Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which description about the number 225 is correct?
a. | perfect cube | b. | perfect square | c. | both a perfect cube
and a perfect square | d. | neither a perfect cube nor a perfect
square |
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2.
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Express  as a power with a single exponent.
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3.
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Which power is equivalent to  ?
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4.
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What is the value of x in the equation  ?
a. |  | b. | 1 | c. |  | d. | 2 |
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5.
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Which of the following is equivalent to  ?
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6.
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Express  as a power with a rational exponent.
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7.
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The expression –12x2 – 36x written in fully
factored form is
a. | –12(x2 + 3x) | b. | –12(x2 – 3x) | c. | –12x(x + 3) | d. | –6x(2x +
6) |
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8.
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The expression –65x2 – 10x + 10 written in
factored form is
a. | –5(13x2 + 2x – 2) | b. | –5(–13x2 – 2x + 2) | c. | –5(–13x2 + 2x – 2) | d. | –5(13x2 – 2x +
2) |
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Suppose the area of a rectangle is represented by the expression
100x2 – 49. When the expression is fully factored, the factors represent the
dimensions of the rectangle. What expressions represent the dimensions of the rectangle?
a. | 10x + 7 and 10x – 7 | b. | 10x + 7 and
10x + 7 | c. | 10 and 10x2 – 49 | d. | 10x – 7
and 10x – 7 |
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10.
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What expression is equivalent to x2 – 12x +
36?
a. | (x + 6)(x + 6) | b. | (x –
6)2 | c. | (x – 6)(x + 6) | d. | (x +
6)2 |
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11.
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What is the least common multiple of the terms  ,  , and
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12.
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Which pair of integers has a product of –60 and a sum of 4?
a. | –6 and 10 | b. | –6 and –10 | c. | 6 and
10 | d. | 6 and –10 |
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Which statement describes what is happening to the skier as she moves from point
C to D on the graph? 
a. | The skier is increasing speed at a constant rate. | b. | The skier is slowing
down and has stopped. | c. | The skier is travelling at a constant
speed. | d. | The skier has reached her maximum speed. |
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14.
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Which of the following tables of values represent(s) a linear
relation?
a. | C | b. | None of the above. | c. | B | d. | A and D |
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15.
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The cost of a taxi ride is $6.00 plus $0.25 for every 0.5 km. Which graph
represents this relation?
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16.
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State the domain of this function in set notation. 
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17.
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Use the table of values to determine the slope of the relation.
x | y | –6 | –1 | –8 | 2 | –10 | 5 | –12 | 8 | –14 | 11 | –16 | 14 | | |
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Which of the following line segment(s) have a zero slope?
a. | Line segments IJ, GH, and KL | b. | Line segments CD and GH | c. | Line segments EF,
KL, and IJ | d. | Line segment AB |
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What is the equation  in general form?
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20.
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Rewrite the equation  in slope-intercept form.
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21.
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Rewrite the equation  in slope-intercept form.
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22.
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Points A  and B  are on a line with a y-intercept
–10. What is the equation of the line?
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23.
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The equation of the line through the point  with slope –8
is
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24.
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Using the table of values, determine the equation of the line.
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25.
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Determine the ordered pair that solves the linear system  and  .
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Answer the following questions using the information from the scenario
below.
FunNGames Video rents game machines for $16 and video games for $3 each. Big Vid
rents game machines for $12 and video games for $4 each. Let y represent the total rental
cost, in dollars, and let x represent the number of games rented.
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26.
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What are the coordinates of the solution?
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27.
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Using the substitution method, the solution to the linear system y =
–x – 14 and –x + y = 24 is
a. | (0, –14) | b. | (–19, 5) | c. | (–14,
10) | d. | (5, –19) |
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28.
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Determine the solution to the linear system y = 3x – 13 and
y = 5x – 19.
a. | (–3, –4) | b. | (–4, 3) | c. | (3,
4) | d. | (3, –4) |
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29.
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What is the solution to the linear system 10x – 5y = 125 and
–10x – 9y = –55? Use the elimination method.
a. | (–10, –5) | b. | (–10, 5) | c. | (10,
–5) | d. | (10, 5) |
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30.
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Evaluate  , to four decimal places.
a. | 0.6293 | b. | 0.7771 | c. | 0.7273 | d. | 1.2349 |
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31.
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In  , MC = 5 cm and CX = 12 cm. Determine the
tangent ratio of  X, to the nearest thousandth.

a. | 2.400 | b. | 0.923 | c. | 0.417 | d. | 2.600 |
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32.
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In the triangle, QA = 15 cm and tan R = 1.071. What is the length of the
hypotenuse, to the nearest tenth of a centimetre? 
a. | 29.0 cm | b. | 15.0 cm | c. | 14.0
cm | d. | 20.5 cm |
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33.
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In  ,  ,  , and  . Determine the
length of TZ, to the nearest metre.
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34.
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A wheelchair ramp is being built for the entrance to a school. If the ramp makes
an angle of 4° with the ground and has a horizontal length of 7 m, determine the height of the
ramp, to the nearest tenth of a metre.
a. | 0.5 m | b. | 7.0 m | c. | 1.0
m | d. | 4.9 m |
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35.
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Which statement is incorrect?
a. | You can solve for the unknown side in any triangle, if you know the lengths of
the other two sides, by using the Pythagorean theorem. | b. | The hypotenuse is the longest side in a right
triangle. | c. | The Pythagorean theorem applies to all right triangles. | d. | The hypotenuse is
always opposite the 90° angle in a right triangle. |
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36.
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Brian mows lawns in the neighborhood and earns $19.00 per lawn. This week he
mows 4 lawns and also receives $120 during a birthday party. Brian decides to use a maximum of 40% of
his income as spending money. What is the maximum amount of spending money he has for the
week?
a. | $117.60 | b. | $55.60 | c. | $30.40 | d. | $78.40 |
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37.
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Quon works as a hotel greeter in the summer earning $11.75/h. During the week he
works the following hours earns the following in tips:
Monday: 10 h plus $22 in
tips Tuesday: 0 h plus $0 in tips Wednesday: 9 h plus $46 in tips Thursday: 7 h plus $44 in
tips Friday: 11 h plus $8 in tips Saturday: 0 h plus $0 in tips Sunday: 0 h plus $0 in
tips
What is his gross pay for the week?
a. | $434.75 | b. | $554.75 | c. | $591.75 | d. | $314.75 |
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38.
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Mirka receives a pay stub from she job as an athletic trainer. She is paid
weekly. Earnings Statement Employee Name: Smith, Mirka Occupation: Executive
Assistant Period End Date: March 20 Cheque Number: 1274 Earnings | | | | | Deductions | | Description | Hours | Rate | Amount | | Description | Amount | Regular Hours | 40 | 15.25 | 610.00 | | Income Tax | 415.94 | Overtime | 10 | 22.88 | 228.75 | | EI | 33.01 | Overtime | 19 | 30.50 | 579.50 | | CPP | 99.76 | Vacation
Pay | | | 56.73 | | | | Gross Pay | | | 1474.98 | | Total Deductions | 548.71 | | | | | | Net
Pay | ***** | | | | | | | |
Due to a
computer glitch her Net Pay was not shown. What was Mirka’s net pay for the pay
period?
a. | $1966.96 | b. | $2023.69 | c. | $926.27 | d. | $1097.43 |
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Use the pay stub to answer the following questions.
Hunter
receives a pay stub from his job as an executive assistant. He is paid weekly. Due to a computer
glitch some of the calculations were replaced by “ *****”. Earnings
Statement Employee Name: Smith, Hunter Occupation: Writer/Editor Period End Date: March
20 Cheque Number: 1285 Earnings | | | | | Deductions | | Description | Hours | Rate | Amount | | Description | Amount | Regular
Hours | 40 | 19.75 | ***** | | Income Tax | 203.99 | Overtime | 2.5 | 29.63 | ***** | | EI | 14.92 | Overtime | 0 | 39.50 | ***** | | CPP | 44.48 | Vacation
Pay | | | 34.56 | | | | Gross Pay | | | ***** | | Total Deductions | ***** | | | | | | Net
Pay | ***** | | | | | | | |
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How much money did Hunter earn at his regular rate of pay?
a. | $29.63 | b. | $898.64 | c. | $790.00 | d. | $39.50 |
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40.
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How much money was deducted from Hunter’s pay cheque for the pay
period?
a. | $297.95 | b. | $248.47 | c. | $174.43 | d. | $263.39 |
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Short Answer
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1.
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Brian works as a realtor and earns 3.50% commission on a home sale of $767 473.
How much money did he make on the sale?
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2.
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Quon is hired as a data entry clerk and earns $25.00/h with a 7.75 h work day.
The position is unionized with 1.00% deducted for union dues. In addition, income tax of
$29.06, CPP contributions of $9.59, and EI of $3.22. What is Quon’s net pay at the end of the
working day?
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3.
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Evaluate  using prime factorization.
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4.
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Points  and  are on a line. Determine the slope of the
line.
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5.
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Determine the number of solutions for the following linear system by using a
graph.  
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Problem
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1.
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A wheelchair ramp has a height of 0.5 m and a horizontal length of 5 m.
Determine the angle that the ramp makes with the ground, to the nearest degree.
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2.
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Olivia was asked to simplify an expression involving powers. Her solution is
shown. a) Identify the error that Olivia
made. b) Give the correct solution.
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3.
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A rectangular prism has a width of x cm. Its length is 4 cm more than its
width, and its height is 6 cm more than its length. Write an algebraic expression, in simplified
form, for the volume of the prism  .
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4.
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Two angles sum to 90 degrees. One angle is 32 degrees larger than than the
other. What are the two angles?
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