Name Class Date

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Chapter 1

Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–10, choose the correct letter.
1. Which property is illustrated by (3 1 5) 1 7 5 3 1 (5 1 7)? B
A. Additive Identity C. Commutative Property of Addition
B. Associative Property of Addition D. Distributive Property

2. Which algebraic expression represents the statement “4 more than the

product of 6 and a number”? I
F. 4n 1 6 H. 4 2 6n
G. 6 2 4n I. 6n 1 4

3. What is the value of 29 1 (23 2 32)? B

A. 226 B. 210 C. 28 D. 24

4. What is the value of !49? G

F. !7 G. 7 H. 14 I. 49

5 2
5. What is the order of the numbers !12, 23.5, 3 , 23 from least to greatest? D
5 2 2 5
A. !12, 23.5, 3, 23 C. 23.5, 23, !12, 3
5 2 2 5
B. !12, 3, 23, 23.5 D. 23.5, 23, 3, !12

6. Which ordered pair is not a solution of y 5 2x 1 1? H

F. (3, 7) G. (0, 1) H. (21, 1) I. (23, 25)

7. Which expression is equivalent to 23.2(2x 2 2.1)? A

A. 26.4x 1 6.72 C. 6.4x 1 6.72
B. 26.4x 2 6.72 D. 26.4x 1 2.1

8. Toby purchased 5 tickets online for a show. The tickets cost $12 each plus there was a
$3.50 service fee for the order. How much money did Toby spend for the tickets? I
F. $15.50 G. $51.50 H. $60 I. $63.50

9. What is the value of 33 2 (42 2 23)? C

A. 21 B. 7 C. 19 D. 35

10. Which expression is equivalent to 4(2x 1 1) 2 (26x)? F

F. 14x 1 4 G. 8x 2 2 H. 2x 1 4 I. 214x 2 4

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11. In the absence of predators, the rabbit population in a forest has grown to 56
over the past 5 years. What is the rabbit population in the forest? 15,625

12. Cherie is laying square tiles on her square kitchen floor. She buys the tiles for
$2 per square foot tile. If her total estimated cost for the tiles is $288, what is
the length of her floor in feet? 12 ft

13. Simplify 82 4 4 1 3(6 2 3) 1 23 . 33

14. What is the value of 3 1 |x 2 2| for x 5 23? 8

15. Evaluate x(y 2 z)2 for x 5 21, y 5 5, and z 5 23. 264

16. Write an equation for the sentence: the difference of 6n and 25 is 213. 6n 1 5 5 213

a
17. Vocabulary What type of number can be written in the form , where a and b
b
are integers, and b 2 0? rational number

18. Simplify (x2 1 6) 2 (3x2 2 2x 2 5). 22x2 1 2x 1 11

19. What is the solution of the equation 9x 1 12 5 39? 3

20. Jack is taking his family to the fair. He plans to take $5 for each admission
ticket plus $35 for food. Write an equation that models the amount of money
Jack takes to the fair. d 5 5t 1 35

21. What is the value of the expression (27)(3) 2 (5)(23)? 26

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Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–10, choose the correct letter.
1. Which algebraic expression represents 15 less than the product of 7 and
a number? B
A. 15 2 7n C. 15(7n)
B. 7n 2 15 D. 7(n 2 15)

2. Which of the following is the correct simplification of 7 ? 42 4 8 2 12? I

17
F. 228 G. 2 2 H. 25 I. 2

3m2 2 mn
3. What is the value of when m 5 21 and n 5 2? A
2mn2
5 1 1 5
A. 28 B. 28 C. 8 D. 8

4. What is the solution of 26x 1 15 5 23? H

F. 23 G. 22 H. 3 I. 6

5. What is the solution of 4x 2 6 5 26x 2 4? C

3 1
A. 22 B. 21 C. 5 D. 1

3 x
6. What is the solution of 5 5 15 ? H
F. 1 G. 6 H. 9 I. 25

7. A scale drawing of a building has the scale 0.5 in. : 6 ft. A wall is 30 ft long. How
long will the wall be on the drawing? B
A. 1.5 in. B. 2.5 in. C. 6 in. D. 360 in.

8. What is the simplified form of the expression "225? G

F. 225 G. 15 H. 20 I. does not simplify

9. Which property is illustrated by 45 1 19 5 19 1 45? A

A. Commutative Property of Addition C. Associative Property of Addition
B. Identity Property of Addition D. Zero Property of Addition

10. What percent of 86 is 50 to the nearest whole percent? G

F. 43% G. 58% H. 59% I. 172%

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11. A store’s cost for a stereo was $27. The markup was 75%. A customer
purchased it on sale at 40% off the marked up price. What was the purchase
price of the stereo? $28.35

12. Evaluate each expression for x 5 3 and y 5 2.

x2 2 y 7
a. 24x 1 3y 26 b. 4x 12

13. Find the percent of decrease for each situation.

a. $250 is discounted to $212.50 15% b. $40 is discounted to $32 20%

14. The school choir has 84 members. The ratio of girls to boys in the choir is 3 : 4.
How many members are girls? 36 girls

Find each answer.

15. Solve: 22(3x 1 2) 5 2x 1 6 254 16. Simplify: 2"169 213

3 8
17. Solve: 4 5 x 2 1 35
3
18. Simplify: 14 1 2 3 8 2 52 1 32 14

x21 x13
19. Solve: 6n 2 7 5 35 7 253
20. Solve: 2 5 21

21. The scale of a map is 0.25 cm : 15 mi. Determine the distance between two
cities that are 6.8 cm apart on the map. 408 mi

22. The price of the car was marked as $14,000. The end of the month sale has
lowered the price to $12,500. What is the percent decrease to the nearest
percent? about 11%

23. Four times the sum of a number and 23 is 4 more than twice the number.
Write and solve an equation to find the number. 4(n 1 (23)) 5 2n 1 4; 8

24. Jeremy is putting together a model rocket. The scale is 1 cm : 50 ft. If the height
of the actual rocket is 210 feet, how tall is the model? 4.2 cm

25. Writing Describe four different subsets of real numbers. Explain the
differences between the various subsets. Give several examples of each subset.
The counting numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The whole numbers are the counting
numbers plus zero. Integers are the whole numbers and their opposites.
Fractions are numbers used to express parts of the integers.

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Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–9, choose the correct letter.
1. Which of the following can be represented by this graph? D

2 4 6 8 10 12

A. 5 , b , 11 B. 11 $ b $ 5 C. Z 8 2 b Z 5 8 D. Z b 2 8 Z 5 3

2. Which inequality can be represented by this graph? H

2 4 6 8 10 12
F. 9 # b # 4 G. b $ 9 or b . 4 H. b # 4 or b . 9 I. b , 4 or b . 9

3. If 7x 1 3 5 24, what is the value of 5 2 4x? B

A. 223 B. 27 C. 1 D. 17

4. Which of the following sentences is represented by this graph? I

28 26 24 22 0 2

F. The value of t is greater than 25 or less than 1.

G. The value of t is between 25 and 1.
H. The value of t is greater than 25 and less than 1.
I. The value of t is less than or equal to 1 and greater than 25.
5. In which quadrant would the point (22, 4) be located? B
A. I B. II C. III D. IV

6. Which is not a subset of the set 51, 2, 3, 56? I

F. 516 G. 51, 3, 56 H. ; I. 506

3 d
7. What is the solution of 2.5 5 75 ? A
A. 90 B. 62.5 C. 74.5 D. 225

8. What is the simplified form of 23(x 1 4)? G

F. 23x 1 12 G. 23x 2 12 H. 23x 1 4 I. 23x 1 1

9. What is the simplified form of 5 2 4y 1 2x 2 3y 2 2 1 5x? A

A. 3 2 7y 1 7x B. 3 1 7y 1 7x C. 7 1 7y 1 7x D. 3 2 y 1 7x

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10. Evaluate each expression for x 5 27.

a. Z x 2 3 Z 10 b. Z x 1 3 Z 4

11. Complete the table.

n52 n53 n54

5n à 6 16 21 26
2n à 15 19 21 23

12. Evaluate b2 2 4ac for a 5 21, b 5 25, and c 5 2. 33

13. Simplify 4 2 3(22 2 5). 7

14. Javier is on a diet. He is supposed to eat at least 1500 but not more than
1800 calories per day. Before his last meal of the day, he had consumed
1150 calories. According to Javier’s diet plan, what number of calories
may he consume at his last meal of the day?
350 K x K 650
15. Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 66. 20, 22, 24

16. Translate the following sentence into an equation and then solve.
Four less than five times a number is 21. 5x 2 4 5 21; n 5 5

17. What is the intersection of the sets A 5 52, 4, 6, 8, 106 and B 5 51, 2, 3, 4, 56? 52, 46

Solve each equation.

18. n 1 4 5 6 2 19. 3t 1 3 5 212 25 20. 2(3d 1 1) 5 20 3

21. 2p 5 28 24 22. Z 4a 2 2 Z 5 10 3 or 22 23. 5k 1 6 5 5(k 1 1)

no solution

24. Solve the inequality Z 9 2 3g Z # 12. 21 K g K 7

25. Solve and graph 15c 2 4 # 12c 1 5 on the number line. c K 3

0 1 2 3 4
1 2 2c
26. Solve the equation 3a 1 4b 5
d
for c. c 5 23ad 224bd 1 1

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Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–8, choose the correct letter.
1. Which statement is equivalent to 4x 2 6y 1 8y 2 6x 2 12y ? C
A. 10x 2 26y C. 22x 2 10y
B. 12x 2 18y D. 212y

4
2. Jacob scored 5 points more than 5 of Sarai’s test score. Which equation
represents the relationship between Jacob’s test score, J, and Sarai’s test
score, S? G
4 4
F. 5 J 1 5 5 S H. 5 J 2 5 5 S
4 4
G. 5 S 1 5 5 J I. 5 S 2 5 5 J

3. The height of the flagpole, F, and the length of its shadow, S, are proportional
to Harry’s height, h, and the length of his shadow, l. Which proportion
represents the relationship? A
l S F S
A.
h
5F C.
l
5h
S l S h
B. 5 F D. F 5
h l

4. Which ordered pair is a solution of y 5 26x 2 7? G

F. (0.5,24) G. (2,219) H. (22, 25) I. (3, 11)

5. What is the value of 15 2 (62 2 52)? D

A. 2104 B. 274 C. 74 D. 4

6. Which values of x and y will make the expression 3(22x 2 y)2 equal to 3? H
F. x 5 22 and y 5 1 H. x 5 21 and y 5 3
G. x 5 22 and y 5 23 I. x 5 21 and y 5 23

7. The sum of two consecutive integers is 153. Which equation can be used to
find the first integer n? A
A. 2n 1 1 5 153 C. n 1 1 5 153
B. 2n 5 153 D. 2n 1 2 5 153

8. Which property is illustrated by a(b 1 c) 5 ab 1 ac? I

F. Associative Property of Addition H. Commutative Property of Addition
G. Associative Property of Multiplication I. Distributive Property

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9. Simplify 3(25x 2 7) 2 (6x).

221x 2 21
10. Admission to the movie is $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for students. The theater’s
goal is to receive $1500 in revenue for the evening. Write an equation that
models this relationship.
7.5a 1 3.5s 5 1500
11. Evaluate 23a(2b 2 4c) for a 5 23, b 5 2, and c 5 27.
288
12. The profit of a company is modeled by P 5 4t 1 15,500, where P is the profit
and t is the time in months. What is the dependent variable? P

13. Use words to describe the relationship modeled by the equation

y 5 28x 1 17.
y is equal to 17 more than 28 times x.
14. Simplify 93 4 33 2 5(8 2 4) 1 92 .
88
15. Vocabulary What is the term for a relation in which each input value
corresponds to exactly one output value?
function
16. Simplify (ab2 1 10 1 a) 2 (6ab2 2 2ab 1 8).
25ab2 1 2ab 1 a 1 2
17. What is the function rule that represents the relationship found in the
following ordered pairs? (25, 22), (10, 223), (4, 25), (27, 28), (6, 211)
A(n) 5 23n 1 7
18. What is the value of the expression (28)(6) 2 (24)(25) 1 (23)(26)?
250

19. A student wrote a number pattern such that each number is 3 more than 4
times the previous number. What is the sixth term in the pattern if the first
term is 6?
7167
20. One lap around a track measures 400 meters. Kelvin runs 8 laps around the
track for a race. How many kilometers did he run?
3.2 km

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Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–11, choose the correct letter.
1
1. What is true about the graphs of y 5 24x 1 6 and y 5 4x 1 6? C
A. They are parallel. C. They are perpendicular.
B. They have the same slope. D. They do not intersect.

2. A mail order company sells boxes of fishing lures for $26.95 per box. A charge
of $8.95 is added to orders, regardless of the order size. Which of the following
equations models the relationship between the number of boxes ordered and
the total cost of the order? I
F. c 5 26.95w; w $ 1 H. c 5 (26.95 1 8.95)w; w $ 1
G. 8.95c 5 26.95w; w $ 1 I. c 5 26.95w 1 8.95; w $ 1

3. Which of the following is the correct simplication of the expression

62 1 15 4 3 1 4 3 3? B
A. 63 B. 53 C. 29 D. 21

4. Which is not a solution of 3x 2 5 , 17? I

F. 24 G. 5 H. 7 I. 12

5. Which of the following statements is not true for the graph of the equation
5x 1 3y 5 12? B
A. The y-intercept is 4. C. The x-intercept is 2.4
2
B. The line has a positive slope. D. The line contains the point Q 2, 3 R .

6. What is the constant of variation for 3y 5 6x? G

1
F. 2 G. 2 H. 3 I. 6

7. What is f (24) when f (x) 5 2x2 2 2x? C

A. 24 B. 8 C. 28 D. 224

8. The Girl Scouts hoped to raise $1000 selling cookies. Instead, they raised
$1050. What percent of their goal did they achieve? G
F. 115% G. 105% H. 100% I. 95%

9. Which of the following is the solution of 3(5x 2 6) 5 263? A

A. 23 B. 5 C. 3 D. 15

8x 1 3y2
10. What is 4y 2 3x when x 5 2 and y 5 3? I
43
F. 222 G. 28 H. 7.5 I. 6

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11. What is an equation of the graph at the right? A y

4
A. y 5 25x 1 4 C y 5 22x 1 8
B. y 5 27x 1 1 D. y 5 x 1 4 2
x
12. Evaluate each expression.
Ź4 Ź2 O 2 4
a. x2 for x 5 25 25 b. 2x2 for x 5 25
225 Ź2
13. Find x.
a. 20% of 150 is x. 30 b. 50% of x is 150. Ź4
300
14. What are the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y 5 u x 1 2 u 2 4? (22, 24)

15. Find the y-intercept of the graph of each equation.

a. 7y 2 3x 5 4 4 b. 2x 1 4y 5 3 3
7 4
16. Find the slope of each line.
a. The line containing points (3, 26) and (4, 25) 1
b. The line described by the equation 12x 1 5y 5 9 2 12
5
17. Find the slope of each line.
a. The line that is perpendicular to the graph 2x 1 3y 5 6 3
2
b. The line that is parallel to the graph 22x 2 6y 5 8 2 1
3

Find each answer.

18. A long-distance company charges $26.95 per month plus $.14 per minute for
all in-state long distance calls. Calculate the cost in dollars to make
225 minutes of in-state long distance calls over one month. $58.45
19. The ratio of black walnut to red oak trees at a tree farm is 4 : 5. The tree farm
has 1200 black walnut trees. How many black walnut and red oak trees does
the tree farm have altogether? 2700 trees
20. A train moving at a constant speed travels 325 mi in 8 hr. At this rate, how
many miles does the train travel in 12 hr? 487.5 mi
21. You invest $175.00 in advertising yourself as a math tutor. You charge $25/hr.
How many hours do you have to tutor before you break even? 7 h
22. Line A passes through points (6, 8) and (1, 27). Line B is perpendicular to
Line A. Line C is perpendicular to Line B. What is the slope of Line C? 3
23. Open-Ended Make up a problem that could be solved using a rate of change.
Answers may vary. Sample: A water tank contains 60 gallons of water. You use 8
gallons per week to water the garden during a dry spell. How much water remains in
the water tank after 4 weeks?
24. What is the y-intercept of the graph of the equation 17x 1 2y 5 42? 21

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Multiple Choice

For Exercises 1–10 choose the correct letter.

1. A train moving at a constant speed travels 180 mi in 4 h. How far does the train
travel in 7 h? B
A. 360 mi B. 315 mi C. 280 mi D. 420 mi

2. Which is a solution of 28x 1 5 $ 11? I

1
F. 22 G. 3 H. 0.25 I. 21

3. Which two quadrants contain all of the solutions to the following system? A

y . 4x 2 2
y . 23x 1 5

A. I and II B. II and III C. III and IV D. I and IV

4. Which of the following equations represents a horizontal line through (5, 23)? H
F. x 5 23 G. y 5 5 H. y 5 23 I. x 5 5

5. The graphs of the two lines 4x 5 3y 1 23 and 4y 1 3x 5 219 D

A. do not intersect. C. intersect at (22, 5).
B. are identical. D. are perpendicular.

6. What is the slope of the line with equation 4x 1 2y 5 8? F

F. 22 G. 20.5 H. 0.5 I. 2

7. Which of the following is the solution of 24(5 2 2x) 5 8? A

A. 3.5 B. 2.5 C. 24 D. 1.5

8. To solve the following system of equations by elimination, which operation

would you perform first? H
234x 1 65y 5 219
1225x 1 65y 5 2427

F. addition G. subtraction H. multiplication I. division

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9. Which of the following points are not solutions of 2y 2 5x . 6? C

5 3
I. (23, 4) II. (5, 23) III. (4 , 5) IV. (2.6, 5)

A. I and II B. III only C. II and IV D. III and IV

10. Find the slope of each line.

1
a. A line that is parallel to the graph of y 5 2 x 1 7. 12
1
b. A line that is perpendicular to the graph of y 5 22x 2 3. 2

11. Find the x-intercept of the graph of each equation.

a. 3x 1 2y 5 7 7
3
b. 2x 1 3y 5 7 7
2
12. Find the number of solutions to each system.

a. 4x 2 y 1 1 5 0 no solution b. 2x 2 y 1 4 5 0 infinitely many

4x 2 y 1 3 5 0 4x 2 2y 1 8 5 0 solutions

13. Open-Ended Write a question that can be solved using a system of linear
equations.
Answers may vary. Sample: Six daffodil bulbs and 4 iris bulbs cost $24. Five
daffodil bulbs and 6 iris bulbs cost $28. How much does each bulb cost?
14. Solve the following system of equations by graphing. (22, 1)

y5x13
y 5 22x 2 3
15. Suppose your office gives you $200 to buy binders. Small binders cost $7 each.
Large binders cost $8 each. Write the inequality that describes how many of
each kind of binder you can buy. 7s 1 8l K 200
16. Write the set of inequalities that defines the trapezoid y
shown at the right. y K 7, x L 0, y L 3, y L x
6
17. Write an equation of the line with a y-intercept of 24 that is 5
4
parallel to 6x 2 2y 5 13. y 5 3x 2 4
3
18. A company’s sales of garden tractors increased about 106% 2
from 2007 to 2008. The number of tractors sold in 2007 was 1 x
347. How many tractors were sold in 2008? about 715 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

19. Southside Bowling Alley charges $3 for the first game and
$.50 for each additional game. Eastside Bowling Alley
charges $1 per game. How many games would you have to
bowl to make Southside the less expensive choice? 6 games

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Multiple Choice

For Exercises 1–10, choose the correct letter.

1. Which values of a and b are a solution to the inequality u 5 2 2a u 2 b # 4? C
A. a 5 6, b 5 22 B. a 5 24, b 5 3 C. a 5 3, b 5 21 D. a 5 23, b 5 5

2. What is the value of the function y 5 2x2 1 6x 2 5 when x 5 4? F

F. 3 G. 35 H. 5 I. 23

1
3. Which equation represents a line with slope 2 that passes through (23, 4)? D
2
1
A. y 5 2 x 1 4 B. 4y 1 3x 5 22 C. 2y 5 x 1 8 D. 2y 1 x 5 5
2

4. Which value of x is a solution of both 2(x 2 8) , 5 and 24(2 2 x) $ 1? F

F. 3 G. 24 H. 0 I. 2

5. What is the y-intercept of the line with equation 2x 1 4y 5 6? B

A. 20.5 B. 1.5 C. 4 D. 6

6. Which product is greatest? F

F. (4.2 3 1023)(6.9 3 109) H. (3.7 3 105)(4.8 3 1022)
G. (5.1 3 103)(5.1 3 103) I. (7.3 3 1010)(2.5 3 1025)

7. Which expression has the greatest value? D

A. |1.5 23| B. |21 12| C. 2|28| D. |21 22|

1
8. To which subset of the real numbers does belong? F
Å 16
F. rational numbers H. natural numbers
G. integers I. irrational numbers

x2y23z3
9. What is the simplified form of ? B
x4y2z4
1 x2y5
A. x2yz B. 2 5 C. D. x8y6z12
x y z z7
10. A triangle with base 6 cm and height 8 cm is similar to a triangle with base
21 cm. What is the height of the second triangle? H
F. 23 cm G. 25 cm H. 28 cm I. 30 cm

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11. Simplify each expression.

a. 2.020 1
b. 2.021 2.02

12. Write each number in standard form.

a. 42 million 42,000,000
b. 4.2 3 106 4,200,000

13. Order the expressions from smallest to largest.

1 22 22
a b , 721, 72, 80, 921, 91, 92 921, 721, 80, 91, 72, Q 1 R , 92
8 8

Find each answer.

14. Simplify (0.25 3 103)(20 3 102). 5 3 105

15. Suppose y varies directly with x, and y 5 10 when x 5 2.5. What direct
variation equation relates x and y? What is the value of y when x 5 10? y 5 4x ; 40
16. An entry level position pays $8 per hour. A 4% raise is given at the end of each
year of employment. What would the pay be after 3 years? 9 $/h
17. Which is greater, the amount in a $1000 account that pays 6% interest
compounded semiannually for 4 years or the amount in a $1000 account that
pays 6.25% annually for 4 years? $1000 at 6.25% annually
18. Open-Ended Write and solve a problem involving compound interest.
Check students’ work.
19. Solve the following system by elimination.
x 5 4, y 5 23
3y 2 1.6x 5 215.4
8y 2 2x 5 232
20. The first equation in a system of two equations is 2x 2 3y 5 9. The graph
of the second equation does not intersect the first. Write a possible second
equation for the system. Justify your response.
Answers may vary. Sample: y 5 23x 1 3; both equations have x and y as
variables; the line for the second equation must be parallel to the first, so
the slopes must be the same; the y-intercepts are different.
21. Write a function rule to describe the amount of money you have left from a
weekly paycheck if you earn $12 per hour, you have $15.50 deducted per week
for medical insurance, and you make a weekly car loan payment of $50.
f (x) 5 12x 2 65.5 where x is hours worked

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For Exercises 1–11 choose the correct letter.
1. What are the next three terms in the sequence 6, 12, 24, 48, c? C
A. 72, 96, 120 B. 86, 162, 240 C. 96, 192, 384 D. 50, 52, 54

2. Solve 8y 5 2100. G
F. 2800 G. 212.5 H. 800 I. 12.5

3. Find the equation of the line passing through (2, 21) and parallel to
y 5 23x 2 1. A
3x x
A. y 5 23x 1 5 B. y 5 2 21 C. y 5 15 D. y 5 3x 1 1
2 3
3x 1 7y 5 22
4. Solve .
4x 2 3y 5 22 I
F. (24, 22) G. (24, 2) H. (4, 2) I. (4, 22)
10x5y3
5. Simplify . B
2x6y
5y2 5x x
A. 5xy2 B. C. D.
x y2 5y2
6. Simplify (3x 2 1)(x 1 4). H
F. 3x2 2 4 G. 3x2 2 11x 2 4 H. 3x2 1 11x 2 4 I. 3x2 1 13x 2 4

7. A scuba diver at a depth of 80 ft begins her ascent to the ocean surface. Her
rate of change in depth is 2ft/s. Which expression represents her depth in feet
t seconds after she begins her ascent? B
A. 2t 2 80 B. 80 2 2t C. 280 2 2t D. 80 1 2t

8. Factor 4x2 2 x 2 14. F

F. (4x 1 7)(x 2 2) G. (2x 2 7)(2x 1 2) H. (4x 2 7)(x 1 2) I. (2x 1 7)(2x 2 2)

9. What is the GCF of the terms of 3x3 1 6x2 2 9x? C

A. x B. 3 C. 3x D. 3x2

10. Which number is not a solution of the compound inequality 7 2 4x # 3 and

2x 2 5 . 210? F
F. 5 G. 4 H. 2 I. 1

11. Which of the following is a cubic binomial? D

A. w3 2 6w2 1 9 B. 7a3 1 4a22 C. 2y3 1 3y5 D. x2 2 2x3

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12. A city is growing at a rate of 8 percent per year. What multiplier is used to find
the new population each year? 1.08

13. Simplify 62 4 4 1 2(7 2 3) ? 4. 41

14. What is the slope of a line that passes through the origin and the point (6, 3)? 1
2

15. Evaluate x2 1 3y for x 5 4 and y 5 0.5. 17.5

16. A weight of 6 lb stretches a spring a distance of 12 in. Find the constant k for
the spring. 1
2

18 21
17. Solve 5 . 12
x 14

18. What is the x-intercept of the line with equation 5x 1 4y 5 30? 6

19. How many positive solutions are there to the equation Z 2x 2 5 Z 5 4? 2

20. Write an equation in standard form passing through the points (22, 0) and
(23, 21). y 2 x 5 2

21. The product of two negative integers is 36. The second integer is 5 more than
the first. Find the integers. 29, 24

22. The length of a rectangular pizza is 4 in. less than twice its width. The area of
the pizza is 160 in. 2 . Find the dimensions of the pizza.
10 in. by 16 in.
23. Write a polynomial that is a difference of two squares using the variable m.
Write the polynomial in factored and standard forms.
y
Sample :4m2 2 9; (2m 1 3)(2m 2 3) 4
24. Solve the following system of inequalities by graphing:
2
2x 2 4y # 4 x
23x 2 6y . 6 Ź4 Ź2 O 2 4
Ź2
graph of y L 12x 2 1 and y R 2 12x 2 1
Ź4

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