Algebra CW

Practice Problems for Exam#1

Your Name: _____________________________ Date: _______________

(Q1.) Let f (x ) = 37 x ! 15 . What is the value of f (21) ?

(A) –6
(B) 33
(C) 9x ! 15
(D) 9x ! 315

(Q2.) Bruce purchased a treadmill on a monthly installment plan. After t months, Bruce still
owes a balance of B dollars. (See graph below) What does the horizontal and vertical
intercepts mean in the context of the problem?

(A) He is paying off his purchase at a rate of

$50 per month
(B) He is paying $400 every year
(C) Gregory will pay off his loan in 400 months
and he purchased the treadmill for $8
(D) Gregory will pay off his loan in 8 months
and he purchased the treadmill for $400

(Q3.) A digital camera is on sale for $119 after a 15% discount, what was the original price of
the camera?
(A) $134
(B) $140
(C) $152
(D) $133

(Q4.) Which of the following could be a translation into an algebraic equation for…
three times the sum of x and 5 equals to the product of 24 and y
(A) 3x + 5 = 24 y
(B) 3(x + 5) = y + 24
(C) 3x + 5 = 24 y
(D) 3(x + 5) = 24 y
(E) 3 + 5x = y + 24

(Q5.) What percent of 50 is 8?

(A) 6.25%
(B) 0.16%
(C) 40%
(D) 16%
(E) 0.625%
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(Q6.) Graph the solution for the following compound inequalities
2x + 5 ! "1 or x + 4 ! 4
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

!wh
(Q7.) Given V = . Solve for !
2
V
(A) !=
2wh
(B) ! = 2V ! wh
(C) ! = 2V + wh
2V
(D) !=
wh

(Q8.) Find the intercepts of the graph: 25x ! 30 y = 1200

(A) (25, 0), (0, -40)
(B) (48, 0), (0, -40)
(C) (48, 0), (-40, 0)
(D) (48, -40), (12000, 0)

(Q9.) At Seaside Beach in the year 2000, the sea level was 15 mm above normal and rising 3
mm per year due to global warming. What is the equation for the sea level height above normal,
y, in terms of x, the number of years since 2000?
(A) y = 15 + 3x
(B) y = 15 ! 3x
(C) y = 3 + 15x
(D) x = 18 y
(E) x = 3 + 15 y

(Q10.) What is an equation of the line containing the points (!3, 1) and (7, 3) ?
(A) y = 51 x + 85
(B) y = 5
1
x !3
(C) y = x + 27
!4
3
(D) y = 7 x + 3
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(Q11.) What is an equation of the line perpendicular to 9x + 12 y = 2 and contains (15, 7) ?
(A) y = 43 x + 27
(B) y = 4
3
x ! 13
(C) y = !4
3
x + 27
(D) y = !4
3
x + 13

(Q12.) What is the slope of a line containing the points (-3, 1) and (-3, 5)?
(A) 0
(B) 65
(C) –3
(D) Undefined

" 5x ! 3 y = 6
(Q13.) Choose one of the followings that best describes the solution of #
$!10x + 6 y = !4
(A) One Solution (0, ! 2)
(B) One Solution ( 25 , 0)
(C) No Solution
(D) Infinitely Many Solutions

"$4 x + 3 y = 7
(Q14.) Solve $ #
$$% y = !3x ! 1
(A) (-2, 5)
(B) ( 1531 , 71 )
(C) ( 51 , 1531 )
(D) (1, 1)

(Q15.) At an In-N-Out restaurant, Tom bought 5 cheeseburgers and 8 orders of fries for his
family that cost him a total of $22.45. Meanwhile Bob bought 9 cheeseburgers and 6 orders
of fries for his family that cost him a total of $28.65. How much does a cheeseburger cost at
that In-N-Out?
(A) $2.25
(B) $2.40
(C) $2.65
(D) $2.85

(Q16.) A chemist needs 70 milliliters of a 40% solution but has only 32% and 60% solutions
available. How many milliliters of each should be mixed to get the desired solution.
(A) 10 mL of 32%; 60 mL of 60%
(B) 60 mL of 32%; 10 mL of 60%
(C) 50 mL of 32%; 20 mL of 60%
(D) 20 mL of 32%; 50 mL of 60%

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 "$ y = 2x ! 1
(Q17.) Peter is trying to solve $# by graphing. Select the correct graphs for him…
$$% y = !x + 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)

(Q18.) Which of the following is the graph for x ! 0 ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

# 5x + 5 y ! 5
(Q19.) Which of the following is the solution region for $
% x " 2y ! 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)

" 4 x ! 2 y ! 9z = 30
$
(Q20.) Solve for x in the system # 2 y ! 9z = 13
$ 5 z = !15
%
(A) x = 2
(B) x = 3
(C) x = 7
(D) x = !3
(E) x = 21

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(Q21.) [1 pt each] Bruce purchased a treadmill on a monthly installment plan. After t months,
Bruce still owes a balance of B dollars. Fill in the table based on the given graph.

t B

150

200

(Q22.) Fill in the following table

Inequalities Graphs Interval Notations

6>x

[!4, 31 ] " (5,#)

(Q23.) Peter takes out two loans to help pay for college. One loan is at 8% annual interest
rate, and the other is at 9% annual interest rate. The total amount borrowed is $3500, and
the interest after 1 year for both loans is $294. Find the amount of each loan.

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 " x ! 3 y + 3z = !6
$
(Q24.) Solve for all variables #!2x + 4 y + 3z = 3
$ 3x ! 5 y + 4 z = !9
%