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Test, Form 2A
Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of
each question.
1. Which expression is equivalent to (-3)(-3)(-3)(-3)?
A. -3 3 B. (-3) 4 C. 4 -3 D. 1 -3 1. B

2. A golf ball is dropped from the top of a cliff. After 6 seconds the ball
hits the ground. The distance in feet the ball traveled can be estimated
by 3.2(6) 2. About how far did the ball drop?
F. 25.2 feet H. 38.4 feet
G. 19.2 feet J. 115.2 feet 2. J

3. Evaluate a 3 - b 2 if a = 3 and b = 6.
A. -41 B. -21 C. -15 D. -9 3. D

1
4. Which expression represents −6
using a negative exponent?
5
F. -6 G. -5 -6 H. 5 -6 J. 6 -5 4. H

5. What is the value of 5k -4 if k = -2?

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A. -40 1
B. - − C. −5
D. 10,000 5. C
16 16

6. Which expression is equivalent to 7 3 • 7 -4?

1
F. - − 1
G. − 1
H. − J. 7 6. H
7 7
7 7

7. Which expression is equivalent to the product of m -4 • m?

1
A. − 4
B. − C. -4 m 4 D. -4 m 5 7. A
3 4
m m

8. An astronomer finds that the diameter of asteroid A is roughly

10 -2 kilometer, whereas the diameter of asteroid B is roughly
10 5 kilometers. About how many times as great is the diameter
of asteroid B than asteroid A?
F. 10 -3 G. 10 3 H. 10 7 J. 10 10 8. H

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Test, Form 2A (continued)

9. Which expression is equivalent to b 4 ?

b8 b 16 b8 4b A
A. −4
B. − 4
C. −-4
D. −5
9.
b b b b

10. A city recorded a total of 1.56 × 10 5 hours that its citizens walked
to raise money for charity. Which value expresses this number in
standard form?
F. 0.00156 G. 78,000 H. 156,000 J. 1,560,000 10. H

11. Which number is greater than 2.7 × 10 4 ?

A. 26,000 B. 1.4 × 10 5 C. 3.1 × 10 -6 D. 2.5 × 10 4 11. B

12. Which value for 43,900,450 miles is the best estimate for this
distance?
F. 4 × 10 -5 mile H. 43.9 × 10 5 miles
G. 4.4 × 10 -7 mile J. 4 × 10 7 miles 12. J

13. The average weight of an African elephant is 1.44 ×10 4 pounds

and that of a white rhinoceros is 7.94 × 10 3 pounds. What is the
approximate combined weight of these two animals?
A. 2.23 × 10 4 pounds C. 6.5 × 10 1 pounds
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B. 6.46 × 10 3 pounds D. 9.38 × 10 7 pounds 13. A

3
14. Find √
512 .
F. 8 G. 16 H. 171 J. 256 14. F

15. Estimate √

104 to the nearest tenth. 15. 10.2

Sample
16. The diameter of Mars is about 7 × 10 6 meters. The diameter of answer:
− × 10 7
1.5
an official regulation basketball is 0.45 meter. About how many
times greater is the diameter of Mars than that of a basketball? 16. times

17. Between which two consecutive integers does √

41 lie? 17. 6 and 7

18. Identify the irrational number(s) from the list of numbers.

5.−3, 5 −
6 √
,  17
26 , − 18. √
26
7 3

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