Fourth Form Quiz 1 (Algebra) Name:___________________________ Class:__________

9. 2x – 3y – x – 2y =
A) x – y
B) x – 5y
C) x + 5y
D) -2x + 6y

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10. If x = -3 and y = -2, then y – x =

A) -5
B) -1
C) 1
D) 6

17. 5x – 2(x – 1) =
A) 3x – 2
B) 3x + 2
C) 3x + 1
D) 3x – 1

18. If a*b = a2 – b2, then (3*2)*(-1) =

A) 0
B) 1
C) 24
D) 50

19. If 3 – x = 8x + 12, then x =

5
A) -1 B) 3
15
C) 7 D) 15

24. Which of the following is the solution to the inequality 2x + 3 < 5x + 21?
A) x > -8
B) x < -6
C) x > -6
D) x < 24/7

26. The solution of the pair of simultaneous linear equations x – y = 1 and 2x + y = 8, is

A) x = 3, y = 2
B) x = 6, y = 5
C) x = 5, y = -4
D) x = 2, y = 3

10. If x = 22, then x2 is

A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16

11. If 2 > x – 1, which of the following is true?

A) x < 3
B) x > 3
C) x < 1
D) x > 1

12. If a = -4 and b = -3, then a x b =

A) -43
B) -12
C) 12
D) 43

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13. A certain quantity, x, is doubled and then reduced by two. This statement may be
expressed as
A) 2x - 2
B) 2x/2
C) x - 2
D) x

14. 5x + 2(-3x) =
A) -11x
B) -x
C) –x2
D) 11x

15. If v2 = u2 + 2as, then

v2  u 2
s
A) 2a
v2  u 2
s
B) 2a
2a
s 2
C) v  u2
2a
s 2
D) v  u2

(9 x  6 y  12)
39. 3 =
A) 3x – 2y + 4
B) 3x + 2y - 4
C) -3x – 2y - 4
D) -3x + 2y + 4

40. If a * b = ab, then 2 * 5 =

A) 10
B) 25
C) 32
D) 52

10. 2m – n + 7m – 3n =
A) 5m – 4n
B) 9m – 4n
C) 5m + 4n
D) 9m + 4n

11. 2x2 + (3x)2 =

2
A) 5x
B) 11x2
C) 5x4
D) 11x4

12. Given that x = -3, and y = -5, then y – x =

A) -2
B) -8
C) 2
D) 8

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13. Which of the following is a solution set to the simultaneous equations:

3x – 2y = 5
4x – y = 10

A) {x = -3, y = 22}
B) {x = -3, y = -22}
C) {x = 3, y = 2}
D) {x = 3, y = -2}

14. If 2x – 3 = 45 – 2x, then x =

A) -12
B) 0
C) 12
D) 24
1 3 1 1
x  x
33. The solution of the inequality 9 2 3 2
A) x ≥ 9
B) x ≤ 9
C) x ≥ 18
D) x ≤ 18

2 1

38. 3x 3 y =
1 2y  x
A) 3x  3 y B) 3xy
1 2y  x
C) 3xy D) 9 xy

40. Given that 2 * 3 = 7 and 4 * 2 = 0, then p * q may be defined as

2
A) q – p
B) p – 2q
C) 2p + q
D) p + q

42. Evaluate 2x3 – x2 + y for x = -1 and y = 2

A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2

43. Simplify the following algebraic expression: 7x – 3y – (4x – y) + 3

A) 3x – 2y + 3
B) 3x – 4y + 3
C) 11x + 3y + 3
D) 11x – 3y + 3

44. The verbal statement “twice a number x minus y cubed” can be expressed algebraically as
A) 2(x – y3)
B) 2x – y3
C) 2x – 2y3
D) -2xy3

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45. Given the following binary operation: a * b = 2a + b, what is the value of (2 * 3) * 5

A) 7
B) 10
C) 12
D) 19

1 3
x 2
46. Solve the following linear equation for x: 8 4 .
7 5
A) 8 B) 4
C) 10 D) 16

47. Simplify the following linear inequality: 3(x – 2) ≥ 2x – 3.

A) x ≥ -9
B) x ≥ -1
3
C) x ≥ 5
D) x ≥ 3

x 4 y 2
48. Simplify the following algebraic expression: x5 y 3 .
A) xy
x
B) y
y
C) x
y6
9
D) x

49. A supermarket had a one day sale on Pringles Chips in the flavors Original, Barbeque and
Pizza. It sold three times as many packages of Barbeque Flavor as Original Flavor, and twice as
many packages of Pizza Flavor as Original Flavor. If the supermarket sold 600 packages on this
day, how many packages of Original Flavor did it sell?
A) 80
B) 100
C) 120
D) 200

50. Marlon buys 3 bags of nacho chips and 2 garnaches for $2.80. Ashalene buys 1 bag of
nacho chips and 4 garnaches for $2.60. What is the cost of one bag of nacho chips?
A) 40 c
B) 50 c
C) 60 c
D) 70 c

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