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WASL Sample Questions : Mathematics

The WASL Mathematics sample questions contains questions on the following topics:

• Pre-Algebra
• Elementary Algebra
• Intermediate Algebra
• Coordinate Geometry
• Plane Geometry
• Trigonometry

Some WASL mathematics sample questions are given below:

1. Naomi is a travel agent. She receives a commission of 5% for each ticket she sells. How much would her commission be from the sale of 6 airline tickets for $250 each?
   1. $150.00
   2. $125.00
   3. $75.00
   4. $12.50

2. Which of the following is equivalent to (x)(x)(x)(x), for all x ?
   1. 4x
   2. x4
   3. x + 4
   4. 4 x
   5. 2x2

   Answer: B

3. A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If the width of the rectangle is 3 inches, what is the rectangle's area, in square inches?
   1. 6
   2. 9
   3. 12
   4. 15
   5. 18

   Answer: E

4. How many solutions are there to the equation x2 - 15 = 0 ?
   1. 0
   2. 1
   3. 2
   4. 4
   5. 15

   Answer: C

5. A circle with center (-3,4) is tangent to the x-axis in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane. What is the radius of this circle?
   1. 3
   2. 4
   3. 5
   4. 9
   5. 16

   Answer: B

6. Which of the following is divisible by 3 (with no remainder)?
   1. 2,725
   2. 4,210
   3. 4,482
   4. 6,203
   5. 8,105

   Answer: C

7. A particle travels 1 * 10 ⁸ centimeters per second in a straight line for 4 * 10 ^-6 seconds. How many centimeters has it traveled?
   1. 2.5 * 10²
   2. 2.5 * 10¹³
   3. 4 * 10²
   4. 4 * 10^-14
   5. 4 * 10^-48

   Answer: C

8. The triangle below is isosceles and is drawn to scale. What is the measure of angle N ?

   

   1. 22^o
   2. 68^o
   3. 78^o
   4. 79^o
   5. 89^o

   Answer: D

9. The students in Mr. Chan's class surveyed an additional 180 Lincoln High School tenth-graders. How many of these students would you expect to choose volleyball as their favorite sport?
   1. 19
   2. 23
   3. 27
   4. 45

10. In a video game, the main charWASLer, Jamal, visits a country in which the currency is in zwangs, dools, and flits. It takes 5 one-dollar bills to equal one zwang. If one zwang is 30 dools, and one dool is 50 flits, then how many dollars is equal to 150,000 flits?
    1. 20 dollars
    2. 100 dollars
    3. 500 dollars
    4. 2,000 dollars