MCAS 2000, 10th Grade Math, Questions 9 to 12

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Question #9

A movie projector positioned 28 feet from a wall creates an image that is 7 feet wide on the wall. If a screen is placed 5 feet in front of the projector, what will be the width of the image on the screen?

A. less than 1 foot

B. between 1 and 2 feet

C. between 3 and 4 feet

D. greater than 4 feet


Question #10

Mr. Spruce displayed the student scores in math class using the stem-and-leaf plot shown below.

The median student score is

A. 82.

B. 81.

C. 88.

D. 85.


Question #11 (Short-Answer Question)

Solve the following equation for x.

      0.5(x - 8) = 0.2x + 11


Question #12 (Short-Answer Question)

What is the missing term in the quadradic expression below?

      (2x - 3)(x + 4) = 2x2 + ___ - 12


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