1.
Solve
x
+ 5 = -7.
A.
x
= 35
B.
x
= 2
C.
x
= -2
D.
x
= -12
Hint
2.
Solve 2
x
= -10.
A.
x
= -5
B.
x
= -12
C.
x
= 5
D.
x
= 8
Hint
3.
Solve the equation 3
b
- 5 = 18.
A.
b
= 26
B.
b
=
C.
b
= 20
D.
b
=
Hint
4.
Solve the equation 3
x
+ 7 = 5
x
- 2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
5.
Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(
z
- 2).
A.
B.
C.
2
D.
3
Hint
6.
Solve the equation 2
x
+
y
= 6 for
y
.
A.
y
= -6 - 2
x
B.
y
= 2
x
- 6
C.
y
= 2
x
+ 6
D.
y
= -2
x
+ 6
Hint
7.
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.
55 in.
B.
25 in.
C.
12.5 in.
D.
12 in.
Hint
8.
A 50-mile trip uses 2 gallons of gas. How much gas would you use on a 115-mile trip?
A.
4.6 gallons
B.
4 gallons
C.
5 gallons
D.
25 gallons
Hint
9.
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.
8 ft
B.
6 ft
C.
5 ft
D.
7 ft
Hint
10.
Find the final price of a $78 dress that is on sale for 25% off and has a tax of 5.5%.
A.
$56.25
B.
$61.72
C.
$82.29
D.
$92.14
Hint
11.
A brand of grape drink that is 25% grape juice is mixed with another brand that is 75% grape juice. The result is 7 gallons of grape drink that is 35% grape juice. How much of the brand that is 25% grape juice was used?
A.
7 gallons
B.
1.4 gallons
C.
5.6 gallons
D.
6 gallons
Hint
12.
Two trains leave the station at the same time. The first train is traveling north at 55 mph and the second train is traveling south at 35 mph. How long does it take until they are 45 miles apart?
A.
1 hour
B.
hour
C.
hour
D.
hour
Hint
13.
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
14.
Translate the equation into a verbal sentence.
A.
One-third of a number
x
minus 4 equals 5.
B.
Five subtracted from the quotient of
and a number
x
is 4.
C.
One-third times the difference of a number
x
and 5 is 4.
D.
One-third of a number
x
minus 5 equals 4.
Hint
15.
Solve
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
16.
Solve
A.
a
= 90
B.
C.
D.
a
= -90
Hint
17.
A pair of tickets to a hockey game cost $85.00. If the sales tax is 6%, what is the total price?
A.
$90.31
B.
$90.10
C.
$58.51
D.
$136.00
Hint
18.
Solve
A.
m
=
B.
m
=
C.
m
= 1
D.
m
= -1
Hint