703 MC 03 – Algebraic Equations in One Unknown

Circle the correct answer.

4 2
1) Solve the equation  .
3a 9
1
A.
6
3
B.
2
C. 3
D. 6

2) Solve the equation 4[2w – 3(5 – w)] = 5w.

3
A. 
2
12
B.
5
5
C.
2
D. 4

3(2c  4) 3c
3) Solve the equation  .
5 2
A. –8
8
B.
9
9
C.
8
D. 8

4) If (x + 1)2 – (x – 1)2 = 4, what is the value of x?

A. 1
B. –1
C. 0
D. Cannot be determined

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5) Which of the following equations give(s) a negative solution for x?

I. 2x + 13 = 6x – 41
2
II. 3x  9  x  17
3
III. –3(x + 6) = 11 – 4x
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

6) Which of the following equations has more than one solution?

A. 4x = 16 – 4x
B. 2(5 + x) = 2x + 10
C. 9 – 3x = 3x + 9
D. 6x + 1 = 2(1 + 3x)

1 3
7) Solve the equation (3  y )  ( y  6)  1 .
2 4
A. 8
B. 11
C. 13
D. 16

2 z 3 z 4 z
8) Solve the equation   .
3 4 2
A. –7
B. 1
C. 7
D. 41

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9) If 6x + 5 = 12, what is the value of 3x?

7 Related to SAT 2013
A.
3
7
B.
2
17
C.
3
17
D.
2

10) If 2y + 3 = 7, what is the value of 4y – 3?

A. 5 Related to SAT 2011

B. 11
C. 14
D. 17

z 10
11) If  5 , what is the value of ?
5 z Related to SAT 2007

1
A.
10
2
B.
5
5
C.
2
D. 10

12) A stick was (8x +1) cm long. It was cut into three pieces with lengths 8 cm, (2x + 1) cm, and
(4x – 2) cm respectively. What was the original length of the stick?
Related to SAT 2013
A. 25 cm
B. 33 cm
C. 37 cm
D. 41 cm

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13) The number a is 3 more than 4 times the number b. Which of the following is true?
A. b  3a  4 Related to SAT 2010

a
B. b 3
4
a 3
C. b
4
a3
D. b
4

a  bx
14) Solve the literal equation  d for x.
cx
ad
A. x
bc
cd  a
B. x
b
d
C. x
a  bc
a
D. x
b  cd

15) There are 88 people in the playground. The numbers of adults and children in the playground are
(3n + 5) and (12n – 7) respectively. If there are 32 boys, how many girls are there?
A. 6
B. 23
C. 33
D. 65

16) Each apple costs $(5m – 4). Alan has $84 and he can buy 14 apples at most. Which of the
following is a possible value of m?
A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. 2.5

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17) There are some $2 coins and some $5 coins. The total value of the coins is $154. If the number of
$2 coins is 14 more than the number of $5 coins, how many $2 coins are there?
A. 12
B. 18
C. 26
D. 32

18) 4x + 6 = 0 and 4x + 2b = 14 are two equations in x. If they have the same solution, then b =
A. 10
B. 4
C. 3
3
D. 
2

y k 1
19) If y = –3 is the solution of  3   , then 3k =
3 2 y
A. 10
B. 14
C. 22
D. 26

20) Two cars P and Q are 52 km apart. They are travelling in the same direction. The speed of car P is
4 km/h faster than twice that of car Q. If car P catches up with car Q after 30 minutes, find the
speed of car Q.
A. 96 km/h
B. 100 km/h
C. 104 km/h
D. 108 km/h

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Answer
1) D

2) D

3) B

4) A

5) A

6) B

7) A

8) A

9) B

10) A

11) B

12) A

13) C

14) D

15) C

16) C

17) D

18) A

19) B

20) B

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