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Math Regents Exam: Test Your Knowledge

Newsday
September, 2003

How would you fare on the Regents Math A exam? Here are a sample of questions.

1. The number 8.375 x 10-3 is equivalent to
A. 0.0008375
B. 0.008375
C. 0.08375
D. 8,375

2. Which shape does not have rotational symmetry?
A. trapezoid
B. regular pentagon
C. circle
D. square

3. Which statement is logically equivalent to "If it is Saturday, then I am not in school"?
A. If I am not in school, then it is Saturday.
B. If it is not Saturday, then I am in school.
C. If I am in school, then it is not Saturday.
D. If it is Saturday, then I am in school.

4. A translation move P(3,5) to P'(6,1). What are the coordinates of the image of point (-3,-5) under the same translation?
A. (0,-9)
B. (-5,-3)
C. (-6,-1)
D. (-6,-9)

5. What is the additive inverse of 2/3?
A. -2/3
B. 1/3
C. -3/2
D. 3/2

6. In an election, candidates A and B are running for mayor. Of the 30,500 people eligible to vote, 3/4 actually voted. Candidate B received 1/3 of the votes cast. How many people voted for candidate B?
A. 3,333
B. 5,000
C. 7,625
D. 6,725

7. In the election in the previous question, what percent of votes cast, to the nearest tenth of a percent, did candidate A receive?
A. 67%
B. 33.3%
C. 75%
D. 66.7%

8. A triangle has sides whose lengths are 5, 12, and 13. A similar triangle could have sides with length of
A. 3, 4, and 5
B. 6, 8, and 10
C. 7, 24, and 25
D. 10, 24, and 26

9. Tori computes the value of 8 x 95 in her head by thinking 8(100-5) = 8 x 100 - 8 x 5. Which number property is she using?
A. associative
B. distributive
C. commutative
D. closure

10. Which expression represents an irrational number?
A. square root of 2
B. 1/2
C. 0.17
D. 0

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