MATH1070 Final Review:

The following is intended to provide an overview of the material covered on the Final – it is
not a copy of what is on the final. You are expected to know all of the material covered,
therefore, it is recommended you are familiar with all topics since the beginning of term.

Book 1: Numeracy and Algebra

Topics Covered
The topics covered in Book 1 are meant to develop basic math skills which you will use
throughout the rest of the course. It is important to have a good understanding of these
math skills in order to successfully complete the problems in Books 2 – 7.
Fractions (p.1-24)

1) Multiplying Fractions (p.9-12)

1 9
a. −3 3 𝑋 7

2) Dividing Fractions (p.13-16)

15 15
a. ÷
27 18

3) Adding/Subtracting (17-22)
1 5
a. 3 2 + 1 6

1 17
b. 3 16 − 6

Rounding (p25-27)
1) Round the following numbers to 1 decimal place:
a. 123.3548
b. 19.913

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages (p28-38)

1) Convert 3½ to a decimal, and to a percent.

2) Convert 5.6% to a decimal.

Order of Operations (p.39-43)

1) Solve the following: 30 + 62 ÷ 3 − (7 − 5)3 =

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Algebraic Expressions (p.47-68)

1) Write an algebraic expression for: 9 more than three times the cost (c) of a
laptop.

2) Multiply each algebraic expression:

a. −5 x 2 y( − x3 y 3 + 2 x 2 y 2 − 1)

b. (3a + 8)(3a − 8)

3) Evaluate each algebraic expression for a = 5.1 and b = −3.4

a. 2b2 + 2ab − a 2

Solving Linear Equations in One Variable (p.69-87)

1) Solve each of the following linear equations:
a. −3( x − 1) = 4( x + 2) + 2

x 2x
b. +8 = +3
7 9

Solving Percent Rate Problems (p.88-92)

1) Solve:
a. 300% of what number is 12?

b. 156.8 is what percent of 445?

Business Applications - Calculations using Rates (p.98-101)

1) Solve: Maryam is paid 17 000 QAR for each month worked at Bedec Trust
Company. How much is she paid for working 12 months?

Ratio and Allocation Problems (p. 102-115)

1) A food wholesaler charges a restaurant chain 83 QAR for 3 crates of fresh
produce. How much should it charge for 5 crates of produce?

2) If a net income of $72 000 is to be divided among three business partners in the
ratio 4:3:2, how much should each partner receive?

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Book 2: Rational Expressions
Topics Covered
Graphing and Solving Inequalities (p.2-8)

1) Solve and graph the following inequalities:

a. 2x −15  7 x + 3

b. 7(2 x + 5)  10( x + 8)

Application of Linear Inequalities (p.9-11)

1) Ali has gotten the following grades on 4 of his tests 61%, 72%, 81% and 67%, there is
one more test before the end of the term. What grade will Ali need on the fifth test
to get a B grade, at least 70%?

Graphing – Find the equation of a line (p.32-37)

1) Determine the equation of the line which passes through points (−3,4) and (8,2).

Systems of Linear Equations – 2 Variables (p.46-57)

1) Solve for each system of equations:

 x − y =1
a. 
3x + 2 y = −12

 3x + 4 y = 29
b. 
2 x − 5 y = −19

Word Problems – Two Variables (p.70-75)

1) Nasser purchased 4 mobiles and 2 iPods for 5200 QR. Hassan purchased 2 mobiles
and 3 iPods for 6600 QR. Find the cost of 1 mobile and 1 iPod.

2) Adults can buy tickets to a football game for 20 QR. The price for children is 10 QR. If
350 tickets were sold for 4500 QR, then how many adult and children’s tickets were
sold?

3) An investment of 5200 QAR is put into two different accounts. The first account
earns 3% interest and the second earns 6% interest. If the total interest after one
year is 210 QAR, how much was invested in each account?

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Book 3: Rational Expressions
Topics Covered
6 Types of Factoring Polynomials (p.1-29)

1) Factor by removing the GCF (p.3)

a. 28a2b-14a4b5-7abc

2) Trinomials (x2+bx+c) (p.7)

a. a2-5a-36 b. 2x3+16x2 - 40x

3) Factor by Grouping Terms (p.14)

a. 6x3-2x2+9x-3

4) Trinomials (ax2+bx+c) (p.16)

a. 8y2-6y-9

5) Difference of Squares (p.20)

a. 16x2y4-49z2

6) Sums & Differences of Cubes (p.25)

a. 8x3y3+64x3 b. 125x3-216a3

Simplifying Rational Expressions (p.30-33)

𝑥 2 −6𝑥−27 𝑥𝑦−2𝑦+4𝑥−8
a. b.
81−𝑥 2 𝑥𝑦−2𝑦+3𝑥−6

Multiplying & Dividing Rational Expressions (p.34-37)

x2 + 2 x + 1 x2 − 4 x 2 − 3x − 10 x + 2
a. • 2 b. ¸
x2 − 1 x + 3x + 2 x 2 − 25 x+5
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Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions (p.38-45)

z z 5 7
a. − b. +
z 2 + 6 z + 5 z 2 + 5z + 4 12 x3 y 2 9 x 2 y 4

Solving Rational Expressions (p.46-55)

−5 x 2x 2x − 4 1 5 2
a. = + b. − + =0
3x + 3 6x + 6 x +1 4 x − 36
2
x+3 x−3

Application of Rational Expressions (p.56-62)

a. The cost for making a stroller is C ( x) = 210 x + 3200 . Where C ( x ) is the total cost for
making x strollers. How many strollers need to be made for the average cost to be 230
QAR?
b. Doha Farms purchases various insurance policies for its company. Each month it pays
two-fifths (2/5) on its farm equipment policy, one-third (1/3) on its company vehicles
policy, one-tenth (1/10) on its buildings policy, plus an additional 400 QAR on a special
employee protection insurance policy. How much does the company spend each month
on insurance?
c. Sara puts some money in a savings account for 10 years and gets 5040 QAR interest.
Rabiya puts 1800 QAR more than Sara into a savings account at the same interest rate
and gets 3780 QAR interest after 6 years. How much did Sara and Rabiya put in a
savings account?

Book 4: Radicals
Topics Covered

Fractional Exponents & Radical Notation (p.2-12)

−1
a. Convert to radical notation: ( qr ) 5
3
b. Convert to fractional exponent: −5 √𝑥

c. Simplify: (25x2y4z6) ½

Simplifying Radicals (p.13-20)

b. 3 −16x y
4 7 6
a. − √𝑥 8 𝑦 13
z9

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Adding & Subtracting Radicals (p.21-26)

3 4
a. 2q 48q 2 − 27q 4 b. ab 24a3 + 54a5b 2
2 3

Multiplying Radicals (p.27-36)

a. 3
m 2n 2 • 3 48m 4n 2 b. ( 3
y +2 )( 3
y −3 )

Rationalizing the Denominator (p.37-46)

a. x −5 b. 3 5 − 3
x+ 5 3+ 5

Book 5: Interest – Business Applications

Topics Covered
Trade Discounts (p.2-15)
1. A mobile phone originally priced at 1199 QR was given a cash discount of 125 QR. What
was the sale price?

2. An item was originally priced at 65 QR. After it had been in the store for 3 months, the
owner sold it for 50 QR. What was the discount rate?

3. Determine the net price for a 625QR list price subject to the discount series of 40%,
12.5% and 7.75%?

Markup (p.16-26)
4. A computer game is bought for 175 QR. The store wants to sell the game at a price that
includes a markup that is 18% of the cost. For what price should the game be sold?

5. A watch is sold for 985 QR, which includes a markup amount of 239 QR.
a. What is the rate of markup based on the selling price?
b. What is the rate of markup based on the cost?

6. An item has a selling price set at $55, which includes a markup that is 20% of the selling
price.
a. What is the cost of the item?
b. What is rate of markup based on the cost?

7. Convert markup on cost of 80% to its equivalent markup on selling price.

8. Convert markup on selling price of 60% to its equivalent markup on cost.

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Simple Interest (p.41-57)
9. How much interest is earned on 7500QR that is invested for 730 days at 1.8% p.a.

10. Determine the number of months required for a deposit of $1320 to earn $16.50
interest at 3.75% p.a.

11. Calculate the future value of a $20,000 loan that is borrowed for 30 months at a rate of
5.6% p.a.

Compound Interest(p.58 – 61)

12. What is the final amount on an investment of $3500 for 2 years compounded
semiannually at 3% interest p.a.?

13. What is the interest earned on an investment of $75000 for 2 years compounded
semiannually at 5% interest p.a.?

14. A principal investment of $17000 gains 6.2% compound interest p.a. compounded daily.
What will be the value of the investment after 60 days?

Present & Future Value (p.62-69)

15. Baladna wants to expand their farm in 5 years from today and they will need 750000 QR
to purchase more land. How much will they need to invest today to have the funds if
the money earns 8% interest p.a.? How much interest do they earn?

16. Qatar airways wants to expand its fleet of planes in 2 more years to include more flights.
They need 4 more planes and will need $4 800 000 to make the purchase. How much
should the company invest today to have the funds if the money earns 8% interest
compounded monthly over the next 2 years?

Tables and Charts (p.70 – 95)

1) Tables - P.74 #3
2) Bar Graphs – p. 77 #3
3) Pie Charts – P. 94 #4
4) Line Graphs – P.95 #5

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Book 6: Quadratics
Topics Covers
Method 1: Solve by Factoring (1-7)

a. Solve for x: x2 - 2x = 35 b. Solve for y: –9 = y (y + 6)

Method 3: Solve by Quadratic Formula (p.8-17)

a. Solve for x: (x+2)(x-3) = 1 b. Solve for k: k2 + 4 = 6k

Applications of Quadratic Formula (p.18-21)

1. A small manufacturer’s weekly profit, P, in dollars is given by 𝑃 = −3𝑥 2 + 270𝑥,
where 𝑥 is the number of items produced?
a. How much profit will be made if they produce 12 items?
b. Find the number of items x that must be produced to realize a profit of $5775.

2. The unit price of an item affects its supply and demand. The revenue for a local
newspaper is given by the equation r = p(−2500 p + 159000) , where r = revenue and
p = price for a subscription.
a. What is the revenue for a price of $32?
b. If the company wishes to make a revenue of $2 000 000, what price should they
charge?

Book 7: Exponential Functions

Topics Covered
Converting between Exponential and Logarithmic Forms (p. 2-5
1 −2
a. Write in logarithmic form 9 = ( 3)
b. Write in exponential form 𝑥 = log 3 5

Calculating Logarithms(5-9)

a. Evaluate: log0.085 b. Evaluate: log1000

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Properties of Logarithms (p.10-14)
𝑥 𝑥𝑦
a. Write as a sum or difference: log 2 (𝑦𝑧) log (𝑧√3 𝑤)

Single Logarithmic Expressions (p.14-17).

a. Write as a single log: logbx - 3logbx + 4logbx

Solving Logarithmic and Exponential Equations (p.22-42)

a. Solve: log2(4x-1) - log2(2x+1) = 3

1 𝑥−1
b. Solve: 52𝑥−2 = (125)

c. Solve: 3 𝑥+1 = 5𝑥

Applications of Logarithms and Exponents (p.43-48)

a. An investment of 8000 QAR has an interest rate of 20% compounded annually.
i. How much will the investment be worth after 2 years?
ii. How long will it take for the investment to double in value?
iii. How long will it take the investment to double if it is compounded monthly?

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