ECE-Special Topics

ALGEBRA2-REMEDIAL EXAM
NAME: ___________________________
1. The denominator of a certain fraction is
three more than twice the numerator. If 7
is added to both terms of the fraction, the
resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original
fraction.
a. 8/15
b. 5/13
c. 3/5
d. 13/5
2. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric
series if the sum is 2 and the first term is
.
a. 1/3
b.
c.
d.
3. Find the mean proportion of 4 and 36.
a. 72 b. 24 c. 12 d. 20
4. The sum of the digits of a two-digit
number is 11. If the digits are reversed,
the resulting number is 7 more than twice
the original number. What is the original
number?
a. 38 b. 53 c. 83 d. 44
5. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5
years the product of their ages will be 1.5
times the product of their present ages.
How old is Beth now?
a. 27 b. 20 c. 25 d. 18
6. The sum of the ages of Peter and Paul
is 21. Peter will be twice as old as Paul 3
years from now. What is the present age
of Peter?
a. 8 b. 6 c. 18 d. 15
7. What is the 11th term of the harmonic
progression if the first and the third terms
are and 1/6 respectively?
a. 1/20
b. c. 1/12
d. 1/22
8.Harry is one-third as old as Ron and 8
years younger than Hermione. If Harry is
8 yrs old, what is the sum of their ages?

a. 48 b. 45 c. 40 d. 50
9. What are the first four terms of the
sequence whose general term is n2+1?
a. 1,4,9,16
b. 2,5,10,17
c. 5,10,17,26
d. 2,4,6,10
10. Solve for x in the following equation: x
+4x + 7x + 10x + + 64x = 1430
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
11. What is the sum of all odd integers
between 10 and 500?
a. 65,955
b. 62,475 c. 124,950
d. 87,950
12. If the sum is 220 and the first term is
10, find the common difference if the last
term is 30.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2/3
13. A chemist has two alcohol solutions of
different strengths, 30% and 45%,
respectively. How many cu. cm. of each
must be used to make a mixture of 30
cu.cm. which will contain 39% alcohol?
a. 22 cu. cm, 28 cu. cm
b. 12 cu. cm, 18 cu. cm
c. 25 cu. cm, 12 cu. cm
d. 20 cu. cm, 26 cu. cm
14. If the fourth term of a geometric
progression is 4 and the common ratio is
2, what is the seventh term?
a. 16 b. 32 c. 26 d. 28
15. Which of the following forms a
Fibonacci sequence?
a. 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,
b. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,
c. 2,5,10,17,26,37,
d. 3,7,15,31,56,..