RICAS Mathematics Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A store sells notebooks for $2.75 each. If a student buys 6 notebooks, what is the total cost?
- $15.50
- $16.50 (Correct answer)
- $17.25
- $16.75
Correct answer: $16.50
6 × $2.75 = $16.50.
Question 2: What is the value of the expression 4² + 3 × 5 − 7?
- 16
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 28
Correct answer: 24
4² = 16, 3 × 5 = 15, then 16 + 15 − 7 = 24.
Question 3: A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 cm and a width of 7 cm. What is its length?
- 10 cm
- 12 cm (Correct answer)
- 14 cm
- 24 cm
Correct answer: 12 cm
Perimeter = 2(l + w), so 38 = 2(l + 7), giving l = 12 cm.
Question 4: Which fraction is equivalent to 0.6?
- 1/6
- 3/5 (Correct answer)
- 2/3
- 6/100
Correct answer: 3/5
0.6 = 6/10 = 3/5.
Question 5: A data set has values 12, 15, 15, 18, 20. What is the mode?
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 16
- 20
Correct answer: 15
The mode is the value that appears most often; 15 appears twice.
Question 6: If a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours, what is its average speed in miles per hour?
- 50 mph
- 55 mph
- 60 mph (Correct answer)
- 65 mph
Correct answer: 60 mph
Speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 4 = 60 mph.
Question 7: On a coordinate plane, point A is at (−3, 4). If the point is reflected over the y-axis, what are its new coordinates?
- (3, −4)
- (−3, −4)
- (3, 4) (Correct answer)
- (4, −3)
Correct answer: (3, 4)
Reflecting over the y-axis changes the sign of the x-coordinate: (−3, 4) → (3, 4).
RICAS Mathematics Reasoning 2
A store sells notebooks for $2.75 each.
If a student buys 6 notebooks, what is the total cost?