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Date: _________________
Algebra Practice Test

Complete the quiz on a separate sheet of paper, and make sure you number each
question correctly. You will take one or more images of your work and upload it to
Brightspace. Show all your work for full credit on each question.

1. Solve each of the following equations or inequalities.

a) 𝑥 − 6 = − 2 [K: 1]

b) 4𝑔 + (− 4) = 24 [K: 2]

c) 𝑧 − 7 = 4𝑧 + 9 Complete a check for your answer. [K: 2, C: 1]

d) − 3(3𝑦 − 4) = 21 [K: 3]

e) − 4 ≤ − 6𝑘 + 14 Write the solution set for the resulting

inequality.
[K: 2, C: 1]

2. For each of the following:

● Write a let statement to define your variable
● Create an algebraic equation or inequality
● Solve the equation or inequality
● Write a therefore statement

a) Jenny wants to install a home theater system in her new house, which will
cost $960. If Jenny has $333 right now, and can save $57 dollars a week,
how long will it be before she can buy the system? [A: 3, C 1]

b) It takes at least 241 licks to get the center of a tootsie-pop. If Katie has
taken 78 licks, how many more licks might it take her to reach the center?
[A: 3, C: 1]

c) Six less than five times a number is less than or equal to twenty-nine.
What could the number be? [A: 3, C: 1]
3. Write a possible real-world statement that might represent the following
inequalities.

a) 𝑐 < 17 [C: 1, T: 1]

b) 𝑘 = 14, 15, 16, 17... [C: 1, T: 1]

4. Mo’s height in centimeters can be represented by the formula 6a + 50, where a is

Mo’s age. Does this formula make sense for all values of a? Why or why not?
Provide an example to help justify your reasoning. [T: 3, C: 1]