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Practice Set 2: Multiple-Choice Math
Read through the items and choose the order in which you’ll attempt them. When you’re done, compare your decision-making process with ours.

1.    If a2b = 1, then 3a4b2 =

(A) 1
(B) 1.73
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 6
2.    What is the midpoint of the line segment described by (1, 4) and (3, 7)?

(A) (3, 4)
(B) (1, 7)
(C) (4, 11)
(D) (2, 5.5)
(E) (2, 6.2)
3.    Angles a and c are supplementary angles. What is 2(a + c)?

(A) 180º
(B) 360º
(C) 420º
(D) 540º
(E) 600º
4.    What fraction of 45 is 60% of 50?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
5.    Two six-sided dice are rolled, one after the other. The first roll shows an odd number. What is the probability that the second die shows an odd number?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E) 1
6.    If x2 = –1 and , then the least positive integer value of y is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 7
7.    Suppose set S = {2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 13}. Which of the following statements are true of S?

  I. The mean of S is 6.
 II. The median of S is greater than the mode of S.
III. The mean and mode of S are elements of S.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III
8.    Seth works at a museum for $8 an hour and makes $256 a week. He is given a 20% raise. Assuming he works the same number of hours per day, how much more money does he make a week after getting a raise?

(A) $21.00
(B) $36.40
(C) $51.20
(D) $64.30
(E) $88.90
9.    If the equation of a line is y = 2x + 9, what is the equation of the line perpendicular to it that has a y-intercept of 10?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
10.    If x-2 = 25, what is the value of ?

(A) 0
(B) 5
(C) 15
(D) 25
(E) 125



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