Name Date

CHAPTER
Chapter Test A
6 For use after Chapter 6

Write an inequality represented by the graph. Answers

1. 2. 1.
24 22 0 2 4 6 26 25 24 23 22 21
2.
Solve the inequality. Graph your solution.
3.
3. x 2 6 . 23 4. w 1 7 5
See left.
29 26 23 0 3 6 9 26 24 22 0 2 4 6
4.
n
5. 24t 216 6. } , 6
2
See left.

26 24 22 0 2 4 6 216 8 0 8 16 5.

7. You want to buy a pair of sneakers at a shoe store, and you can spend See left.
at most $80. You have a coupon for $10 off any pair of shoes at the
store. Write and solve an inequality to find the original prices p of 6.
sneakers that you can buy.
See left.
Solve the inequality, if possible.
7.
8. 5y 1 12 7 9. 3x 2 4 8 10. 4 2 5t 221

11. 2(k 1 4) . 2k 2 3 12. 2a 2 1 , 6a 1 7 13. 8p 1 7 2 6p . 2p 1 9 8.

9.
14. Write and solve an inequality to find the possible values of x if the
maximum area of the rectangle is to be 63 square meters.
10.

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3 meters 11.

(2x 1 1) meters 12.

Solve the inequality graphically. 13.

15. x 1 17 . 21 16. 3x 2 5 211
14.
Y Y
  See left.
15.
 
 

   /    X    /    X
16. See left.
 
 

Write a compound inequality represented by the graph. 17.

17. 18. 18.

26 25 24 23 22 21 0 1 2 23 22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5

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Chapter Test A continued
6 For use after Chapter 6

Solve the compound inequality. Graph your solution. Answers

19. x 1 2 . 5 or 3x 3 20. 26 5x 1 14 24 19.

See left.
23 22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5 25 24 23 22 21 0 1 2 3

20.
Graph the function. Compare the graph with the graph of
f (x) 5 x . See left.
21. g(x) 5x 1 1 22. g(x) 5x2 3
21. See left.
y y

3 3

1 1

3 1 O 1 3 x 3 1 O 1 3 x

3 3 22. See left.

Determine whether the ordered pair is a solution of the

inequality.
23. x 1 y , 7; (2, 4)

24. y 4x 2 3; (0, 0) 23.

25. x 1 2y . 4; (2, 1) 24.

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Graph the inequality. 25.

26. y , 2x 2 1 27. y 2x 1 3
26. See left.
y y
3 3

1 1
27.
3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3 x
1 1

3 3

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CHAPTER
Chapter Test B
6 For use after Chapter 6

Solve the inequality. Graph your solution. Answers

y 1.
1. x 1 8 . 210 2. } , 23
24
See left.
220 216 212 28 24 0 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
2.

3. 7 2 5d , 23 4. 4a 2 8 , 2a See left.

3.
24 22 0 2 4 24 23 22 21 0 1 2 3 4

See left.
In Exercises 5 and 6, use the following information.
4.
To be eligible for the playoffs, a baseball team cannot lose more than 40% of
its remaining games. The team has 18 games remaining in the regular season. See left.
5. Write and solve an inequality to find the number of games g that the
5.
team could lose and still be eligible for the playoffs.
6. If the baseball team loses 8 of its remaining games, will the team
advance to the playoffs? Explain your answer.
6.
Solve the inequality, if possible.
7. 2(3x 2 1) . 6(x 1 1)
7.
8. 3(2p 2 5) 8p 2 5

9. 5(2s 1 7) 2 4 . 10s 2 7 8.

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9.
In Exercises 10 and 11, use the following information.
The photography club at your school decides to publish a calendar to raise 10.
money. The initial cost for equipment and software is $600. In addition to
the initial cost, each calendar costs $2.50 to produce. The club plans to sell
the calendars for $8 each.
11.
10. Write and solve an inequality to find the number n of calendars that
the photography club must sell in order to raise at least $1200.
11. Will the club reach their fundraising goal if they sell 110 calendars?
12.
Explain your answer.
See left.
Solve the compound inequality. Graph your solution.
12. 5 2 x . 2 or 5 x 2 7 13. 210 2(x 2 1) , 14 13.

See left.
0 5 10 15 5 0 5 10

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Chapter Test B continued
6 For use after Chapter 6

14. The water pressure p (in pounds per square inch) exerted on an Answers
6
object in the ocean can be given by the function p 5 15 1 }
11
d 14.
where d is the depth (in feet) below the surface of the water. What
are the possible water pressures of an object when the depth ranges
from 102 feet to 468 feet?

Graph the function. Compare the graph with the graph of See left.
15.
f (x) 5 x.
15. g(x) 5x 1 12 2 16. g(x) 5 2 2x

Y Y

 

 
16. See left.
  /   X   /   X

 

Graph the inequality.

17. See left.
17. y . 23x 2 2 18. x 2 3y , 6

y y 18. See left.

3 3
19.
1 1
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x
3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3 See left.
1

20.
3 3

In Exercises 19 and 20, use the following information.

A concert promoter needs to take in at least $380,000 from ticket sales.
The promoter charges $30 for floor seats and $20 for bleacher seats.
19. Write and graph an inequality that 20,000
describes the goal in terms of selling 18,000
bleacher seat tickets and selling 16,000
floor seat tickets.
Bleacher seats

14,000
12,000
20. Identify and interpret one of 10,000
the solutions. 8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
0 4,000 8,000 12,000
Floor seats
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CHAPTER
Chapter Test C
6 For use after Chapter 6

Solve the inequality, if possible. Answers

3 1
1. x 1 5.8 4.6 2. x 2 } , } 1.
8 4

3. 6(x 2 2) . 3(2x 2 5) 4. 4x . 0.2(50 1 20x) 2.

(2x 1 3) feet 3.
5. Write and solve an inequality
to find the possible values of x if 9 feet 4.
the minimum area of the trapezoid
is to be at least 45 square feet. 5.
(4x 2 6) feet

Translate the verbal sentence into an inequality. Then solve

the inequality. 6.
6. The product of 23.9 and w is at most 19.5.

7. The quotient of the difference of 5 times a number n and 9 and 2 is

greater than 22 and less than or equal to 3. 7.

Solve the inequality graphically.

1 26 9
8. 2} x 2 } 2} 9. 0.8x 1 34.5 . 42.5 See left.
2 4 6 8.
Y Y
 

 /    X
  
 9. See left.

 /    X

 
  10.

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See left.
Solve the inequality, if possible. Graph your solution.
2 2 3 11.
10. 1 3 1 } x , 7 11. 2} x , 4 and } x , 26
3 3 4
See left.
24 22 0 2 4 6 8 212 210 28 26 24 22
12.
1
12. }(x 1 1) . 3 or 0 , 22 2 x 13. 3x 2 9 9 or 4 2 x 3 See left.
2

13.
24 22 0 2 4 6 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

See left.
14. Your test scores are 93, 69, 89, and 97. After the next test, you want
your average to be at least 84. What are the possible scores for your 14.
next test?
15.
Solve the equation, if possible.
5 16.

15. 23 2 2 } x 5 18
4 16. 23x 1 8 2 13 5 25

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CHAPTER
Chapter Test C continued
6 For use after Chapter 6

Write an absolute value equation represented by the graph. Answers

17. 18. 17.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 25 24 23 22 21 0 1 2
18.
Graph the function. Compare the graph with the graph of
f (x) 5 x. 19. See left.
19. g(x) 5 0.25x 2 2 20. g(x) 5 2 2x 1 1 2 0.5
Y Y
  See left.
20.
 
 
    /    X
   /    X 
21.
 
See left.

22.
Solve the inequality. Graph your solution.
1 5 See left.

21. 23 4 2 } x . 212
2 22. }7 2 4x 2 9 . 6
3
23.
216 28 0 8 16 22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

23. For your chemistry experiment, you are trying to keep the water
temperature at 358C. For the experiment to work properly, the actual 24. See left.
temperature can vary by as much as 1%. Write and solve an absolute
value inequality to find the acceptable temperatures of the water. 25. See left.
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Graph the inequality. 26.

24. 4(x 2 2) , y 2 5 25. 2x 2 3(y 1 1) y 2 (4 2 x)
See left.
y y
3 3
27.
1 1

3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3 x
1 1

3 3
y
30
Width (inches)

In Exercises 26 and 27, use the following information. 25

20
To mail a package, the sum of the length x (in inches) and twice the sum of 15
the width y (in inches) and the height of the box must not exceed 108 inches. 10
5
26. Write and graph an inequality that describes the possible lengths and
0
widths of a 24-inch high box that can be sent by priority mail. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 x
Length (inches)
27. Identify and interpret one of the solutions.

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 Chapter 6, continued

5. The graph of g(x) 5 2x 1 1 opens down 21. The graph of g(x) 5x 1 1 is 1 unit to the
and is 1 unit to the left of f (x) 5x. left of f (x) 5x.
Y Y


ANSWERS

F X \X \ 
F X \X \

    X
  /   X
G X  \X \



G X \X \
22. The graph of g(x) 5x2 3 is 3 units below
6. x 25 or x 5; the graph of f (x) 5x.
26 24 22 0 2 4 6
Y
4 4 
7. 0 < x < }; 3
3 F X \X \
23 22 21 0 1 2 3 

8. 25 x 21;     X
26 24 22 0 2 4 6
G X \X \

9. 3
y 10. y
3

1 23. yes 24. yes 25. no

21
21
1 5 x 23 21 1 3 x 26. y 27. y
21 3 3

23 23 1 1
x
3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3
1

Chapter Test A
3 3
1. x < 2 2. x 25
3. x > 3; Chapter Test B
29 26 23 0 3 6 9

4. w 22; 1. x > 218;

220 216 212 28 24 0
26 24 22 0 2 4 6

5. t 4; 2. y > 12;
6 8 10 12 14 16 18
26 24 22 0 2 4 6

6. n < 12; 3. d > 2;

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216 8 0 8 16 24 22 0 2 4

7. p 2 10 80; p 90 8. y 21 9. x 4 4. a < 4;
24 23 2221 0 1 2 3 4
10. t 5 11. all real numbers 12. a > 22 g
5. } 0.40; g 7.2 6. No, the team can lose
13. no solution 14. 3(2x 1 1) 63; x 10 18
at most 7 games. 7. no solution 8. p 25
15. x . 4 16. x 22
y y 9. all real numbers
8 8
6 6 3600
10. 8n 2 2.50n 2 600 $ 1200; n $ }
4 4 11
2 2
(4, 0) (2, 0) 11. No, they must sell at least 328 calendars.
8 6 4 2 O 2 4 6 8 x 8 6 4 2 O 2 4 6 8 x
12. x < 3 or x $ 12;
4 4 0 5 10 15
6 6
8 8 13. 24 # x < 8;
5 0 5 10
7
17. 25 < x 1 18. x < 0 or x 3 14. The pressure is between from 70 } lb/in.2 and
11
3
19. x > 3 or x 1; to 270 }
11
lb/in.2.
23 22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5

20. 24 x 2;
25 24 23 22 21 0 1 2 3

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 Chapter 6, continued

15. The graph of g(x) 5x 1 12 2 is one unit 8. x 210 9. x . 10

to the left and two units below the graph of y y
f (x) 5x. 15 5
10
5 5 10 15 20 25 x
5 (10, 0)
Y

ANSWERS
10
1510 5 5 10 15 x
F X \X \ (10, 0) 15

10 20
15 25


  /   X
G X \X \
10. 23 # x < 6;
 24 22 0 2 4 6 8

11. not possible;

212 210 28 26 24 22

16. The graph of g(x) 5 22x opens down and 12. x < 22 or x > 5;
is narrower than the graph of f (x) 5x. 24 22 0 2 4 6 8

13. all real numbers;

Y 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

 14. You must score at least 72 on the next algebra

F X \X \ test. 15. no solution

4
  /   X 16. x 5 2}; x 5 24 17. x 2 5 5 3
3

18. x 1 1 5 2
G X \X \ 19. The graph of g(x) 5 0.25x2 2 is wider
than and 2 units below the graph of f (x) 5x.
17. 3
y 18. 3
y
Y

1 1 
x
3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3 
1 
F X \X \
3 3     /     X
G X    \X \


19. 30x 1 20y $ 380,000 20,000

18,000 20. The graph of g(x) 5 22x 1 12 0.5 is 1
16,000 unit to the left, 0.5 of a unit below, and narrower
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Bleacher seats

14,000
12,000
than the graph of f (x) 5x.
10,000
y
8,000 3
6,000 2
4,000 1
f (x )\x \
2,000
6 4 2 O 2 4 6 x
0
0 4,000 8,000 12,000 g(x )2 \x 1 \0 .5
2
Floor seats
3

20. Sample answer: (10,000, 12,000); The

21. 0 < x < 16;
promoter could sell 10,000 tickets for floor seats 216 28 0 8 16

and 12,000 tickets for bleacher seats. 22. x < 20.5 or x > 4; 20.5

22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chapter Test C
23. x 2 35 # 3.5, 31.5 # x # 38.5; The actual
5
1. x # 21.2 2. x < } 3. all real numbers temperature can be between 31.58C and 38.58C.
8
1 13 24. y 25. y
4. no solution 5. (6x 2 3)9 $ 45; x $ }
} 3 3
2 6
1 1
6. 23.9w # 19.5; w $ 25
3 1 1 3 x 3 1 1 3 x
1 1
5n 2 9
7. 22 < } # 3; 1 < n # 3
2 3 3

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 Chapter 6, continued
34.3 1 x
26. x 1 2( y 1 24) # 108; y 18. a. } 9; x 10.7 b. no; To win, the
30 5

Width (inches)
25 score must be 10.7 or greater, but these
20
15
scores are impossible to receive.
10 5
19. a. 20 } (F 2 32) 25; 68 F 77
ANSWERS

5
9
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 x c
Length (inches) b. 68 } 1 37 77; 124 c 160
4
c.
27. Sample answer: (15, 10); The box could have
a length of 15 inches and a width of 10 inches.            

Standardized Test A SAT/ACT Chapter Test

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. E 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. D
15. B 16. 280 15. $850 16. 218 17. 83 cm
17. a. 3.50 1 0.45t 7.50, where t is the number Performance Assessment
of lines of text b. 3 8.9; 8 lines of text at most;
1. Complete answers should include: a discussion
I rounded down because I cannot afford 9 lines of
of the equivalent compound inequality ax 1 b > 9
text.
or ax 1 b < 29; a discussion of how to solve each
18. a. 105 a 145 b. 180 t 200 part of this compound inequality; a rough sketch
c. 500 p 700; The student must sell at least of a solution consisting of two rays having open
$800 worth of covers, but she cannot sell more circles that point in opposite directions.
than $1000 worth of covers because she has only 12
2. a. 125 1 8.5p 250; p 14}
200 calculators to sell. Subtract $300 from each 17
amount to find the profit. b. ; 14 door prizes
0 2 6 4 8 10 12 14 16

Standardized Test B c. $1256 d. 11x 1 9y 1 56 1256

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D e. y
140
9. A 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. C
chicken entres

120
Number of

15. C 16. 8.5 min 90

60
98 1 85 1 72 1 78 1 x

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30
17. a. }} $ 85; x $ 92
5 0
0 30 60 90 120 x
Number of
b. No, it is not possible to earn an average of 92. beef entres
A score of 100 on the last test would still only give
you an average of 86.6. f. Sample answer: 100 beef and 10 chicken;
50 beef and 70 chicken; 25 beef and 100 chicken
18. a. a $ 285 b. t $ 800 c. c # $500 or
g. For sample answer in part (f ): $10, $20, and
$0 # c # $500; Selling 750 tickets would raise
$25, respectively.
$1500 for the club. Anything over that amount
is used to purchase calculators. After selling 750 Chapters 16
tickets, there are 250 tickets remaining, which
would total $500. So, the maximum amount that Cumulative Test
can be used towards calculators is $500 and the 1. 19 2. 82 3. 22 4. 77 5. sometimes
minimum amount is $0. 75
6. 5x 1 17 7. 21 2 5y < 7 8. } 5 25
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Standardized Test C } }
9. 21a 1 15c; $129 10. 2 5 , 21.6, 0, 4 , 3.1
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A
3
9. B 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 11. {4, 6} 12.218 13. 25 14. 23 15. 2}
4
15. B 16. C 17. 10.5 1
16. 290 17. 42 18. 3 19. 249 20. 2}
50
21. 219 22. 17 23. 49 24. 22 25. 3x 2 18

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