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1. As rate of doing work is three times that of B. On a given day A and B work together for
4 hours; then B is called away and A finishes the rest of the job in 2 hours. How long
would it take B to do the complete job alone? 22 hours
a. 20 hours
b. 21 hours
c. 22 hours
d. 23 hours
2. A man is paid $18 for each day he works and forfeits $3 for each day he is idle. If at the
end of 40 days he nets $531, how many days was he idle? 9 days
a. 9 days
b. 10 days
c. 11 days
d. 12 days
3. Write the equation of the line through (4, 6) that is perpendicular to the line 2x - y = 8. x
+ 2y = 16
a. 2x + y = 16
b. x + 2y = 16
c. x + 2y = 6
d. 2x + y = 6
4. Write the equation of the line through ( -5, 6) that is parallel to the line 3x - 4y = 5. 3x - 4y
= -39.
a. 3x 4y = -39
b. 3x 4y = -36
c. 3x 4y = -33
d. 3x 4y = -30
5. A and B working together can do a given job in 4 days, B and C together can do the job
in 3 days, and A and C together can do it in 2.4 days. In how many days can each do the
job working alone? a = 6 , b = 12, c = 4
a. 4, 6, 12
b. 12, 4, 6
c. 6, 12, 4
d. none
6. (1) 2x y + z = 3, (2) x + 3y 2z = 11, (3) 3x 2y + 4z = 1. Solve for the system of
equation. (3,2, - 1
a. 3, 2, -1
b. -3, 2, 1
c. 3, -2, 1
d. none
7. If the numerator of a certain fraction is increased by 2 and the denominator is increased
by 1, the resulting fraction equals . If, however, the numerator is increased by 1 and the
denominator decreased by 2, the resulting fraction equals 315. Find the fraction. 2/7
5
3
2
1
a.
b.
c.
d.
7
7
7
7
8. When three times a certain number is added to twice its reciprocal, the result is 5. Find
the number. x = 1, 2/3
2
2
2
2
a. 1,
b. 0,
c. 2,
d. -1,
3
3
3
3
9. A picture frame of uniform width has outer dimensions 12 in. by 15 in. Find the width of
the frame if 88 square inches of picture shows 2
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8
10. Write the equation of the parabola with the given characteristics : vertex (-1, -3) and
focus (-3, -3) (y + 3)2 = -8(x+1)
a. (x + 3) 2 = -8(y + 1)
2

b. (y - 3)2 = -8(x - 1)

c. (y - 3)2 = -8(x + 1)

d. (y +3)2 = -8(x + 1)

11. 9x - 16y +90x + 64y + 17 = 0, determine the center. -5,2

a. -2, 5
b. 2, 5
c. -5, 2
d. none
12. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 ft long and the area of the triangle is 180 ft2. Find
the lengths of the two legs. 9 and 40ft.
a. 9, 40
b. 10, 36
c. 4, 90
d. 3, 120
4
2
13. Find the four roots of x + 2x + 1 = 0 i , i , - i , -i.
a. 1
b. i
c. both a and b
d. none
14. Find three numbers in an arithmetic sequence whose sum is 21 and whose product is 280.
a. -4, 10, -7
b. -10, 7, -4
c. 4, 7, 10
d. none
15. The first term of a geometric sequence is 160 and the common ratio is 3/2. How many
consecutive terms must be taken to give a sum of 2110? 5
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
16. A boy agrees to work at the rate of one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four
cents the third day, eight cents the fourth day, etc. How much would he receive at the end
of 12 days? $40.95
a. $40.85
b. $40.95
c. $41.15
d. $41.35
17. How many different sets of 4 students can be chosen out of 17 qualified students to
represent a school in a mathematics contest? 2380 sets
a. 2340
b. 2360
c. 2380
d. 2400
18. How many parallelograms are formed by a set of 4 parallel lines intersecting another set
of 7 parallel lines? 126
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a. 126
b. 128
c. 130
d. 132
19. At a meeting, after everyone had shaken hands once with everyone else, it was found that
45 handshakes were exchanged. How many were at the meeting? 10
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
20. Sixth term of (x + y)15. 3003x10y5
a. 3003 x 5y10
b. 1001 x5y10
c. 3003x 10y5
d. 1001 x10y5
1
21. Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (x 2 - )9 7th term
x
th
th
th
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9th
22. What is the probability of getting at least 1 one in 2 throws of a die? 11/36.
5
11
1
13
a.
b.
c.
d.
18
36
3
36
23. Three cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards.Determine the probability that all are aces.
2
3
1
4
a.
b.
c.
d.
5525
5525
5525
5525
4
2
24. The probability that A can solve a given problem is , that B can solve it is , and that
5
3
3
C can solve it is . If all three try, compute the probability that the problem will be
7
solved. 101/105
101
102
103
104
a.
b.
c.
d.
105
105
105
105
25. What is the probability of getting a 9 exactly once in 3 throws with a pair of dice? 64/243
128
64
32
16
a.
b.
c.
d.
243
243
243
243
cos x
26. Simplify tan x +
sec x
1 sin x
a. tan x
b. csc x
c. sec x
d. cos x
27. Find the maximum value of 4 cos x + 3 sin x on the interval 0 < x < 2. 5
a. 0
b. 5
c. 10
d. 2
28. A ladder leans against the side of a building with its foot 12 ft from the building. How far
from the ground is the top of the ladder and how long is the ladder if i t makes an angle of
70 degrees with the ground? 35 ft
a. 25
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35
29. Find the perimeter of an isosceles triangle whose base is 40 cm and whose base angle is
70 degrees. 157 cm
a. 157
b. 158
c. 159
d. 160
30. A ship is sailing due east when a light is observed bearing N62'10'E. After the ship has
traveled 2250 m, the light bears N48'25'E. If the course is continued, how close will the
ship approach the light? 2934 m
a. 2943
b. 3294
c. 2934
d. 2349
31. A man wishes to raise a 300 -lb weight to the top of a wall 20 m high by dragging it up an
incline. What is the length of the shortest inclined plane he can use if his pulling strength
is 140 lbs? 43 m
a. 42
b. 43
c. 44
d. 45
32. sec x - 1 = tan x. 0
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. none

33. Arccos x + Arctan x =

2
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. none
4
34. Arctan x + Arctan (1 - x) = Arctan
3
1
1
1
1
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
4
8
16
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35. Find the dimensions of the right circular cone of min imum volume V that can be
circumscribed about a sphere of radius 8 in. h= 32, x = 8sqrt(5)
a. 32, 8 5
b. 16, 16 5
c. 8, 32 5
d. 4, 64 5
36. The product of two positive numbers is 16. Find the numbers if their sum is least. 4, 4
a. 2, 8
b. 16, 1
c. -4, -4
d. 4, 4
37. A company offers the following schedule of charges: $30 per thousand for orders of
50,000 or less, with the charge per thousand decreased by 37.5% for each thousand above
50,000. Find the order size that makes the company's receipts a maximum. 65T
a. 60,000
b. 65,000
c. 70,000
d. 75,000
38. A sheet of paper for a poster is to be 18 ft 2 in area. The margins at the top and bottom are
to be 9 in wide, and at the sides 6 in. What should be the dimensions of the sheet to
maximize the printed area? 2sqrt(3), 3sqrt(3)
d. none
a. 2 3 , 3 3
b. 2 3 , 2 3
c. 2 3 , 3
39. A rectangular trough is 8 ft long, 2 ft across the top, and 4 ft deep. If water flows in at a
rate of 2 ft 3/min, how fast is the surface rising wh en the water is 1 ft deep? 1/8 ft/min.
1
1
1
1
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
4
8
16
40. Find the volume generated by revolving the given plane area about the given line, using
the disc method: Within = 2 2, = 0, x = 0, x = 5; about x axis. 25
a. 2000pi
b. 2500pi
c. 3000pi
d. 3500pi

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