1.
Simplify
A.
3
B.
27
C.
12
D.
36
Hint
2.
Simplify the expression 138
n
+ 272
n
.
A.
400
n
B.
410
n
C.
310
n
D.
500
n
Hint
3.
Choose the graph of
N
(3, 0).
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
4.
Find the product of -2, 6, and (-12).
A.
72
B.
-72
C.
-144
D.
144
Hint
5.
Write the expression 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 using exponents.
A.
5
5
B.
5
4
C.
4
4
D.
4
5
Hint
6.
Express 7
-3
using positive exponents.
A.
B.
C.
(-7)
3
D.
Hint
7.
Jason wants to buy a car. He has $2500 in his savings account. He also needs to pay $600 for insurance. Write an inequality that can be used to determine the price of a car that Jason can buy.
A.
c
- 600
2500
B.
c
+ 600
2500
C.
c
+ 600
2500
D.
c
- 600
2500
Hint
8.
What is the percent of change from 32 ounces to 28 ounces?
A.
12.5% decrease
B.
14.3% decrease
C.
12.5% increase
D.
14.3% increase
Hint
9.
Find the
x
-intercept and
y
-intercept of the equation
.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
10.
Simplify –11(
t
+ 1).
A.
-11
t
+ 1
B.
-11
t
– 11
C.
11
t
+ 1
D.
11
t
+ 11
Hint
11.
Simplify 2
n
+ 6(
n
– 7).
A.
8
n
– 7
B.
8
n
– 42
C.
n
D.
15
n
Hint
12.
Translate the following into an equation: negative six times a number decreased by two is negative twenty-six.
A.
-6
n
+ 2 = -26
B.
-6
n
= -26 – 2
C.
-6
n
– 2 = -26
D.
-2 – (-6
n
) = -26
Hint
13.
Factor –15
x
2
.
A.
-1 · 3 · 5 ·
x
2
B.
-1 · 3 · 5 ·
x
·
x
C.
3 · 5 ·
x
·
x
D.
3 · 5 ·
x
2
Hint
14.
Factor 39
x
2
y
3
.
A.
39 ·
x
·
x
·
y
·
y
·
y
B.
3 · 13 ·
x
2
·
y
2
·
y
C.
3 · 13 ·
x
·
x
·
y
·
y
·
y
D.
3 · 13 ·
x
·
y
·
y
·
y
Hint
15.
Find
Write the sum in simplest form.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
16.
Suppose
y
varies directly with
x
and
y
= 24 when
x
= 8. Write an equation relating
x
and
y
.
A.
y = -3
x
B.
C.
D.
y
= 3
x
Hint
17.
The direct variation equation
y
= 19.99
x
gives the total cost
y
of
x
DVDs at a store. Find the total cost of 5 DVDs.
A.
$119.94
B.
$99.80
C.
$94.95
D.
$99.95
Hint
18.
Write an equation for the line that passes through (-20, -1.5) and (8, 2).
A.
y
= -8
x
+ 18
B.
C.
D.
y
= 8
x
– 14
Hint
19.
If leg
a
is 13 inches long and leg
b
is 21 inches long, what is the length of hypotenuse
c
? Round to the nearest tenth.
A.
31.1 inches
B.
5.8 inches
C.
8.2 inches
D.
24.7 inches
Hint
20.
A map has a scale of 1 inch = 15 miles. What is the actual distance between two cities that are
inches apart on the map?
A.
6 miles
B.
miles
C.
15 miles
D.
miles
Hint