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Algebra Practice Test 1

1. (19 – 18 – 17 – 16) – (20 – 19 – 18 – 17) =
a) –36 b) –6 c) 1 d) 2

2. If 3x – 2 = 7, then 4x = ____
20
a) 3 b) 5 c) d) 9 e) 12
3
3
3. Of the following, which is closest of 30 ?
a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3 e) 2

4. Which of the following is a solution to x  x2 = 1?

a) –1 b) 0 c) 1/2 d) 1 e) None of them

x 1
5. If xy  0, =
xy
1 1 x 1 1 1 1 1 1
a)  b)  c) x d)  e) 
x xy y xy y y xy xy y

6. 2[2x + (3x + 5x)] – (3x + 5x) =

a) 4x b) 8x c) 10x d) 12x e) 22x

x2
7. If = 0, which of the following must be true?
y 3
a) x = 2 & y = 3 b) x = 2 & y 3 c) x = 0 and y = 0 d) x = –2 & y = 3 e) x = –2 & y  3

92  62
8. 
3
15
a) 1 b) c) 5 d) 8 e) 15
9
9. If 3(x + 2) = x – 4, then x =
a) –5 b) –3 c) 1 d) 3 e) 5

10. If x2 + 2xy + y2 = 9, then (x + y)4 =

a) 3 b) 18 c) 27 d) 36 e) 81

2 2
 1  1
11. 1   1  
 2   3 
25 1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d) e)
36 3 6 9 18

12. 6x2 – 15x – 21 =

a) 3(2x + 7)(x – 1) b) 3(2x – 7)(x +1) c) 3(2x – 1)(x + 7) d) –9x2 – 21 e) –9x – 21

13. If 2x + y = 8 and 3x = 6, then y =

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 12

14. If x = 3 and y = 3, what is the value of (3 + x)(3 – y)?

a) –36 b) –12 c) 0 d) 12 e) 36

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62  42
15. 
22
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

16. If 3x = 12, then x =

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
e. 10
17. If 2x + x = 9, then x =
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 6
e) 9
18. If 7x – 5x = 12 – 8, then x =
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
19. If 3x + 2x = 15 – 8, then x =
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5/7
d) 6
e) 7/5
20. If a – 9 = 10 – 2a, then a =
a) –2
b) 0
c) 2
d) 7/5
e) 19/3

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Algebra Practice Test 2

1. If y = 2x – 1, what is the value of x in terms of y?

y y 1 y 1 y 1
a)  1 b)  c)  d) 1 e) y 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

22 2 22
2. 
2222
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8 e) 6

3. If 4x is 6 less than 7x , x =?
3 2 3
a) –24 b)  c)  d) e) 2
2 3 2
4. (1 – x)(x – 1) =
a) –(x – 1 )2 b) (x – 1)2 c) 0 d) x2 – 1 e) 1 – x2

5. If 8x – 3y = 24 and y = 0, then x =
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 8

6. If n = 3, what is the value of 22n + 1?

a) 9 b) 13 c) 17 d) 33 e) 65
2
7. 3 
2
a) 1/2 b) 1 c) 3 d) 6 e) 6½

8. If 7x – 4y = –1, then 2x + 4y= -26, x=?

a) –4 b) –3 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

9. If 2x + 3y = 15 and y = 1, then 2x =
a) 18 b) 12 c) 10 d) 9 e) 3

32
10. If  6  2, then x =
x
a) –8 b) –4 c) 4 d) 6 e) 8

11. (3 × 100) + (4 × 1) + (5 × 1,000) + (6 × 10) =

a) 3,456 b) 3,564 c) 4,635 d) 5,346 e) 5,364

2
12. Of the following, which is most nearly equal to ?
3
3 5 7 11 15
a) b) c) d) e)
4 6 9 15 21
3 4 1
13. If   , then x =
x 3x 3
a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 13 e) 15

4 4 4 4 4 4
    
14. 9 9 9 9 9 9 
6
2 4 2 8
a) b) c) d) e) 6
27 9 3 3

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a a
15. If y  and x  , what is y in terms of x?
ab b
1 1 1 x
a)  b) 1 + x c) 1 d) e)
x x 1 x 1 x

16. If p – 11 – 2p = 13 - 5p, then p =

f. –4
g. –1
h. 1
i. 2
j. 6

17. Of 12x + 3 – 4x – 3 = 8, then x =

a) –5h
b) –1
c) 0
d) 1
e) 5

18. If 5x – 2 + 3x – 4 = 2x – 8 + x + 2, then x =
a) –5
b) 0
c) 1
d) 3
e) 6
19. If a + 2b – 3 + 3a = 2a + b + 3 +b, then a =
a) –1
b) 0
c) 2
d) 3
e) 6
20. If 4y + 10 = 5 + 7y + 5, then y =
a) –2
b) –1
c) 0
d) 4
e) 8

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Algebra Practice Test 3

1 1

1. 3 4 
1 1

3 4
1 1
a) 0 b) c) d) 1 e) 7
7 2

(97.942)(0.261)
2. Of the following, which is the closest approximation to ?
(0.51) 2
a) 1 b) 5 c) 10 d) 20 e) 100

3. If y  0 and 2x + y = 12, then which of the following is NOT a possible value of x?

a) 12 b) 10 c) 8 d) 6 e) 4

x 1
4. If 4x + 3y = 8 and  , what is the value of y?
2 4
4 7 10
a) b) 2 c) d) 3 e)
3 3 3
2 x
5. For x  2 and x  3,  =
x 2 x 3
1 x 2  2x x 2  4x  6
a) 1 b) c) d) e)
x 3 2x  5 ( x  2)( x  3) ( x  2)( x  3)

6. If 9x -3 = 15, then 3x –1 =
5
a) b) 3 c) 5 d) 6 e) 45
3

7. If the sum of 12, 15 and x is 45, the product of 5 and (x + 2) is:

a) 100 b) 92 c) 80 d) 41 e) 25

1 2 3
8.   
1 2 3
2 3 4
1 13 29
a) b) c) d) 8 e) 9
9 12 12

9. 0.50% =
1 1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d) e)
500 200 50 20 2

x
10. If  1  5 , then x = ?
2
a) 5 b) 7 c) 13 d) 8 e) 29

11. If 2(x + y) = 5, then in terms of x, the value of y = ?

5 5 x 5 x
a)  x b)  x c) 5 – 2x d) 5  e) 
2 2 2 2 2

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12.  3  2 2

a) 1 – 2 6 b) 1 – 6 c) 5 – 2 6 d) 5 – 2 3 e) 1

5 3 1
13. If  and y = , what is the value of x + 6y?
8 x 5
41 16 203
a) b) 2 c) d) 6 e)
30 5 15
1 2
14. The expression is equivalent to which of the following?
1 2
2 2
a) 1 2 b)  1 2 c) –1 d) 3  2 2 e)  3  2 2
3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
15.      
32 32 16 8 4 2
3 15 31 3
a) b) c) d) 1 e)
4 16 32 2

16. If –4 – x = 12 + x, then x =

A) –8 b) –2 c) 1 d) 2 e) 4
1 1
17. If x  x  3 , then x =
2 4
1 2
a) b)2 c) e)1 d)4
2 3
2 1 1
18. If x  x  4  x  10, then x =
3 4 6
11 3
a) b)8 c) d)20 e)5
12 2
a a
19. If   1, then a =
2 4
1 2
a) b) c) 2 d)4 e)1
2 3
1 2 3
20. If    1, then p =
p p p
2 3
a) b) c)1 d)2 e) 6
3 4

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Practice Test 4

x2
1. If x = 2w, z = 3x, and w  0, what is the value of ?
wz
2 4
a) b) 1 c) d) 4 e) 6
3 3

1
2. The expression n , when n is not equal to 0 or 1, is equivalent to which of the following?
1
1
n
1 1 n n
a) b) c) n – 1 d) e)
n 1 1 n n 1 1 n

3. 320 + 320 + 320 =

a) 960 b) 920 c) 360 d) 323 e) 321

4. Which of the following is NOT a divisor of 264?

a) 4 b) 8 c) 9 d) 11 e) 12

5. If 3(x + 1) = 4x – 1, then x =
4 3
a) b) c) d) 3 e) 4
7 4

2 2
 3  1
6. 2    2   
 4   4 
37 9 1
a) b) c) 3 d) 1 e)
8 2 2

7. If n + n = k + k +k and n + k = 5, then n =
a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 6 e) 9

8. If 2x = 7 and 3y = 2, then 9xy =

a) 14 b) 18 c) 21 d) 28 e) 63

9. If x = 16, the x =
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32 e) 256

10. If 2r – s = 3s – 2r, what is s in terms of r?

r r
a) b) c) r d) 2r e) 3r
3 2

x
11. If 0.768 = , then x is closest to which of the following?
100
a) 0.77 b) 0.80 c) 8 d) 76 e) 77

12. If x = 2 and y = –2, then 2x – 2y =

a) –8 b) 0 c) 4 d) 6 e) 8

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13. What value of x satisfies the equation x – 1 = 1 –x?

a) 2 b) 1 c) 0 d) –2 e) No value

2
14. If n – 1 = , then n + 1 =
3
4 5 7 8 11
a) b) c) d) e)
3 3 3 3 3

5  2x
15. Multiplying which of the following by the nonzero number will give a product of
7
–1?
7 7 7 2x  5
a) b) c) d) e) 7(2x – 5)
5  2x 2x  5 2x  5 7

2x  6
16. If  8 , then x =
3
k. 1 m. 6 o. 118
l. 3 n. 15

5 x
17. If  1 , then x =
5
a) –5 c) 0 e) 5
b) –1 d) 1

2x
18. If  1, then x =
10
a) –8 c) 10 e) 5
b) –1 d) 1

5
19. If + 2 = 5, then x =
x 1
2 7
a)  c)
7 2
2 d)7 e)10
b)
3

x x 1 1
20. If    , then x =
2 3 2 3
1 2
a) b) c)1 d)2 e)3
3 3

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Algebra Practice Test 5

1. If 2x + 7 = 12, then 4x – 7 =
a) 2 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 10 e) 13

2. If x + y = n, then x2 + 2xy + y2 =
a) 2n b) n2 c) (n(x – y) d) n2 + 2y(n – y) e) n2 + xn – x2

3. If x is an integer and y = 9x + 13, what is the greatest value of x for which y is less than 100?
a) 12 b) 11 c) 10 d) 9 e) 8

1 1
4. If of a certain number is 4, then of the number is
7 4
7 16
a) b) 2 c) d) 7 e) 28
16 7

 b  a
5. If a + b = 10, then  a     b   
 2  2
a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20 e) 25

n(n  1)
6. If the sum of the first n positive integers is equal to , then the sum of the first 25 positive integers is
2
a) 51 b) 52 c) 313 d) 325 e) 326

2 x  1 12
7. If  , then x =
3 9
3 5 13
a) b) c) 4 d) e) 7
2 2 2

(12)(27 )  (27 )(5)

8. 
12  5
60
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) 27 e) 189
7

9. If x – y = 0, then xy must equal which of the following

a) 0 b) 1 c) x d) x2 e) x2y

13 7
10. If   n, then n is
4 7
a) greater than 3 b) between 2 & 3 c) between 1 & 2 d) between 0 & 1 e) less than 0

11. If y = 2, then y + (y2)3 =

a) 32 b) 34 c) 64 d) 66 e) 128

12. If 6 + 5x = 30 – x, then x =
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 8

13. Which of the following is equal to 456(72) + 28(456)

a) (72)(456 + 28) b) (456)(72 + 28) c) (456 + 28)(72 + 456)
d) (456 + 72)(28 + 456) e) (456 + 456)(72 + 28)

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6x 2x
14. If k = an k  0, then 
7 7k
1 12 2 1 6
a) b) c) d) e)
6 49 7 3 7

15. If 2x + y = 10 and 2x = 4, then y =

a) 2 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 e) 14

16. If 3x + y = 10 and x + y = 6, then x =

p. 1 r. 3 t. 5
q. 2 s. 4

17. If 2x + y = 10 and x + y = 7, then y =

a) 3 c) 5 e) 9
b) 4 d) 6

18. If x + 3y = 5 and 2x – y = 3, then x =

a) 2 c) 5 e) 9
b) 4 d) 6

19. If x + y = 2 and x – y = 2, then y =

a) –2 c) 0 e) 2
b) –1 d) 1

20. If a + b = 5 and 2a + 3b = 12, then b =

a) 1 c) 3 e) 6
b) 2 d) 4

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Algebra Practice Test 6

4
1. 
3
a) 1/4 b) 1.33 c) 4 d) 12 e) 36
3 2
3 3
2. =
3
a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d) 6 e) 9

3. If 1/4 of a certain number is 2, then 1/2 of the number is

1 1
a) b) c) 1 d) 4 e) 8
8 4

1
4. 2.34  2 
5
a) 0.09 b) 0.14 c) 0.19 d) 0.29 e) 0.32

6 5
5. If n   , then n =
11 11
1 1
a) 11 b) 1 c) d)  e) –11
11 11

1
6. Which of the following expressions has (have) the same value for n = 5 as for n = ?
5
1
a. n
n
1
b. n
n
n
c.
1
n

a) i only b) ii only c) iii only d) i and ii e) ii and iii

 1
7. If p = 2/3 and r = 4, then p 3  
r
 p  
9

5 5 11
a) –1 b)  c) d) 1 e)
9 9 9

8. If 3x + 5 = 2x – 10, then x =
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) - 15

1 1
9.  equals how many twelfths?
3 3
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 9

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10. Of the following fractions which has the least value?

8 8 5 7 7
a) b) c) d) e)
7 9 6 8 9

11. If a = 3b + c, what is the value of b when a = 17 and c = 2?

1
a) 5 b) 6 c) 12 d) 15 e) 45
3
4
12. 3
6
1 1 1 1
a) 12 b) c) d) e)
2 3 9 18
13. If 4x – 2y = 8, what is the value of 2x – y?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) it cannot be determined from the information
given

14. What is the least number x for which (2x + 1)(x – 2) = 0?

1 1
a) –2 b) –1 c)  d) e) 2
2 2
1
15. 52.68 × 
100
a) 0.05268 b) 0.5268 c) 5.268 d) 526.8 e) 52.680

16. If 5x + 3y = 13 and 2x = 4, then y =

a. 1 c. 3 e. 5
b. 2 d. 4

17. If K – n = 5 and 2K + n = 16, then K =

a) –3 c) 1 e) 7
b) 0 d) 5

18. If T = K – 5 and K + T = 11, then K =

a) 2 c) 8 e) 14
b) 3 d) 11

19. If a + 5b = 9 and a – b = 3, then a =

a) 1 c) 5 e) 11
b) 4 d) 7

20. If 8 + x = y and 2y + x = 28, then x =

a) 2 c) 6 e) 18
b) 4 d) 12

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Algebra Practice Test 7

1. If b – c = 3, and a + c = 32, then a + b =
a) 30 b) 35 c) 40 d) 42 e) 50

x( x 2 )2
2. If x  0, then 
x2
a) x2 b) x3 c) x4 d) x5 e) x6

3. Seven is equal to how many thirds of seven?

1
a) b) 1 c) 3 d) 7 e) 21
3
1 1
4. Which of the following equals the reciprocal of x  , where x   0 ?
y y
1 y y x y
a) y b)  c) d) e)
x x x 1 xy  1 xy  1

5. ( 42  6)(25  11
a) 6 b) 18 c) 36 d) 120 e) 1296

6. What is the remainder when 63 is divided by 8?

a) 5 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1 e) 0

7. If y = 3x and z = 2y, then in terms of x, the value of x + y + z =?

a) 10x b) 9x c) 8x d) 6x e) 5x

8. Which of the following equations can be used to find the value of x if 8 more than 9x is 3 times the sum of 6
and x?
a) 9x + 8 = 3x + 6 b) 8 + 9x = 3(x – 6) c) 9x + 8 = 3(x + 6)
d) 3(8 + 9x) = 6x e) 9x + 8 = 3 + 6 + x

2
9. Which of the following is equivalent to ?
1 3
2
1 1 1
a) 24 b) 22 c) d) 2
e)
2 2 24

10. If 6x – 4 = 5x + 3, then x =
a) –7 b) –1 c) 1 d) 7 e) 12

11. If p is a positive integer, which of the following could be a prime number?

a) 8p b) 8p + 1 c) 8p + 2 d) 8p + 4 e) 8p + 6

12. The sum of 2 numbers, x and y, equals twice their product. If x = 3, what is the value of y?
1 3 3 5 7
a) b) c) d) e)
8 5 2 3 3

1 1
13. If n  , then 5n = ?
8 5

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1 5 6
a) b) c) d) 8 e) 30
30 6 5

 5  3
14. The value of 1  1   is
 7  4
1 3 9 13 1
a) b) c) d) e)
28 14 28 28 2
2 2
 9   15
15. 3 5 
1 1
 18   30
3 5
1 1 1
a) 2 b) 1 c) d) e)
2 3 4

x y
16. If  4 and x – y = 4, then x =
2
a. 1 c. 4 e. 8
b. 2 d. 6

x y xy
17. If  7 and = 2, then x =
2 3
a) 2 c) –3 e) 14
b) 4 d) 10

18. If x + y + z = 10 and x – y – z = 4, then x =

a) 2 c) 6 e) 12
b) 3 d) 7

19. If x + 2y – z = 4 and 2x – 2y + z = 8, then x =

a) –2 c) 4 e) 8
b) 0 d) 6

20. If x + y + z = 6, x + y – z = 4, and x – y = 3, then x =

a) –2 c) 4 e) 8
b) 0 d) 6

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Algebra Practice Test 8

1. If 2x = –10, then 4x2 – 6x – 5 =
a) 65 b) 75 c) 125 d) 130 e) 135

x7 1
2. If x  0, then  
7x x
x6 x6  6x  7 1 1
a) b) c) d) e) 
6x 7x 7x 7 7

1 1 1 1
3. 1    
2 3 4 5
32 117 52 109 137
a) b) c) d) e)
25 60 25 50 60

4. If y = 4, then 8y = ?
a) 8 b) 16 c) 32 d) 64 e) 128

5. If 6x – 4y = 2 and x = 3, then x + y =
a) 4 b) 5 c) 7 d) 12 e) 19

6. If x + 2y = 2x – y, then x =
y
a) –y b) c) y d) 2y e) 3y
3

7. In the equation kx + y = 16, k is a constant. If y = 6 when x = 2. What is the value of y when x = 4?

11
a) –8 b) –4 c) d) 5 e) 12
4

8. If a and b are integers and a – b = 6, then a + b CANNOT be

a) 0 b) less than 6 c) greater than 6d) an even integer e) an odd integer

9. If ax + by = 10, then 2ax + 2by =

a) 5 b) 12 c) 14 d) 20 e) 40
(0.1)(0.001)
10. 
0.01
a) 0.01 b) 0.001 c) 0.0001 d) 0.00001 e) 0.000001

x 2
11. If  , what is y in terms of x?
y 1 3
2 2 2 2 5 2 5
a) x b) x  c) x 1 d) x e) x 1
5 5 5 5 2 5 2

3 5
12. If 9 is n , what number is n ?
4 6
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14.4 d) 15 e) 27

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13. If x = 3, y = –1, and z = 1, which of the following is (are) true?

a. x + y + z = 3
b. y + 2z = 2
c. x – 2z = 1
a) i only b) iii only c) i and ii only d) i and iii only e) i, ii & iii only

0.26  397
14. Of the following, which is closed to ?
9.9
a) 1 b) 10 c) 70 d) 100 e) 700

xz xy 1
15. If xyz  0 and if n  and q  then 
y z nq
x x 1
a) b) c) xyz d) x2 e)
z y x2

16. If x2 – 3x + 2 = 0, then x =
f. –2 or 1 h. –1 or 2 j. 2 or 4
g. 2 or 1 i. –1 or 4

17. If x2 – 3x – 4 = 0, then x =
a) –4 or 1 c) –1 or 2 e) 6 or –1
b) –2 or 2 d) 4 or –1

18. If x2 + 5x + 6 = 0, then x =
a) –3 or –2 c) –1 or 3 e) 6 or –1
b) –2 or 2 d) 4 or –1

19. If x2 + 3x + 2 = 0, then x =
a) –2 or –1 c) 1 or 2 e) 3 or 5
b) –1 or 2 d) 2 or 3

20. If x2 + 3x + 2 = 0, then which of the following are possible values of x?

i. 1
ii. –1
iii. –2
a) I only c) III only e) II and III only
b) II only d) I and II only

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Algebra Practice Test 9

1. If 2x – 5 = 25, then x =
1
a) 30 b) 20 c) 15 d) 12 e) 5
2

2. If 2x + 1= 9 and y = x2, then y =

a) 25 b) 16 c) 8 d) 4 e) 2

3. What is the least prime number greater than 83?

a) 85 b) 87 c) 88 d) 89 e) 91

4. If 2 × 16 = p × 4 × 8, then p =
a) 8 b) 4 c) 2 d) 1 e) 1/2

a7
5. If a + 3 = 4, what is the value of ?
a3
1 7
a) b) 2 c) d) 3 e) 4
2 3

2
9
6. 9 
1
1
6
133 76 44 28 5
a) b) c) d) e)
27 21 16 11 4

x 3 xy
7. If  , then =
y 4 y
3 4 11 7
a) b) c) 1 d) e)
7 7 7 4

8. Which of the following numbers is both a factor of 48 and a multiple of 6?

a) 2 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16 e) 18

9. If 2n = 32, then n2 =
a) 25 b) 32 c) 64 d) 256 e) 1024

10. |–2| + |7| + |–2 + 7| =

a) 18 b) 14 c) 10 d) 5 e) 0

11. If 1 – x = 1 + 3x, then x =

2
a) 0 b) 1/4 c) 1/2 d) e) 1
3
3 2
12.  
2 3
7 4 13
a) 1 b) c) d) 2 e)
6 3 6

13. Which of the following is greater than 1?

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0.0004 0.000006 0.01 0.003 0.001

a) b) c) d) e)
0.005 0.0001 0.003 0.006 0.01

ab c
14. If a = 2, b = 4, and c = 5, then  
c ab
11 11
a) 1 b) c) 0 d)  e) –1
30 30

y
15. If  –1, then y + x =
x
a) –2 b) –1 c) 0 d) 1 e) 2

16. If x2 + 5x = –4, then x =

k. –1 or –4 m. 1 or 2 o. 2 or 6
l. –1 or –2 n. 1 or 4

17. If x2 – 8 = 7x, then x =

a) –8 and –1 c) –1 and 8 e) 1 and 8
b) –4 and 1 d) 1 and 4

18. If k2 – 10= –3k, then k =

a) –10 and –1 c) –5 and 3 e) 2 and –5
b) –10 and 1 d) –3 and 5

19. If x2 = 12 – x, then x =
a) –4 and –3 c) –3 and 4 e) 1 and 6
b) –4 and 3 d) –2 and 6

20. If x2 = 6x – 8, then x =
a) –8 and –2 c) –2 and 2 e) 2 and 8
b) –4 and –2 d) 2 and 4
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Algebra Practice Test 10

1.

10 2 10 8  10 8


104
a) 2(104) b) 2(106) c) 108 d) 2(108) e) 1010

qr
2. If q  0 and k =  s , then what is r in terms of k, q and s?
2
2k  s 2sk 2(k  s ) 2s  sq 2(k  s )
a) b) c) d) e)
q q q q q

3. If y + 8x = 12 and x + z = 2, what is y in term of z?

a) z + 14 b) 8z – 4 c) 8z + 10 d) 8z + 14 e) 8z + 28

 x  1 x
4. 1   
 x  1 x  1
1 x  2x
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) e)
x 1 x 1 x 1
  12 
5. 12 2  13 2  2(12)(13 )  
  13 
a) 313 b) 289 c) 169 d) 25 e) 1

6. If x = 2y = 3z = 36, then the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y and z is

a) 33 b) 22 c) 18 d) 12 e) 6

7. The sum of n different positive integers is less than 100, what is the greatest possible value of n?
a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 e) 14

a
8. If a and b are positive integers, then the ratio of to its reciprocal is
b
a b a2 b2
a) 1 b) c) d) 2 e)
b a b a2

9. If 2n = 128, then (2n – 1)(5n – 2) =

7
a) 10 b) 5(106) c) 2(106) d) 5(105) e) 2(105)

3.81
10. is closest to
0.185
a) 2000 b) 200 c) 20 d) 2 e) 0.2

11. If x is an odd integer, for which of the following equations must y be an even integer?
a) xy = 5 b) x + y = 8 c) x + 2y = 7 d) 2(x + y) = 7 e) 2x + y = 6

12. If x2 – y2 = 1 and the average (arithmetic mean) of x and y is 4, what is the value of x – y?
1 1 1
a) b) c) d) 2 e) 4
8 4 2

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5
13. 
5
4
1 1 25
a) b) c) 4 d) 5 e)
5 4 4
14. If (2x – 1)2 = 0, then x =
1 1 1 1
a)  b)  c) 0 d) e)
4 2 2 4

15. Which of the following is equal to 25,000,000?

a) 25 × 107 b) 25 × 10–7 c) (2 × 106) + (5 × 105)
–7 –6
d) (20 × 10 ) + (5 × 10 ) e) (2 × 107) + (5 × 106)

1 1
16. If (1  x )  , then x =
4 16
15 1 3 15
a) b) c) d) e) 4
64 4 4 16

mn
17. 
45
mn mn mn mn m n m n m n
a)  b)  c)  d)  e) 
5 5 9 9 5 4 4 5 9 9

18. If x is an integer and 6 < x< 8, then what is the value of x?

p. 4 r. 7 t. 10
q. 5 s. 9

19. If x is an integer and 5  x  7, which of the following are possible values of x?

I. 5 II. 6 III. 7
a) II only c) I and III only e) I, II and III
b) I and II only d) II and III only

20. If x and y are integers such that 2 < x < 4 and 8 > y > 6, then what is the value of xy?
a) 12 c) 21 e) 32
b) 16 d) 24

21. If x and y are integers such that 5 > x  2 and 5 < y  9, then what is the minimum value of xy?
a) 14 c) 20 e) 54
b) 12 d) 45

22. If 1  x  3, then which of the following are possible values of x?

5 7 3
I. II. III.
2 2 2
a) I only c) I and II only e) I, II and III
b) II only d) I and III only

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