Sample Questions - Mathematics

If there are 2.2 pounds in 1 kilogram, how many pounds are there in x kilograms?

• x/2.2

• 2.2x

• 2.2 + x

• 2.2/x

The bar graph above shows the number of customers who shopped at a store Monday through Thursday of one week. If the number of customers on Friday was a one-fifth increase from the number of customers on Thursday, how many customers shopped at the store on Friday?

• 480

• 500

• 525

• 600

Last year, a bakery sold w loaves of bread. This year, the bakery sold three more than twice the number of loaves of bread sold last year. If next year the bakery plans on selling twice the number of loaves of bread sold this year, how many loaves of bread does the bakery expect to sell next year?

• 2w

• 2w + 3

• 4w + 3

• 4w + 6

If 7p - 4 = 8, what is the value of p?

• 4/7

• 7/12

• 12/7

• 7/4

Running at an average rate of 6 miles per hour, how many minutes would it take Kyle to run 3 miles?

• 18

• 30

• 40

• 45

The dot plot above identifies the number of pets living with each of 20 families in an apartment building. What fraction of the families have more than two pets?

• 3/20

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 9/20

The formula for the volume of the right circular cylinder shown is V = πr²h. If r = 2b and h = 5b + 3, what is the volume of the cylinder in terms of b?

• 10πb² + 6πb

• 20πb³ + 12πb²

• 20πb³ + 12πb²

• 50πb³ + 20πb² + 90πb

• $3.25

• $5.25

• $7.75

• $17.25

If 5c - 2 = 3c, then 24c =

• 6

• 8

• 16

• 24

In the xy-plane, the slope of the line y = mx - 4 is less than the slope of the line y = x - 4. Which of the following must be true about m?

• m = -1

• m = 1

• m < 1

• m > 1