Chapter 1 PracticeTest Fall - 2015 AFM095

Name________________________________ Date_____________

1. Evaluate: (2 points each)

-52 = ________ 1450 = ________

(-7)3 = ________ (-4)2 = ________

2. Write 7.31 x 109 in standard form: (2 points) _______________________

3. Evaluate each expression. (2 points each) How many terms are there?
(1 point each)

24 ÷ 3 + 6 - 1 + 63 ÷ 2 Number of terms ______________

92− 3 ∙ 6 + 9 Number of terms _______________

4. Evaluate using the order of operations: (2 points each)

45 ÷ 5(3)

-3(-6 - 9)

24 ∙ 2 + 6
−3
9−(6 ∙ 2)

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5. Two walls of a room need to be painted. To estimate the paint required,
the number of square feet of wall space needs to be calculated. One wall is
14 feet long and the other is 20 feet long. Both walls are 9 feet tall. Find
the total area that needs to be painted. (3 points)

6. Evaluate each of the following expressions for the given value of the
variable: (3 points each)

a. 6n + 8 for n = −3

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b. 3y2 − + 3 for y = 4
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c. −2(t ÷ 4) + (7 − 3)2 for t = −16

7. Convert 42oz(ounces) to grams(g). Note: There are approximately 28.35 g

in 1 oz. (2 points)

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8. Bill wants to estimate the cost of installing laminate flooring in his living
room. His living room is 15 foot by 22 foot. (2 points each)

a. Find the area of Bill’s living room.

b. What are the units on your answer in part a?

c. The laminate flooring that he decides on costs $2.45 per square foot.
What is the total cost of the flooring for his living room?

9. Translate the sentence into an expression: (2 points each)

The sum of 5 times a number and 2.

18 subtracted from twice a number.

10. Simplify. (3 points each)

7 - 5(4x - 2)

7x - 2 - 3x + 6

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 11. Graph the ordered pairs: (1 point each)

(-2, 7) (3, -4) (0, -5) (9, 1) (- 3, - 2) ( 8, 0)

12. Use the given figure to find an expression for the perimeter. Simplify if
possible. (4 points)

4x + 7

2y - 2

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13. State the scales on both the x and y axes: (2 points each)

x-axis _________________ y-axis ___________________

14. Ms. Binkinz is buying her first kindergarten class gifts for the end of the
school year. She wants to order a book for each student that costs $1.50.
She also wants to buy each student an educational toy that costs $2.45.
(3 points each)

a. If she has s students in her kindergarten class, write an expression for

the cost to buy each student a book.

b. Write an expression for the cost in dollars to buy each student an

educational toy.

c. Use the expressions you wrote in parts a and b to write an expression

for the total cost in dollars to buy each student a book and educational
toy.

d. Simplify the expression from part c.

15. Write in expanded form: (2 points)

43 ________________________________

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16. Simplify: (2 points)
- 0.4(10x - 5) + 6x - 7

17. Write the ordered pairs that give the coordinates of the following points:
(2 points each)

A ____________
B ____________
C ____________
D ____________

18. Tom has 40 feet of lumber that he needs to cut into two pieces. If Tom
cuts f feet of lumber for the first piece, find an expression for the remaining
amount of lumber in the second piece. (1 point each)

First Piece of Lumber Second Piece of Lumber

5 ____________
10 ____________
20 ____________
35 ____________
f ____________

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19. Evaluate: (3 points)
4 – 16c + 3t for c = -3, and t = -9

20. Convert 156 pounds to kilograms. There are approximately 2.2 pounds in
1 kilogram. (2 points)