1.
Solve
A.
x
= -7
B.
x
=
C.
x
=
D.
x
=
Hint
2.
Solve 2
x
= -10.
A.
x
= -5
B.
x
= 8
C.
x
= -12
D.
x
= 5
Hint
3.
Solve the equation
A.
a
= 0
B.
a
= 5
C.
a
=
D.
a
=
Hint
4.
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.
25 in.
B.
12.5 in.
C.
12 in.
D.
55 in.
Hint
5.
Which pair of ratios forms a proportion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
6.
A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1.75 inches = 1.5 feet. How long is a couch that is 7 inches in the scale drawing?
A.
5 ft
B.
7 ft
C.
6 ft
D.
8 ft
Hint
7.
A person biking uphill travels 15 miles in 1hour.
The same person biking downhill travels 15 miles
in
hour. Find this person's average speed.
A.
30 mph
B.
22.5 mph
C.
20 mph
D.
15 mph
Hint
8.
Translate the sentence into a formula. The area of a trapezoid is equal to one-half times the sum of the bases times the height.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
9.
Translate the equation into a verbal sentence.
A.
One-third of a number
x
minus 5 equals 4.
B.
One-third of a number
x
minus 4 equals 5.
C.
One-third times the difference of a number
x
and 5 is 4.
D.
Five subtracted from the quotient of
and a number
x
is 4.
Hint
10.
Solve
c
+ 149 = 213.
A.
c
= -362
B.
c
= 362
C.
c
= 64
D.
c
= -64
Hint
11.
Solve
A.
w
= 835
B.
w
= -835
C.
w
= 859
D.
w
= -859
Hint
12.
Solve
A.
No Solution
B.
x
= -6
C.
All Real Numbers
D.
x
= 6
Hint
13.
Solve 15(
s
– 3) = 12
s
– 43.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
14.
A pair of tickets to a hockey game cost $85.00. If the sales tax is 6%, what is the total price?
A.
$58.51
B.
$136.00
C.
$90.10
D.
$90.31
Hint
15.
A 27'' color television is on sale for 20% off the original price. If the original price was $275.00, what is the discounted price?
A.
$330.00
B.
$206.25
C.
$220.00
D.
$55.00
Hint
16.
Use the formula
P
= 2
l
+ 2
w
to find the length of a rectangle whose perimeter is 57 inches and whose width is 13 inches.
A.
15.5 inches
B.
31 inches
C.
22 inches
D.
10.3 inches
Hint
17.
At a bulk store, lollipops cost $1.95 per pound and jawbreakers cost $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of lollipops should be added to 4 pounds of jawbreakers to make a mixture that costs $1.45 per pound?
A.
1.5 pounds
B.
1.8 pounds
C.
1.6 pounds
D.
2 pounds
Hint
18.
A number minus seventeen is negative twelve. Find the number.
A.
-5
B.
29
C.
-29
D.
5
Hint