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Select the best answer. 8. Simplify 23.
1. Which of the following does NOT F 4 H 6
describe x  4? G 5 J 8
A the difference of x and 4 9. Simplify (10)2.
B 4 less than x A 100 C 20
C x less than 4 B 20 D 100
D x decreased by 4
10. Simplify 
2. Evaluate a  b for a  10 and b  5.

F H 5 F  H
G 2 J 15
3. Add 14  (4). G  J

A 18 C 10
11. Find .
B 10 D 18
A 4 C 32
4. Subtract 2  15.
B 8 D 256
F 17 H 13
12. Find 
G 13 J 17
F 72 H 12
5. Divide  . G 12 J 72

A  C

B  D

6. Multiply   .

F  H

G  J
7. Divide 6  42.

A 7 C

B  D 7

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Select the best answer. 20. Solve 14  2y.
13. Which of the following does NOT F 28 H 7
describe x  4?
G 7 J 28
A the difference of x and 4
B 4 less than x 21. Solve x  2.
C x less than 4
D x decreased by 4 A C
14. Evaluate a  b for a  10 and b  5.
F ½ H 5 B D
G 2 J 15
15. Which expression represents the product 22. Solve  y.
of 5 and the sum of b and 4?
A b  5(4) C 5b  4 F H
B 5  4b D 5(b  4)
16. In the U.S. Government, a member of the G J
Senate serves for 4 years longer than a
member of the House of Representatives. 23. Solve   10.
If a member of the House of
Representatives serves for h years, write A 100 C 1
an expression for how many years a
B 1 D 100
member of the Senate serves.
24. Solve 2x  4  10.
F 4h H 4h
F 7 H 3
G 4 J 4h
G 3 J 7
17. Solve 2  b  1.
A 3 C 1 25. Solve   8  18.
B 1 D 3
A 50 C 2
18. Solve y B 2 D 50
26. Solve 5t  3  2t  24.
F 1 H F 9 H 7
G 7 J 9
G  J 1
27. Solve 5x  2x  1.

19. Solve  9. A  C

A 3
B  D
B 6
C 12
D 27

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Select the best answer. 34. Molly jogged at a rate of 6 miles per hour.
28. Solve 10x  9  3  2(x  5). What was her speed in feet per second?
F 8.8 ft/s
F 2 H 
G 14.7 ft/s
H 176 ft/s
G  J
J 528 ft/s
29. A decorator charges $40 for an initial 35. A model of a boat is 13.2 inches long.
consultation, then $80 per hour. Another The scale of the model to the original is
decorator just charges $90 per hour. 2 inches:5 feet. How long is the boat?
How long is a job for which the two A 5 ft C 33 ft
decorators charge the same price? B 6.6 ft D 132 ft
A 1 hour C 4 hours
36. A 25-foot tree casts a 6 -foot shadow.
B 2 hours D 8 hours
30. Solve A  bh for b. At the same time, a fence casts a 2-foot
shadow. How tall is the fence?
F b  Ah H b  hA
F ft H 8 ft
G b J b

31. Solve wx  4z  3 for z. G 4 ft J 12 ft

A z  wx
37. Solve for r.

B z A r  2(6  t)  2s

C z  4(3  wx) B

D z C
32. Solve |4x  2|  6. D r  2(6  t)  2s
F 2 38. Every dimension of a rectangle is
G 2, 1 multiplied by 5. Which is equal to the
H 1, 2 ratio of the perimeters?
J 1, 2 F the ratio of the corresponding sides
33. Solve |x  2|  8  7. G one-fifth the ratio of the
corresponding sides
A 1
H five times the ratio of the
B 3
corresponding sides
C no solution
J the square of the ratio of
D 1, 3 corresponding sides

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39. A skin care manufacturer produces 85 g
A z3 C z
canisters of skin balm. Any canister
whose weight differs by more that 0.05 g B z5 D z9
cannot be shipped out. Choose the
absolute value equation that would 44. ABC  DEF. Find y. 9 mm
find the maximum and minimum
B
weights of an acceptable canister, y.
D
A y  x + 85
B y  x + 0.05 5 mm F

C y  x  85 E
6 mm
A Y C
D y  x  0.05
40. In horse racing, different horses are
often assigned different weights to F 12.6 mm H 5 mm
carry. In a particular race, the standard G 7.5 mm J 3.3 mm
weight carried is 53 kg. The weight 45. A 5-foot-tall woman stands near a 4-foot-
carried by each horse cannot differ tall cello case. The cello case casts a
by more than 4 kg from the standard. shadow that is 6 feet long. How long is
What are the maximum and minimum the shadow cast by the woman?
acceptable weights for a horse to
carry in this race? A 7.5 ft C 4.8 ft

F 45 kg–53 kg G 49 kg–57 kg B 6 ft D 3.3 ft

H 51 kg–55 kg H 53 kg–61 kg 46. Four students calculated the volume of a

12.8 oz container. Their results are
41. Toya's dachshund puppy can sprint shown in the table. Whose calculation is
at a speed up to 15 feet per second. the most accurate?
What is this speed in inches per
second? Student Volume (oz)
Wally 12.546
A in./s C 150 in./s
Rex 12.59
B in./s D 180 in./s Amanda 12.69
Joni 12.75
42. Solve the proportion.
F Wally's H Amanda's
G Rex's J Joni's
F s  48 H s3 47. Choose the possible range of the
measurement: 90 cm  6%.
G s  12 J s
A 84 cm–96 cm
43. Solve the proportion.
B 84.6 cm–95.4 cm
C 89.46 cm–90.54 cm
D 90 cm–96 cm

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15. M  DV 16. y  2  Chapter Test Form C

1. 8 – m
17. 2 mi/min 18. 13, 13
2. Possible answers: “k divided by 10,” or,
19. 10, 20 20. s  5
“the quotient of k and 10.”
21. $27 22. 3
3. 1.5
23. ; 20 ft 24. 12 4. x  66 5. a  7
6. n  (2)  21; n  19 7. m  28
25. x = 1 in. 26. 0.6 mL
8. t  2
27. 180 cm 28. Cameron
9. 2.5n  60; n  24 10. z  5
29. Makayla 30. 209 km–231 km
11. d  1 12. 1400
Chapter Test Form B 13. a  2 14. no solution
1. 0.75p
2. Possible answers: “30 more than b,” or, 15. b  a 16. x  1000  20y
“b increased by 30.”
17. 2904 ft/min 18. 12
3. 3 4. x  158
5. a  2.5 19. no solution 20. s  
6. n  11  18; n  7
7. m  7 8. t  6 21. 368 students 22. 4
9. 5n  30; n  6 10. z  6 23.  ; x  6.8 ft
11. d  42 12. 12.5 h
24. 9.75 cm 25. y = 7.5 mi
13. a  3 14. all real numbers
26. 21.3 mL 27. 18.0 in.
28. Dr. Skelton 29. Dr. Harris
15. V  16. y  2x  7
30. 211.43 oz–216.57 oz
17. 0.6 mi/min 18. 4, 2
Chapter Performance Assessment
19. no solution 20. s  16
21. 3 cups 22. 1:9 Chapter Cumulative Test
1. A 2. H
23.  ; 24 ft 24. x  20
3. A 4. H
25. y = 48 in. 26. 2.39 lbs 5. D 6. J
27. 1,115 cm 28. Brandon 7. B 8. F
29. Brandon 9. B 10. H
30. 109.45 mg–110.55 mg 11. C 12. G
13. C 14. G
15. D 16. H

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17. D 18. G
19. A 20. H
21. B 22. H
23. B 24. F
25. B 26. J
27. A 28. J
29. D 30. G
31. D 32. H
33. A 34. J
35. D 36. F
37. C 38. F
39. C 40. G
41. B 42. J
43. D 44. F
45. C 46. H
47. B 48. F
49. A 50. G
51. B 52. H
53. D 54. G

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