Math 090 Practice Test

Stopwatch This is a practice test. On the actual test you will have 30 minutes to complete 35 questions. This means you need to average about 50 seconds per problem. This test has 30 questions. Therefore, you need to complete this test in 26 minutes. A stopwatch has been provided. The stopwatch will provide two warnings. The first warning will appear at the 26 minute mark. The second warning will appear if you go more than 20 minutes over the limit.
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1.  If the average (arithmetic mean) of : X + 2, X + 3 and X + 10 is 14, what is the value of X?
 

2.  Graph: 6X - 2Y = 8
 
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 B. 

 

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3.  The graph below shows Manor’s enrollment for the last 4 years. In 1997, 2/5 of the students were enrolled in the VT program. How many students were enrolled in VT?
 

4.  is the value of (6ght5)0

5.   Solve for X:     8X + 7 < 45
 
A.  x < 19 ∕ 4   B.  x < 13 ∕ 2   C.  x < -19 ∕ 4   D.  x > - 19 ∕ 4  


6.   Solve and graph: 8 > 2x - 4
 
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7.   John has "y" bills and coins in his pocket. If he has 9 bills, how many coins does he have? Write an expression to represent the number of coins.

8.  If 2 pounds of butter make 15 dozen cookies, how many pounds will you need to make 18 dozen cookies?
 
A.  .4167   B.  2.4   C.  4.167   D.  7.5  


9.  Which inequality matches the graph below:

 
A.  -2 < X < 5   B.  -2 < X < 5   C.  -2 > X > 5   D.  -2 > X > 5  


10.  (X + 5B)2=
 
A. X2 - 10BX + 25B2   B.  X2 + 10B + 25B2  C.  X2 + 10BX + 25B2  D.  X2 + 25B2 


11.   Does (0,3) lie on the line 3X - Y = 6?

12.   |-7| - |-9|

13.  Factor: X5 + 2X3 + X =
 
A.  X3(X2+2X+1)  B.  2X(X4+X2)   C.  X(X4+2X2)   D.  X(X4+2X2+1)  


14.   If the volume of a box is 36 cubic inches, and the width is 3 inches, and the height is 3 inches, what is the length?

15.   If it snowed in Vermont for 12 days in December, and there was a total accumulation of 62 inches for those 12 days, what is the average daily snowfall for the days it snowed?
 
A.  6 ∕ 31   B.  4 1∕6   C.  5 1∕6   D.  50  


16.   (3X3Y2)(-X4)(Y6)
 
A.  -3X12Y12  B.  3X12Y12   C.  -3X7Y8   D.  3X7Y8  


17.  If ham costs 6 dollars per pound, how many pounds can be bought for y dollars?
 
A.  6 - Y   B.  Y - 6   C.  6 ∕ Y   D.  Y ∕ 6  


18.   √50
 
A.  5 √2   B.  10 √5   C.  5 √10   D.  10 √5  


19.   R - 3( R - 5) =

20.   175 + 12

21.   Write a statement to represent "20 is 10 more than R"

22.   Solve 8X > 3X + 75
 
A.  x > 75 ∕ 11   B.  x < 75 ∕ 11   C.  x > 15   D.  x < 15  


23.   If W + 20 = 7 - 12W, then W =

24.   5 + 5 * 2 - 8

25.   -4/5 (40) (-3) (-2)

26.  If 4X - 2 = 8, then X =
 
A.  3 ∕ 2   B.  5 ∕ 2   C.  4   D.  6  


27.  15 - (-35) =

28.  36F - 6 - 9F + 15=

29.  If V = 9, then (V - 2)2

30.  -65 + (-7) =