C  290  155h

1. A team of painters in hired to paint the exterior of a museum. The total cost, C , in dollars,
incurred by the museum for h hours of painting is given by the equation above. What is the best
interpretation of 155 in the equation?
A. The total cost can be at most $155
B. It takes the team 155 hours to paint the exterior
C. Each additional hour of painting the exterior costs $155
D. $155 is the base cost regardless of how many hours it takes to paint the exterior
19 4
P  d
2 25

2. The amount of paint, P , in pints, that an art studio can buy with d dollars is given by the
4
equation above. What is the best interpretation of 25 as shown in the equation?
4
A. The paint costs 25 of a dollar per pint.
4
B. One dollar can buy 25 of a pint of paint
4
C. The art studio started with 25 of a pint of paint
4
D. The art studio can purchase at most 25 of a pint of paint
N  145y  2 , 788

3. The number, N , of homes in a particular city y years after January 1st 2000 is given by the
equation above. What is the best interpretation of 2,788 as shown in the equation above?
A. The number of homes increases by 2,788 every year
B. There were 2,788 homes in the city on January 1, 2000
C. The number of homes will increase to a maximum of 2,788
D. There were 2,788 homes in the city when the city was founded

B  11.5  132  n 

4. The monthly electricity bill, B , in dollars, for a museum using n solar panels is given by the
equation above. What is the bet interpretation of 132 in the equation above?
A. The museum is currently using 132 solar panels
B. The monthly electric bill is 132 dollars without solar panels
C. The electric bill is 0 dollars when the museum uses 132 solar panels.
D. The electric bill decreases by 132 dollars for each additional solar panel
E  420  7 s
5. The elevation, E , in meters, of a skydiver s seconds after parachute activation is given by the
equation above. What is the best interpretation of 420 as shown in the equation?
A. The skydiver started diving at an elevation of 420 meters
 B. The skydiver activated the parachute at an elevation of 420 meters
C. The skydiver took 420 seconds after parachute activation to reach the ground
D. The skydiver’s elevation decreased by 420 meter per second after parachute activation.
E  2.4  0.08m
6. The amount of energy, E , in kilojoules, held by a rechargeable battery m minutes after being
placed on a charger is given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 0.08 as
shown in the equation above?
A. The battery starts with an energy of 0.08 kilojoules
B. The battery holds a maximum energy of 0.08 kilojoules
C. The amount of energy increases by 0.08 kilojoules every minute
D. The amount of energy increases by 1 kilojoule every 0.08 minutes
h  16 , 890  3.4t

7. The height, h , in feet, of a mountain at a time, t , measured in thousands of years from the
present is given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 16,890 as shown in the
equation above?
A. The height of the mountain is presently 16,890 feet
B. The height of the mountain will reach 0 feet 16,890 years from now
C. The height of the mountain increases by 16,890 feet every thousand years
D. The height of the mountain decreases by 16,890 feet every thousands years
n  93d  14 , 300

8. The number, n , of total visitors to a website d days after January 1,2000 is approximated by the
equation above. What is the best interpretation of 93 as shown in the equation above?
A. The number of total visitors was 93 on January 1,2000
B. The number of total visitors increased by 93 each day
C. There are 14,300 total visitors 93 days after January 1,2000
D. The number of total visitors increases by 14,300 every 93 days
r  54 w  248
9. A new movie theater reports that the total revenue, r , in thousands of dollars, from concessions
w weeks after the beginning of the year is given by the equation above. What is the best
interpretation of 248 as shown in the equation above?
A. The total revenue from concessions is currently 248 thousand dollars
B. The movie theater opened 248 weeks before the beginning of the year
C. The total revenue from concessions increases by 248 thousand dollars each week
D. The total revenue from concessions at the beginning of the year was 248 thousand dollars

m  0.15  8.6  s 

10. The amount, m , in moles, of a chemical s seconds after adding it to a reactant is given by the
equation above. What is the best interpretation of 8.6 as shown in the equation above?
A. The initial amount of chemical was 8.6 moles
B. The amount of chemical decreases by 8.6 moles every second
C. The chemical is gone 8.6 seconds after adding it to the reactant
 D. The chemical starts changing 8.6 seconds after adding it to the reactant
d
l  10 
25
11. In a study, the nails of 89 guinea pigs were trimmed to the same length and measured over the
course of two months. The average nail length, l , in millimeters, d days after the start of the
study is approximated by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 25 as shown in
the equation above?
A. The average nail length started at 25 millimeters
B. The average nail length increased by 25 millimeters each day
C. The average nail length reached a maximum of 25 millimeters
D. The average nail length increased by 1 millimeter every 25 days

v  14.2  12.5  s 

12. The velocity, v , in meters per second heading west, of an airplane s seconds after landing is
given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 14.2 as shown in the equation
above?
A. The planed takes 14.2 seconds to stop
B. The position of the plane changes 14.2 meters every second
C. The velocity changes by 14.2 meters per second every second
D. The velocity of the plane just as it lands is 14.2 meters per second
s  14.4  2.4 h

13. The wind speed, s , in miles per hour, measured h hours after noon in a particular coastal city is
given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 2.4 as shown in the equation
above?
A. The wind stops after 2.4 hours
B. The wind speed decreases to 2.4 miles per hour
C. The wind speed decreases by 2.4 miles per hour each hour
D. The wind speed decreases by 1 mile per hour every 2.4 hours
t
d    8 .5
4
14. The average depth of ice, d , in inches, on a frozen lake at a time of t days after March 1, 2011 is
approximated by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 4 as shown in the
equation above?
A. The depth of ice on March 1, 2011 is 4 inches
B. The depth of ice reaches 0 inches after 4 days
C. The depth of ice decreases by 4 inches every day
D. The depth of ice decreases by 1 inch every 4 days
A  7.6  6.9 h

15. The total surface area, A , in square meters of a cylindrical nitrogen tank with a height of h
meters is given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 7.6 as shown in the
equation above?
A. The minimum volume of the tank is 7.6 cubic meters
B. The maximum surface area of the tank is 7.6 square meters
 C. The surface area of the circular bases of the tank is 7.6 square meters
D. The surface area of the tank increases by 7.6 square meters for every meter increase in the
height

P  7.5  65  s 

16. The profit, P , in dollars, given to a store for selling a television on sale for s percent off is given
by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 65 as shown in the equation above?
A. The current sale on the television is 65 percent
B. The store’s profit is 65 dollars when there is no sale
C. The store gets no profit when the television is on sale for 65 percent
D. The store’s profit decreases by 65 dollars for every percent increase in the sale

n  38  25  d 

17. The number of meat patties, n , remaining in a restaurant freezer d days after restocking the
freezer is approximated by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 38 as shown in
the equation above?
A. The restaurant had 38 meat patties immediately after restocking
B. The restaurant has no more meat patties 38 days after restocking
C. The number of meat patties increases by 38 each day after restocking
D. The number of meat patties decreases by 38 each day after restocking
C  16 , 500  130m

18. The total cost, C , in dollars, to purchase a planchet machine and use if for m months is given by
the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 130 shown in the equation above?
A. The cost increases by 130 dollars for each additional month of use
B. The cost to purchase the machine and not use it is 130 dollars.
C. After purchase, the machine can be used for up to 130 months
D. The average cost per month to purchase and use the machine is 130 dollars
P  67 , 000  2 , 820m

19. The total payments, P , in dollars, made by a homeowner m months after starting payments on a
home mortgage is given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 67,000 as shown
in the equation above?
A. The first payment was 67,000 dollars
B. The homeowner pays 67,000 dollars each month
C. The homeowner paid 67,000 dollars at the end of the first month
D. The total of all payments made by the homeowner is 67,000 dollars
C  96 A  360 , 000

20. The total cost, C , in dollars, to increase the size of an animal clinic to an area of A square feet is
given by the equation above, assuming A  3 , 750 . What is the best interpretation of 96 as shown
in the equation above?
A. It costs $96 for each square foot of increase in area
B. It costs $1 for every 96 square feet of increase in area
C. The original animal clinic cost 96 dollars per square foot
 D. The animal clinic can increase its size by a maximum of 96 square feet
D  27.4m  12 , 100

21. The distance, D , in millions of miles, of the Voyager 1 spacecraft from the Sun m months after
January 1, 2015 is approximated by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 27.4 as
shown in the equation above?
A. Voyager 1 left Earth 27.4 months before January 1, 2015
B. The Voyager 1 has a speed of 27.4 million miles per hour
C. The Voyager 1 was a distance of 27.4 million miles from the Sun on January 1, 2015
D. The distance between Voyager 1 and the Sun increase by 27.4 million miles every month
T  29  8 a
22. The temperature, T , in degrees Celsius, as measured by a weather balloon at an altitude of a
kilometers from the ground is given by the equation above. What is the best interpretation of 29
as shown in the equation above?
A. The temperature on the ground is 29 degrees Celsius
B. The weather balloon reaches a maximum altitude of 29 kilometers
C. The temperature increases by 29 degrees Celsius for every kilometer increase in altitude
D. The temperature decreases by 29 degrees Celsius for every kilometer increase in altitude

I  0.5  18  m 

23. A landlord determines that the total amount of income, I , in thousands of dollars generated by
renting out a home is given by the equation above. Negative values of m represent the time m
months before January 1, 2010 and positive values of m represent the time m months after
January 1, 2010. The landlord had an income of 0 when the home as bought and only began
receiving income from rent afterward. When did the landlord buy the home?
A. The landlord bought the house 18 months before January 1, 2010
B. The landlord bought the house 9 months before January 1, 2010
C. The landlord bought the house 9 months after January 1, 2010
D. The landlord bought the house 18 months after January 1, 2010
D  1 , 874  0.55t

24. The distance, D , in meters, between an Antarctic glacier and the coast t days after January 1,
2010 is approximated by the equation above. How does the distance between the glacier and the
coast change over time?
A. The glacier moves 0.55 meters per day closer to the shore
B. The glacier moves 1,874 meters per day closer to the shore
C. The glacier moves 0.55 meter per day further from the shore
D. The glacier moves 1,874 meter per day further from the shore
A  2450  740s

25. The total amount, A , in thousands of dollars, of scholarship money given out by a college
throughout its history at a time of s semesters after the summer of the year 2000 is given by the
equation above. What was the total amount of scholarship money given out by the college up to
the summer of the year 2000?
L  5.6  1.1d
26. After tracking a species of migratory bird for ten years, the latitude, L , in degrees north for the
species of bird d days after March 1 and until May 1 is approximated by the equation above. By
approximately how many degrees north does the latitude of the bird species change each day
between March 1 and May 1?

A. 5.6 B. 1.1

C. 1.1 D. 5.6
P  47.4  G  174.5 

27. The profit, P , in dollars, to an amusement park serving G guests over one day is given by the
equation above. What is the minimum number of guests that need to be served in order to make a
positive profit?
A. 48 B. 174
C. 175 D. 8,272
T  235  980d

28. The torque, T , in newton-meters, on a diving board with a 100 kilogram weight placed d meters
from the diving board’s fulcrum is given by the equation above. How much torque in newton-
meters is on the diving board when the weight is placed at the fulcrum?
l
w  3.1 
2
29. The weight, w , in ounces, of a glass soda bottle design with a side length of l inches is given by
the equation above. By how many ounces does the weight of the bottle increase for every ich of
increase in the side length?
A. 0.5 B. 2
C. 3.1 D. 3.6
m  14  11  t 

30. The mass, m , in grams, of a piece of marble after being in a rock tumbler for t minutes is given
by the equation above. After how many minutes in the rock tumbler does the piece of marble
disintegrate by reaching a mass of 0 grams?
A. 3 B. 11
C. 14 D. 154
M  8  4.5  C 

31. The magnetic field, M , in microtesla, at the center of a loop with a current of C milliamps
clockwise is given by the equation above. By how many microteslas does the magnetic field
change for a 1 milliamp increase in the current?

A. 8 B. 4.5

C. 28 D. 36
n  11  14  m 

32. The desired number, n , of employees at a company m months after the present is given by the
equation above. What is the present number of employees at the company?
l  510  42t

33. The old road length, l , in meters, after t hours of milling is given by the equation above. How
many meters of old road are removed for each hour of milling?
P  10  15n
34. The price P , in dollars, offered by an artist for a set of n custom drawings is given by the
equation above. By how many dollars does the price increase for each additional drawing above
the first?
L  6  8.1  t 

35. A human cell has entered the S phase and is replicating a chromosome. The remaining length, L ,
in millimeters, that needs to be replicated t hours after the start of a human cell’s S phase is given
by the equation above. After how many hours has the entire length chromosome been replicated?
A. 0.17 B. 6
C. 8.1 D. 48.6
A  150  15h

36. The area, A , in square feet, of a garden given h additional hours of labor for expansion is given
by the equation above. What is the current area of the garden in square feet?
36 a  28.3 w  100
37. A bottle contains 100 milliliters of a solution of alcohol and water at room temperature. The
equation above shows the possible amounts of alcohol, a , and water, w , in ounces. What is the
volume of 1 ounce of alcohol at room temperature in milliliters?
A. 0.03 B .2.8
C. 28.3 D. 36
f
P  14.7 
22.5

38. The total pressure, P , in pounds per square inch, f feet below the ocean’s surface is given by the
equation above. What is the pressure at the ocean’s surface in pounds per square inch?
A. 0 B. 14.7
C. 22.5 D. 331
A  3.5  88  m 

39. The amount, A , in dollars, earned for lending a stock on margin and holding it for m months is
given by the equation above. How many months of holding are needed for the earnings to be 0
dollars?
T  0.25q  87
40. Manon’s statistics professor puts a bonus question on every test, which adds 0.25, points to a
student’s overall grade at the end of the term. The above equation gives Manon’s current overall
grade, T , after taking into account q extra credit questions answered correctly. What does the 87
mean in this equation?
A. Manon must get an 87 or above to pass
B. Manon’s average is an 87 before adding the extra credit
C. After adding in her extra credit, Manon’s average is an 87
D. Manon’s professor gave 87 opportunities for extra credit this term
T  10m  40

41. Tim decides to cook a steak. The interior temperature, T , of the steak, in degrees Fahrenheit
 F  ,
after cooking for m minutes is given in the equation above. what does the 10 mean in the
equation?

A. The interior temperature is 10F when Time starts cooking the steak
 B. The interior temperature of the steak increases by
10 F for every minute it is cooked

C. The interior temperature of the steak decreases by 10 F for every minute it is cooked

D. The interior temperature of the steak will increase a total of

5.5B  4 R  28
42. The above equation is true if Amit buys B pounds of blueberries and R pounds of raspberries at
a farm where blueberries cost $5.50 per pound and raspberries cost $4.00 per pound. According to
the equation, how much does Amit spend in total on both types of berries?
A. $9.50 B. $22.00
C. $28.00 D. $56.00
S  40 , 000  500c
43. Caden started a new job selling dental chairs. He earns a base salary plus a commission for every
chair he sells. The equation above gives Caden’s annual salary, S , in dollars, after selling c
dental chairs. Based on the equation above, what is Caden’s bse salary?
A. $39,500 B. $40,000
C. $40,500 D. $50,000
0.2 B  0.1S  C

44. Rhia is using the above equation to investigate the carbon footprint, C , in kilograms of carbon

dioxide
 CO2  emissions, for her morning commute, during which S miles are by subway and B
miles are by bus. How many kilograms of CO2 per mile does the bus portion contribute to Rhia’s
carbon footprint?
V  2.5  6.4  t 
45. Salma is filling her water jugs with spring water at the supermarket. The above equation gives the
empty space in her jugs, V , in US gallons, after t minutes at a constant fill rate. How many
minutes will it take to fill the jugs?