1.

The graph at left in the sm-plane approximates the average mileage, mm, in miles

per gallon, that Deniz's pickup truck gets when she drives at a speed of s miles per
hour. What is the best interpretation of the maximum point on the graph?

A. Deniz's truck gets a maximum mileage of 18 miles per gallon.

B. Deniz's truck gets a maximum mileage of 55 miles per gallon.
C. Deniz's truck can drive at a maximum speed of 18 miles per hour.
D. Deniz's truck can drive at a maximum speed of 55 miles per hour.

Correct answer: A LEVEL 2

2. A laptop battery gains cell voltage as it charges. The battery initially charges
quickly, then gradually slows as it approaches its maximum charge. Which of the
following graphs in the tv-plane could represent the total cell voltage, v, in a
laptop battery after t minutes of charging time?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Correct answer: A LEVEL 2

3. The graph at left in the yI-plane shows the interest rate percentage, I, one can
expect for a savings account lasting y years up to a maximum of 10 years.
Accounts lasting for less than 1 year are short-lived and accounts lasting for more
than 5 years are long-lived. What is the significance of the I-intercept?

A. Short-lived accounts have the minimum interest rate of 6percent.

B. Long-lived accounts have the minimum interest rate of 6percent.
C. Long-lived accounts have the maximum interest rate of 11percent.
D. The average increase in interest rates is 0.5 percent per year.

Correct answer: A LEVEL 2

4. The graph at left in the th-plane shows Brayden's height, h, in inches above the
ground, t seconds after he jumps. What is the best interpretation of the t-intercepts
of the graph?

A. Brayden jumped 0.6 feet into the air.

B. Brayden jumped 0.6 times per second.
C. Brayden remained in the air for 0.6 seconds.
D. Brayden reached the peak of his jump after 0.6 seconds.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 2

5. The graph at left in the th-plane shows the function used to model the height, h, in
feet of the top of a pool toy above the surface of the water t seconds after the toy
has been thrown toward the water's surface. How many seconds after the toy had
been thrown did the pool toy resurface?

A. 0.1 seconds
B. 0.6 seconds
C. 1.1 seconds
D. 5 seconds

Correct answer: C LEVEL 2

6. The graph at left in the th-plane represents the height, h, in feet above the ground,
of a baseball t seconds after Manon has thrown it. Which of the following is the
best interpretation of the portion of the graph below the t-axis?

A. It represents the heights before Manon threw the ball.

B. It represents distances of the baseball below the ground.
C. It is irrelevant, because the ball will not continue descending below the ground.
D. It is irrelevant, because the heights did not follow the same pattern before Manon
threw the ball.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 2

7. The graph at left in the EH-plane shows how mixing 3 milliliters of ethanol and
water at different concentrations can release different amounts of heat, where E is
the percent concentration of ethanol and H is the amount of heat released in joules
(J). To the nearest 5 J, what is the largest amount of heat that can be released
with 3 milliliters of ethanol and water?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 155 LEVEL 2

8. The graph at left shows the antibody production, a, in number of antibodies per
hour h hours after the introduction of a vaccine. What is the maximum number of
antibodies produced per hour?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 700 LEVEL 2

9. Duru drives from home to work in the morning. After several hours at work, she
drives to the supermarket, buys groceries, then goes home. The graph at left in
the hd-plane represents Duru's distance, d, from home in miles, h hours after
midnight. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the maximum on
this graph?

A. Duru drives 35 miles per hour to work.

B. Duru's workplace is 35 miles from her home.
C. The supermarket is 35 miles from Duru's home.
D. Duru drives 35 miles per hour between her workplace and the supermarket.

Correct answer: B LEVEL 2

10. The plot at left in the yD-plane shows the depth, D, in meters of a volcanic lake
exactly y years after the date of first recording. What is the significance of the
point plotted on the D-axis?

A. The most recently recorded depth is 175 m.

B. The depth of the lake is approximately decreasing.
C. The maximum recorded depth occurred on the first recording.
D. The volcanic lake disappears 225 years after first recording its depth.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 2

1. The graph at left in the tM-plane shows the results of a nuclear physicist who
calculated the mass of a material produced in a fast radioactive decay as the
material undergoes a slow radioactive decay at the same time. M is the mass of the
material in micrograms (μg)and t is the time in hours since the material was
created. What is the significance of the point shown on the graph?

A. The point shows the mass of material at the beginning of the experiment.
B. The point shows the mass of material when the rate of increasing mass was at its
greatest.
C. The point shows the amount of time elapsed since the beginning of the decay to
the end of the decay.
D. The point shows the maximum mass attained and the time when this maximum
was attained since the material was created.

Correct answer: D LEVEL 3

2. The graph at left in the RI-plane shows the current, I, in amperes for a circuit with
a resistor having R ohms of resistance. What is the significance of the
value I=4 shown by the dotted line?

A. The current for a resistor with 0 ohms of resistance is 4amperes.

B. The current reaches a minimum when the resistor has a resistance of 4 ohms.
C. As the current becomes large, the resistance becomes approximately 4 ohms.
D. As the resistance becomes large, the current becomes approximately 4 amperes.

Correct answer: D LEVEL 3

3. An ink printer sprays droplets of ink onto a piece of paper to form text. An electric
potential of p millivolts (mV) is used to control the horizontal impact distance, h,
measured in micrometers (μm) from the target where positive or negative values
of h represent distances to the right or left of the target respectively. Without an
electric potential, 0 mV would be created and the droplet would impact 100μm to
the left of the target. An electric potential producing 200 mV allows the droplet to
impact the target exactly. Which of the following graphs in the ph-plane could
represent this situation?

A.

B.
C.

D.

Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

4. An insurance plan pays a portion of the total cost incurred by a participant. The
graph at left in the CI-plane shows the amount paid by insurance, I, for any given
total cost incurred by a member, C, both in dollars. What is the best interpretation
of the average rate of change between the points (C,I)=(400,0) &
(C,I)=(2800,1800)indicated on the graph?

A. If the total cost is between 400 and 2800 dollars, then insurance will pay

about 75 percent of the total cost.
B. If the total cost is between 400 and 2800 dollars, then insurance will pay
about 25 percent of the total cost.
C. For each dollar of the total cost above 400 and below 2800, insurance pays
about 75 cents.
D. For each dollar of the total cost above 400 and below 2800, insurance pays
about 25 cents.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

5. The graph at left approximates P, the average annual consumption of tuna per
person in pounds, for a certain number of years T from the beginning of the
year 2000, where negative values of T represent years before the beginning
of 2000. At the beginning of which year did tuna consumption reach a maximum?

A. 1985
B. 2000
C. 2010
D. 2015

Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

6. Amber has an interest earning account which allows her to withdraw and deposit
funds at any time. The amount, A, in thousands of dollars t years after opening the
account is graphed in the tA-plane. Amber performs a withdrawal 2 years after
opening the account, immediately decreasing the amount. She performs a
deposit 4 years after opening the account, immediately increasing the amount to
equal the amount just before the withdrawal. At all other times, the amount is
increasing. Which of the following graphs could represent her account?
 Correct answer: A LEVEL 3
7. The acceleration, a, in meters per second squared (m/s2) due to gravity is 0 at the
Earth's center. It reaches a maximum of 9.8 m/s2 at the surface of the earth
approximately 4 thousand miles (mi) from the Earth's center. If d represents the
distance from the Earth's center in thousands of miles, which of the following
graphs in the da-plane could represent this relationship?
Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

8. The graph at left in the tD-plane shows the relationship between t, the time since
January 1st in days, and D, the distance between the Earth and the Sun at
time t subtracted by the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun in thousands
of kilometers. What is the approximate difference between the maximum and
minimum distances of the Earth from the Sun in thousands of kilometers?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 50 LEVEL 3

9. The graph at left in the sT-plane shows the temperature, T, of a thermite
reaction s seconds after ignition. What is the average rate of increase in
temperature per second between s=0 and s=15 in degrees Celsius per second?

A. 110
B. 140
C. 550
D. 1650

Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

10. The plot at left in the tp-plane shows the pressure, p, in kilopascals (kPa) during
an ocean storm at certain times t hours after noon on February 23. The storm is
most intense when the pressure is at a minimum. What is the difference between
the pressure at noon on February 23 and the pressure during the most intense part
of the storm to the nearest kilopascal?

Correct answer: 3 LEVEL 3

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75
11. The plot at left in the Th-plane shows how the height, h, in inches (in)of the first
bounce of a ball dropped from 3 feet depends on the temperature, T, in degrees
Fahrenheit (∘F). What is the significance of the value h=27 as shown by the dotted
line?

A. The ball reaches a height of 80 in at a temperature of 0∘F.

B. The ball reaches a height of 80 in at a temperature of 27∘F.
C. The ball reaches a maximum height of 27 in across all temperatures shown.
D. The ball reaches a maximum height of 27 in approximately 80 in along its
trajectory.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

12. The graph at left in the ap-plane shows p, the atmospheric pressure of Earth in
pounds per square inch (psi), for a given value of a, the altitude above sea level in
kilometers. The Earth's atmosphere has the property that there is a fixed distance

d 1  such that for any altitude a0, the pressure at an altitude of a0+ d 1 is one half the
2 2

pressure at an altitude of a0. What is the approximate value of  d 1 ?

2

A. 1KM
B. 5.6KM
C. 15KM
D. 25KM

Correct answer: B LEVEL 3

13. Bibb lettuce is grown hydroponically using water and a mixture of nitrates. The
mass, mm, in grams (g) of a mature head of lettuce growing in a nitrate
concentration, C, in grams per liter (g/L) is plotted at various concentrations. The
mass reaches a maximum at a concentration of 15 g/L. Only once the
concentration is at least 40 g/L is the lettuce unable to grow, and therefore, has a
mass of 0 gm. Which of the following plots in the Cm-plane could represent this
situation?
Correct answer: D LEVEL 3

14. The graph at left in the ta-plane shows the acceleration, a, in meters per second
per second (m/s2) of a dropped elastic ball tt milliseconds (ms) after the ball
impacts a tile surface. What is the significance of the graph at t=15ms?

A. The elastic ball touches the ground for 30ms.

B. The elastic ball reaches its greatest height 15ms after impact.
C. The elastic ball experiences the greatest acceleration 15ms after impact.
D. The elastic ball experiences the greatest acceleration 15ms after being dropped.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

15. The National Retail Federation introduced the term "Cyber Monday" in 2005 to
describe a sharp rise in online revenue and traffic the first Monday after
Thanksgiving. The graph at left in the tr-plane approximates the total revenue, r,
in millions of dollars, from Cyber Monday sales in the year t years after 2009.
What is the best interpretation of the portion of the graph to the left of the r-axis?
A. It refers to loss of revenue.
B. It refers to revenue in years before 2009.
C. It is irrelevant, because you cannot have negative revenue.
D. It is irrelevant, because there were no Cyber Monday sales before 2009.

Correct answer: B LEVEL 3

16. Using the doppler effect, astronomers can determine the frequency of light, f(v), in
terahertz (THz) emitted from a galaxy with a velocity in the direction toward
Earth of v, in fractions of the speed of light c. It is true that galaxies with a
velocity of 0THz toward Earth emit light with a positive frequency, and frequency
is never 0THz for any velocity. Additionally, as the velocity toward Earth
increases, the frequency of light emitted increases. Which of the following could
represent the graph of y=f(v) in the y-plane?
Correct answer: B LEVEL 3
17. The graph at left in the mP-plane shows a storm cloud creating a potential
difference, P, in megavolts (MV) between the bottom of the cloud and the surface
of the Earth m minutes after the start of recording by a weather balloon. The
potential difference increases until a lightning strike occurs, during which the
potential difference instantaneously drops to 0 V. What is the significance of the
point marked?

A. The storm lasts 3.5 minutes.

B. The potential difference is 0 MV just after the lightning strike.
C. The potential difference is around 64 MV just before the lightning strike.
D. The potential difference reaches a maximum of 3.5 MV after 64 minutes.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

18. A deep sea hydrophone began recording for 180 seconds as soon as it sensed a
sound greater than the threshold intensity of 200 underwater decibels (dB). The
sound intensity, I, in dB reached a maximum at 60 seconds after recording and
then gradually decreased for the next 120 seconds. If t is the number of seconds
since the beginning of recording, which of the following graphs in the tI-plane
could model the sound?

Correct answer: A LEVEL 3

19. The plot above in the dG-plane was created by a winemaker measuring the growth
rate, G, in milligrams per day (mg/day) of grapes d days after budding. The
winemaker plans on harvesting the grapes when the growth rate reaches 0. How
many days after the growth rate reaches a maximum does the winemaker plan on
harvesting the grapes?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 50 LEVEL 3

20. The terminal velocity of an object is the velocity reached after falling a large
enough height such that its velocity no longer changes. The plot at left in the hv-
plane shows the ground impact velocity, v, in meters per second of a ping pong
ball dropped from a height of h meters above the ground. What appears to be the
terminal velocity of the ping pong ball to the nearest meter per second?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 9 LEVEL 3

21. The graph at left in the sT-plane shows the temperature, T, in degrees Fahrenheit (
∘F) of an incandescent light bulb s seconds after being initially turned on from a
temperature of 50∘F. While on, the temperature was always increasing. Less than
a minute after being turned on, the light bulb was turned off and its temperature
started decreasing. By approximately how many Fahrenheit degrees did the light
bulb's temperature increase while being turned on?

A. 30
B. 125
C. 225
D. 275

Correct answer: C LEVEL 3

22. The temperature, T, in degrees Celsius (∘C) along a circular infrared stove
measured d centimeters  (cm) from the left edge of the circumference and going
through the center of the stove is given by the graph at left. The hottest point
occurs at the center of the stove. What is the diameter of the stove in centimeters?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 40 LEVEL 3

23. An electromagnetic pulse is generated and its profile at a distance D, in
micrometers (μm), is taken 1 picosecond later. The magnetic field, M, in nanotesla
(nT) reaches a minimum of 4 nT at a distance of 50 μm from the source. The
magnetic field reaches a maximum of 10 nT at a distance of 90 μm. Which of the
following graphs in the DM-plane could represent this situation?

Correct answer: D LEVEL 3

1. The graph at left in the mf-plane relates the length in meters (m) of a particular
thickness of guitar string to the frequency in Hertz (Hz) at which it will vibrate for
a first harmonic note. By what factor does the frequency decrease between string
lengths of 0.5m and 0.6m?

A. 0.16
B. 0.5
C. 0.6
D. 0.75

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

2. Based on the bone mass to body mass ratio of modern reptiles, paleontologists can
use the fossils of the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur to predict its rate of growth, r,
in kilograms per year (kg/yr) at a particular age, a, in years. The rate of growth
has a minimum of 50 kg/yr when the dinosaur's age is less than 1 year and greater
than 29 years. Additionally, the rate of growth reaches a maximum
of 600 kg/yr when a is 16 years. Which of the following graphs in the ar-plane
could show this relationship?
Correct answer: C LEVEL 4

3. A retail store is purchasing n coats from a specialty coat designer. The cost per
coat, C, in dollars reaches a minimum when 125 coats are purchased and reaches a
maximum of $300 when 1 coat is purchased. Which of the following graphs in
the nC-plane could represent the cost per coat when purchasing n coats?
Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

4. The graph in the xC-plane at left shows the long run average cost curve for a
company producing appliances. The function C gives the average production cost
 per appliance when the total output is xx appliances per day. Approximately how
many appliances should the company produce per day to minimize average
production cost?

A. 28 appliances
B. 50 appliances
C. 600 appliances
D. 1200 appliances

Correct answer: C LEVEL 4

5. A computer clock changes its voltage, v, in volts (V) over a time, t, in

nanoseconds (ns) in order to control the execution of instructions. The clock starts
with a voltage of 0V, then increases to 0.1V and stays at 0.1V for exactly 10ns,
and finally decreases to 0V. Which of the following graphs in the tv-plane could
represent this situation?
Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

6. Ebru accelerates her car from a stoplight, drives at a constant speed for a few
blocks, then slows to a stop at another stoplight. Which of the following graphs in
the td-plane could best represent the relationship between the distance, d, and
driving time, t, of Ebru's car?
Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

7. A team of oceanographers are measuring the salinity of the water in the southern
Indian Ocean at different depths. They plot the salinity s in grams of salt per
kilogram of ocean water (g/kg) versus the depth D in kilometers. They find that
 the salinity reaches a minimum at a depth of 0.75 kilometers. They also find that
the maximum salinity of 35.5g/kg occurs at the surface of the ocean. Which of the
following plots in the sD-plane best represents their findings?

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

8. For the concession stand, students purchase a number of pizzas, then sell them by
the slice. If the students set their price per slice too low, they lose money on each
 slice. If they set it too high, fewer people will buy the pizza and the students will
also lose money. If they set their price at $0.70 a slice or $2.50 a slice, they break
even. To break even means that the costs equal the money earned. Which graph in
the xp-plane could best represent the total profit, p, in dollars, from pizza sales
when the students charge xx dollars per slice?

Correct answer: D LEVEL 4

9. Americium-241 is a radioactive element commonly found in smoke detectors. A

 sample that begins with 1 microgram of Americium-241 has an average rate of
change of −1/864 micrograms (µg) per year for the first 432 years, and an average
rate of change of −1/1728µg per year for the next 432 years. Which of the
following graphs could best represent the mass mm, in µg, of the Americium-
241 remaining in a sample after t years?

Correct answer: C LEVEL 4

10. A foreign species of insect has invaded a small island and begins to consume the
island's mustard plants over a time, T, in months. The area inhabited by mustard
plants, A, in acres (ac) immediately after the insect's introduction is 20 ac, and
after 6 months the mustard plants disappear from the island. Which of the
following graphs in the TA-plane could represent this situation?

Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

11. A chemical undergoes an autocatalytic reaction. The concentration of the
chemical, C, in grams per liter (g/L) changes fastest when s, the number of
seconds since the start of the reaction, is 10 seconds. Thereafter, the concentration
approaches 8 g/L. Which of the following graphs in the sC-plane could model the
chemical reaction?

Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

 kH
12. The average monthly solar radiation r, in kilowatt hours per square meter ( ),
m2
absorbed by a solar panel at 0∘ inclination in Monterrey Mexico reaches a peak
during the summer solstice, which occurs approximately June 21st. Which of the
following graphs could show the relationship between the number of months, m,
after January 21st and the kilowatt hours, r, of solar radiation absorbed by the
panel?
Correct answer: B LEVEL 4
 A. 6 revolutions
B. 7 revolutions
C. 9 revolutions
D. 10 revolutions

13. In a Ferris wheel, pictured at left, a Correct answer: A LEVEL 4

passenger car travels in a circular
path as the ride revolves. The graph
above in the th-plane shows the
height, h, above the ground, in
meters, of a passenger car on a Ferris
wheel, t minutes after the ride
reaches full speed. At full speed,
how many revolutions per minute
does the passenger car of the Ferris
wheel make?

14. The graph at left in the dw-plane relates the number of decibels d (dB) of a sound
to the sound intensity, w, in watts per square centimeter. By what factor does the
 sound intensity increase between 6 and 7dB?

A. 0.8
B. 1.25
16
C. 1× 10
3
16
D. 2× 10
7

Correct answer: B LEVEL 4

15. A loan is paid back with increasing payments. The balance of the loan upon
purchase is equal to $6,000. The balance reaches a maximum 2 years after
purchase and 5 years after purchase it reaches $0. If L is the balance of the loan in
thousands of dollars and t is the time since the purchase, which of the following
graphs in the tL-plane represents this payment plan?
Correct answer: B LEVEL 4

16. An indifference curve plots the amounts x of product X and the amount y of

product Y such that the value to a consumer of the total amount of
products X and Y for any point along the curve is constant. It has the property
that y decreases as x increases. For one consumer, good X is flour, good Y is
 sugar, x and y are in pounds, and 5 pounds of flour alone have the same value
as 3 pounds of sugar alone. Which of the following could represent the
indifference curve in the xy-plane for this consumer?

Correct answer: B LEVEL 4

17. The graph at left in the ta-plane approximates the total amount, a, in dollars, that a
particular video hosting company charges a customer who uses t terabytes of
bandwidth. What is the best interpretation of the average rate of change
 between 10 and 35 terabytes?

A. The company charges about $91 per terabyte up to the tenth terabyte.

B. The company charges about $110 per terabyte up to the tenth terabyte.
C. The company charges about $91 per terabyte after the tenth terabyte but before the
thirty-fifth.
D. The company charges about $110 per terabyte after the tenth terabyte but before
the thirty-fifth.

Correct answer: C LEVEL 4

18. The graph at left in the sC-plane shows the hourly cost C in dollars to a small
clothing factory producing s shirts in one hour. Which of the following is correct
regarding the average cost per shirt when producing s shirts in one hour?
A. The average cost always increases as the number of shirts produced in one hour
increases.
B. The average cost always decreases as the number of shirts produced in one hour
increases.
C. The average cost reaches a maximum when the number of shirts produced in one
hour is 100.
D. The average cost reaches a minimum of 0.25 dollars per shirt per hour.

Correct answer: B LEVEL 4

19. A surveyor is tracking the elevation of a trail at fixed increments of 500meters.
The plot at left in the DE-plane shows the elevation, E, in meters (m) above the
starting point versus the distance, D, along the trail from the start in kilometers
(km). What is the average rate of change in elevation with respect to distance
along the trail in m/km between the starting point and the point of highest
elevation?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 20 LEVEL 4

20. The graph at left in the th-plane shows the height above ground, h, in meters
(m) of a projectile t seconds (s) after it has been fired upward. To the
nearest 5 meters per second, what is the absolute value of the average rate of
change of height in terms of time between the time the projectile was at its highest
point and the time the projectile hit the ground?

Sample answers list:

an integer, like 6
a simplified fraction number, like 3/5
a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
an exact decimal, like 0.75

Correct answer: 20 LEVEL 4

21. The rectangular floor of a playpen has a perimeter of 24 feet. Which of the
following graphs in the wA-plane could represent the relationship between the
width, w, in feet, and the floor area, A, in square feet, of the playpen?

Correct answer: B LEVEL 4

22. A call option gives the purchaser the option to buy a stock in the future at a
particular price known as the strike price. The dollar profit, P, of a call option is a
constant negative value when the future dollar stock price, S, is less than the strike
price. When the stock price is above the strike price, P increases from its constant
negative value at the rate of $1 per dollar of S. Which of the following graphs in
the SP-plane could be the graph of a call option with a strike price of $15?
Correct answer: D LEVEL 4