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1

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Predgjudice

Judgment

Afterthought

Perjury

Explanation

This is a simple case of standardized spelling knowledge. The correct spelling of “prejudice,” which means an opinion about something held without good reason or actual experience.

2

What is the likelihood, expressed as a percentage, of rolling 2 straight 2s using one 6-sided dice?

3%

5%

17%

8.5%

Explanation

The likelihood of rolling any given number on a 6-sided dice is 16.6%, to get the likelihood of that even happening twice in a row, simply multiply 16.6% by itself, to get 2.7%, rounded up to 3%

3

and .

If , then evaluate .

Explanation

If , then can be determined from the equation

first by substituting 18 for :

then by dividing both sides by 18 to isolate the :

Now, in the other equation, substitute 4 for :

Divide both sides by 4 to isolate the :

,

the correct choice.

4

What is the likelihood, expressed as a percentage, of rolling 2 straight 2s using one 6-sided dice?

3%

5%

17%

8.5%

Explanation

The likelihood of rolling any given number on a 6-sided dice is 16.6%, to get the likelihood of that even happening twice in a row, simply multiply 16.6% by itself, to get 2.7%, rounded up to 3%

5

Which of the given statements about finding the perimeter of a triangle is accurate?

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the sum of all of its sides

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the product of all of its sides

The perimeter of a standard triangle is not measurable

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the sum of two of its sides

Explanation

This is a basic, clear geometric rule that all students must know: for a standard triangle the sum of the sides is equal to the perimeter. No other answer was acceptable.

6

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Predgjudice

Judgment

Afterthought

Perjury

Explanation

This is a simple case of standardized spelling knowledge. The correct spelling of “prejudice,” which means an opinion about something held without good reason or actual experience.

7

How many elements are in ?

Explanation

denotes the intersection of and , the set of all elements the two sets have in common. These elements are underlined below:

is a set with three elements.

8

and .

If , then evaluate .

Explanation

If , then can be determined from the equation

first by substituting 18 for :

then by dividing both sides by 18 to isolate the :

Now, in the other equation, substitute 4 for :

Divide both sides by 4 to isolate the :

,

the correct choice.

9

Which of the given statements about finding the perimeter of a triangle is accurate?

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the sum of all of its sides

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the product of all of its sides

The perimeter of a standard triangle is not measurable

The perimeter of a standard triangle is equal to the sum of two of its sides

Explanation

This is a basic, clear geometric rule that all students must know: for a standard triangle the sum of the sides is equal to the perimeter. No other answer was acceptable.

10

How many elements are in ?

Explanation

denotes the intersection of and , the set of all elements the two sets have in common. These elements are underlined below:

is a set with three elements.

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