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Exam

Name___________________________________

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

1) The solution set for the equation 3x - 4 = -2x + 1 is { }. 1)

Answer: 1
Explanation:

2) Solve by factoring. 4x2 - 6 = 10x 2)

1
Answer: - ,3
2
Explanation:

3) Write in symbols: 7 less than a number. 3)

Answer: x - 7
Explanation:

4) Write the ratio as a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 3 to 7 4)

3
Answer:
7
Explanation:

5) Solve: 3(x + 20) = -12. 5)

Answer: {-24}
Explanation:

8x 5x
6) Solve: +1= -5 6)
3 5
18
Answer: -
5
Explanation:

7) Solve the inequality: -6x - 7 5. 7)

Answer: {x | x -2}
Explanation:

8) Solve by factoring. 8)
-15x2 - 4x + 4 = 0
2 2
Answer: - ,
3 5
Explanation:

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 9) The difference of two numbers is 1. The sum of the numbers is 39. Find the 9)
numbers.
Answer: 20 and 19
Explanation:

10) Write in symbols: The quotient of a number and 2. 10)

x
Answer:
2
Explanation:

x-3 2
11) Solve the proportion. = 11)
45 9

Answer: 13
Explanation:

12) The product of two consecutive positive even integers is 120. Find the integers. 12)
Answer: 10 and 12
Explanation:

13) Solve: 3(8 - x) = 5(x + 9) 13)

21
Answer: -
8
Explanation:

14) The larger of two numbers is 3 more than the smaller number. The sum of the 14)
numbers is 21. Find the numbers.
Answer: 12 and 9
Explanation:

15) A couple has $20,000 to use toward the purchase their first home. If they put 15)
down a 20% down payment and pay $5,000 in closing costs, what is the
maximum home price they can afford?
Answer: $75,000
Explanation:

4x - 5 x
16) Solve: +2= 16)
2 2
1
Answer:
3
Explanation:

2
17) Use the FOIL method to multiply. (x - 5)(x - 6) 17)

Answer: x2 - 11x + 30
Explanation:

18) Solve and graph the solution set: 10(5x - 5) < -3 18)
Answer:

47
50
Explanation:

19) Solve the inequality and graph the solution set. 19)
-5 x - 1 < 7
Answer: {x | -4 x < 8}

Explanation:

x 2x
20) Solve: + = 14 20)
2 3
Answer: {12}
Explanation:

21) Which two terms in the expression are like terms? 21)
5x2 y - 3yx2 + 7y2 - 5xy - 7x2
Answer: 5x2 y and -3yx2
Explanation:

22) Write in symbols: A number increased by 9. 22)

Answer: x + 9
Explanation:

2y
23) Evaluate 5x + when x = 2 and y = –1. 23)
3
28
Answer:
3
Explanation:

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24) Solve the inequality and graph the solution set. 24)
0 < 4(3 - 2x) < 16
1 3
Answer: - <x<
2 2

Explanation:

25) A 3-foot pole casts a shadow of 8 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 19 25)
feet?
57
Answer: ft
8
Explanation:

10 50
26) Solve the proportion. = 26)
7 x

Answer: 35
Explanation:

27) Evaluate 7x - 8y + 4 when x = 2 and y = 1. 27)

Answer: 10
Explanation:

28) If the perimeter of a triangular flower bed is 13 feet with two sides the same 28)
length and the third side 4 feet longer, what are the measures of the three sides of
the flower bed?
Answer: 3 feet, 3 feet, and 7 feet
Explanation:

29) Three times a number is 10 less than five times the number. Find the number. 29)
Answer: 5
Explanation:

x 1 4x 1
30) Solve: - = + 30)
2 5 3 2
21
Answer: -
25
Explanation:

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 31) Write the ratio as a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 10 cents to 35 cents 31)
2
Answer:
7
Explanation:

32) A math class containing 88 students was divided into two sections. One section 32)
has four more students than the other. How many students were in each section?
Answer: There are 42 students in one section and 46 students in the other section.
Explanation:

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

33) Determine whether the given value is a solution to the equation. 33)
3(x + 1)2 = 48; x = 3
A) Yes B) No

Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)

34) Write the ratio as a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 24:18 34)
4 24 3 18
A) B) C) D)
3 18 4 24
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

35) Determine whether the given value is a solution to the equation. 35)
-5(x + 4) = -3x; x = -4
A) Yes B) No
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)

36) Solve: -8x = 16 36)

A) {8} B) {-8} C) {-2} D) {2}
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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37) A basketball team played 48 games and won 6 more games than it lost. Find the number 37)
of games the team won.
A) 15 games B) 21 games C) 27 games D) 24 games
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

38) At a certain restaurant, one out of every 7 customers orders a hamburger. If the 38)
restaurant has 126 customers in one day, how many hamburgers will they sell?
A) 20 hamburgers B) 18 hamburgers
C) 19 hamburgers D) 17 hamburgers
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

39) Solve the equation. -2x + 6 = 2 39)

A) {2} B) {-4} C) {-7} D) {5}
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

40) Evaluate: -3x2 - 4y2 + 2x when x = -5 and y = 2 40)

A) -101 B) -81 C) -69 D) 49
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

41) A community college has 3,000 students and 90 instructors. The college plans that 41)
enrollment will be 3,500 next year. How many new instructors should be hired if the
college wants to keep the same student to instructor ratio?
A) 13 instructors B) 77 instructors
C) 105 instructors D) 15 instructors
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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42) Use the formula F = ma to solve. 42)
Find the acceleration for a force F = 585 newtons and a mass of 45 kg.
A) 169 m/s2 B) 585 m/s2 C) 2025 m/s2 D) 13 m/s2
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

43) Simplify: 3(x - 1) - (x - 4) 43)

A) 2x - 7 B) 2x + 7 C) 2x + 1 D) 2x - 1
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

44) Write the ratio as a fraction and reduce to lowest terms. 4 feet to 20 inches 44)
12 5 1 5
A) B) C) D)
5 1 5 12
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

45) List the coefficients in the expression. 45)

17x3 - 18x2 + 7
A) 17, -18, 7 B) 17, 18, 7 C) 17x3 , -18x2 , 7 D) +, -, +
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

46) Steve earned scores of 84 and 75 on his first two exams. What will his average grade be 46)
if he gets a 78 on his third exam?
A) 84 B) 78 C) 79 D) 75
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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47) Which two terms in the expression are like terms? 47)
7z + 7z2 - 5z + 5
A) 7z and -5z B) there are no like terms
C) -5z and 5 D) 7z and 7z2
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

n+s
48) The formula for the average a of two numbers n and s is a = . Solve for s. 48)
2
A) a+2+n B) 2a +n C) 2a - n D) a+2-n
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

49) Solve the inequality. 4(x + 2) - 5 > 3x + 8 49)

A) {x | x > -5} B) {x | x > 20} C) {x | x > 5} D) {x | x > 11}
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

50) Evaluate the formula P = 2l + 2w when l = 7 in. and w = 5 in. 50)

A) 12 in. B) 24 in. C) 19 in. D) 17 in.
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

51) How long will it take an object to hit the ground if it is dropped from a height of 1024 51)
feet? (Use d = rt + 16t 2.) Assume the object initially is held still.
A) 8 sec B) 4 sec C) 16 sec D) 32 sec
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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52) A bus leaves from campus headed east at 25 miles per hour and another bus leaves from 52)
campus headed south at 35 miles per hour. How long will it take for the buses to be 172
miles apart? Round answer to the nearest hour.
A) 4 hours B) 3 hours C) 2 hours D) 8 hours
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

53) Evaluate: -4x - 2 when x = 1 53)

A) 8 B) -2 C) -6 D) 2
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

2
54) Solve: - x = 18 54)
5
36 36
A) {45} B) - C) {–45} D)
5 5
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

55) The heat energy from electricity is given by the formula E = 0.238I 2Rt. Find E when 55)
I = 50 amps, R = 19 ohms, and t = 100 s. Round answer to the nearest hundredth.
A) 1,243,550.00 B) 1,130,500.00 C) 1,017,450.00 D) 22,610.00
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

56) Write the phrase in symbols: Eight less than three times a number. 56)
A) 3(8 - x) B) 3x - 8 C) 3(x - 8) D) 8 - 3x
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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57) Solve: -7 + x = -6 57)
A) {1} B) {13} C) {-1} D) {-13}
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

3 7
58) Solve the proportion. = 58)
x-1 x+2
3 1 13
A) B) 4 C) D)
4 4 4
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

59) Solve: 4 + 3(2x + 1) = x - 8 59)

3 13 1
A) - B) {-3} C) - D) -
5 5 5
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

60) Solve. -10 - x > -7 60)

A) {x | x < -3} B) {x | x < -17} C) {x | x > -3} D) {x | x > -17}
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

61) Solve by using the quadratic formula. 6x2 - x - 3 = 0 61)

1 ± 73 -1 ± 73 1 ± 73 -1 ± 73
A) B) C) D)
6 12 12 6
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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62) A person sold their house for $100,000 and made a profit of 35%. How much did they 62)
pay for their home?
A) $66,666.66 B) $135,000.00 C) $74,074.07 D) $81,481.48
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

63) The time to complete a project is inversely proportional to the number of people who are 63)
working on the project. A class project can be completed by 3 students in 24 days. In
order to finish the project in 6 days, how many more students should the group add?
A) 15 more students B) 12 more students
C) 18 more students D) 9 more students
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

64) Solve by factoring. 64)

1 2 14
x + x+9=0
5 5
A) {-5, 9} B) {5, 9} C) {5, -9} D) {-5, -9}
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

65) Solve by using the quadratic formula. 65)

0.8x2 - 1.2 = -0.7x
7 ± 433 7 ± 433 -7 ± 433 -7 ± 433
A) B) C) D)
32 16 16 32
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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66) Gail is trying to stay between 400 calories and 600 calories for lunch. She selects a 66)
sandwich for 150 calories and a salad for 50 calories. How many calories can she have
for dessert?
A) Between 200 and 425 calories B) Between 200 and 400 calories
C) Between 175 and 400 calories D) Between 175 and 425 calories
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

67) The simple interest (I) on a certain amount of money (p) that is invested at a specified 67)
interest rate (r) for a specific period of time (t) can be found by the formula I = prt. Find
the interest on a principal of $100 invested at 3% yearly for 7 years.
A) $21.00 B) $2100 C) $18.90 D) $1890.00
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

68) List the coefficients in the expression. 68)

4
x + y - 5.8z
5
4 4 4
A) , 1, -5.8 B) , -5.8 C) , 0, -5.8 D) +, +, -
5 5 5
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

69) Simplify the expression. -3r2 + 2r + 7- 9 + 4r + r2 69)

A) -2r2 + 6r + 2 B) -2r2 + 6r - 2 C) 2r2 + 6r - 2 D) 2r2 + 6r + 2
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

70) Solve. 70)

5x - 4 = 2(x - 2) + 3x
A) identity; {x x is a real number} B) contradiction;
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)

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71) If everyone had the same body proportions, your weight in pounds would vary directly 71)
with the cube of your height in feet. Assume the average height and weight of a female in
your math class is 5'5" and 125 pounds. Use this information to write a variation equation
then use it to find the weight of the female below if they had the same body type as the
average female. Round answer to the nearest pound.
Kelly 5'3"
A) 121 lb B) 114 lb C) 109 lb D) 120 lb
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

72) Under certain conditions, the pressure of gas varies inversely with its volume. If a gas 72)
with a volume of 150 cubic inches has 29 pounds of pressure, find the amount of
pressure 145 cubic inches of gas is under.
1 1
A) lb B) 30 lb C) lb D) 29 lb
29 30
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

73) Show the solutions using a graph: -1 < x 5 73)

A) B)

C) D)
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

74) A person drives 5,000 miles in 6 months. How many miles will that person drive in 3 74)
years?
A) 2,500 miles B) 90,000 miles C) 30,000 miles D) 10,000 miles
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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75) Solve for y: 2x + 5 = 3y - 1 75)
2x + 5 3y - 6 2x + 6 2
A) +1 B) C) D) x+6
3 2 3 3
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

76) State whether the equation is a linear equation in one variable or not. 76)
2x = 7(x - 2)
A) Linear B) Not linear
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)

1 5
77) Simplify: 5x - + (2x - 2) 77)
2 2
11 7 11 11
A) 8x - B) 10x - C) 6x - D) 10x -
2 2 2 2
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

78) Evaluate the formula FV = P(1 +r)n when P = $100,000, r = 0.08, and n = 9 78)
A) $249,875.58 B) $199,900.46 C) $179,910.41 D) $219,890.51
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

79) Simplify: -18a + 14a + 15a. 79)

A) -19a B) 47a C) -17a D) 11a
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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80) An arithmetic student needs at least a 70% average to receive credit for the course. If she 80)
scored 85%, 79%, and 69% on the first three exams, what is the lowest score she can get
on the fourth exam to receive credit for the course?
A) 47% B) 49% C) 45% D) 52%
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

81) Write the equation in standard form and identify a, b, and c. 81)
9 - 3x2 = -4x
A) -3x2 + 4x - 9 = 0 B) 3x2 + 4x + 9 = 0
a = -3, b = 4, c = -9 a = 3, b = 4, c = 9
C) -3x2 - 4x + 9 = 0 D) -3x2 + 4x + 9 = 0
a = -3, b = -4, c = 9 a = -3, b = 4, c = 9
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

82) Simplify: -6(3x + 7) 82)

A) -18x - 42 B) -60x C) 18x - 42 D) -18x + 7
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

4 3
83) Evaluate the formula V = r when r = 5 in. and 3.14. Round answer to the 83)
3
nearest hundredth.
A) 314.00 in.3 B) 104.67 in.3 C) 20.93 in.3 D) 523.33 in.3
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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84) Joe has $10,000 to purchase a used car. If the sales tax is 7% and the fee for title and 84)
license plates is $200, what is the maximum amount Joe can spend for a car?
A) $5,764.70 B) $9,158.88 C) $9,345.79 D) $9,532.71
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

85) Solve for x. 85)

4y = 5x + 7
4y + 7 -4y - 7 4y - 7 -4y + 7
A) x = B) x = C) x= D) x=
5 5 5 5
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

86) Show solution using a graph. 86)

-3 < x < -1

A) B)

C) D)
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

87) Use the FOIL method to multiply. (3x - 1)(2x + 5) 87)

A) 6x2 - 17x - 5 B) 6x2 + 13x - 5 C) 6x2 + 17x - 5 D) 6x2 - 13x - 5
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

88) State whether the equation is a linear equation in one variable or not. 88)
-5x(2 - x) = x + 8
A) Linear B) Not linear
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)

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89) Solve by using the quadratic formula. 89)
2x2 - 3x - 4 = 0
-3 ± 41 3 ± 41 3 ± 41 -3 ± 41
A) B) C) D)
4 8 4 8
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

90) Solve the inequality: x - 15 < 8 90)

A) {x | x > -7} B) {x | x > 23} C) {x | x < 23} D) {x | x < -7}
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

x 16
91) Solve the proportion. = 91)
5 10
8 25
A) 32 B) C) 8 D)
25 8
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

92) Dorothy is 6 years older than Ricardo. The product of their present ages is twice what 92)
the product of their ages was 6 years ago. How old is Dorothy?
A) 30 years old B) 18 years old C) 12 years old D) 24 years old
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

93) Solve. 93)

-4x + 6 + 8x = 4x + 2
A) B) {x | x is a real number}
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)

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94) Simplify: -2(3b + 1) + 10b - 4 94)
A) 4b - 3 B) 4b - 2 C) 16b - 2 D) 4b - 6
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

95) List the terms in the expression. 95)

20x3 - 5x2 + 7
A) 20x3 , 5x2 , 7 B) 20x3 , -5x2 , 7 C) 20, -5, 7 D) +, -, +
Answer: B
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

96) Solve by factoring. x2 - 3x - 18 = 0 96)

A) {-6, -3} B) {6, 3} C) {6, -3} D) {-6, 3}
Answer: C
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

97) Solve by using the quadratic formula. 3x2 - 11x - 4 = 0 97)

1 1 1 1
A) - , 4 B) - , 3 C) ,-4 D) ,-4
3 4 4 3
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

98) Evaluate 5m 2 - 3m + 1 when m = -2. 98)

A) 27 B) 15 C) -25 D) -13
Answer: A
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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99) The cost, including sales tax, of a shirt is $16.05. If the sales tax is 7%, find the price of 99)
the shirt before the tax was added.
A) $17 B) $16 C) $14 D) $15
Answer: D
Explanation: A)
B)
C)
D)

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Answer Key
Testname: C6

1) 1
1
2) - ,3
2
3) x-7
3
4)
7
5){-24}
18
6) -
5
7){x | x -2}
2 2
8) - ,
3 5
9) 20 and 19
x
10)
2
11) 13
12) 10 and 12
21
13) -
8
14) 12 and 9
15) $75,000
1
16)
3

17) x2 - 11x + 30
18)

47
50
19) {x | -4 x < 8}

20) {12}
21) 5x2 y and -3yx2
22) x + 9
28
23)
3

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Answer Key
Testname: C6

1 3
24) - <x<
2 2

57
25) ft
8
26) 35
27) 10
28) 3 feet, 3 feet, and 7 feet
29) 5
21
30) -
25
2
31)
7
32) There are 42 students in one section and 46 students in the other section.
33) A
34) A
35) B
36) C
37) C
38) B
39) A
40) A
41) D
42) D
43) C
44) A
45) A
46) C
47) A
48) C
49) C
50) B
51) A
52) A
53) C
54) C
55) B
56) B
57) A
58) D
59) B

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Answer Key
Testname: C6

60) A
61) C
62) C
63) D
64) D
65) C
66) B
67) A
68) A
69) B
70) A
71) B
72) B
73) D
74) C
75) C
76) A
77) D
78) B
79) D
80) A
81) D
82) A
83) D
84) B
85) C
86) D
87) B
88) B
89) C
90) C
91) C
92) D
93) A
94) D
95) B
96) C
97) A
98) A
99) D

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