Bunker Hill Community College

Mathematics

Solve the following problems and choose your answer from the alternatives given.

1. All of the following are ways to write 1 percent of N, except
a.) 0.01N
b.) 1/100 N
c.) 10/1000 N
d.) 1N

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2. Which of the following is closest to √5?
a.) 2
b.) 3
c.) 4
d.) 7

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3. Three people who work full time are to work together on a project, but their total time on the project is to be equivalent to that of only one person working full time. If one of the people is budgeted for 1/2 of his time to the project and a second person for 1/3 of her time, what part of the third worker’s time should be budgeted to this project?
a.) 1/3
b.) 1/4
c.) 1/6
d.) 1/8

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Elementary Algebra Questions

Solve the following problems and choose your answer from the alternatives given.

4. If a number is divided by 4 and then 3 is subtracted, the result is 0. What is the number?
a.) 12
b.) 4
c.) 3
d.) 2

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5. 16x – 8 =
a.) 8x
b.) 8(2x – x)
c.) 8(2x – 1)
d.) 8(2x – 8)

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6. If x2 + x – 6 = 0, then x is:
a.) –2 or 3
b.) –1 or 6
c.) 1 or –6
d.) 2 or –3

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College-Level Mathematics Questions

Solve the following problems and choose your answer from the alternatives given.

7. If f(x) = x4 – x + 2, then f(–x) =
a.) x4 – x
b.) x4 – x + 2
c.) x4 + x + 2
d.) x4 + x – 2
e.) x4 + x

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8. The equation x2 – 2√2 x + 3 = 0 has as its roots
a.) √5 – 1, –√5 – 1
b.) √5 – i, √5 + i
c.) √5 – i, √5 + 1
d.) √2 – i, √2 – i
e.) √2 + i, √2 – i

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9. In triangle ABC, a = 12, b = 16, and sinB = B. What is the measure of angle A in degrees?
a.) 30°
b.) 45°
c.) 60°
d.) 90°

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10. If the 1st and 3rd terms of a geometric sequence are 3 and 27, respectively, then the 2nd term could be:
a.) 6
b.) 9
c.) 12
d.) 15
e.) 18

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