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1. If a `b and 1/x + 1/a = 1/b, then x = E
A. 1/b - 1/a
B. b - a
C. 1/ab
D. a - b/ab
E. ab/a - b
2. The graph of which of the following equations is a C
straight line parallel to the graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4
3. An equation of the line that contains the origin and A
the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1
4. An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of E
one- and two-bedroom apartments that rent for $360
and $450 per month, respectively. When all units are
rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the
number of two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
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D. 6
E. 7
5. If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ = D
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. 3/2
E. 2
6. 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) = B
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3)
7. One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to E
right is UTVW. What is the total number of orderings
of these letters from left to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24
8. From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employ- D
ees will be chosen to work on a project. How many
different groups of 3 employees can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
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D. 10
E. 15
9. Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of (B) The author was not
money and had freed him from the necessity of selling obligated to sell his peen
his pen for the political purposes of others. for the political purpos-
es of others BECAUSE HE
Rewrite, beginning with HAD EARNED a sum of
money by writing a best
"The author was not obliged..."
seller.
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning
10. In the modern world, groups of people living thou- (A) In the modern world,
sands of miles apart may still be dependent on each groups of people may live
other politically, culturally, and economically. thousands of miles APART
AND STILL BE DEPENDENT
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE. on each other political-
ly, culturally, and econom-
Your new sentence will include ically
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent
11. JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his room- (C) BECAUSE HE WANTED
mates quiet; but he did not succeed. TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO
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A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep KEEP his roommates qui-
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep et; but he did not succeed.
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep
12. PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phono- (A) PREDICTIONS TWEN-
graph record was about to become obsolete have TY YEARS AGO that the
proven to be true. phonograph record was
about to become obsolete
A) Predictions twenty years ago that have proven to be true.
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago
13. WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE (C) Moving out of an
THE CONTRACT EXPIRES, THIS is an example apartment before the con-
of breaking a lease. tract expires is an example
of breaking a lease
A) When you move out of an apartment before the
contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract
expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract
expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before
the contract expires
14. KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED (A) KNOCKED TO HIS
as if he were in pain. KNEES, THE QUARTER-
BACK LOOKED as if he
A) Knocked to his knees, the quarterback looked were in pain
B) The quarterback was knocked to his knees, looked
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1. If a `b and 1/x + 1/a = 1/b, then x = E
A. 1/b - 1/a
B. b - a
C. 1/ab
D. a - b/ab
E. ab/a - b
2. The graph of which of the following equations is a C
straight line parallel to the graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4
3. An equation of the line that contains the origin and A
the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1
4. An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of E
one- and two-bedroom apartments that rent for $360
and $450 per month, respectively. When all units are
rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the
number of two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
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D. 6
E. 7
5. If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ = D
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. 3/2
E. 2
6. 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) = B
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3)
7. One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to E
right is UTVW. What is the total number of orderings
of these letters from left to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24
8. From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employ- D
ees will be chosen to work on a project. How many
different groups of 3 employees can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
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D. 10
E. 15
9. Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of (B) The author was not
money and had freed him from the necessity of selling obligated to sell his peen
his pen for the political purposes of others. for the political purpos-
es of others BECAUSE HE
Rewrite, beginning with HAD EARNED a sum of
money by writing a best
"The author was not obliged..."
seller.
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning
10. In the modern world, groups of people living thou- (A) In the modern world,
sands of miles apart may still be dependent on each groups of people may live
other politically, culturally, and economically. thousands of miles APART
AND STILL BE DEPENDENT
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE. on each other political-
ly, culturally, and econom-
Your new sentence will include ically
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent
11. JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his room- (C) BECAUSE HE WANTED
mates quiet; but he did not succeed. TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO
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A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep KEEP his roommates qui-
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep et; but he did not succeed.
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep
12. PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phono- (A) PREDICTIONS TWEN-
graph record was about to become obsolete have TY YEARS AGO that the
proven to be true. phonograph record was
about to become obsolete
A) Predictions twenty years ago that have proven to be true.
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago
13. WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE (C) Moving out of an
THE CONTRACT EXPIRES, THIS is an example apartment before the con-
of breaking a lease. tract expires is an example
of breaking a lease
A) When you move out of an apartment before the
contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract
expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract
expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before
the contract expires
14. KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED (A) KNOCKED TO HIS
as if he were in pain. KNEES, THE QUARTER-
BACK LOOKED as if he
A) Knocked to his knees, the quarterback looked were in pain
B) The quarterback was knocked to his knees, looked
