Foerster Algebra 1 – Chapter 1 TEST [50 points] – NO CALCULATOR Name:

[5 pts] Problem 1 – True or False

T F a. 3+5 × 4 is 24 .

T F b. Terms are separated by addition or subtraction.

T F c. 6 ∙ 6 ∙6 ∙ 6 ∙ … ( x times) is x 6

T F d. A power is repeated multiplications.

T F e. 0 is the only number without a reciprocal.

[5 pts] Problem 2 – Evaluate the following expression. Show the transformation steps to receive full credit

a. 7+10 ×5+ 10 43−1

c. +10 ×5 0
4+ 2 e. ( 2+6 × 2+ 23−4 ) ×2

b. ( 6 2−4 ) ×49 ÷ 7
15
d. 8 × −( 5+9 )
5

[5 pts] Problem 3 – Evaluate each expression below if x=5. Show your work to receive full credit.

a. 2 x2 +7 x−4 b. x +7 2
d. x
c. 5−x3 5
125
e.
x

[5 pts] Problem 4 – Solve for x in the equations below. Show the transformation steps to receive full credit.
4
a. x=36
3
b. x−16=5 c. 9 x=72
 d. 3 x−18=0 14
e. =2
x

[5 pts] Problem 5 – Write an expression for the following:

a. The sum of six cubed and t d. Add the cubes of x and y

b. The tenth power of ten. e. Divide the sum of r and s by the difference r
minus s.
c. Add 8 to k then multiply the result by w

[5 pts] Problem 6 – 331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How
many students were in each bus? [54]

[5 pts] Problem 7 – Sara won 40 super bouncy balls playing at her school’s game night. Later, she gave two balls
to each of her friends. She only has 8 balls remaining. Who many friends received her balls? [16]

[5 pts] Problem 8 – How old am I if 400 reduced by 2 times my age is 244 ? [78]

[5 pts] Problem 9 – Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how
many did she begin? [40]

[5 pts] Problem 10 – The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new
math books. The cafeteria contributed four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold.
There was a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make? [8]

BONUS QUESTION [5 pts] – The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48 . What are the three numbers?
[14,16,18]