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Simplify the expression with radicals given below
2 √50 + 12 √8
A) 14 √58
B) 240
C) 280
D) 98
E) 34 √2
Simplify the expression given below
√27 - √300
A) √-273
B) -7 √3
C) -147
D) 3 - 10√3
E) 7√3
Simplify the expression with radicals given below
- 2 √(16y) + 10 √y
A) 8 √y
B) 8 √-(15y)
C) 8 √(17y)
D) 2 √(16y)
E) 2 √y
Simplify the expression given below
2 √(x + 1) + 3 √(16x + 16)
A) 14 √(x + 1)
B) 5 √(17x + 17)
C) 5
D) √(17x...


Which two lines given by their equations are parallel?
A) x = 2 and y = -2
B) y = 3x + 1 and y = - 3x - 2
C) y = -3x + 100 and y = -3x - 100
D) y = 0 and x = 0
E) y = x and y = -x
Find k so that the lines given by the equations y = 0.5 x and y = - kx + 2 are parallel.
A) 0.5
B) - 0.5
C) 2
D) -2
E) 0
Which of the lines is parallel to the line defined by -3x + 2y = 6?
A) y = -3x - 6
B) y = - (2/3) x - 5
C) y =...


Solve 2 x + y = 5 + 3x for x.
A) x = 5 - y
B) x = y + 5
C) x = y - 5
D) x = - 5 - y
E) x = 5 y
Solve 2 s n = s + n for s.
A) s = 2 - 1 / n
B) s = n(2n - 1)
C) s = n / (2n + 1)
D) s = n
E) s = n / (2n - 1)
Solve (2 + x) / y = x + 1 for y.
A) y = (x + 2) / (1 + x)
B) y = (x + 1) / (2 + x)
C) y = (x + 2) / (x - 1)
D) y = (x - 2) / (x - 1)
E) y = (x + 2) / (1 - x)
Solve n = (6x + 11) / (2x + 3) for x
A) x = (3n + 11) / (6 - 2n)
B)...


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If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is the remaining number?A. ZY – VB. Z/V – 3 – YC. Z/3 – V – YD. 3V- Z – YE. V- Z – Y2. Two cyclists start biking from a trail’s start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches...


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What is the next term in the geometric sequence: 1 , - 4 , 16 , -64 , ...?
A) 128
B) 256
C) - 256
D) 1024
E) - 1024
What is the next term in the geometric sequence: 1 / 2 , - 1 / 4 , 1 / 8 , - 1 / 16 , ...?
A) 1 / 32
B) 1 / 64
C) - 1 / 32
D) - 1 / 64
E) - 2
What is the 7th term in the geometric sequence: - 0.1 , 0.01 , - 0.001 , 0.0001 , ...?
A) 0.00001
B) - 0.00001
C) 0.000001
D) - 0.000001
E) - 0.0000001
What is the 10th...


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What is the slope of the line corresponding to the following linear equation: 6x + 7y + 1 = 0?
A) -6
B) - 6 / 7
C) 6 / 7
D) 7 / 6
E) - 7 / 6
Find the slope "m" and the x-intercept "a" of the line -2x + 4y = 4.
A) m = 2 and a = 4
B) m = - 2 and a = 1
C) m = 1 / 2 and a = 2
D) m = - 1 / 2 and a = - 2
E) m = 1 / 2 and a = - 2
Which of the following lines, given by their equations, passes through the points A(9 , 7) and B(1 , 1)?
A)...


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A(2 , 4) and B(x , 6) are points on a standard coordinate plane. Find x so that point M(6 , 5) is the midpoint of segment AB.
A) 4
B) 10
C) 12
D) - 12
E) - 10
Find a positive value of y so that the distance between points A(3 , 4) and B(0 , y) is equal to 5.
A) 1
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7
E) 8
Find the distance between points A(9 , 7) and B(1 , 1).
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
E) 14
Find the midpoint of the segment defined by points C(4...


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If polynomials P(x) and Q(x) are given by P(x) = 3x2 + 2x - 1 and Q(x) = - x2 - 2x + 5,
then P(x) - Q(x) =
A) 2x2 - 6
B) 4x2 + 4x + 4
C) 3x2 + 4x - 6
D) 4x2 + 4x - 6
E) 4x2 + 4x - 4
Polynomials P(x) and Q(x) are given by P(x) = 2x2 + 3x + 1 and Q(x) = 2 x2 + B x - x + 1 where B is a constant. Find B so that P(x) = Q(x).
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
(2 x - 4)(3 x - 2) =
A) 6x2 -...


Math Mcqs
Solve -2 (x + 5) = 3x - 4 for x.
A) - 6
B) - 5
C) - 5/6
D) - 6/5
E) 6
The solution of the equation - 4(2x - 5) = 10 is
A) greater than 2
B) less than - 3
C) bewteen 4 and 5
D) bewteen - 2 and - 1
E) bewteen 1 and 2
The equation 3(x + 2) = 2(x + 1) + x + 7
A) has one solution
B) has no solution
C) has many solutions
D) has two solutions
E) has three solutions
The equation -4(x + 2) = -4(x + 1) + 2 x + 7
A) has one solution
B)...


Math Mcqs
What is the mean of the data set given below?
10.2 , 10.5 , 10.9 , 10.2 , 10.6 , 10.0
A) 10.1
B) 10.2
C) 10.3
D) 10.4
E) 10.5
Which of the statements, related to the mean, mode and median of the data set given below is true?
12 , 15 , 10 , 19 , 5 , 5
A) the mean is equal to the median
B) the mode is larger than the mean
C) the median is smaller than the mode
D) the above data set has two modes
E) The median of the above data...


Math Mcqs
Simplify the expression
3 2/5 + 1 3/5
A) 4
B) 1
C) 4 2/5
D) 4 3/5
E) 5
Simplify the expression
5 2/3 + 6 3/4
A) 12 5/12
B) 12
C) 11 5/12
D) 11
E) 17/12
Simplify the expression
7 2/3 - 4 1/3
A) 3
B) 4 1/3
C) 3 1/3
D) 1/3
E) 4
Simplify the expression
9 1/4 - 5 3/4
A) 4 1/2
B) 4
C) 2 1/2
D) 3 1/2
E) 4
Simplify the expression
1 1/3 + 2 3/4 - 3
A) 0
B) 1 1/12
C) 3 1/12
D) 2/4
E) 3
Simplify the expression
(1 1/3) · (2...


Math Mcqs
Solve 2 x + y = 5 + 3x for x.
A) x = 5 - y
B) x = y + 5
C) x = y - 5
D) x = - 5 - y
E) x = 5 y
Solve 2 s n = s + n for s.
A) s = 2 - 1 / n
B) s = n(2n - 1)
C) s = n / (2n + 1)
D) s = n
E) s = n / (2n - 1)
Solve (2 + x) / y = x + 1 for y.
A) y = (x + 2) / (1 + x)
B) y = (x + 1) / (2 + x)
C) y = (x + 2) / (x - 1)
D) y = (x - 2) / (x - 1)
E) y = (x + 2) / (1 - x)
Solve n = (6x + 11) / (2x + 3) for x
A) x = (3n + 11) / (6 - 2n)
B)...


Math Mcqs
Which two lines given by their equations are parallel?
A) x = 2 and y = -2
B) y = 3x + 1 and y = - 3x - 2
C) y = -3x + 100 and y = -3x - 100
D) y = 0 and x = 0
E) y = x and y = -x
Find k so that the lines given by the equations y = 0.5 x and y = - kx + 2 are parallel.
A) 0.5
B) - 0.5
C) 2
D) -2
E) 0
Which of the lines is parallel to the line defined by -3x + 2y = 6?
A) y = -3x - 6
B) y = - (2/3) x - 5
C) y =...


Math Mcqs
What is 1/3 of 300?
A) 100
B) 900
C) 1
D) 10
E) 9
If 2/7 of x is equal to 6, then x =
A) 12/7
B) 1/21
C) 84
D) 42
E) 21
What is 15% of 45% of 1.4?
A) 0.945
B) 0.0945
C) 9450
D) 94.5
E) 9.45
What is 2/3 of 1/5 of 12,000?
A) 1.1 10-5
B) 8000
C) 1600
D) 2400
E) 1.6
If x% of 23 is 9.2, then x =
A) 211.6
B) 80
C) 21.16
D) 40
E) 4
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Math Mcqs
What is the value of 2(x3 - y2) + 2(x3 + y2) for x = 2 and y = -4?
A) - 32
B) 32
C) 34
D) -34
E) 35
If x = 3, what is the value of 6 / x + 4x - 20?
A) 6
B) 2
C) - 6
D) 14
E) - 34
The surface area A of a cylindrical container is given by the formula
A = 2 pi r2 + 2 pi r h
where r is the radius, h is the height of the container and h its height and pi is a constant which can be approximeted by 3.14. Which of...


Math Mcqs
If the length L of a rectangle is 3 meters more than twice its width and its perimeter is 300 meters, which of the following equations could be used to find L?
A) 3L + 3 = 300
B) 3L = 300
C) 3L - 3 = 300
D) 2L + 3 = 300
E) 4L = 300
The average of two numbers is 50. Their difference is 40. Write an equation that may be used to find x the smallest of the two numbers.
A) x - 20 = 50
B) 2x + 20 = 50
C) x - 20 = 100
D) x + 20 =...


Math Mcqs
Simplify the expression with radicals given below
2 √50 + 12 √8
A) 14 √58
B) 240
C) 280
D) 98
E) 34 √2
Simplify the expression given below
√27 - √300
A) √-273
B) -7 √3
C) -147
D) 3 - 10√3
E) 7√3
Simplify the expression with radicals given below
- 2 √(16y) + 10 √y
A) 8 √y
B) 8 √-(15y)
C) 8 √(17y)
D) 2 √(16y)
E) 2 √y
Simplify the expression given below
2 √(x + 1) + 3 √(16x + 16)
A) 14 √(x + 1)
B) 5 √(17x + 17)
C) 5
D) √(17x...


Math Mcqs
What are the two solutions to the quadratic equations 2 x2 + 3x - 2 = 0?
A) -2 , 3
B) -2 , -1/2
C) 2 , -1/2
D) -2 , 1/2
E) -1/2 , -2
What is the sum of the two solutions to the quadratic equation (x + 4)(x - 3) = 7
A) -1
B) -2
C) 1
D) 2
E) 3
What is the product of the two solutions to the quadratic equation (x - 2)(x - 6) = -3
A) 12
B) -12
C) 15
D) -3
E) 3
Find all values of m for which the quadratic equation...

