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1. Mackay wants to show the percentage of voters that belong to each of the political parties in his
home state. Which chart or graph would be most appropriate to represent this information?
Pie Chart.

2. Noah wants to show the genders and populations of five states. Which chart or graph would be
most appropriate to represent this information? Bar Graph

3. The temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is a function of the temperature in degrees Celsius. Use
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the function, f ( x )= x +32 to find the temperature in Fahrenheit if it is 5 degrees Celsius. 41
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4. What is the definition of a function? A function is an equation that has an equal sign and has an
exponent. It is an equation with variables.

5. Identify all of the following that are functions. A D C E

a) A
b) y=mx +b
e) y=e2 x
c) f)
x (input) y (output ) x (input) y (output )
1 4 1 4
0 4 0 0
5 3 5 9
1 3 10 4
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d) y=x +2.3 x−5.5

6. Monthly cash flow is a function of your income and expenses. Identify the input(s) and output(s) of
this function. Inputs = income Output = expenses.

7. Given the function d ( p)=3 p2 +40 p+95 , what is d (−3) ? =2

r nt
8. Consider the following function: A (P , r , n ,t )=P(1+ ) Find the value of the function when
n
P=250 , r=3.5 % , n=12,∧t =9 . Round to the nearest whole number. = 342

9. We know the following two commands in Excel: PMT(rate,nper,PV,FV) & FV(rate,nper,pmt,PV)

Write the Excel command that gives the monthly payment on a house that cost $245,000 with a
down payment of $10,875. The loan was a conventional 15-year loan with an annual interest rate
of 3.3%. PMT(.033/12,15*12,-245,000,10,875)

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 10. Carmen is saving for her first car. She has $650 so far and will save $120 per month for the next
2 years. She can save with an annual interest rate of 0.9%,
Write the command that will give her the final balance after 2 years? FV(.009/12,2*12,-120,-650)
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( 5 x3 y )
11. Simplify the following expression: 3 5x^9y^-2
(5 x y2 )

2 2 4
9x y z
12. Simplify the following expression: 2 9
( xy z 2 )

13. Given the function f ( x)=2500 (1.16)x +450 , find f (15). Round to two decimal places.
23,613.80

14. Sketch (or describe in detail) the graph of f (x)=2 x 2+ 8 x−2

Y= of -2 and it opens upwards because the 2 is positive. – 2 , -10

15. Find the horizontal asymptote of the following exponential function: f ( x)=5 (4)x – 2
=-2

16. Beth is working out a plan to pay off her car loan of $7,200. The interest rate on her loan is
6.055% annually and she will be making monthly payments of $219.22 for 3 years. Complete
Month 1 of the amortization table below. What is the Ending Balance for Month 1?

Month Beginning Payment: To Interest Payment: To Principal Ending Balance

Balance

1 7,200 36.33 182.89 7017.11

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17. Find the vertex of the parabola: 2x2 + 16x – 3

(-4 , -35)

18. Bianca has a savings account with a beginning balance of $500. Every month she deposited $25.
The savings account has an APR of 3.5%, compounded monthly. She saved for 10 years and the
balance is $4294.99. How much of the money in Bianca’s account was earned in interest? =
794.99
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 19. Define compound interest. Compound interest = interest based off of your total amount that you’ve
saved previously.

20. Write the following equation as a function of x, (solve for y): 3 x−8 y−17=0

Y = 3/8x – 17/8

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