EQAO Practice

The following is the formula for the area of a circle:   A = πr²   If the radius of a circle is 1.25 cm, which of the following is closest to its area?  

•  15.4 cm²
•  7.9 cm² 
•  4.9 cm² 
•   3.9 cm²

A cellphone company offers four choices for purchasing talk time.   Which of the following has the lowest cost per minute?  

• 200 minutes for $24.50
• 550 minutes for $68.00
• 700 minutes for $80.25
• 850 minutes for $99.50

What is the value of x in the equation     –4(2x – 1) = 36?    

•            –4
• -35/8
• -37/8
•            –5

Share the Profits Three partners, Luc, Deborah and Melanie, share the profits of a business in the ratio 2:3:7 respectively. The profit for this year is $176 496. Determine the share of the profit of Melanie.

• $69 186
• $102 956
• $ 2101.14
• $ 76496

The equation of a line is 5x – 2y + 10 = 0.   Which of the following expresses this equation in the form y = mx + b?

• y =  5/2x+ 5
• y=5/2x+10
• y=-5/2x+5
• y=-5/2x+10

Gertrude sells shoes.   Her total pay each week is made up of a base salary and a commission of 15% of her sales that week.   One week, her total pay is $167.50 and she has $850 in sales.   Which equation below represents the relationship between her total pay, P, each week and sales, s?

• P = 15s
• P = 40 + 0.15s 
•    P = 850 + 0.15s
• P = 167.50 + 0.15s

What is the value of P in the equation below when r = −7?   P = 4 − 2r 

• -14
• -10
• 14
• 18

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, −6)?

• -11
• -3
• -1/3
• -1/11

A line has a y-intercept of 4 and a slope of –3.   Which equation represents this line?

• y=4x+3
• y=4x-3
• y=4+3x
• y=4-3x

the value of 279² -278² is

• 553

• 554

• 555

• 557