Algebra I
Algebra II
Geometry
SAT
Surprise Challenge
100

Write an equation, in slope-intercept form, of a line that passes through the point (6,3)and has a slope of 2/3 ?

y = 2/3x - 1

100

The value of t in the equation 9t -1 = 276 - t is ?

(1)3.5 ; (3)8

(2)19/5 ; (4)4

(4)

100

Which regular polygon would carry onto itself after a rotation of 60° about its center?

hexagon

100

The graph of 7x + 2y = -31 in the -plane has an -intercept at (a,0) and a y-intercept at (0, b), where a and b are constants. What is the value of b/a?

7/2

100

There are 8 cards with the numbers 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7, and 8 written on them. What is the probability that a card drawn randomly has a number that is a multiple of 4?

25% or 1/4 or 0.25

200

Solve the equation for x :

14x = 3(1 + 2x) - 4x

3/4

200

Factor the expression completely:

(x - 1)2 + 5(x - 1) - 6

(x - 2)(x + 5)

200

Line k is represented by the equation 4y + 3 = 7x. What equation represents a line that is perpendicular to line k and passes through the point (-5,2)?

(A)y + 2 = 4/7(x - 5); (C)y + 2 = -4/7(x - 5) 

(B)y - 2 = 4/7(x + 5);(D)y -2 = -4/7(x + 5)

y -2 = -4/7(x + 5)or (D)

200

The cost of renting a carpet cleaner is $52 for the first day and $26 for each additional day. Which of the following functions gives the cost C(d), in dollars, of renting the carpet cleaner for d days, where d is a positive integer?

C (d) = 26d + 26

200

calculate:(1/4)-1 - 81/3 +∣−5∣ 

 

7

300

Students were asked to write a polynomial given the following conditions:

   (1)the degree of the expression is 3 

   (2)the leading coefficient is 2 

   (3)the constant term is 26 

    What expression satisfies all three conditions? 

(1)4x - 6 + 3x2   (3)4 - 6x + 2x3

(2)3x2 - 6x + 4   (4)4x3 + 2x3 - 6

(3)

300

Consider the system of equations below. (x + 1)2 + (y - 4)2 = 9 and x = 2.The x-value and y-value of the solution of the system are:

(1) one rational and one imaginary (3) one rational and one irrational 

(2) both rational  (4) both irrational

(4)

300

Triangle ABC has a right angle at C. If AC = 7.7 and m angle = 24°, what is AB, to the nearest tenth?  

(1)18.9 ; (3)8.4

(2)17.3 ; (4)3.1

(3) or 8.4 

300

Line P is defined by 4y + 8x = 6. Line R is perpendicular to line P in the xy-plane. What is the slope of line R?

0.5 or 1/2


300

 What is m of value?

(x + 2)4 = x4 + mx3 + 24x2 + 32x + 16

8

400

When f(x) = |4x + 2| and g(x) = 3x + 5 are graphed on the same set of axes, for which value of x is f(x) = g(x)?

(1) 1     (3) 3

(2) 2     (4) 14

(3)

400

Given f(x)=2/3x + 6, write the equation of f-1(x).

f-1= 3/2(x - 6)

400

In a right triangle, the acute angles have the relationship cos(5x + 7)° = sin(3x 1 3)°. Which equation is always true?

(A)5x+ 7 = 3x + 3 ; (C) 5x + 7 + 3x + 3 = 180

(B)5x+ 7 + 3x+ 3 = 90 ; (D) 5x + 7 + 3x + 3 + x = 180

(B)

400

The graph of x2 + x + y2 + y = 199/2 in the xy-plane is a circle. What is the length of the circle’s radius?

10

400

There are six cards labeled with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Cards labeled with the numbers 1, 4, and 5 are in player A's hand, and cards labeled with the numbers 2, 3, and 6 are in player B's hand. If each player randomly draws a card, the probability that player A's card has a higher number than player B's is ________.

4/9

500

Determine the product of (2x + 3) and (-6x2 + 5x -1). Express the product in standard form.

-12x3 + 4x2 + 7x - 3

500

 Solve 3.8e1.5t = 16 algebraically for t to the nearest hundredth.

0.96

500

Joan wants to fill an empty 75-liter fish tank with water. She uses a cylindrical bucket with a diameter of 20 cm. Determine and state the maximum number of buckets of water, filled to an exact height of 26cm, Joan can put into the fish tank before it overflows. 

[1000 cm3 = 1 liter]

9 buckets

500

The floor of a ballroom has an area of 600 square meters. An architect creates a scale model of the floor of the ballroom, where the length of each side of the model is 1/10 times the length of the corresponding side of the actual floor of the ballroom. What is the area, in square meters, of the scale model?

6

500

Given the inverse proportional function ( y = -7/x), which of the following statements is correct? ( )

A. The graph of the function lies in the first and third quadrants.
B. y decreases as x increases.
C. The graph of the function lies in the second and fourth quadrants.
D. y increases as x increases.

C

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