HSPA Math Macro 3d: Applying
discrete mathematics concepts and methods
Sample Multiple-choice
Items
The following diagram represents an airline's
direct travel routes between 6 cities. Which matrix
below can represent this direct-route air network? (A 0 indicates
no direct route between the two cities, or no travel needed; a 1
indicates a direct route.)
How many different ways can you put
6 books in a row so that one specific book is always in the 4th
position?
You and a group of 9 friends are playing
pickup basketball in a local park. At the end of the game, if each
player shakes hands with every other player, how many handshakes
will there be?
The Orchid Orchard has 5,000 orchid
plants to sell. Each month the orchard plans to sell 12% of its
orchids and start 600 new plants. Which of the following statements
is true?
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Eventually, Orchid Orchard will run out
of plants. |
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Eventually, Orchid Orchard will be overrun
by orchids. |
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The number of plants sold and the number
of plants planted will remain equal. |
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12% of 5,000 is 600. |
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