On a level field, a telephone pole 24 feet tall casts a shadow 6 feet long, and at the same time of day, another nearby telephone pole casts a shadow 18 feet long. How many feet tall is the second telephone pole?
(A) 6
(B) 12
(C) 24
(D) 36
(E) 72
Michael is planning to put fencing along the edge of his rectangular backyard, which is 22 yards by 16 yards. One long side of the backyard is along his house, so he will need to fence only 3 sides. How many yards of fencing will Michael need?
(A) 38 (B) 54 (C) 60 (D) 76 (E) 352
Correct Answer: B
In the real numbers, what is the solution of the equation 9x-4 = 273x + 2?
（A）
（B） -2
（C） -3
（D） 
（E） -4
Correct Answer: B
Which of the following gives the equation for the circle in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane with a center at (4,-8) and a circumference of 10π square coordinate units?
(A) (x - 4)2 + (y + 8)2 = 25 (B) (x - 4)2 + (y + 8)2 = 100 (C) (x + 8)2 + (y - 4)2 = 25 (D) (x + 8)2 - (y - 4)2 = 100 (E) (x + 8)2 + (y - 4)2 = 100
Correct Answer: A
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- 1Payton ran 1
miles on Monday, 2
miles on Tuesday, and 1
miles on Wednesday. What is the median distance that he ran? - 2
The area of the square in the figure below is 324 square centimeters, and the two small isosceles right triangles are congruent. What is the combined area, in square centimeters, of the 2 small triangles?
- 3
In the figure below, F, G, H, and J are collinear.
, 
, and 
are line segments of equivalent length, and the measure of 
JHK is 120°. What is the degree measure of GFK?
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- 5
An integer, x, is subtracted from 6. That difference is then multiplied by 3. This product is 15 more than half the original integer. Which of the following equations represents this relationship?