Problem 1
Sadie sells half the paintings in her collection, gives one-third of her paintings to friends, and keeps the remaining paintings for herself. What fraction of her collection does Sadie keep?
Problem 2
$$5 x-2 y=2 y-3 x$$
$$\begin{array}{cc}
\text { Quantity } \mathbf{A} & \text { Quantity } \mathbf{B} \\
x & y
\end{array}$$
A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Problem 3
If the six New England states are ranked by population in Year $X$ and Year $Y$, how many states would have a different ranking from Year $X$ to Year $Y ?$
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four
Problem 4
In Year $X$, the population of Massachusetts was approximately what percent of the population of Vermont?
A. $$50 \%$$
B. $$120 \%$$
C. $$300 \%$$
D. $$800 \%$$
E. $$1,200 \%$$
Problem 5
By approximately how much did the population of Rhode Island increase from Year $X$ to Year $Y ?$
A. $$750,000$$
B. $$1,250,000$$
C. $$1,500,000$$
D. $$2,250,000$$
E. $$3,375,000$$
Problem 6
A water jug with a capacity of 20 gallons is 20 percent full. At the end of every third day, water is added to the jug. If the amount of water added is equal to 50 percent of the water in the jug at the beginning of that day, how many days does it take for the jug to be at least $85 \%$ full?
A. $$4$$
B. $$6$$
C. $$12$$
D. $$15$$
E. $$20$$
Problem 7
Towns $A, B, C,$ and $D$ are all in the same voting district. Towns $A$ and $B$ have 3,000 people each who support referendum $R$ and the referendum has an average (arithmetic mean) of 3,500 supporters in towns $B$ and $D$ and an average of 5,000 supporters in Towns $A$ and $C.$
Quantity $\mathbf{A}$
The average number of supporters of Referendum $R$ in Towns $C$ and $D$
Quantity $\underline{B}$
The average number of supporters of Referendum $R$ in Towns $B$ and $C$
A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal,
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Problem 8
A company paid $\$ 500,000$ in merit raises to employees whose performances were rated $A, B,$ or
$C .$ Each employee rated $A$ received twice the amount of the raise that was paid to each employee rated $C ;$ and each employee rated $B$ received one-and-a-half times the amount of the raise that was paid to each employee rated $C .$ If 50 workers were rated $A, 100$ were rated $B,$ and 150 were rated $C,$ how much was the raise paid to each employee rated $A$ ?
A. $$\$ 370$$
B. $$\$ 625$$
C. $$\$ 740$$
D. $$\$ 1,250$$
E. $$\$ 2,500$$
Problem 9
In $2013,$ the median reading test score for ninth-grade students was in which score range?
A. Below 65 points
B. $65-69$ points
C. $70-79$ points
D. $80-89$ points
E. $90-100$ points
Problem 10
If the number of students in grades 9 through 12 comprised 35 percent of the number of students in School District $X$ in $1995,$ then approximately how many students were in School District $X$ in $1995 ?$
A. $$9,700$$
B. $$8,700$$
C. $$3,400$$
D. $$3,000$$
E. $$1,200$$
Problem 11
Assume that all students in School District $X$ took the reading test each year. In 2013 approximately how many more ninth-grade students had reading test scores in the $70-79$ point range than in the $80-89$ point range?
A. $$470$$
B. $$300$$
C. $$240$$
D. $$170$$
E. $$130$$
Problem 12
One ounce of Solution $X$ contains only ingredients $a$ and $b$ in a ratio of $2: 3 .$ One ounce of Solution $Y$ contains only ingredients $a$ and $b$ in a ratio of $1: 2 .$ If Solution $Z$ is created by mixing solutions $X$ and $Y$ in a ratio of $3: 11,$ then 630 ounces of Solution $Z$ contains how many ounces of $a ?$
A. $$68$$
B. $$73$$
C. $$89$$
D. $$219$$
E. $$236$$