Test Prep

2. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes per hour, or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required? A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25 E. 30

a

4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of the same metal weigh if its sides are twice as long? A. 48 B. 32 C. 24 D. 18 E. 12

a

Platitude

a trite saying; banality

12. (7x-3)(-9x-2) =? a. -63x2+ 13x +6 b. -2x2-3x-5 c. -2x2-3x-5

a.

13. Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second years than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year. a. 16 b. 17.5 c. 20.5 d. 22 e. 35

a.

6. If f(x) = │(x² - 50)│, what is the value of f(-5) ? A. 75 B. 25 C. 0 D. -25 E. -7

b

1. If sinx= 1/5 and cos x= 3/5, then tan x=?

b. 1/3

Terse

brief, almost to the point of rudness

3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to 190 inclusive? A. 90 B. 95 C. 100 D. 105 E. 110

c

5. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking French, 22 are taking German. Of the students taking French or German, 9 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course? A. 6 B. 15 C. 24 D. 33 E. 54

c

9. After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height of its previous bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125 inches. How high (in inches) will it reach after its fourth bounce? A. 20 B. 15 C. 8 D. 5 E. 3.2

c

15. In quadrilateral PQRS below, sides PS and QR are parallel for what value of x ? a. 158 b. 132 c. 120 d. 110 e. 70

d

2. If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in one hour? A. 30 B. 300 C. 720 D. 1800 E. 18000

e

3. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps? A. 5 : 1 B. 10 : 5 C. 15 : 2 D. 20 : 2 E. 25 : 2

e

Quiescent

inactive or still

Cliché

overused expression

Taciturn

quiet and reserved

Pithy

to the point

Banal

unoriginal

Concise

using few words to express oneself

Prosaic

very boring, drawn out

Lackluster

without brilliance or originality

Vapid

without zester of flavor

14. In the figure below, ray EF was constructed starting from rays ED and EG. By using compass, D and G were marked equidistant from E on rays ED and EG. The compass was then used to locate a point F, distinct from E, so that F is equidistant from D and G. For all constructions defined by the above steps, the measures of angle DEF and angle GEF: a. Are equal b. Are NOT equal c. Sum to 30degrees d. Sum to 45 degrees e. Sum to 60 degrees

a