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Stage 1 · Algebra

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1. The value of $10^2+10+1$ is

   1. A$101$
   2. B$1035$
   3. C$1011$
   4. D$111$
   5. E$31$

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2. What is the value of $\dfrac{10^2 + 6^2}{2}$?

   1. A$16$
   2. B$86$
   3. C$34$
   4. D$68$
   5. E$128$

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3. Which of the following has the largest value?

   1. A$4^2$
   2. B$4\times 2$
   3. C$4-2$
   4. D$\dfrac{4}{2}$
   5. E$4+2$

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4. What is the value of $13+15+17$?

   1. A$35$
   2. B$45$
   3. C$55$
   4. D$39$
   5. E$51$

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5. The value of $(2 $\times$ 0) + (2 $\times$
   5)$ is

   1. A$0$
   2. B$7$
   3. C$10$
   4. D$12$
   5. E$20$

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6. Based on the graph shown, which day of the week had the highest
   temperature?

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   A bar graph of Daily Temperature over a 7-day period. The data is given in
   the following table.

   Day of the Week
   Temperature (℃)

   Monday
   16

   Tuesday
   16

   Wednesday
   18

   Thursday
   21

   Friday
   25

   Saturday
   19

   Sunday
   15

   1. ATuesday
   2. BThursday
   3. CFriday
   4. DSaturday
   5. ESunday

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7. The expression $2+3\times 5+2$ equals

   $19$
   $27$
   $35$
   $17$
   $32$

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8. The average (mean) of two numbers is 7. One of the numbers is 5.
   The other number is

   1. A$6$
   2. B$4$
   3. C$3$
   4. D$8$
   5. E$9$

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9. Seong-hun had $36$ dried
   apricot pieces that he gave to his $4$ children. Each child received the same
   number of pieces. How many pieces did each child receive?

   1. A$12$
   2. B$6$
   3. C$3$
   4. D$9$
   5. E$10$

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10. Which of the following is closest to 5 cm?

    The length of a full size school bus
    The height of a picnic table
    The height of an elephant
    The length of your foot
    The length of your thumb

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