Math Section 1

You borrow $250 at 5% simple interest per week. If you ended up owing $350,

how long did it take for you to pay back the loan?

• 7 weeks

• 9 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 6 weeks

If $200 is invested at 2.5% APR compounded quarterly (four times per year),

how much is the investment worth at the end of seven years?

• $238.12

• $238.11

• $238.13

• $238.10

At the end of five years, how much will an initial investment of $4000 be worth

if it earns 3.5% APR compounded monthly?

• $4763.77

• $5283.45

• $4783.59

• $8940.65

How much money did I invest initially if at the end of eight years I have $5500 in an account that earned 2.8% APR compounded quarterly?

• $4399.67

• $4587.23

• $3820.34

• $8510.20

What interest rate is necessary for an investment to double in 10 years if it is compounded monthly?

• 0.579294%

• 6.9515%

• 69.5158%

• 5.68379%

I have 16 different shirts, 9 different pairs of pants, 2 pairs of shoes, 3 belts, and 12 ties. Assuming I ignore such factors as “color coordination” and “matching,” how many different outfits can I create?

• 144

• 288

• 864

• 10,368

Eight runners are racing in the 200-meter dash. In how many different sequences could the runners finish the race?

• 16,777,216

• 40,320

• 54,320

• 45,769

Within a given area code, how many different phone numbers are possible? (Assuming 800-xxxx and 911-xxxx numbers are excluded)?

• 7,980,000

• 10,000,000

• 6,800,000

• 9,800,100

The Math Team at your high school has 40 members. How many ways can a President and Vice-President be selected?

• 1580

• 1600

• 1640

• 1560

A preschooler turns over an alphabet puzzle on the floor, scattering letters everywhere. If she picks them up randomly and places them in a line, how many possible arrangements of the letters are there?

• 26!

• 25!

• 403,291,461,126,605,635,585,000,000