
Choose One:
cannot be simplified
2
3
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (961515345-59907).
Computation and Operations: Algorithms: Integer Addition/Subtraction: Subtract integers with like signs
Question 34:
What is 5 - 14?
Choose One:
-19
-9
9
19
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1068240528-wdzh89).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Find the range of a data set
Question 35:
Jo Ellen fishes every day during the summer. This table shows the weight of the largest fish she caught each day of the previous week.
Day Weight
Monday 18
Tuesday 12
Wednesday 23
Thursday 11
Friday 5
Saturday 17
Sunday 20
What is the range of this data?
Choose One:
17
15.14
18
23
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (va-ad-8-math-p2-n1-19).
Statistics and Probability: Probability: Possible Permutations: Find the number of possible permutations
Question 36:
How many different ways can 4 people be seated in a row?
Choose One:
10
16
24
64
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (1067033267-hwcy77).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Find measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode
Question 37:
This table shows the number of people who visited Bull Run Park last week.
Day Number of People
Monday 367
Tuesday 273
Wednesday 369
Thursday 214
Friday 319
Saturday 326
Sunday 284
What is the median of this data?
Choose One:
284
319
326
367
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (977339817-
73398).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Find measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode
Question 38:
This table shows population data for ten South American countries, according to a 1990 census.
CountryPopulation(millions)
Argentina 32
Bolivia 7
Brazil 150
Chile 13
Columbia 33
Ecuador 10
Paraguay 5
Peru 22
Uruguay 3
Venezuela 19
What is the median of this data?
Choose One:
16 million
19 million
22 million
29 million
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (947042340-
37152).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Explore box-and-whisker plots
Question 39:
The results of a math and history test are plotted below.
What were the lowest scores on each of the tests?
Choose One:
45 and 50
40 and 55
45 and 55
65 and 73
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598100-4061).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Find measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode
Question 40:
The stem-and-leaf plot below shows the results of an English test taken by students in Mr. Twig's class.
What was the mean score?
Choose One:
92
86
83
84
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (947042340-37149).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Explore box-and-whisker plots
Question 41:
This graph shows the intensities of hurricanes that formed over the Atlantic Ocean in 2000.
What is the median of this data?
Choose One:
1.0
1.2
2.6
4.0
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (985983858-tdei93).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Find measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode
Question 42:
This data represents Joanne's test scores in her biology class.
85, 76, 89, 94, 83, 70, 81, 86
What is the mean of this data set?
Choose One:
80
81
82
83
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (991847408-wmii57).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Explore box-and-whisker plots
Question 43:
This graph shows the size of the fish, in inches, that Carlin caught on a fishing trip with her uncle.
What is the median of this data?
Choose One:
32 inches
38 inches
44 inches
52 inches
Answer: [b] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (985983858-xreu75).
Statistics and Probability: Data/Statistics: Interpret Data: Explore box-and-whisker plots
Question 44:
Below is a table listing the census results from 1910 - 1990 on the median age of first marriages for women.
Year 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Age 21.6 21.2 21.3 21.5 20.3 20.4 20.8 22 23.9
Which box-and-whisker plot represents this data?
Choose One:
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (947604510-38068).
Communications: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Write equations to represent problem situations
Question 45:
Ms. Ling's history exam contained 20 questions worth a total of 100 points. There were short answer questions worth 3 points each and a few short essay questions worth 11 points each.
Which system of equations correctly represents this situation?
Choose One:
x + y = 203x + 11y = 100
x + y = 1003x + 11y = 20
x + 20 = 100y + 3 = 11
x + y = 1120x + 100y = 3
Answer: [a] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598099-3924).
Communications: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Write equations to represent problem situations
Question 46:
Identify the equation that represents this situation.
Eleven more than twice a number is one less than four times the number.
Choose One:
11 + 2n = 1 - 4n
2n - 11 = 1 - 4n
2n + 11 = 4n - 1
11 + 4n = 2n - 1
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598098-3796).
Communications: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Write equations to represent problem situations
Question 47:
Write an inequality to represent the following situation:
Eight more than a number is at most the product of five and that number.
Choose One:
n + 8 > 5n
8 + n > 5 + n
8 + n < 5/n
n + 8 < 5n
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598098-3803).
Communications: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Write equations to represent problem situations
Question 48:
One number is 251 more than another number. The smaller number is 169. Let n represent the larger number.
Which of these equations shows this situation algebraically?
Choose One:
169 = 251 + n
251 = 169 - n
n = 169 + 251
n = 251 - 169
Answer: [c] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598098-3802).
Communications: Algebra: Equations/Inequalities: Write inequalities to represent problem situations
Question 49:
After addressing 50 envelopes for a charity fund-raiser, a volunteer had fewer than 28 envelopes remaining to address.
Which inequality correctly represents this situation, if x is the total number of envelopes the volunteer needs to address?
Choose One:
50 - x > 28
28 < x - 50
x + 50 > 28
28 > x - 50
Answer: [d] Click here to submit a question, comment, or concern regarding this item (944598098-3781).
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