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The document is a comprehensive review guide for the EQAO exam covering various mathematical concepts including number sets, ratios, linear equations, and data interpretation. It contains multiple-choice questions and problem-solving exercises designed to assess understanding of topics such as BEDMAS, scientific notation, and proportional reasoning. Additionally, it includes real-world applications of mathematical principles, such as calculating discounts and interpreting survey data.

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The Ultimate EQAO Review

Number Sets, BEDMAS, and Exponent Laws


1)​ Select the TWO subsets of real numbers that -10 does not belong to.
​ Natural numbers
​ Rational numbers
​ Integers
​ Irrational numbers

2)​ Between the numbers 9 and 11…


a)​ There is only 1 number
b)​ There are only rational numbers
c)​ There is infinite many integers
d)​ There is infinite many real numbers

3)​ What is the correct way to express 0.000000824 using scientific notation?
7 −7
8. 24 × 10 8. 24 × 10

−8 −9
82. 4 × 10 824 × 10

1 2
4)​ What is the value of this expression? 4 5
+2 3

3 11
3 8
5 15

13 3
6 15
7 5

5 3
5)​ What is the value of 4(2) + 4 ?

22 52

192 32,832

9 2
6)​ What is the value of − ( 2
?)
18 81
− 4 4

7 81
− 2 2

7)​ Which of these expressions have the value that is the least?

( )
4 4
(22)
( )
2
1 1 2
4 3 3
2 2 2

(( ) )
2 4 4

( )
2
1 2 1 2
2 3 3
2 4 2

8)​ What operation would make this equation true? 2


1
4
⬜3 2
5
=7
13
20
a)​ Addition
b)​ Subtraction
c)​ Multiplication
d)​ Division
9)​ Which expression is equivalent to 𝑥?
7
𝑥 𝑥 ( 3) 4
𝑥 (𝑥 )
2
9
𝑥

10 2

( )
𝑥 2
2
𝑥
𝑥 𝑥 ( 4) 𝑥
3

Ratios and Proportional Reasoning


1)​ A librarian surveys 25 students randomly from the 1200 students in the school to determine how they like
to use the library at lunch.

Studies with friends in the library Does not study with friends in the library

Uses the computers 10 8

Does not use the computers 2 5

If the results of the survey are representative of all the students in the school, how many of the 1200 students do
not use the computers?

50 240

336 624

2)​ You are using a rain barrel to water your garden over the summer. You are trying to estimate how many
hours of rain it will take to fill the entire rain barrel (20L). This table shows information about the relationship
between the amount of rain in the barrel a pool, in litres, and time, in hours.

Time (hrs) Amount of water in the rain barrel (L)

What is the total time required to fill the rain barrel?


a)​ 8 hours
b)​ 15 hours
c)​ 20 hours
d)​ 22.5 hour

3)​ Under Armour is having a clearance sale! Everything in the store is 60% off. First responders also get an
additional 20% off the discounted price of the item. A first responder buys a sweater. The original price is $79.99.
What is the final sale price (not including taxes), of the sweater?

a)​ $16.00 b)​ $25.60

c)​ $28.92 d)​ $32.00


4)​ A flooring professional uses shoe length to estimate distance. The length of his shoe is 33cm long. He is
told he needs to put down enough flooring to cover 4m. Approximately how many shoe lengths of flooring is
needed?

a)​ 1 shoe length b)​ 4 shoe lengths

c)​ 12 shoe lengths d)​ 132 shoe lengths

5)​ The latitude of a city tells you how far away from the Equator it is, starting at 0o. Also, the closer to the
equator you are, the warmer the city typically is. For every 7 degrees you get further from the equator, the
average temperature decreases by 3oC. At the equator, the average temperature is 30oC. What is the latitude
where the average temperature is 18oC?

a)​ 8o b)​ 18o

c)​ 21o d)​ 28o

1
6)​ A coffee machine requires 1 2
cups of water for every 1 tablespoon of coffee. If 6 cups of water are used,
how many tablespoons of coffee should be used?

a)​
1 b)​ 1.5
2

c)​ 4 d)​ 6

7)​ Your neighbour owns three dogs. The smallest dog weighs 15 pounds. The middle dog weighs 20% more
than the smallest dog. The largest dog weighs 40% more than the middle dog. How much does the largest dog
weigh?

a)​ 16.2 pounds b)​ 18 pounds

c)​ 21 pounds d)​ 25.2 pounds

Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities

1)​ In a park, there are n picnic tables. The maximum number of people who can sit at a picnic table is 6. At
this time, the maximum number of people are sitting on each bench, and there are 20 people walking in the park.
Which algebraic expression represents the total number of people in the park at this time?

a)​ 6x b)​ 20x

c)​ 6x+20 d)​ 6x-20

2)​ Use the bank to fill in the blanks in the below equation, to make the equation true.

2 2 𝑥 − 𝑥 11 12
− 2𝑥 − 8𝑥

− 4𝑥(2𝑥 − 7) + 3(𝑥 − 4) = ⬜ + 31𝑥 − ⬜


3)​ What is a simplified form of the expression 5𝑥(3𝑥 + 1) − 2𝑥(𝑥 − 3)?

a)​
2
13𝑥 + 11𝑥 b)​ 7𝑥 − 2

2 2
c)​ 21𝑥 + 11𝑥 d)​ 24𝑥
4)​ Maple has x number of toys. Ginger has 3 more toys than Maple. Roy has double the number of toys as
Ginger. In total, they have 29 toys. Which equation represents the total number of toys for all three cats?

a)​ 2𝑥 + 3 = 29 b)​ 4𝑥 + 6 = 29

c)​ 4𝑥 + 12 = 29 d)​ 4𝑥 + 9 = 29

5)​ The equation 𝐸 = 75ℎ + 15 represents the relationship between the total earnings a tutor makes, E, in
dollars, and the amount of hours spent tutoring. Which statement is true about this relationship?
a)​ The hourly rate is $75
b)​ The hourly rate is $75 and the fixed fee is $15
c)​ The hourly rate is $15
d)​ The hourly rate is $15 and the fixed fee is $75

6)​ Which algebraic expression represents the area of the compound shape?
2
a)​ 18𝑥
2
b)​ 29𝑥
c)​ 24𝑥
2
d)​ 20𝑥 + 3𝑥

7)​ Select ALL points that satisfy the inequality 3𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 10


​ (0, 0)
​ (2, 4)
​ (-2, 20)
​ (1, -5)

8)​ Which inequality is represented in the graph?

a)​ 𝑦 ≤ 2𝑥 + 5
b)​ 𝑦 ≥ 2𝑥 + 5
c)​ 𝑦 ≤ 5𝑥 + 2
d)​ 𝑦 ≥ 5𝑥 + 2

2 8
9)​ What value of x makes this equation true?
5
=− 𝑥

a)​ 9 b)​ -9

c)​ 20 d)​ -20


10)​ The total cost to get a house painted is $250, plus $100 for every room. Which equation represents the
relationship between the total cost, C, in dollars, and the number of rooms, n?

𝐶 = 250𝑛 + 100 𝐶 = 350𝑛

𝐶 = 2. 5𝑛 + 100 𝐶 = 100𝑛 + 250

Linear Relations
1)​ A relationship between the number of items purchased and their total cost is shown on the graph below.
Which statement is true about the relationship?

a)​ The initial cost is $25


b)​ The initial cost is $20
c)​ It will cost $100 for 12 items
d)​ Each item costs $20
1
2)​ The line represented by the equation 𝑦 = 2
𝑥 + 3 is translated down 5 units. After the translation, what are
the coordinates of the y-intercept of the new line?
a)​ (0, 8)
b)​ (0, 3)
c)​ (0, -5)
d)​ (0, -2)
4
3)​ The line represented by the equation 𝑦 = 3
𝑥 − 2 is reflected over the x-axis. After the reflection, what are
the coordinates of the y-intercept?
a)​ (4, 3)
b)​ (0, 2)
c)​ (0, -2)
d)​ (0, 0)
4)​ Which relationship represents a set of data that has a limit of zero as x increases?

Table 1

Table 2

5)​ The table shows information about the total rental cost for a canoe, 𝐶, in dollars, and time, 𝑡, in hours.
Which equation represents this relationship?

Time, t (hours) Total rental cost, C ($)


𝐶 = 18𝑡
𝐶 = 18𝑡 + 6. 5
𝐶 = 6. 5𝑡
𝐶 = 6. 5𝑡 + 18

6)​ “Water World” offers two options for entrance fees, as shown on this graph.

Which statement about the options is true?


a)​ For 3 visits, Option 1 is cheaper
b)​ At 2 visits, Option 2 is $40 more expensive
c)​ For more than 4 visits, Option 2 is more expensive
d)​ Option 2 is always the best option
7)​ Which equation is an equation of a line?
2 2 2 2
a)​ 𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐 b)​ 𝑦 =𝑥

c)​ 𝑦=𝑎·𝑏 d)​ 𝑦 = 10

8)​ Information about two linear relations is shown in the table of values. Fill in the blanks to complete the
sentences if the relations were graphed on the same grid.
Relation 1 Relation 2

Time (sec) Height (m) Time (sec) Height (m)

2 40 5 50

4 35 10 43

6 30 15 36

8 25 20 29

The line that represents Relation 2 starts ______ The line that represents Relation 2 descends
than Relation 1. _______________ than Relation 1.
Higher Faster
Lower Slower

9)​ You are comparing the battery life of your cellphone to your friend’s cellphone. Select the TWO true
statements below.

​ Your friend’s cellphone runs out of


battery before your cellphone
​ Both cellphones start with the same
amount of battery
​ The cellphones never have the same
battery at the exact same time
​ Your friend’s cellphone’s battery
decreases faster than your cellphone
10)​ Which table shows information about a linear relation?
Table 1 Table 2

Table 3 Table 4

Data
1)​ To ensure a farmer doesn’t sell his corn too quickly, he says that he can only sell a cob of corn if it is equal
to or larger than the size of 75% of the rest of the cobs. This box plot represents the size, in centimeters, of the
cobs of corn he has. Which is the size of the smallest cob of corn that he is allowed to sell?

a)​ 5cm
b)​ 18cm
c)​ 20cm
d)​ 25cm

2)​ The same farmer realizes that his corn is growing at a variety of sizes. Complete this sentence:
a)​ The largest corn is __________cm long and the shortest corn is ________cm. The range in corn lengths
is __________cm.

3)​ A study is being done to compare people’s moods and the amount of cloudy days in winter. Which of these
graphs would be best used to see if there is a relationship?

a)​ Scatterplot b)​ Circle graph

c)​ Histogram d)​ Bar graph

4)​ Select the equation of the best line of best fit for the data
1
a)​ 𝑦 =− 2
𝑥+3
b)​ 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
2
c)​ 𝑦= 3
𝑥+3
d)​ 𝑦 = 4𝑥
5)​ The number of pages in the best selling picture books are shown below. What is the value of the first
quartile for this data set?

18​ 25​ 30​ 20​ 14​ 38​ 22​ 31​ 34​ 29​ 10

a)​ 10 b)​ 19

c)​ 25 d)​ 28

6)​ Which of the following correlation coefficients would indicate the strongest linear relationship between
two variables of a set of data?

a)​ 0.25 b)​ 0.7

c)​ -0.85 d)​ -0.42

7)​ Determine the Inter-Quartile Range for the following data set:

14​ 14​ 18​ 19​ 20​ 22​ 25​ 29​ 30​ 31​ 34​ 38

a)​ 12 b)​ 28

c)​ 30 d)​ 38

Measurement
1)​ What is the measure of ∠FCB?

a)​ 26o
b)​ 50o
c)​ 54o
d)​ 76o

2)​ What is the measure of ∠BOC?

a)​ 39o
b)​ 51o
c)​ 78o
d)​ 141o
3)​ What is the value of x? HINT: ∠ABC is half of ∠AOC.

a)​ 12.5o
b)​ 25o
c)​ 50o
d)​ 100o

4)​ What is the value of x?

a)​ 50o
b)​ 180o
c)​ 220o
d)​ 230o

5)​ Each side length of Cube A is 2cm long. Each side length of Cube B is 4 times as long as Cube A. How many
times greater is the volume of Cube B compared to Cube A?

4 times 8 times

64 times 512 times

6)​ Select which sentences are true for the diagram

​ Sides f and h are the same length as


the radius

​ Angle ACB and ABC are the same

​ This is an obtuse triangle

​ The length of the segment between C


and B is the same as h

7)​ A cone has a diameter of 10cm and a height of 8cm. Which expression represents the volume of a cylinder
with the same dimensions?
2 2
a)​ π(5) (8) b)​ π(10) (8)

2 1 2
c)​ π(5) (4) d)​ 3
π(5) (8)
8)​ A square-based prism and a square-based pyramid have the same dimensions. The height of both is 8cm.
If the volume of the square-based prism is 288cm3, what is the volume of the square-based pyramid?

a)​ 16cm3 b)​ 36cm3

c)​ 96cm3 d)​ 144cm3

9)​ Which of the following is the exact value of x in the given diagram?

a)​ 10
b)​ 21
c)​ 58
d)​ 5

10)​ Which value is closest to the perimeter of the following figure?

a)​ 28
b)​ 30
c)​ 41
d)​ 51

Coding
1)​ The following block of code is used to determine the value of a variable in an equation.

start
b = input “Enter value for b:”
c = input “Enter value for c:”
Set a = ((8 x c) - b)/3
Display “The value of a is”, a
stop

What is the value of a if 2 is entered for b and 10 is entered for c?

a)​ 2 b)​ 21.3

c)​ 26 d)​ 79.3


2)​ Pierre writes code to calculate the total price of an item, including the sale discount and taxes. He is
defining the initial variables as follows:

ItemPrice represents the initial price of the item


PercentDiscount represents the sale discount in percent

He decides to use a variable, which he is calling Subtotal, to represent the sale price of the item before taxes are
added.

Select the line of coding that he should use to calculate the Subtotal
a)​ set Subtotal = ItemPrice x (PercentDiscount/100)
b)​ set Subtotal = ItemPrice - (PercentDiscount/100)
c)​ set Subtotal = ItemPrice + (ItemPrice x PercentDiscount/100)
d)​ set Subtotal = ItemPrice - (ItemPrice x PercentDiscount/100)
3)​ The following pseudocode was created to predict the adult height of a child. Select ALL of the following
that are variables in the pseudocode.

input
father = input “What is the height of the father in centimetres?”
father
mother = input “What is the height of the mother in centimetres?”
display
child = (father + mother)/2
mother
Display child “cm”
child
4)​ This code will be used to determine the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the user inputs the lengths of the
other two sides. A step is missing in the code.

SideA = input “Enter the value of side a”


SideB = input “Enter the value of side b”

Display “The length of the hypotenuse is “, Hypotenuse


2 2 2
Hint: Remember the side-length relationship for right triangles is 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐
What is the correct line of missing code?

a)​ Set Hypotenuse = SquareRoot(SideA - SideB)


b)​ Set Hypotenuse = SquareRoot(SideA + SideB)
c)​ Set Hypotenuse = SquareRoot((SideA)^2 + (SideB)^2)
d)​ Set Hypotenuse = (SideA)^2 + (SideB)^2
5)​ When creating code, Gurdeep uses this expression.

Cost < (7 x Hours + 10)

What is “Hours” an example of in this code?


a)​ A constant
b)​ An equation
c)​ An inequality
d)​ A variable

6)​ David plans these steps before coding in a program. She assigns 8.25 as the value of x. What should be
displayed as output based on her steps?

n=8
assign a value to x
n = 8.25
if x is an integer, display x
n=9
rr else, determine the integer n such that x < n < x+1
n = 9.25
display n
7)​ This pseudocode calculates the value of P by using the dimensions of a rectangle and then displays P’s
value.

output “Enter the width in centimetres:


store user input as W
output “Enter the length in centimetres”
store user input as L
P=2*W+2*L
output P, “c”

Complete the statements:


If a user inputs 34 as the width and 48 as the le If a user inputs 21 as the width and ________
the output will be ________ as the length, the output will be 60cm

a)​ 14cm a)​ 9cm


b)​ 80cm b)​ 18cm
c)​ 164cm c)​ 21cm
d)​ 1632cm d)​ 162cm

8)​ Jay has put together five lines of code to determine how much they will pay at a restaurant. Draw an
arrow to connect the line of code to where it should be.

Line 1 tax = 0.3 * price

Line 2 display total

Line 3 price = input “Enter the price”

Line 4 tip = 0.18 * price

Line 5 total = price + tax + tip

9)​ The following sequence begins with the number 8192. Each following term is found by dividing the previous
term by 2: 8192, 4086, 2048, 1024… Pseudocode is written to display the first 10 terms of this sequence. Draw an
arrow to indicate where each line of code should be placed to correctly complete the pseudocode.

calculate Next = ValueOne/2

set ValueOne = 8192

set ValueOne = Next


10)​ Consider the following lines of pseudocode:
area = input “Enter the area of the square”
if area < 0
display “error”
else
perimeter = 4*sqrt(area)
display perimeter

What input would result in “error” as the result?


a)​ 81 b)​ 4

c)​ -9 d)​ 10

Finance
1)​ A vehicle is purchased for $10 000. After one year, the value of the vehicle decreases by 20%. The value of
the vehicle decreases by 10% more each year after that. After how many years is the value of the vehicle closest
to $4700?

a)​ 3 years b)​ 6 years

c)​ 7 years d)​ never

2)​ Adam earns money at a summer job. He wants to put half of the money away to help pay for his
post-secondary education. Which strategy would be the best way for Adam to save?
a)​ Spending all the money he earns over the summer
b)​ Putting half the money that he earns into a jar in his room
c)​ Putting half the amount of every weekly pay cheque into an interest-generating savings account as soon
as he is paid
d)​ Spending half of his earnings, and then putting the rest into a zero-interest chequing account

3)​ Stewart receives his first credit card. Select the TWO scenarios that could best help Stewart avoid
accumulating long-term credit card debt.
​ He could track his credit card usage to make sure that he can pay his total credit card balance every
month
​ He could continue to use his high-interest credit card on a regular basis and only pay the minimum
payment every month
​ He could speak to the credit card company about lowering the interest rate on the credit card
​ He could apply for additional high-interest credit cards so that his purchases could be spread out over
many credit cards
4)​ Ahmad received $500 extra on his pay cheque for working extra hours at his job. He thinks of four ways he
can use this extra money. Which of the four actions would be the most financially responsible for Ahmad to do
with this extra money?
a)​ Putting a lump sum payment of $500 on his mortgage, which has an annual interest rate of 3.5%
b)​ Paying off the balance of $500 on his credit card, which has an annual interest rate of 19%
c)​ Depositing $500 in a savings account with a low interest rate
d)​ Purchasing a $500 gaming system for personal use

5)​ Peyton invests $500 in an account for 5 years. The account earns simple interest at a rate of 2% per year.
Chris invests a different amount of money in the same type of account, earning 2% simple interest per year, for 3
years. Select the option that correctly completes the following statement:
Chris will need to invest ________ $500 to have the same amount of money after 3 years that Peyton will have
after 5 years.
a)​ More than
b)​ Less than
6)​ Yelaa creates this budget for the coming month.

Earnings Expenses

Working at coffee shop: $195 Transportation: $120

Tutoring: $60 Art classes: $150

Entertainment: $65

Which of these changes will make the expenses equal the earnings for this month?
a)​ Spend only $50 on entertainment, and increase her earnings from tutoring to $90
b)​ Spend only $80 on transportation, and increase her earnings from tutoring to $80
c)​ Spend only $115 on art classes, and increase her earnings at the coffee shop to $240
d)​ Spend only $120 art classes, and increase her earnings at the coffee shop at the coffee shop to $220

7)​ Four people are each investing $500 for 2 years. This table shows the annual interest rate each person
earns on the money invested and the method according to which interest is calculated.

Name Annual interest rate Method of interest calculated

Nate 1.6% Interest compounded monthly

Daryl 1.6% Interest compounded annually

Eric 1.4% Interest compounded quarterly

Sydney 1.4% Simple interest

Who earns the most interest on their investment?


a)​ Nate
b)​ Daryl
c)​ Eric
d)​ Sydney

8)​ Kay and Maeve each invest $500 in different savings accounts. They each receive an annual interest rate of 1.25%.
●​ Kay’s account earns simple interest
●​ The interest in Maeve’s account is compounded monthly
●​ They both leave the $500 in their accounts for one year with no withdrawals
Complete the following sentence:
After one year, Kay’s account will earn _____________ interest than Maeve’s
a)​ More
b)​ Less
c)​ The same amount
9)​ Which of these expenses would be the priority for a household budget for most families?
a)​ Cost of rent
b)​ Cost of purchasing a new laptop
c)​ Cost of a movie streaming subscription
d)​ Cost of entertainment

10)​ Arjun takes out a $15000 loan to help pay for school. He makes one payment every month, although the
amount varies based on what is left in his budget. He uses the below graph to keep track of the amount
remaining in his loan:

According to this graph, the loan will be fully paid in _____ months
a)​ 10
b)​ 34
c)​ 42
d)​ 52
11)​ Jun invests $100 in a savings account, which earns interest yearly. Which change would earn Jun more
from this savings account?
a)​ The bank adds a fee to open the account
b)​ The bank increases the interest rate
c)​ Jun invests $75 instead of $100
d)​ Jun takes the money out of the account
12)​ On this grid, one of the graphs shows the value of something that is appreciating. The other graph shows
the value of something that is depreciating, over a period of time. Approximately how long will it take for the item
that is depreciating to be one third of its initial value?

a)​ Between 2 and 3 years c) 12 years

b)​ Between 4 and 5 years d) 22 years

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