ISEE Upper Level Math : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Mathematics Achievement

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #26 : Percentages

A college has students. If percent of them are boys, how many girls are there?

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

percent of the students are boys, so percent of the students are girls.

Let = number of girls.

Then we can set up the following proportion:

 

 

 

Example Question #2 : Word Problems

John and Tom are farmers. John can produce  of an organic product in six months. Tom can produce  of the organic product in one year. How many pounds of organic product can they produce in three years together? (Assume that they can work and produce the organic product all year round.)

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

John can produce  in six month. Therefore we can set up a proportion:

Tom can produce  in one year. Then we can set up another proportion:

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #771 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Solve for .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

Example Question #73 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve the set of equations:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve the second equation for :

Now substitute this expression into the first equation:

Substitute this new value for into the first equation:

Example Question #72 : Equations

If , find .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #73 : Equations

If , find .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Take the square root of both sides:

Example Question #76 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve the set of equations:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve the second equation for :

Now substitute this expression into the first equation:

Substitute this new value of into the first equation:

Example Question #72 : Algebraic Concepts

Give the slope of the line of the equation: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite in the slope-intercept form :

The slope is the coefficient of , which is .

Example Question #73 : Algebraic Concepts

Give the slope of the line of the equation: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite in the slope-intercept form :

The slope is the coefficient of , which is .

Example Question #74 : Algebraic Concepts

Solve for :

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The equation has no solution.

Correct answer:

The equation has no solution.

Explanation:

, so we can rewrite this equation as:

Therefore, we set the exponents equal.

This is identically false. This means that the equation has no solution.

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