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SECTION 1 30 Minutes 25 Questions
1. If today the price of an item is $3,600, what was the price of the item exactly 2 years ago? (1) The price of the item increased by 10 per-cent per year during this 2-year period. (2) Today the price of the item is 1.21 times its price exactly 2 years ago. 2. By what percent has the price of an overcoat been reduced? (1) The original price was $380. (2) The original price was $50 more than the reduced price. 3. If the Longfellow Playground is rectangular, what is its width? (1) The ratio of its length to its width is 7 to 2. (2) The perimeter of the playground is 396 meters. 4. What is the value of x –1? (1) x + 1 =3 (2) x – 1 < 3 5. Is William taller than Jane? (1) William is taller than Anna. (2) Anna is not as tall as Jane.

6. In parallelogram ABCD above, what is the measure of ¡Ï ADC? (1) The measure of ¡Ï than 90o. (2) The measure of ¡Ï ABC is greater BCD is 70o

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7. Is x2 equal to xy? (1) x2 – y2 = (x + 5)(y - 5) (2) x = y 8. Was 70 the average (arithmetic mean) grade on a class test? (1) On the test, half of the class had grades below 70 and half of the class had grades above 70. (2) The lowest grade on the test was 45 and the highest grade on the test was 95. 9. What was John’s average driving speed in miles per hour during a 15-minute interval? (1) He drove 10 miles during this interval. (2) His maximum speed was 50 miles per hour and his minimum speed was 35 miles per hour during this interval. 10. Is ¦¤ MNP isosceles? 12. In ¦¤ JKL shown above, what is the length of segment JL? (1) JK = 10 (2) KL = 5

(1) Exactly two of the angles, ¡Ï M and ¡Ï N, have the same measure (2) ¡Ï N and ¡Ï P do not have the same measure. 11. Is n an integer greater than 4? (1) 3n is a positive integer. n (2) is a positive integer. 3

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