1.
Find the value of
A.
14
B.
-56
C.
-14
D.
5
Hint
2.
Evaluate
a
-
b
2
if
a
= 4 and
b
= 3.
A.
-13
B.
-5
C.
13
D.
1
Hint
3.
An 18-foot ladder is placed 6 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
A.
12 ft
B.
17.8 ft
C.
17.0 ft
D.
19 ft
Hint
4.
Simplify 3(2
a
+
b
) + 6(
a
- 2
b
).
A.
12
a
- 9
b
B.
12
a
+ 9
b
C.
12
a
+ 15
b
D.
12
a
+
b
Hint
5.
Solve 18 +
a
= 36.
A.
18
B.
54
C.
-18
D.
-2
Hint
6.
Solve 7(2
k
+ 4) - (3
k
+ 1) = 49.
A.
1
B.
1.8
C.
2
D.
4
Hint
7.
Evaluate |-6
p
| if
p
= 2.
A.
3
B.
12
C.
0
D.
-12
Hint
8.
Evaluate 1.5 + |2
x
- 4| if
x
= -3.
A.
-11.5
B.
-0.5
C.
3.5
D.
11.5
Hint
9.
Solve |
t
- 16| = 20.
A.
{-4, 36}
B.
{4, 36}
C.
{-4, -36}
D.
{4, -36}
Hint
10.
Solve |4
x
+ 2| + 6 = 0.
A.
-2
B.
2
C.
1
D.
Hint
11.
Write an inequality for the following problem. One fourth of a number increased by 17 is at least 63.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
12.
Solve 3 < 2
t
- 1 < 15.
A.
{
t
| 4 <
t
< 16}
B.
{
t
| 2 <
t
< 16}
C.
{
t
| 3 <
t
< 8}
D.
{
t
| 2 <
t
< 8}
Hint
13.
Solve
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
14.
The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is
, where
is the length of the rectangle and
w
is the width. If a rectangle is 17 ft long and 8 ft wide, what is its perimeter?
A.
68 ft
B.
50 ft
C.
25 ft
D.
42 ft
Hint
15.
Evaluate
if
a
= 2,
b
= 4, and
c
= -1.
A.
1
B.
2.4
C.
7
D.
-14
Hint
16.
Simplify the expression 8 (
a
+ 2
b
) – 7
b
+ 6 (3
a
–
b
).
A.
26
a
– 6
b
B.
26
a
+ 3
b
C.
4
a
– 6
b
D.
152
a
– 88
b
Hint
17.
Solve the equation 3
y
+ 8 = 36.
A.
20
B.
C.
D.
4
Hint
18.
Solve the equation | 3
a
+ 2 | - 2 = 4
a
+ 1.
A.
-1
B.
C.
D.
Hint
19.
Solve
x
+ 7 > 13.
A.
{
x
|
x
> 20}
B.
{
x
|
x
< 13}
C.
{
x
|
x
> 6}
D.
{
x
|
x
20}
Hint
20.
Solve
x
+ 7 < 5 or
x
+ 6 > 9.
A.
{
x
| -2 <
x
< 3}
B.
{
x
|
x
> -2 or
x
< 3}
C.
{
x
|
x
< -2 or
x
> 3}
D.
{
x
| -2 >
x
> 3}
Hint