1. An total of $45,000 in prize money is to be divided unequally among the top three contestants. What is the value of the largest prize?   $9,000   0,000   2,000   5,000   $27,000   Hint Hint       2. The arithmetic mean (average) of five numbers is −5. If the sum of two of them is 50, what is the average of the other three?   25   10   0   −10   −25   Hint       3. If 2z2 − 5z + 30 < 2z2 + 5z − 15, which of the following MUST be true?   z = 6   z < 4.5   z > 6   z = 4.5   z > 4.5   Hint       4. From 1999 to 2000, the computer sales increased by 40% and the printer sales decreased by 40%. The ratio of printer sales to computer sales in 2000 was how many times the ratio of printer sales to computer sales in 1999?   1   7/3   5/3   3/5   3/7   Hint       5. A small square region inside a larger square is shaded. The diagonal of the larger square is three times the diagonal of the small square in length. What fraction of the area of the larger square is not shaded ?   1/9   1/3   2/3   8/9   cannot be determined   Hint       6. An office requires P sheets of paper each month for each employee. If there are E employees in the office, for how many months willT sheets of paper last?   T/PE   PE/T   TE/P   P/TE   TPE   Hint       7. The arithmetic mean (average) of 3, 5, 7 and y is 100. What is the value of y?   85   95   105   115   385   Hint