Math w/ Calc
Steve ran a 12-mile race at an average speed of 8 miles per hour. If Adam ran the same race at an average speed of 6 miles per hour, how many minutes longer did Adam take to complete the race than did Steve?
A) 32
B) 12
C) 16
D) 30
D) 30
If ab=4, and 3b=2, what is the value of a?
8
The author wants to use irony in order to communicate disapproval of the bad weather. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
According to the weather station, we should expect rain, hail, and an assortment of small pets to descend from the sky later this afternoon. Well, isn’t that just a lovely forecast.
A) NO CHANGE
B) rocky
C) unpromising
D) fragil
A) NO CHANGE
Define Ballparking
Helps avoids making careless mistakes and eliminating very wrong answers.
Do not sleep for 12 hours if you aren't use to it. Try to get 8 hours.
A total of 140,000 votes were cast for two candidates, Skinner and Whitehouse. If Skinner won by a ratio of 4 to 3, how many votes were cast for Whitehouse? (pg. 296)
A) 30,000
B) 40,000
C) 60,000
D) 80,000
C) 60,000
If 4x+2y=24 and (7y)/(2x)=7, what is the value of x?
3
Writing have been invented in Sumer around 3200 B.C., marking the beginning of recorded history.
A) NO CHANGE
B) was
C) were being
D) are
B) was
What should you not give/do on the essay?
Give your opinion, memorize examples from history or literature, or have previous experience with the text.
Pythagorean Triplets
3-4-5 and 5-12-13
Of all the houses in a certain neighborhood, 80% have garages. Of those houses with garages, 60% have two-car garages. If there are 56 houses with garages that are not two-car garages, how many houses are there in the neighborhood?
A) 93
B) 117
C) 156
D) 175
D) 175 (pg. 299)
Let the function f be defined such that f(x)=x3-c, where c is a constant. If f(-2)=6, what is the value of c?
A) -2
B) 2
C) 0
D) -4
A) -2
Ben and his peers loved astronomy class because of there frequent field trips to the campus observatory.
A) NO CHANGE
B) their
C) they're
D) its
B) their
S-Speaker
O-Occasion
A-Audience
P-Purpose
S-Subject
Your Reading Score on the Essay will be based on your…
On Tuesday, a watchmaker made 4 more watches than he made during the previous day. If he made 16% more watches on Tuesday than on Monday, how many watches did he make on Tuesday?
A) 20
B) 21
C) 25
D) 29
A) 20
The graph of line l in the xy-plane passes through the points (2,5) and (4,11). The graph of line m has a slope of -2 and an x-intercept of 2. If point (x,y) is the point of intersection of lines l and m, what is the value of y?
A) 3/5
B) 4/5
C) 1
D) 2
D) 2
Chi-Ray sampled lemon-infused olive oil, truffle-flavored vinegar, and a tea made from flowers.
A) NO CHANGE
B) oil;
C) oil:
D) oil
A) NO CHANGE
What is my favorite Colonial man?
WILLIAM PENN, SUCH A GR8 GUY
STOP Punctuation
Period, Semi-Colon, Commas+FANBOYS, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark
(x-2)2+(y+5)2=36
If a circle in the xy-planes has the equation above, which of the following does NOT lie on the exterior of the circle?
A) (2,1)
B) (2,5)
C) (5,2)
D) (-1,1)
A) (2,1)
xa3+ya2+za=0
In the equation above x, y, and z constants. If the equation has roots -6,0, and 4, which of the following is a factor of it?
A) a-2
B) a+4
C) a-6
D) a+6
A) a+6
Like humans, similar traits in monkeys spend more time together.
A) NO CHANGE
B) monkey's with similar traits
C) similar monkey traits
D) traits that are similar in monkeys
B) monkey's with similar traits
Vertical Line Test
Draw a line where the punctuation changes. This allowed you to see if the idea is complete or not.
What should you bring to the test tomorrow?
-Admissions Ticket
-2 pencils (not mechanical)
-Brain Food (BANANA)
-A watch
-Take your idea