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TAKS Practice Test (problems: 41 - 60)

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Problem 41

The endpoints of the diameter of a circle are P(–1, 7) and Q(3, –5). Find the coordinates of the center of the circle.

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Problem 42

Subashini has a spinner with 10 equal sections colored either black or white. If the spinner lands on white on 17 out of 60 spins, which is most likely the number of white sections on the spinner?

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Problem 43

Which expression best represents the area of the regular hexagon shown?

[Area = (apothem)(perimeter)]

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Problem 44

If the area of the square shown is 169 square units, what is the value of c?

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Problem 45

What 3–dimensional figure is represented by the net shown?

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Problem 46

Joey bought an electric guitar for $289.00. The total cost including sales tax was $312.84. What was the sales tax rate to the nearest hundredth of a percent?

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Problem 47

What is the length of the longer leg of the right triangle shown?

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Problem 48

and intersect at point W. Point W is between points P and Q and also between points X and Y. Which of the following statements must be true?

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Problem 49

Suppose the square STUV shown is reflected across the y-axis, and then rotated 90 clockwise. In which quadrant will the image of point T appear?

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Problem 50

The radius of the smaller cylinder shown was multiplied by a factor of to produce the larger cylinder. How does the volume of the larger cylinder compare with the volume of the smaller cylinder?

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Problem 51

Shawna is thinking about buying a new refrigerator. The shop has six of them, priced at $110, $147, $280, $360, $375, and $690.

What is the median price?

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Problem 52

The number of DVDs rented from a DVD rental store by 12 customers in a particular month are shown below.

20, 10, 14, 6, 2, 3, 4, 15, 4, 7, 7, 4

What is the mode of the data?

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Problem 53

Rectangle R represents a group of 28 musicians. Circle P represents the 7 musicians who can play the drums. Circle S represents the 9 musicians who can play the clarinet. A total of 5 people can play both the drums and the clarinet.

Which table correctly shows the number of musicians who can play only the drums, only the clarinet, both drums and clarinet, or neither?

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Problem 54

Mr. Chavez and Mr. Castro rented a car for 5 days at a cost of $15.00 per day and $0.08 per mile driven. They shared the cost of the car equally. If Mr. Castro paid $67.50, how many miles did they drive?

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Problem 55

Vladimir claimed that the square root of a number is always less than or equal to the number. Which of the following examples disproves Vladimir's claim?

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Problem 56

Johanna wants to solve the equation 5.5x + 32 = 9 – 2x by graphing. Which method can she use to find the solution for x?

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Problem 57

is a right triangle. Find the length of .

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Problem 58

Regina has 2 pairs of sneakers, one black and one red. She has 2 pairs of gym shorts, one black and one red. She has 3 basketball jerseys, one silver, one black, and one red.

If she chooses a pair of sneakers, a pair of gym shorts, and a jersey at random, what is the probability that all three are the same color?

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Problem 59

A soccer player made 14 goals in 35 attempted penalty kicks. How many goals would the soccer player be expected to make in 60 attempts?

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Problem 60

The mass of the planet Jupiter is about 1.8986 1027 kilograms. The mass of the planet Neptune is about 1.0243 1026 kilograms.

How much more massive is Jupiter than Neptune?

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