How to find the solution to an equation

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning › How to find the solution to an equation

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One-third of the sum of a number and sixty is ninety-three. What is the number?

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and are both negative.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

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Two lines have -intercept . Line A has -intercept ; Line B has -intercept . Which is the greater quantity?

(A) The slope of Line A

(B) The slope of Line B

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When is divided by , the remainder is . What is the remainder when is divided by ?

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Three consecutive integers add up to 36. What is the greatest integer of the three?

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Solve for :

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Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

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A company makes toy boats. Their monthly fixed costs are $1500. The variable costs are $50 per boat. They sell boats for $75 a piece. How many boats must be sold each month to break even?

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Consider the line of the equation .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The -coordinate of the -intercept

(b) The -coordinate of the -intercept

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