DRILL 1

Question 1

3 and 5 are factors of x.

Quantity A	Quantity B
The remainder when x is divided by 10	6

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 2

    1

    

    2

    

    5

Question 3

|1 – 5| = |5 – m|

Quantity A	Quantity B
m	4

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 4

x, y, and z are consecutive even integers.

Quantity A	Quantity B
xy	yz

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 5

If bc ≠ 0, and 3b + 2c = 18, then which of the following is NOT a possible value of c?

    

    6

    

    9

    12

Question 6

At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During a recent sale, the price was reduced to 3 apples for a dollar. How much money would be saved by purchasing 30 apples at the sale price?

    $1

    $1.50

    $2

    $2.50

    $3

Question 7

y < 0

Quantity A	Quantity B
2y	20y

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 8

Which of the following could be the difference between two positive integers whose product is 28?

      1

      3

      4

      7

    14

Question 9

Set X consists of the positive multiples of 5, and set Y consists of the odd prime numbers less than 20. If set Z consists of every distinct integer less than 100 that is the product of one element from set X and one element from set Y, then set Z consists of how many elements?

    12

    14

    15

    16

    18

Question 10

If the value of the expression above is to be doubled by halving exactly one of the five variables, which variable should be halved?

    u

    v

    x

    y

    z

Question 11

m > 0, n > 0

Quantity A	Quantity B

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 12

Which of the following is the best approximation of ?

    

    

    5

    10

    25

Question 13

Quantity A	Quantity B
Three times the sum of the prime numbers less than 10	The sum of the prime numbers between 20 and 30

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 14

Tasha’s favorite number can be written as 3² × 17².

Quantity A	Quantity B
The number of distinct positive divisors of Tasha’s favorite number	9

    Quantity A is greater.

    Quantity B is greater.

    The two quantities are equal.

    The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.