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I. Using the Answers.
2x
x

If 2
, what is the value of x?
x  x x 1
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 8
II. Using Your Own Numbers
Megan runs y miles in x minutes. If Megan
wants to run z miles, in terms of x, y and z,
how long will it take Megan?
z
(A)
xy
xz
(B)
y
2xz
(C)
y
yz
(D)
x
(y  z)
(E)
x
III. Tricks and Strategies Part 1
How many seconds are there in m
minutes and s seconds?
(A) 60m  s
(B) m  60s
(C) 60(m  s)
ms
60
m
s
(E)
60
(D)
If 30 percent of m is 40, what is 15
percent of m?
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
(E) 35
The numerator of a certain fraction is 5 less than
3
the denominator. If the fraction is equal to ,
4
what is the denominator of the fraction?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 20
(E) 24
If y is inversely proportional to x and y = 15 when
x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 25?
(A) 1/5
(B) 1/3
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 75
IV. Tips and Strategies Part 2
In the figure above, EBCD is a square and AE
= 8. What is the area of EBCD?
In the figure above, the perimeter of the
triangle is 4  2 2 , what is the value of x?
If the average (arithmetic mean) of 6, 6, 12,
16, and x is equal to x, what is the value of x?
When the sum of a list of prices is divided by
the average (arithmetic mean) of the prices,
the result is k. What does k represent?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 11
(A) The sum of the prices
(B) Half of the sum of the prices
(C) The average of the prices
(D) The number of prices
(E) Half of the number of prices