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1. Which is the simplified form of the 4. Solve P = 2l + 2w for w.

expression?
F w = P – 2l
2(v – 6) – 8(3v + 2) 2
A –22v – 28 P – 2l
G w=
B –22v + 4
2
2l – P
C 26v – 28 H w=
2
D 26v + 4
J w=
P –2
2l
2. If f (x) = –x2 – 9x + 3, what is f (–1)?

F –5 5. Factor 16x2 – 49.

G –7 A (4x + 7)2
H 11 B (4x – 7)2
J 13 C (4x + 7)(4x – 7)
D (2x – 7)(8x + 7)
3. Which function rule is graphed below?
6. Which of the following gives a definition
for the geometric sequence?
4, –8, 16, –32, 64, . . .

F A(1) = 64; A(n) = 64  –

1n – 1
2
G A(1) = 64; A(n) = 64 
1n – 1
2
H A(1) = 4; A(n) = 4  2n – 1

3 J A(1) = 4; A(n) = 4  –2n – 1

A y=– x
2
7. Which of the following correlations
B y = – 3 x +1 represents a causal relationship?
2
A the amount of ink used and the
C y = – 1x +1 number of sheets of paper used
3
B the number of copies needed and the
D y = – 2 x +1 number of sheets of paper used
3
C the amount of ink used and the
number of staples needed
D the number of copies needed and
the number of employees attending a
meeting

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8. The function f (x) = 425 • 0.3x 11. Which graph shows the solution set
represents the population of a fire ant of the inequality 3y + x ≥ 5?
farm after x days of being tested with
A
a new pesticide. Which statement best
describes the situation?
F The initial population is 425 ants.
The population decreases by 70%
each day.
G The initial population is 425 ants.
The population increases by 30%
each day.
H The initial population is 425 ants.
The population decreases by 30% B
each day.
J The initial population is 425 tree frogs.
The population increases by 70%
each day.

9. The product of two factors is

12x2 – 12x – 24. One of the factors is
(3x – 6). What is the other factor?
A (4x + 3)
B (4x + 4) C
C (6x + 4)
D (6x + 8)

10. Which equation best represents the line

of best fit for the scatter plot below?

F y = –0.77x + 29.95
G y = –1.03x + 33.21
H y = –1.23x + 36.5
J y = –1.34x + 38.32

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12. The equation y = 7.85x represents the 15. Which of the following shows a
cost, y, for x pounds of trail mix. What is relationship that is a function?
the rate in dollars/lb?
A
Record your answer and fill in the
bubbles on your answer document.

13. Which of the following is a solution to

the equation 6x + 1 = 2x2?

A 3+ 11
3 – 11
B
2
B
C –3 – 11
3+ 7
D
2

14. Which of the following shows the

correlation coefficient and the equation
for the line of best fit for the data in the
table? Let x be the price of a play ticket
and y be the number of tickets sold.
C

F –0.97; –3.3x + 196.49

G –0.98; –3.32x + 195.57
H –0.99; –3.47x + 198.29
J –0.99; –3.61x + 200.85

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16. Solve the equation –2x + 8 + 3x =
22 – 2x + 13 for x.
Record your answer and fill in the
bubbles on your answer document.
17. Which equation is shown on the
graph below?
19. What are the x-intercepts of the graph of
the equation y = x2 – 12x – 45?
A x = –3, x = 15
B x = 3, x = –15
C x = 9, x = –5
D x = –9, x = 5
20. The function y = x2 – 5 is a
transformation of the parent function,
f (x) = x2. Which of the following
correctly describes the transformation?
F vertical stretch by a factor of –5
G transformation right 5 units
H transformation down 5 units
J transformation left 5 units

21. Simplify (14x2 + 5x – 3) –

(17x2 – 4x + 9).
x
A y=1 +2 A 3x2 + 9x – 12
4
B –3x2 + x – 12
x
B y= 1 +3 C 3x2 + x – 12
4 D –3x2 + 9x – 12
x
C y=1 +4
4 22. What is the equation of the line that
passes through the point (–7, 3) and has
1x + 5
D y=
4 a slope of 2 ?
5
F y –3= x+7
2
18. The function f (x) = 8x represents the 5
total amount you will pay, f (x), for 2
an Internet television channel if you G y – 3 = ( x + 7)
5
purchase the channel for x months.
H y +3= x –7
2
You have decided to try the service for
at least 3 months. Which inequality 5
represents the domain of this situation? 2
J y + 3 = ( x – 7)
5
F x≥3
G x≤3
H x>3
J x<3

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23. What is the slope of the line in 27. What is the solution of the inequality
table below? 2(x + 1) > –6?
A x > –4
B x<4
C x> –
7
2
Record your answer and fill in the D x> –
5
bubbles on your answer document. 2

28. What is the equation of the line that is

24. Simplify 5 ( 15 + 27). perpendicular to 2y = –x – 8 and passes
through the point (2, –3)?
F 5 3 + 3 15 H 5 15 – 3 3
F y = 2x + 1
G 2 3 J 2 15 1x –2
G y= –
2
25. What is the product of (8x2 + 5) 1x –1
(2x2 – x + 10)? H y= –
2
A 16x4 – 8x3 + 70x2 – 5x + 50 J y = 2x – 7
B 16x4 + 8x3 + 90x2 – 5x + 50
29. Suppose y varies directly with x. Write
C 16x4 – 8x3 + 80x2 + 5x + 50
an equation for the direct variation if
D 16x4 – 8x3 + 90x2 – 5x + 50 y = –7 when x = 21.
26. The graph below shows the solution for A y = 3x
which system of equations? 1x
B y=
3
C y = –3x

D y= – x
1
3

5 x + 5 y = 10
F 
 –4x + 2y = 8
2 x + 2 y = – 30
G 
3x + 3y = – 45
 5 x + 5 y = 15
H 
 –8x + 2y = 16
 x + y = – 15
J 
 x – y = 12

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30. A dairy farmer will mix milk that has 6% 33. What is the value of x in the solution to
butterfat with milk that has 1% butterfat the system of equations below?
to create 225 gallons of milk containing 6x + 3y = 24
5% butterfat. Which system of equations
6x + 2y = 30
models this situation?
 x + 0.01y = 225 Record your answer and fill in the
F  bubbles on your answer document.
0.06x + y = 0.05(225)
 x + y = (0.05)225
G  34. What is the equation of the line that is
0.06x + 0.01y = 225
parallel to the line – 8 = – 1 x – y and
 x + y = 225 3 3
H  passes through the point (–1, –4)?
0.06x + 0.01y = 0.05(225)
0.06x + y = 0.05(225) F y = 3x – 1
J 
 x + 0.01y = (225) G y= – x–
8 20
3 3
31. Which expression is equivalent to 8 x – 29
H y=
2 –2 3
 2x y 3 8
  ?
 y
3
 J y = – 1 x – 13
3 3
6x 6 8x5
A C 35. Solve the equation –5x + 13 = –x – 3.
y15 y2
A 4 C 2
6
B
8x
D 8x6y3
y15 B –5 D
5
3 2
32. A community college is trying to
36. Which is the best estimate to the system
reduce the number of pounds of
of equations shown in the graph below?
paper it uses each year. The equation
P(t) = 580 • 0.97t where t is the number
of years since the reduction started.
Which best describes the range of this
exponential function?
F t>0
G 580 ≥ P(t) > 0
H t ≤ 580
J P(t) ≤ 580

F (2.3, 1.3)
G (1.3, 2.3)
H (3.7, 2.7)
J (2.7, 3.7)

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37. Which graph shows an x-intercept of 6? 38. Which quadratic function is equivalent
A to y = –4x2 – 8x – 9?
F y = –4(x + 1)2 – 5
G y = –4(x – 4)2 – 5
H y = –4(x + 2)2 – 11
J y = –4(x – 10)2 + 1

39. What is true about the graph of the

exponential function f (x) = 15 • 0.5x?

B A It increases from left to right.

B It decreases from left to right.
C It crosses the x-axis at 0.5.
D It crosses the y-axis at 0.5.

40. What is the domain of the function

y = 5x2 – 4x + 1?
F x≥ –
2
5
G all real numbers
C
H x≥
2
5
J x≥1

41. A farrier purchases steel horseshoes for

$4 a pair and aluminum horseshoes for
$6 a pair. If he pays $100 cash, which
equation best shows that he has $24
left over after purchasing s pairs of steel
shoes and a pairs of aluminum shoes?
D
A 100 – 4s – 6a = 24
B 100 – 6s – 4a = 24
C 100 – 10(s + a) = 24
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42. What are the roots of the quadratic 45. Which system of inequalities is
equation 0 = 8x2 + 14x? represented by the graph below?
F 0 and –
7
4
G 0 and
7
4
H 2 and –
7
4
J 2 and
7
4

43. You plan to spend up to d dollars at a

fun park. You will pay $14 for a round of 3y < –2 x – 9
mini golf and spend $1.50 per game for A 
g games in the arcade. Which inequality  3y  x – 3
models this situation? 3y  –2 x – 9
B 
A d ≤ 14g + 1.5  3y  x – 3
B d ≥ 14g – 1.5
3y  –2 x – 9
C d ≥ 1.5g + 14 C 
 3y  x – 3
D d ≤ 1.5g + 14
3y  –2 x – 9
44. The quadratic function below models D 
 3y < x – 3
the change in elevation of a person
hiking.
46. The graph of a quadratic equation is
shown below.

What is the y-intercept?

How many hours long was the hike? F (2, 0)
F 10 hours H 8 hours G (0, 2)
G 4 hours J 6 hours H (4, 0)
J (0, 4)

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47. The table shows the number of visitors at
a bank each hour of a workday.
49. When a store releases a new cell phone
to customers, it expects its sales to
decrease by 5% each month after the
initial month. If the store sells 682 of
a particular phone the first month,
which exponential function models
this situation x months after the initial
month?
A f (x) = 682 • 1.05x
B f (x) = 682 • 0.05x
C f (x) = 682 • 0.95x
D f (x) = 682 • 1.95x

50. What is the rate of change?

f (x) = – 3 x + 7
5 8

Record your answer and fill in the

Which quadratic function is a bubbles on your answer document.
reasonable fit for this data?
51. How will the graph of f (x) = x2 + 8 be
A y = –3.78x2 + 28.99x – 2.38
 
2
B y = –3.63x + 27.95x – 2.42
2 affected if x2 becomes 1 x ?
4
C y = –3.85x2 + 30.1x – 6.19
A There will be a vertical stretch by a
D y = –3.74x2 + 28.58x – 1.96
factor of 4.
48. The graph of which equation is B There will be a horizontal
shown below? compression by a factor of 4.
C There will be a horizontal stretch by a
factor of 4.
D There will be a vertical compression
by a factor of 4.

F y = 6x2 – 7x – 3
G y = 6x2 + 7x – 3
H y = 6x2 + x – 3
J y = 3x2 + 7x – 3

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52. Which of the following shows what 53. What is the slope of the line of 2 + y = 7?
happens to the graph of y = 3 x if 3 x A undefined
4 4
B 5
becomes 3 x – 3?
4 C 2
F D 0

54. The table shows the number of yeast

cells that generate over time.

Which exponential function is a

reasonable fit to the data?
H F y = 4033 • 2.89x
G y = 2536 • 1.51x
H y = 1111 • 1.38x
J y = 2233 • 1.22x

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