Chapter 10: Equations

Test answers

Part A – Multiple-choice
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 D
6 B
7 E
8 D
9 C
10 E

Part B – Short-answer
1 a true b false c false d true
2 a 2 + 7a = 14 b 3b = 5 c 84 = 28c d 5d + 2 = 27
3 a adding 2 b dividing by 5
c subtracting 8 d multiplying by 2
4 a a=5 b b=8 c c = 17
d d=6 e e=2 f f=2
g g = 10 h h=8 i i=3
5 a x=2 b y=4
6 a 7 b 7
7 a 27 b 5 c 3

Part C – Extended-response
1 a Let x = the original cost to rent a DVD
b 5x – 5 = 15
c x=4
d $4

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