1. For how many positive integers a, is it true that a³ < 2a
a) none
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
e) more than 4

2. A spinner has four sections of equal proportions labeled red, white, blue, and green. Karen has two turns at the spinner. What is the probability of getting blue on both turns?
a) 1/10
b) 1/8
c) 1/4
d) 1/3
e) 1/2

3. Aaron’s living room is 20 feet wide and 8 feet deep. What is the perimeter of the living room?
a) 28 ft
b) 40 ft
c) 64 ft
d) 160 ft
e) 200 ft

4. How many four digit numbers have only even digits?
a) 101
b) 128
c) 246
d) 500
e) 650

5. Alan has 20 different colors of ties: 10 blue, 7 red, and 3 green. What is the minimum number of ties he needs to remove to guarantee he has two in every color?
a) 6
b) 10
c) 12
d) 15
e) 19

6. If the legs of a triangle are 4 and 5, which of the following cannot be the perimeter of the triangle?
a) 11
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
e) 19

7. On a certain class project, only 90 and 100 were awarded as grades. If the average of a class of ten students was 93, how many received 100?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
e) 7

8. Sarah works at a car dealership and sells cars at a rate of 0.2 per hour. How many cars will Sarah sell in 20 days if she works 8 hours a day?
a) 32
b) 35
c) 40
d) 68
e) 72

9. A company produces televisions at the rate of s sets in h hours. If the company can sell each televisions set for 100 dollars, how many dollars worth of television sets does it produce in x hours?
a) 100sh/x
b) shx/100
c) 100x/sh
d) 100shx
e) 100s/hx

10. 90 students at Hayward Highschool are enrolled in a language program. If 50 students are taking spanish, and the rest take french, what percent of students are taking french.
a) 32
b) 34
c) 40
d) 44
e) 53

Answers:
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. E
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. D

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