Mathematics

Basic Algebra

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1. If g=−4, what is 20−4g+ ?
2𝑔

A. 2
B. 6
C. 34
D. 38

2. Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. -2 ≤ x < 4
B. -2 < x ≤ 4
C. x < −2∪x ≥ 4
D. x < 4∪x ≥ −2

3. Jackson has d dollars. Destiny has ten more than three times as many dollars as Jackson.

Which expression represents how much money Destiny has?

A. 3d + 10
B. 3(10) + d
C. 3(d+10)
D. 10+ 3 + d

4. At the zoo the elephant weighs 10 times as much as the zebra. If the zebra’s weight is
represented by z, what is an expression for the combined weight of the two animals?

A. 10z

B. 10z + z

C. 10z – z

D. 10z + 10z

5. Tyler has $20 in his wallet to buy groceries. If he must buy a gallon of milk at $3.19 a gallon, a
loaf of bread at 3.49, and a jar of peanut butter for $3.99, which of the following represents the
amount of money Tyler has left to spend on his lunch, l?

A. l ≤ 10.67

B. l ≥ 10.67
C. l ≤ 9.33
D. l ≥ 9.33

6. Emma collects s stamps and c coins. Ana Clara only collects baseball cards. The number of
baseball cards Ana Clara has is 12 more than the number of Emma’s stamps plus 10 less than
twice as many coins as Emma.

Which expression represents the number of baseball cards Ana Clara has?

A. s + 10 – 2c

B. s + 12 + 10 – 2c
1
C. s + 12 + c – 10
2

D. s + 12 + 2c – 10
7. The difference of three times a number and 8 is the quotient of the number and 6.

Which of the following equations could be used to find the number, n?

𝑛
A. 3n – 8 =
6
𝑛
B. 8 – 3n =
6
6
C. 3n – 8 =
𝑛
6
D. 8 – 3n =
𝑛

8. Which of the following number lines best represents the graph of −2 ≤ x < 2?
A

D
9. James has 300 pieces of sea glass in his collection, which is the same number that Miranda and
Steve have in their collections combined. Miranda has four times as many pieces of sea glass as
Steve.
The equation 300=4x+x represents the amount of sea glass each person has.

James Miranda Steve

300 4x x

How many pieces of sea glass does Steve have?

A. 60

B. 75

C. 240

D. 300

10. The area of a square can be found using the formula A=s2, where s is one side length of the
square.

If the area of the square must be more than 64 in2, which of the following inequalities represents
the area of the square?
A. s2 ≤ 64
B. s2 ≥ 64
C. s2 < 64
D. s2 >64

11. The product of two consecutive number is 182. Which of the following equations ca
be used to solve for the numbers?
A. x2+ x = 182
B. x2+ 2x = 182
C. 2x + 1 = 182
D. 2x + 2 =182
12. The 10 passengers on a small airplane have paid a total of $1,600 for the flight.

If an economy ticket costs $120 and a first-class ticket costs $220, how many economy tickets
were bought?

A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. 10

13. Which expression represents the following statement?

sixteen less than a number

A. 16 + x

B. 16 – x

C. x – 16

D. x + 16

14. Consider the following linear inequality.

1
x>x−4
3

What is the solution of the inequality?

A. x < 3

B. x > 3

C. x < 6
D. x > 6
15. Factor.
21 + 6x
A. 6x + 21
B. 21(6x)
C. 3(7 + 3x)
D. 3(7 + 2x)

16. Evaluate the expression for x=−3 and y=4.

𝑥−𝑦+11
.
2𝑦

1
A.
2
1
B. 1
4
1
C. 1
2
1
D. 2
4

17. Allison was given $22 by her boss. She is going to use the money to buy gourmet donuts for
everyone in her office.

If each donut costs $2.75, how many donuts can she buy?

A. 6

B. 8

C. 12

D. 15
18.

Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. −4 ≤ x < 2

B. −4 < x ≤ 2
C. x < −4∪x ≥ 2
D. x < 2∪x ≥ −4

19. Evaluate the expression for x = - 5.

-8x + 3x + 7
A. 32
B. 18
C. -18
D. -32

20. Evaluate the expression for r= - 4.

-3r + 10
A. -22
B. -2
C. 2
D. 22

21. Which of the following number lines best represents the graph of x > −1?
A

2
22. Simplify the expression qrs−3qs−rq given s=5, r=6, and q=
3

A. −6
B. 6
C. 26
D. 34

23.

Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. x > 4

B. x ≥ 4

C. x < 4

D. x ≤ 4

24. Which of the following number lines best represents the graph of −2 ≤ x < 3?

A.

B.

C.

D.

25. Evaluate the expression for b=8.

15−b
A. 23
B. 7
C. -7
D. -23

26. If 12−3x > −6, then which of the following expressions represents the solution?
A. x > −2
B. x < −2

C. x > 6

D. x < 6

27. Paws & Tails Animal Shelter needed food for dogs and cats. The manager, Fasil, paid $1.79 per
can of cat food, c, and $2.79 per can of dog food, d.

If he spent $109.50 in total, which equation could be used to represent the bill?
A. 1.79d + 2.79c = 109.5
B. 4.58 + c + d = 109.5
C. 4.58(c + d) = 109.5
D. 1.79c + 2.79d = 109.5

28. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to (r−3)(r+3)?

A. r2 – 9
B. r2 + 6r – 9
C. r2 – 6r – 9
D. r2 – 6r

30. If 5x+y=18 and x−y=6, what is the value of x?

A. -2

B. 0
C. 2

D. 4

𝑥 2 +3𝑥−28 𝑥 2 +2𝑥−3
31. Which of the follow is equivalent to . ?
𝑥 2 −𝑥−12 𝑥 2 +6𝑥−7

𝑥 2 +5𝑥−31
A.
𝑥 2 +5𝑥−19
𝑥−25
B.
𝑥 2 +5𝑥−19

C. 1

D. 0

32. Simplify.

4x + 2 + 3x − 3

A. 7x + 5

B. -x -1

C. 7x -1

D. -x +5

33. Which expression represents the following statement?

Twice a number times the quantity six less than another number

A. 2x (6 – y)

B. 2x (y – 6)

C. 12x – y
D. 2x – 6y

34. Which expression is equivalent to the given expression?

-x – 9 – 3x + 10

A. -4x + 1

B. -4x – 1

C. -2x – 1

D. -2x + 1

35. The difference of seven times a number and 6 is the quotient of the number and 4.

Which of the following equations could be used to find the number, n?

𝑛
A. 7n – 6 =
4

𝑛
B. 6 – 7n =
4

4
C. 7n – 6 =
𝑛

4
D. 6 – 7n =
𝑛

36. Evaluate the expression for z= -4.

𝑧−12
.
2𝑧

A. -2
B. -1

C. 1

D. 2

37. If 4x + y= 6 and x-y = -1. What is the value of x?

A. -1

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2

𝑥 2 −𝑥−12 𝑥 2 −4
38. Which of the following is equivalent to ÷ ?
𝑥 2 −9 𝑥 2 −8𝑥+15

𝑥 2 −9𝑥+20
A.
2𝑥 2 −8𝑥+6

−𝑥−8
B.
2𝑥 2 −8𝑥+6

−𝑥−8
C.
𝑥 2 −4

𝑥 2 −9𝑥∓20
D.
𝑥 2 −4

39. A passing score on a test is anything above a 65.

Which of the following inequalities represents all of the passing scores?

A. s ≥ 65
B. s > 65
C. s ≤ 65
D. s < 65
40. Trey has $100 to rent a car for a one-day round trip. If the car costs a flat fee of $30 a day
plus $0.25 a mile, which of the following represents the number of miles, m, Trey can drive?

A. m ≤ 280
B. m ≥ 280
C. m ≤ 70
D. m ≥ 70

41. Which expression represents the following statement?

The product of 10 and a number minus the sum of 5 and another number

A. 10x – 5 + y
B. 10x – (5 + y)
C. 10x + 5 – y
D. 10x + (5 – y)

42. Tish is not allowed in the casino because she is under the minimum age of 18.

Which of the following inequalities represents all of the ages of people that are NOT allowed in the
casino?

A. x ≥ 18
B. x > 18
C. x ≤ 18
D. x < 18

43.

Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. x > 2
B. x ≥ 2
C. x < 2
D. x ≤ 2

44. Which of the following number lines best represents the graph of x>−4?
A

45. At a farmer’s market, apples cost 28 cents and melons cost $2.25.
If Ebony bought 15 items and spent $8.14, how many melons did she buy?

A. 0
B. 2
C. 13
D. 15

46. Simplify the following expression.

1
3(x + 4) + (8x – 6)
2
A. 19x + 15

B. 7x + 9

C. 7x + 15

D. -x + 9

47. Consider the following linear inequality.

7x + 4 ≥ 28 – x

Which of the following represents all possible values of x?

A. x ≤ 3
B. x ≤ 4
C. x ≥ 3
D. x ≥ 4

48. Factor the following polynomial.

x4−36
A. (x2 + 6) (x2 – 6)

B. (x2 + 6) (x2 + 6)

C. x2 (x2 – 36)

D. (x2 – 6) (x2 – 6)

49. Which of the following number lines best represents the graph of x>−6?
A
B

50. The perimeter of a square can be found using the formula P=4s, where s is one side length of
the square.

If the perimeter of the square must be no more than 125 ft, which of the following inequalities
represents the perimeter of the square?

A. 4s ≤ 125
B. 4s ≥ 125
C. 4s < 125
D. 4s > 125

51. Expand and simplify.

(x – y) (x – y)

A. x2 – y2
B. 2x – 2y
C. x2 – 2xy + y2
D. x2 + 2xy + y2
52. Solve for x.

3x – 18 = 3

A. -6

B. 7

C. 12

D. 21

53. Which expression represents the following statement?

The product of 12 and a number plus another number minus 5

A. 12 + x + y – 5

B. 12x + y – 5

C. 12(x +y) – 5

54. A passing score on a test is anything above a 60.

Which of the following inequalities represents all of the falling scores?

A. s ≥ 60

B. s > 60

C. s ≤ 60

D. s < 60

55. At the local fair, adult tickets cost $10 and children tickets cost $6. On Saturday, 350 tickets
were sold.

If ticket sales totaled $2,600, how many children tickets were sold?
A 125

B. 175

C. 225

D. 275

56. Four times the quantity of a number minus 5 is 12.

What is the number?

A. 7

B. 8

C. 12

D. 20

57. Pharaoh has $27 in his wallet. She wants to buy coffee for everyone in her office.

If coffee costs $2.25, how many coffees can he buy?

A. 29

B. 24

C. 12

D. 10

58. Oscar earned a bonus of $250 at work. He would like to use this bonus as his lunch
money. He usually spends about $35 a week on lunch.

Which of the following equations could be used to find the amount of weeks, w, that
Oscar can use his bonus to buy lunch.

A. 250 + w = 35
B. 35 + w = 250
35
C. = 250
𝑤

D. 35w = 250

59. Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. x > 2
B. x ≥ 2
C. x < 2
D. x ≤ 2

60. Tristan is x years old. Tristan has a brother named Isaiah. Isaiah’s age is five years less than
Tristan’s.

Which expression represents Isaiah’s age?

A. 5−x
B. x−5
C. 5x
D. −5x

61. It costs a car company $17,400,000 to develop and market the model of a new car.
The company sells each car for $32,000. Which of the following represents the number
of cars, c, that the car company must sell to make over $5,000,000 in profits?

A. c ≥ 700

B. c ≤ 700

C. c ≥ 543.75
D. c ≤ 543.75

62. Which inequality best represents the graph?

A. x > 0

B. x ≥ 0

C. x < 0

D. x ≤ 0

63. The perimeter of a square is less than or equal to 72in. Which of the following
represents the possible measures of the side of the square, s, in inches?

A. s ≥ 18

B. s ≤ 18

C. s ≥ 6√ 2

D. s ≤ 6√ 2

64. Evaluate the expression for n= -3.

-n + 9

A. 12

B. 6

C. -6

D. -12
65. Evaluate the expression for x= -2.
10
–x
𝑥

A. -7

B. -3

C. 3

D. 7

66. It took Trace 20 mins to do his math homework, 30 mins to do his language arts
homework, and 45 mins to do his Spanish homework. If Trace allots himself 2hr every
night to spend on homework, which of the following represents the time, t, that Trace
has to spend on his history homework, in minutes?

A. t ≤ 5

B. t ≤ 15

C. t ≤ 25

D. t ≤ 105

𝑥−1 𝑥−3
67. Which of the following is equivalent to ÷ ?
𝑥+1 𝑥+4

2𝑥−3
A.
2𝑥−2

𝑥 2 −4𝑥+ 3
B.
𝑥 2 +5𝑥+4

−5
C.
2𝑥−2

𝑥 2 +3𝑥−4
D.
𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3
68. Louis has gone shopping for back to school clothes. The jeans are on sale for $19.99. He can
spend at most $50.

Which of the following inequalities represents Louis’s jeans purchase?

A. 19.99j ≤ 50
B. 19.99j ≥ 50
C. 19.99+j ≤ 50
D. 19.99+b ≥ 50

69.Which expression is equivalent to the given expression?

4r + 4c – 3b + 5c – 9r – 7b

A. 5r + 9c + 10b
B. 9c – 10b + 5r
C. -10b – 5r + 9c
D. -5r – 10b – 9c

70. Which of the following equations has the same solutions as x2 + 8x + 12 = 0?

A. (x + 4)2 + 12 = 0

B. (x + 4)2 + 4 = 0

C. x2 – 4 = 0

D. (x + 4)2 – 4 = 0

71. Tyreke is a fashion model. He has 44 pairs of socks, which is the same number that Zaire and
Jaysha have combined. Zaire has three times as many pairs of socks as Jaysha. The
equation 44=3x+x represents the pairs of socks each model has.

Tyreke Zaire Jaysha

44 3x x

How many pairs of socks does Zaire have?

A. 3

B. 11

C. 33

D. 44

72. Consider the following equation.

2(x+5)=−8

What is the value of x?

A. -18

B. -10

C. -9

D. 9

73. Which of the following is a solution to the equation x2 = 256?

A. x= -128

B. x= -16

C. x= 64

D. x= 128

74. Which of the following is the solution to the equation 3(n-4) = 15?

A. n= -1

B. n= 1

1
C. n= 6
3

D. n= 9
75. Paige spent money using a credit card. She now owes the credit card company four times as
much as she originally spent.

If she now owes $1,680, which equation could be used to determine the amount of x dollars that
she originally spent?

𝑥
A. = 1,680
4

B. x-4 = 1,680

C. 4x = 1,680

D. x+4 = 1,680

𝑥+3 3𝑥−1
76. Which of the following is equivalent to + ?
2 𝑥

3𝑥 2 −3
A.
𝑥+2

4𝑥−4
B.
𝑥+2

𝑥 2 +9𝑥−2
C.
2𝑥

𝑥 2 +5𝑥−3
D.
2𝑥

77. Sa’Quan needs some nails from the hardware store. He needs to purchase two times the
quantity of four more than the number of washers he needs. Let w represent the number of
washers.

Which expression represents how many nails Sa’Quan will purchase?

A. 2(4) + w

B. 2(4+w)

C. w(2+4)

D. 4(2+w)
 4𝑏
78. Simplify the expression + 2b – 5bc given b= 6 and c= 2.
4𝑐

A. -25

B. -35

C. -45

D. -55

79. Write an algebraic expression for this description. Use the variable x.

the sum of the square of a number and 5 divided by 9

𝑥 2 +5
A.
9

𝑥 2 +52
B.
9

(𝑥+5)2
C.
9

𝑥+5 2
D. ( )
9

80. A bagel costs $1.35. Chad wants to buy as many bagels as he can with $10.

Which of the following inequalities represents Chad’s bagel purchase?

A. 1.35b ≤ 10

B. 1.35b ≤ 10

C. 1.35+b ≤ 10

D. 1.35+b ≥ 10
81. Evaluate the expression for x = -2, y= 4, and z= -3.
10
xy + xz + – yz
𝑥

A. 15

B. 5

C. -3

D. -19

82. Simplify the expression 2s + 4rs – 5r given r= -5 and s= 2.

A. -61

B. -11

C. 19

D. 69

83. Which expression represents the following statement?

Six times three less than a number

A. 6(n - 3)

B. 6(3) – n

C. 6(3 – n)

D. n -6(3)
84.(3x+ 5y+ 11) – (2x+ y+ 6)=

A. x + 6y + 17

B. x + 4y + 5

C. 5x + 4y + 5

D. x + 4y + 17

85.Evaluate the expression for z=3

3𝑧
+5
𝑧

A. 16

B. 14

C. 8

D. 2

2𝑥+3 2𝑥−4
86. Which of the following is equivalent to - ?
𝑥2 3𝑥

−1
A.
𝑥 2 −3𝑥

7
B.
𝑥 2 −3𝑥

−2𝑥 2 +2𝑥+9
C.
3𝑥 2

−2𝑥 2 +10𝑥+9
D.
3𝑥 2

87. The area of a rectangle is 20 ft2. The length is 6 less than twice the width. Which of the
following equations can be used to solve for the width?
A. 6w – 12 = 20

𝑤2
B. + 3 = 20
2

C. 2w2 – 6w = 20

D. 2w2 + 6w = 20

6𝑥 3𝑥 2 +2𝑥
88. Which of the following is equivalent to - ?
𝑥−4 𝑥 2 −3𝑥−4

3𝑥 2 +4𝑥
A.
𝑥 2 −3𝑥−4

−3𝑥 2 +4𝑥
B.
𝑥 2 −3𝑥−4

−3𝑥 2 +4𝑥
C.
𝑋 2 +4𝑥

−3𝑥 2 +4𝑥
D.
𝑥 3 −7𝑥 2 −16𝑥+16

89. Todd has $27 in his wallet to buy gasoline. If gas costs to $2.25 a gallon, which of the
following represents the number of gallons, g, of gasoline that Todd can buy?

A. g ≤ 27

B. g ≥ 27

C. g ≤ 12

D. g ≥ 12

90. Which of the following is the solution to the equation 4x + 3.5 =7?

A. x = -1.143

B. x = - 0.875
C. x = 0.875

D. x = 1.143

91. A size guides that a size small is for a waist size between 30 and 32in.

Which of the following inequalities represents all of the waist sizes that would be
classified as a small?

A. 30 > w > 32

B. 30 ≥ w ≥ 32

C. 30 < w < 32

D. 30 ≤ w ≤ 32

92. Evaluate the expression for x = -5.

15
12 + – 3x
𝑥

A. -6

B. 0

C. 22

D. 24

93. Evaluate e3 + f2 + 2g2 – f + 2e, if e = -2, f = 3, and g = -3.

A. 28

B. 18

C. 12
D. -24

94. If 3x – 2y = 5 and 2x + y = -6, what is the value of x?

A. -4

B. -1

C. 0

D. 1

95. Which of the following is a solution to the equation x2 – 5x + 6 = 0?

A. x= -3

B. x= -2

C. x= 0

D. x= 2

96. Steve has gone grocery shopping. The bananas are on sale for $0.69 per pound.

If Steve wants to spend less than $3 on bananas, which of the following inequalities represents
Steve’s banana purchase?

A. 0.69b ≤ 3

B. 0.69b ≥ 3

C. 0.69b < 3

D. 0.6b > 3

97. Yvette has $100 to spend on a shopping spree. She buys a pair of shoes for $28. She would
like to spend the rest on tops that cost $8. Which of the following represents the number of tops, t,
that Yvette can purchase?
A. t ≤ 72

B. t ≤ 12.5

C. t ≤ 9

D. t ≤ 8

98. Which an algebraic expression for this description. Use the variable x.

The square of the sum of a number and 15

A. x2 + 15

B. x2 + 152

C. (x+15)2

D. x + 15

99. Justin has $20 in his wallet to buy groceries with. If he must buy a gallon of milk at $2.99 a
gallon, a loaf of bread at $2.89, and a bag of apples for $3.99, which of the following represents the
amount of money Justin has left to spend on his lunch, l?

A. l ≤ 9.87

B. l ≥ 9.87

C. l ≤ 10.13

D. l ≥ 10.13

100. Which expression represents the following statement?

the product of 12 and a number minus 5

A. 12 + x – 5

B. 12x – 5
 12
C. –5
𝑥

D. 5 – 12x