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Mathematical Aptitude Test

1. Krisha created four categories to describe different types of newspaper comic strips. She then surveyed 293 high school freshmen to identify the one type of comic strip each     student preferred. The results of her survey are shown in the table below.

COMIC STRIP PREFERENCE

Type of

Number of

Comic Strip    Responses

Political       9

Animal        126

Sports        108

Family        50

Which of the following is losest to the percent of freshmen surveyed who preferred Family comic strips?

A. 3% B. 5%

C. 17% D. 50%

2.  Tathya wants to simplify the expression:

8(3 - y)  + 5(3  - y)
    Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?

A. 39 - y B. 13(3 - y)

C. 40(30 - y) D. 13(6 - 2y)

3. Krisha’s father owns a racecar. The table below lists 5 racecar finishing times for recent practice trials.

TIMES FOR PRACTICE TRIALS

Trial        Time (in seconds)

1            5.09

2            5.10

3            4.95

4            4.91

5            5.05

What is the mean time, in seconds, for the 5 practice trials?

A. 4.95 B. 5.00

C. 5.02 D. 5.12

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Answers

1. C

2. C

3. C