1.
Translate 3
x
+ 5
y
= 7 into a verbal sentence.
A.
The sum of 3 times
x
and 5 times
y
is 7.
B.
3 times the sum of
x
and
y
is 7.
C.
The sum of 3 and
x
plus the product of 5 and
y
is 7.
D.
x
to the third power plus
y
to the fifth power is 7.
Hint
2.
Solve 115 -
b
= 200.
A.
85
B.
C.
-85
D.
Hint
3.
Solve
A.
w
=
B.
w
= -1
C.
w
=
D.
w
=
Hint
4.
Solve
A.
x
=
B.
x
=
C.
x
= -7
D.
x
=
Hint
5.
Solve
A.
n
= 9
B.
n
=
C.
n
= 2
D.
n
=
Hint
6.
Find two consecutive integers whose sum is -13.
A.
-5, -8
B.
-5.5, -7.5
C.
-12, -1
D.
-6, -7
Hint
7.
Solve the equation
A.
B.
-4
C.
D.
4
Hint
8.
The formula
A
=
lw
finds the area of a rectangle. What is the width of a rectangle whose area is 60 square inches and whose length is 5 inches?
A.
12.5 in.
B.
25 in.
C.
55 in.
D.
12 in.
Hint
9.
Solve the proportion
for the value of
z
to the nearest hundredth.
A.
0.39
B.
1.34
C.
2.10
D.
2.56
Hint
10.
A 50-mile trip uses 2 gallons of gas. How much gas would you use on a 115-mile trip?
A.
4 gallons
B.
25 gallons
C.
5 gallons
D.
4.6 gallons
Hint
11.
A shirt was $60 and is now $53. What is the approximate percent of change?
A.
10%
B.
11.67%
C.
7%
D.
88.33%
Hint
12.
An antique car was purchased for $7400 and is now worth $10,600. What is the approximate percent of change?
A.
43.24%
B.
69.81%
C.
30.19%
D.
50%
Hint
13.
Hamburger costs $1.50 per pound and soy costs $1.00 per pound. The school cafeteria uses 50 more pounds of soy than hamburger and spends $350 a week. How much soy does the school use?
A.
233 pounds
B.
120 pounds
C.
170 pounds
D.
350 pounds
Hint
14.
Translate the sentence into an equation. Four times the number
n
is equal to twice the sum of
q
and
r
.
A.
4
n
=
q
+
r
B.
4
n
= 2
q
+
r
C.
4
n
= 2(
q
+
r
)
D.
4
n
= 2(
q
–
r
)
Hint
15.
Solve
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
16.
Solve
A.
All Real Numbers
B.
y
= 21
C.
y
= -21
D.
No Solution
Hint
17.
Solve 4
w
–
x
=
wy
+ 10 for
w
.
A.
B.
C.
D.
w
= 14 +
x
–
y
Hint
18.
A chemistry experiment calls for a 25% solution of copper sulfate. Juanita has 20 milliliters of 15% solution. How many milliliters of 35% solution should she add to obtain the required 25% solution?
A.
20 milliliters
B.
17 milliliters
C.
23 milliliters
D.
15 milliliters
Hint