Lindsay grows only roses and tulips in her garden. The ratio of roses to tulips in her garden is 5:6. If there are 242 total flowers in her garden, how many of them are tulips?
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ExplanationThe number of roses, 5x, plus the number of tulips, 6x, is equal to 242 total flowers: 5x + 6x = 242, 11x = 242, x = 22. There are 5(22) = 110 roses and 6(22) = 132 tulips in Lindsay's garden.
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Simulation Sales of the Greenvale and Smithtown Branches of SuperBooks  The graph above shows the sales by month for the Greenvale and Smithtown branches of SuperBooks. From January through May, how much more money did the Smithtown branch gross in sales than the Greenvale branch? A. 4000
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The Greenvale sales, represented by the light bars, for the months of January through May respectively were $22,000, $36,000, $16,000, $12,000, and $36,000, for a total of $122,000. The Smithtown sales, represented by the dark bars, for the months of January through May respectively were $26,000, $32,000, $16,000, $30,000, and $22,000, for a total of $126,000. The Smithtown branch grossed $126,000 ?$122,000 = $4,000 more than the Greenvale branch.
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Simulation Robert is practicing for the long jump competition. His first four jumps measure 12.4 ft, 18.9 ft, 17.3 ft, and 15.3 ft, respectively. If he averages 16.3 feet for his first five jumps, what is the length in feet of his fifth jump? A. 17.6
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If Robert averages16.3 feet for five jumps, then he jumps a total of (16.3)(5)= 81.5 feet. The sum of  Robert's first four jumps is  Therefore, the measure of his fifth jump is equal to
Which of the following statements is always true if p is a rational number? 
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ExplanationNo matter whether p is positive or negative, or whether p is a fraction, whole number, or mixed number, the absolute value of three times any number will always be positive and greater than the absolute value of that number.
In a restaurant, the ratio of four-person booths to two-person booths is 3:5. If 154 people can be seated in the restaurant, how many two-person booths are in the restaurant?
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ExplanationLet 3x equal the number of four-person booths and let 5x equal the number of two-person booths. Each four-person booth holds four people and each two-person booth holds two people. Therefore,  There are (7)(3) = 21 four-person booths and (7)(5) = 35 two person booths.
 In the diagram above, what is the sum of the measures of the angles x, y, and z?
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ExplanationThere are 180 degrees in a line: (x + (supplement of angle x)) + (y + (supplement of angle y)) + (z + (supplement of angle z)) = 540. The supplement of angle x, the supplement of angle y, and the supplement of angle z are the interior angles of a triangle. There are 180 degrees in a triangle, so those supplements sum to 180. Therefore, x + y + z + 180 = 540, and x + y + z = 360.
If set M contains only the positive factors of 8 and set N contains only the positive factors of 16, then the union of sets M and N
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ExplanationSet M contains the positive factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, and 8. Set N contains the positive factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. The union of these sets is equal to all of the elements that are in either set. Since every element in set M is in set N, the union of N and M is the same as set N: {1, 2, 4, 8, 16}.
If y = -x3 + 3x -3, what is the value of y when x= -3?
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ExplanationSubstitute -3 for x and solve for y: 
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Simulation For any whole number x>0, how many elements are in the set that contains only the numbers that are multiples AND factors of x? A. 1
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The largest factor of a positive, whole number is itself, and the smallest multiple of a positive, whole number is itself. Therefore, the set of only the factors and multiples of a positive, whole number contains one element -- the number itself.
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Which of the following is the midpoint of a line with endpoints at (-2,-8) and (8,0)?
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Explanation The midpoint of a line is equal to the average of the x- and y-coordinates of its endpoints. The average of the x-coordinates  The average of the y-coordinates The midpoint of this line is at (3, -4).
Question 12
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Simulation The length of a room is three more than twice the width of the room. The perimeter of the room is 66 feet. What is the length of the room? A. 23
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If x is the width of the room, then 3 + 2x is the length of the room. The perimeter is equal to x + x + (3 + 2x) + (3 + 2x) = 66; 6x + 6 = 66; 6x = 60; x = 10. The length of the room is equal to 2x + 3, 2(10) + 3 = 23 feet.
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The volume of a cylinder is 486 cubic units. If the height of the cylinder is six units, what is the total area of the bases of the cylinder?
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ExplanationThe volume of a cylinder is equal to h, where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is the height of the cylinder. If the height of a cylinder with a volume of 486 cubic units is six units, then the radius is equal to:  A cylinder has two circular bases. The area of a circle is equal to r2, so the total area of the bases of the cylinder is equal to 2r2, or 2(9)2 = 2(81) = 162 square units.
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The area of an isosceles right triangle is 18 cm2. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?
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ExplanationThe area of a triangle is equal to where b is the base of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. The  base and height of an isosceles right triangle are equal in length. Therefore,
Question 15
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Simulation  A. 21
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Both figures contain five angles. Each figure contains three right angles and an angle labeled 105 degrees. Therefore, the corresponding angles in each figure whose measures are not given (angles B and G, respectively) must also be equal, which makes the two figures similar. The lengths of the sides of similar figures are in the same ratio. The length of side FJ is 36 units and the length of its corresponding side, AE, in figure ABCDE is 180 units. Therefore, the ratio of side FJ to side AE is 36:180 or 1:5. The lengths of sides FG and AB are in the same ratio. If the length of side FG is x, then:  The length of side FG is 21 units.
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Simulation In Marie's fish tank, the ratio of guppies to platies is 4:5. She adds nine guppies to her fish tank and the ratio of guppies to platies becomes 5:4. How many guppies are in the fish tank now? A. 25
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If the original ratio of guppies, g, to plates, p, is 4:5, then g =4/5p If nine guppies are added, then the new number of guppies, g + 9, is equal to 5/4p: g+9 = 5/4p.Substitute the value of g in terms of p from the first equation:4/5 p+9 = 5/4p,9 = 9/20p, =p = 20. There are 20 plates in the fish tank and there are now 20(5/4) = 25 guppies in the fish tank. 
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ExplanationWhen a base is raised to a fractional exponent, raise the base to the power given by the numerator and take the root given by the denominator. Raise the base,a, to the bth power, since b is the numerator of the exponent. Then, take theth rooth of that: 
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ExplanationWrite the equation in quadratic form and find its roots: 
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  In the diagram above, side OB side OC. Which of the following is the measure of minor arc BC?
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Explanation Line OB line OC, which means the angles opposite line OB and OC (angles C and B) are congruent. Since angle B = 55 degrees, then angle C = 55 degrees. There are 180 degrees in a triangle, so the measure of angle O is equal to 180 ?(55 + 55) = 180 ?110 = 70 degrees. Angle O is a central angle. The measure of its intercepted arc, minor arc BC, is equal to the measure of angle O, 70 degrees.
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A box contains five blue pens, three black pens, and two red pens. If every time a pen is selected, it is removed from the box, what is the probability of selecting a black pen followed by a blue pen? 
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ExplanationAt the start, there are 5 + 3 + 2 = 10 pens in the box, 3 of which are black. Therefore, the probability of selecting a black pen is 3/10 After the black pen is removed, there are nine pens remaining in the box, five of which are blue. The  probability of selecting a blue pen second is 5/9 To find the probability that both events will happen, multiply the probability of the first event by the probability of the second event:
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The measures of the length, width, and height of a rectangular prism are in the ratio 2:6:5. If the volume of the prism is 1,620 mm3, what is the width of the prism?
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ExplanationThe volume of a prism is equal to lwh, where is the length of the prism, w is the width of the prism, and h is the height of the prism:  The length of the prism is2(3) = 6 mm, the width of the prism is6(3) = 18mm, and the height of the prism is5(3)=15mm.
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The number p is greater than 0, a multiple of 6, and a factor of 180. How many possibilities are there for the value of p?
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ExplanationThe positive factors of 180 (the positive numbers that divide evenly into 180) are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, and 180. Of these numbers, 8 (6, 12, 18, 30, 36, 60, 90, and 180) are multiples of 6.
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 In the diagram above, angle A is congruent to angle BED, and angle C is congruent to angle D. If the ratio of the length of AB to the length of EB is 5:1, and the area of triangle BED = 5 + 10, what is area of triangle ABC?
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Explanation Triangles ABC and BED have two pairs of congruent angles. Therefore, the third pair of angles must be congruent, which makes these triangles similar. If the area of the smaller triangle, BED, is equal to ,  then the area of the larger triangle, ABC, is equal to  or 25 . The area of triangle ABC is 25 times larger than the area of triangle BED. Multiply the area of triangle BED by 25: 25(5a2+ 10) = 125a2+ 250.
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ExplanationThe function f(x) is equal to-1 every time the graph off (x) crosses the line y = -1. The graph off(x)crosses y = -1 twice; therefore, there are two values for which f(x) = -1.
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