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First Semester Practice Final

**Writing Equations of and Graphing Lines**
Part 1: Multiple Choice
Please read each question carefully before answering. Circle the best answer. There is only one correct answer
for each question. You may use a calculator. If you have any questions during the test, please ask Mr. Halpin.

1) What is the value of x in the given equation?

A. x = 1

B. x = 1

8
6
=
2x12 x8
C. x = 0

D. x = 2

2) Solve 3(2y 5) = 4y 7 for y

A. y = 1

B. y =

11
1
or 2
C. y = 11
5
5

D. y = 4

3) Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 7) and (1, 5)
A. m = 4

B. m = 12

C. m =

1
4

4) Which of the following options is the closest to the exact value of

A. 8.5

B. 9

D. m = 2

90 ?

C. 9.5

D. 10

5) What are the x- and y-intercepts of the equation 2x 4y = 26?

A. (24, 0); (0, 30)

B. (13, 0); (0, 6)

C. (2, 0); (0, 4)

D. (6, 0); (0, 13)

6) Use the Distributive Property and Combine Like Terms to write an equivalent expression to:
2
1
5 (14 3a) +
a.
7
14
A. 1 +

1
a
3

B. 9 +

1
a
3

C. 1 +

13
a
14

D. 9 +

13
a
14

7) Solve

n
+ 7 = 10 for n.
3

A. n = 9

B. n = 1

C. n = 51

D. n = 0

8) Solve for 19 + 4g (g + 1) = g 3(6 g) for g.

A. g = 38

B. g = 36

C. g =

36
1
or 7 D. No Solution
5
5

9) What percent of 20 is 25?

A. 125%

B. 5%

10) Use the Order of Operations to evaluate

A.

66
5

B. 144

C. 80%

D. 500%

3
[27 (2 + 5)]2.
5
C. 540

D. 240

11) You like to put EVERYTHING in your backpack. With your water bottle, make-up supplies, changes
1
of clothes, small dog, and 5-course meal, your backpack currently weighs 12
pounds. Each
6
1
textbook you carry is 3
pounds. You can carry no more than 30 pounds of weight in your
3
backpack. What is the maximum number of books you can add to your current load?
A. 6

B. 4

C. 7

D. 5

Part 2: Short Answer

Make sure to read each question carefully before answering. If a question has multiple parts, make sure to
answer each part. If you have any questions, please ask Mr. Halpin during the test.

For numbers 1) through 3), graph the given equation using the indicated method. Identify the
stated components.
Table
1) f(x) = 4x + 1

x
y

Slope and y-intercept

2) 2x 7y = 28

Slope (m) =
y-intercept (b) =
x- and y-intercepts
3) 5x + 20y = 30

x-intercept =
y-intercept =

4) Evaluate |3 10| + g 2 when g = 11

For Numbers 5) through 7), evaluate the given expression.

5) 7

1
2

(2

2
3

6) (2)(

9
7

)(

21
6

7)

8) Solve 6 (4z 3) = 2(5 2z) 11 for z.

9) Solve

(m+7) 5
= for m.
(3m4) 6

10) Write the equation 9x 4y = 3x + 11 so that y is a function of x.

For Numbers 11) and 12), solve the percent problem.

11) 5 is what percent of 11?

12) 71% of what number is 179?

For numbers 13) and 14), create a table of values for the given function.
13) y =

3
x2
4

14) y = 3x3 + 12

5
8

3
4

15) Decide whether 3x + 4y = 12 is parallel to the line y =

3
4

x 5. Explain your answer.

16) Thick crust pizza requires about 0.25 ounces of dough per square inch of surface area. You have
two rectangular pans, one that is 16 inches long and 14 inches wide, and one that is 20 inches long
and 9 inches wide. How much more dough do you need to make a thick crust pizza in the larger
pan than in the smaller one?

17) Keaton is wearing battery-operated, floating shoes. For some of his 30-minute travel to school, he
walks, for the rest, he floats. He uses 3 Joules of energy for every minute he walks. He uses 12
Joules of energy for every minute he floats. Write an equation for the number of Joules of energy,
J, he uses if he walks for w minutes and floats for the rest of the half-hour.

Choose one of the following options:

A. Using your equation from above, find the total energy used if he walks for 21 minutes and
floats for the rest.

B. Using your equation from above, calculate how many minutes Keaton walks if he uses a total
of 247.5 Joules of energy.

C. Rewrite your equation from above into a

Slope-Intercept equation (y = mx + b) where you
replace w with x and you replace J with y. Graph
the equation.

18) Take a writing utensil from somewhere in the room (one that is not currently being used by
someone else), and fly it over (flying noises included) to Amree's desk. When you land, whisper to
Amree, "We've landed and are ready to disembark!"

Extra Credit)
Solve d bx = cx + a for x.