Unit Assessment

Please select the best answer choice for each multiple choice question. Show all your steps/work
for each free response question.
1) What is a variable in mathematics?
a. A symbol for a number we dont know yet.
b. Something that changes over time.
c. A process that keeps things in order.
d. A condition that can change based on the parameters sent to it.
2) Identify the independent and dependent variable in each equation:

5x + 8 = y
Independent Variable: _______ Dependent Variable: ________

a = 15b + 10
Independent Variable: _______ Dependent Variable: ________

p = 6q 11
Independent Variable: _______ Dependent Variable: ________

3) What is the meaning of each variable in this problem?

A lunch at school costs $3.25 each day. You spend $65.00 on lunches over the
course of two months.

For questions 4 8, solve each equation for x.

4) x + 15 = 30

5) 2x + 10 = 40

6) 3x 9 = 18

7) 4x 12 = 4

8) 4x + 25 = 35
For questions 9 12, solve each equation for x, substitute the solution in for x, and check
your work.
9)

2x + 15 = 25

10)

3x 10 = 11

11)

12x 24 = 12

12)

8x + 24 = 48

For questions 13 16, solve each equation for x, substitute the solution in for x, and
check your work.
13)

2x + 15 = 7x 10

14)

x + 11 = 4x 1

15)

3x 9 = 15x + 3

16)

5x 20 = 15x + 10