1.
Kurt is saving to buy a new computer. The computer he wants costs $1299. He has already saved $732. Write an inequality to determine the least amount he must still save.
A.
1299 + s
732
B.
732 +
s
1299
C.
732 +
s
1299
D.
1299 + s
732
Hint
2.
Simplify
Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
3.
Evaluate
. Express the result in scientific notation.
A.
8.0 × 10
-9
B.
80 × 10
-8
C.
8.0 × 10
-7
D.
0.8 × 10
-8
Hint
4.
Determine the slope of the line containing the points
P
(-7, -8) and
Q
(3, 0).
A.
B.
-2
C.
D.
2
Hint
5.
State the excluded values of
x
in the expression
.
A.
, 3, or 4
B.
or 3
C.
or - 3
D.
Hint
6.
Solve
.
A.
-2
B.
1 or 4
C.
0
D.
4
Hint
7.
Mulitply (
b
+ 8)(
b
+ 3).
A.
b
2
+ 10
b
+ 24
B.
b
2
+ 11
b
+ 11
C.
b
2
+ 11
b
+ 24
D.
b
2
+ 11
b
+ 5
Hint
8.
Find the equation that contains a decreasing linear relationship.
A.
y
= 4
x
– 3
B.
y
= 5 – 6
x
C.
y
= 12+ 2
x
D.
y
= 10 +
x
Hint
9.
Michael just got a job mowing his elderly neighbor's lawn paying him $10 each week. Draw a graph showing the amount he receives is increasing very rapidly. Suppose you graph the time in weeks on the horizontal axis and the amount Michael receives on the vertical axis.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
10.
Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
–6
x
= –10 – 2
y
A.
y
+ 8 = 3(
x
+ 1)
B.
y
= 3
x
– 5
C.
y
= 3
x
+ 8
D.
–6
x
+ 2
y
+ 10 = 0
Hint
11.
Which way does the graph of
y
= –2
x
2
open?
A.
left
B.
up
C.
down
D.
right
Hint
12.
What is a conjecture?
A.
a ''shot in the dark'' guess that has been proved
B.
a ''shot in the dark'' guess that hasn't been proved yet
C.
an educated guess that hasn't been proved yet
D.
an educated guess that has been proved
Hint
13.
Which number is not equal to the other three?
A.
B.
C.
2
-2
D.
Hint
14.
Which equation represents exponential growth?
A.
y
= 250 × 0.4
c
B.
y
= 250 ·
x
C.
y
= 250 × 4
x
D.
y
= 250 × 0.25
x
Hint
15.
Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
A.
n
= –12
B.
n
= –100
C.
n
= 10
D.
n
= –89
Hint
16.
Tamara and Joanne collect stamps. Tamara has 30 less than 5 times the number of stamps that Joanne has. Tamara also has 42 more stamps than Joanne. How many stamps does Tamara have?
A.
18
B.
42
C.
60
D.
23
Hint
17.
Toby needs to create a rectangular pen for his dog. He decides that the area of the pen will be 100 square feet with its length 2 feet longer than its width. What are the dimensions of Toby's pen approximated to the nearest hundredth?
A.
length 10.58 ft width 8.58 ft
B.
length 10.00 ft width 10.00 ft
C.
length 10.32 ft width 8.32 ft
D.
length 11.05 ft width 9.05 ft
Hint
18.
Find the angle of rotation that is the same as 70°.
A.
–170°
B.
–290°
C.
–70°
D.
170°
Hint
19.
Find the correct representation of a translation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
20.
Start with a square with side length. Create a large rectangle by adding two more squares of the same size, and remove a strip with a width of 1. What is the area of the new rectangle?
A.
x
(
x
– 1) =
x
2
–
x
B.
x
(3
x
+ 1) = 3
x
2
+
x
C.
x
(
x
+ 3) =
x
2
+ 3
x
D.
x
(3
x
– 1) = 3
x
2
–
x
Hint