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Practice Calculus Readiness Test
Instructions:
• Read each problem carefully. Then work the problem on a separate sheet
of paper and click on the box next to the correct choice. If you change your
mind, just click on a different choice.
• Use the navigational buttons at the bottom of each page to go to the next
or previous page.
• A calculator is not required for any questions on this test.
• This practice test consists of 25 problems. Click on “Begin Quiz”, then
begin.
1. Money in a bank triples every 8 years. If $100 is deposited today, what
will its value be after 32 years?
$8, 500 $8, 100 $1, 600 $400
2. The y-coordinate of the point of intersection of the graph of
−x + 4y = −50 and x + y = 20 is
6 0 −14 −6
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3. The rectangular box shown below has a square base and a closed top.
The height is twice the length of one side of the base. Its surface area
in terms of x is
20x 8x + 2x2 10x2 6x
4. If 213 is approximately equal to 8000, then, of the following, which best
approximates 226 ?
640, 000 6, 400, 000 64, 000, 000 800013
5. 2−5 · 642/3 =
1 1
512 512 1 2
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6. If f is a function whose graph is the parabola sketched below then
f (x) < 0 whenever
x < 1 or x > 3 x<1
x>3 1<x<3
7. If log2 (x − 6) = 6 then x =
6
70 64 58 log2 6 +6
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8. A function f is even if f (−x) = f (x) for each x in the domain of f . Of
the following, which best represents the graph of an even function?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(2x − 3)(x + 5)
9. If = 0 then x =
x−7
5, 7, − 23 5 or 32 −5, 7, or 3
2 −5 or 3
2
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Practice Calculus Readiness Test
Instructions:
• Read each problem carefully. Then work the problem on a separate sheet
of paper and click on the box next to the correct choice. If you change your
mind, just click on a different choice.
• Use the navigational buttons at the bottom of each page to go to the next
or previous page.
• A calculator is not required for any questions on this test.
• This practice test consists of 25 problems. Click on “Begin Quiz”, then
begin.
1. Money in a bank triples every 8 years. If $100 is deposited today, what
will its value be after 32 years?
$8, 500 $8, 100 $1, 600 $400
2. The y-coordinate of the point of intersection of the graph of
−x + 4y = −50 and x + y = 20 is
6 0 −14 −6
JJ II J I Back J Doc Doc I
, 2
3. The rectangular box shown below has a square base and a closed top.
The height is twice the length of one side of the base. Its surface area
in terms of x is
20x 8x + 2x2 10x2 6x
4. If 213 is approximately equal to 8000, then, of the following, which best
approximates 226 ?
640, 000 6, 400, 000 64, 000, 000 800013
5. 2−5 · 642/3 =
1 1
512 512 1 2
JJ II J I Back J Doc Doc I
, 3
6. If f is a function whose graph is the parabola sketched below then
f (x) < 0 whenever
x < 1 or x > 3 x<1
x>3 1<x<3
7. If log2 (x − 6) = 6 then x =
6
70 64 58 log2 6 +6
JJ II J I Back J Doc Doc I
, 4
8. A function f is even if f (−x) = f (x) for each x in the domain of f . Of
the following, which best represents the graph of an even function?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(2x − 3)(x + 5)
9. If = 0 then x =
x−7
5, 7, − 23 5 or 32 −5, 7, or 3
2 −5 or 3
2
JJ II J I Back J Doc Doc I
