Act m1 Algebra For Payhip

MATH ONE (M1) ACT SUBJECT TEST
ALGEBRA ONE PRACTICE TEST

WITH ANSWERS
____ 1. Julia wrote 14 letters to friends each month for y months in a row. Write an expression to show how many
total letters Julia wrote.
a. 14 – y c. 14 + y
b. 14y d.
____ 2. Evaluate the expression m + o for m = 9 and o = 7.

a. 15 c. 2
b. 16 d. 63
____ 3. Evaluate the expression q – v for q = 5 and v = 1.
a. 3 c. 5
b. 4 d. 6
____ 4. Evaluate the expression xy for x = 6 and y = 3.
a. 21 c. 9
b. 24 d. 18
____ 5. Salvador reads 12 books from the library each month for n months in a row. Write an expression to show how
many books Salvador read in all. Then, find the number of books Salvador read if he read for 7 months.
a. 12 – n; 19 books c. 12 + n; 19 books
b. ; 84 books d. 12n; 84 books
____ 6. Evaluate the expression for and .

a. 23 c. 32
b. 25 d. 18
____ 7. Subtract.
–5 – (–8)
a. –13 c. 3
b. 13 d. –3
____ 8. The highest temperature recorded in the town of Westgate this summer was 101ºF. Last winter, the lowest
temperature recorded was –9ºF. Find the difference between these extremes.
a. 92ºF c. 110ºF
b. –92ºF d. –110ºF
____ 9. Multiply.
–8 • 9
a. 1 c. –17
b. –72 d. 72
____ 10. Divide.
WITH ANSWERS
a. 6 8 c. 8 8
21 21
b. 4 5 d. 6 3
7 14
____ 11. Divide.

0 ÷ 5.928
a. –5.928 c. undefined
b. 5.928 d. 0
____ 12. Write the power represented by the geometric model.
a. 35 c. 53
b. 52 d. 25
____ 13. Write 9 as a power of the base 3.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 14. Write all classifications that apply to the real number .
a. irrational number
b. rational number
c. rational number, repeating decimal
d. rational number, terminating decimal
____ 15. Write all classifications that apply to the real number .
a. rational number, terminating decimal, integer, whole number, natural number
b. irrational number, integer
c. irrational number
d. rational number, terminating decimal
WITH ANSWERS
____ 16. Simplify .

a. –1 c. 22
b. 2 d. 14
____ 17. Simplify .

a. 21 c. 39
b. 75 d. 93
____ 18. Evaluate 1 + x2 • 6 for x = 4.
a. 102 c. 94
b. 97 d. 150
____ 19. Use the numbers 2, 3, 5, and 8 to write an expression that has a value of . You may use any operations, and
you must use each of the numbers at least once.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 20. Write using the Distributive Property. Then simplify.

a. ; 351 c. ; 392
b. ; 108 d. ; 432
____ 21. Simplify by combining like terms.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 22. The table shows, step-by-step, how to simplify the algebraic expression . Justify Step 4.
Step Procedure Justification

1.
2. Distributive Property
3.
4.
5.
6.
a. Multiply c. Combine like terms

b. Associative Property d. Commutative Property
____ 23. Fill in the missing justifications.
WITH ANSWERS
Procedure Justification
Definition of subtraction
?
?
?
Simplify
Definition of subtraction
a. Distributive Property; Associative Property; Commutative Property

b. Associative Property; Commutative Property; Distributive Property
c. Commutative Property; Distributive Property; Associative Property
d. Commutative Property; Associative Property; Distributive Property
____ 24. Graph the point (1, 4).
a. y c. y
5 5
–5 5 x –5 5 x
–5 –5
b. y d. y
5 5
–5 5 x –5 5 x
–5 –5
____ 25. The coordinates of three vertices of a rectangle are , , and . Find the coordinates of the
fourth vertex. Then, find the area of the rectangle.
a. ; Area = 80 square units c. ; Area = 80 square units
b. ; Area = 72 square units d. ; Area = 72 square units
WITH ANSWERS
____ 26. Add using a number line.

3+3
3
3
–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a. 0 c. –6
b. 6 d. 3
____ 27. Solve .
a. s = 52 c. s = 43
b. s = 42 d. s = 54
____ 28. Solve –14 + s = 32.
a. s = 46 c. s = –46
b. s = 18 d. s = –18
____ 29. A toy company's total payment for salaries for the first two months of 2005 is $21,894. Write and solve an
equation to find the salaries for the second month if the first month’s salaries are $10,205.
a.
The salaries for the second month are $11,689.
b.
c.
d.
____ 30. Solve 3n = 42.
a. n = 39 c. n = 45
b. n = 15 d. n = 14
____ 31. Solve .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 32. The time between a flash of lightning and the sound of its thunder can be used to estimate the distance from a
lightning strike. The distance from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing
the thunder divided by 5. Suppose you are 17 miles from a lightning strike. Write and solve an equation to
find how many seconds there would be between the flash and thunder.
WITH ANSWERS
a.
, so t is about 85 seconds.
b.
, so t is about 3.4 seconds.
c. , so t is about 22 seconds.
d.
, so t is about 0.3 seconds.
____ 33. If , find the value of .

a. 3 c. 5
b. –5 d. –3
____ 34. Solve .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 35. The formula gives the profit p when a number of items n are each sold at a cost c and expenses e
are subtracted. If , , and , what is the value of c?
a. 0.80 c. 1.25
b. 1.55 d. 0.95
____ 36. Solve .
a. n = 1 1 c. n = 3 1
2 2
b. n = −4 1 d. n = −1 1
2 6
____ 37. Solve . Tell whether the equation has infinitely many solutions or no solutions.
a. Two solutions c. Infinitely many solutions
b. No solutions d. Only one solution
____ 38. A video store charges a monthly membership fee of $7.50, but the charge to rent each movie is only $1.00 per
movie. Another store has no membership fee, but it costs $2.50 to rent each movie. How many movies need
to be rented each month for the total fees to be the same from either company?
a. 3 movies c. 7 movies
b. 5 movies d. 9 movies
____ 39. Find three consecutive integers such that twice the greatest integer is 2 less than 3 times the least integer.
a. 2, 3, 4 c. 6, 7, 8
b. 4, 5, 6 d. 8, 9, 10
____ 40. Solve for y.

a. c.
WITH ANSWERS
b. d.
____ 41. A right triangle has legs 15 inches and 12 inches. Every dimension is multiplied by to form a new right
triangle with legs 5 inches and 4 inches. How is the ratio of the areas related to the ratio of corresponding
sides?
a. The ratio of the areas is the square of the ratio of the corresponding sides.
b. The ratio of the areas is equal to the ratio of the corresponding sides.
c. The ratio of the areas is the cube of the ratio of the corresponding sides.
d. None of the above
____ 42. Triangles C and D are similar. The area of triangle C is 47.6 . The base of triangle D is 6.72 in. Each
dimension of D is the corresponding dimension of C. What is the height of D ?
a. 20.4 in c. 5.6 in
b. 17 in d. 57.12 in
____ 43. What percent of 74 is 481? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
a. 6.5% c. 550%
b. 650% d. 15.38%
____ 44. 66 is 56% of what number? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
a. 0.85 c. 1.18
b. 117.86 d. 36.96
____ 45. According to the United States Census Bureau, the United States population was projected to be 293,655,404
people on July 1, 2004. The two most populous states were California, with a population of 35,893,799, and
Texas, with a population of 22,490,022. About what percent of the United States population lived in
California or Texas? Round your answer to the nearest percent.
a. 8% c. 20%
b. 12% d. 37%
____ 46. Hidemi is a waiter. He waits on a table of 4 whose bill comes to $69.98. If Hidemi receives a 20% tip,
approximately how much will he receive?
a. $14.00 c. $13.55
b. $84.00 d. $3.50
____ 47. To join the school swim team, swimmers must be able to swim at least 500 yards without stopping. Let n
represent the number of yards a swimmer can swim without stopping. Write an inequality describing which
values of n will result in a swimmer making the team. Graph the solution.
a.
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 n
b.
WITH ANSWERS
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 n
c.
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 n
d.
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 n
____ 48. Sam earned $450 during winter vacation. He needs to save $180 for a camping trip over spring break. He can
spend the remainder of the money on music. Write an inequality to show how much he can spend on music.
Then, graph the inequality.
a. ;
s
–500 –400 –300 –200 –100 0 100 200 300 400 500
b. ;
s
–500 –400 –300 –200 –100 0 100 200 300 400 500
c. ;
s
–500 –400 –300 –200 –100 0 100 200 300 400 500
d. ;
s
–500 –400 –300 –200 –100 0 100 200 300 400 500
____ 49. Carlotta subscribes to the HotBurn music service. She can download no more than 11 song files per week.
Carlotta has already downloaded 8 song files this week. Write, solve, and graph an inequality to show how
many more songs Carlotta can download.
a. s > 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
b. s ≥ 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
c. s ≤ 3
WITH ANSWERS
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
d. s < 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
____ 50. Solve the inequality ≤ 2 and graph the solutions.

a. z ≤ –8
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
b. z ≥ 8
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
c. z ≤ 8
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
d. z ≥ –8
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
____ 51. Solve the inequality 2f ≥ –8 and graph the solutions.

a. f ≥ –4
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
b. f ≤ –4
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
c. f ≤ 4
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
d. f ≥ 4
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
WITH ANSWERS
____ 52. Marco’s Drama class is performing a play. He wants to buy as many tickets as he can afford. If tickets cost
$2.50 each and he has $14.75 to spend, how many tickets can he buy?
a. 0 tickets c. 6 tickets
b. 5 tickets d. 4 tickets
____ 53. Solve the inequality − n – 4 < 3 and graph the solutions.
a. n < –7
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
b. n > –7
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
c. n > 1
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
d. n < 1
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
____ 54. A family travels to Bryce Canyon for three days. On the first day, they drove 150 miles. On the second day,
they drove 190 miles. What is the least number of miles they drove on the third day if their average number of
miles per day was at least 180?
a. 540 mi c. 201 mi
b. 180 mi d. 200 mi
____ 55. Solve and graph .
a. x > 5
–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
b. x < 5
–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
c. x > 3
–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
d. x < –5
WITH ANSWERS
–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
____ 56. Solve the inequality and graph the solution.
a.
–10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b.
–10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c.
–10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
d.
–10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
____ 57. Solve .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 58. Write the compound inequality shown by the graph.
–10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
a. AND c. OR
b. AND d. OR
____ 59. Jamie throws a ball up into the air. Sketch a graph for the situation that describes the distance of the ball from
the ground at every second since it was thrown up. Tell whether the graph is continuous or discrete.
WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
Distance
Distance
Time Time
The graph is continuous. The graph is continuous.

b. d.
Distance
Distance
Time Time
The graph is continuous. The graph is continuous.

____ 60. Express the relation for the math test scoring system {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 10), (5, 5)} as a table and as a
graph.
a.
WITH ANSWERS
b.
c.
d. Cannot determine. The set of ordered pairs is not a relation, because the elements 3 and 5
in the domain are both paired with the element 5 in the range.
WITH ANSWERS
____ 61. Give the domain and range of the relation.

x y
5 11
6 13
0 0
–8 –15
a. D: {–15, 11, 13}; R: {–8, 5, 6}

b. D: {–8, 0, 5, 6}; R: {–15, 0, 11, 13}
c. D: {–15, 0, 11, 13}; R: {–8, 0, 5, 6}
d. D: {0}; R: {5, 6, –8, 11, 13, –15}
a. D: 0 ≤ x ≤ 7; R: 1 ≤ y ≤ 7 c. D: 2 ≤ x ≤ 6; R: 4 ≤ y ≤ 7
b. D: 1 ≤ x ≤ 6; R: 1 ≤ y ≤ 7 d. D: 1 ≤ x ≤ 7; R: 1 ≤ y ≤ 6
a. D: –3 ≤ x ≤ 6; R: 0 ≤ y ≤ –5 c. D: –3 ≤ x ≤ 4; R: y = –5
b. D: –4 ≤ x ≤ 5; R: –6 ≤ y ≤ 0 d. D: x = –5; R: –3 ≤ y ≤ 4
____ 64. Give the domain and range of the relation. Tell whether the relation is a function.
x y
0 –5
WITH ANSWERS
1 –1
1 3
1 6
a. D: {0, 1}; R: {–5, –1, 3, 6} c. D: {0, 1}; R: {–5, –1, 3, 6}

The relation is a function. The relation is not a function.
b. D: {–5, –1, 3, 6}; R: {0, 1} d. D: {–5, –1, 3, 6}; R: {0, 1}
The relation is a function. The relation is not a function.
____ 65. Give the domain and range of the relation. Tell whether the relation is a function.
y
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
a. D: –3 x 3; R: –2 y 2 c. D: –2 x 2; R: –3 y 3
The relation is not a function. The relation is not a function.
b. D: –2 x 2; R: –3 y 3 d. D: –3 x 3; R: –2 y 2
The relation is a function. The relation is a function.
____ 66. Determine a relationship between the x- and y-values. Write an equation.
x 1 2 3 4
y 4 5 6 7
a. y = x + 4 c. y = x + 3
b. y = 3x + 1 d. y = –x + 3
____ 67. Identify the independent and dependent variables in the situation.
The amount of electricity used for air conditioning in homes increases as the temperature increases.
a. Independent: amount of electricity used; Dependent: temperature
b. Independent: temperature; Dependent: amount of electricity used
____ 68. Identify the independent and dependent variables in the situation.
WITH ANSWERS
As Kyoko works more hours, her total pay increases.

a. Independent: hours worked; Dependent: total pay
b. Independent: total pay; Dependent: hours worked
____ 69. A video club costs $25 to join. Each video that is rented costs $2.50. Let v represent the number of videos.
Identify the independent and dependent variables. Then, write a rule in function notation for the situation.
a. Independent: total cost; Dependent: videos rented;
b. Independent: videos rented; Dependent: total cost;
c. Independent: videos rented; Dependent: total cost;
d. Independent: videos rented; Dependent: total cost;
____ 70. For , find when x = –1.

a. –2 c. –4
b. 6 d. 2
____ 71. The function describes how far from home Shu Ling is as she drives from Dallas to Miami. Graph
the function. Use the graph to estimate how far from home Shu Ling is in 12 hours.
a. y
100
90
80
70
Miles
60
50
40
30
20
10
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 x
Hours
Shu Ling is about 12 miles from home in 12 hours.

WITH ANSWERS
b. y
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
Miles
1000
800
600
400
200
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 x
Hours
c. y
80
70
60
50
Miles
40
30
20
10
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 x
Hours

WITH ANSWERS
d. y
80
70
60
50
Miles
40
30
20
10
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 x
Hours

____ 72. The temperature of air in a room that began at F is increasing by F per hour. Write a function that
describes the temperature of the air over time. Graph the function to show the temperatures over the first 10
hours.
a. c.
y y
150 150
135 135
120 120
105 105
Temperature (ºF)
Temperature (ºF)
90 90
75 75
60 60
45 45
30 30
15 15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
Time (hr) Time (hr)
b. d.
WITH ANSWERS
y y
150 150
135 135
120 120
105 105
Temperature (ºF)
Temperature (ºF)
90 90
75 75
60 60
45 45
30 30
15 15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
Time (hr) Time (hr)
____ 73. Lionel observes that traffic is getting worse and it’s taking him longer to get to work. He records once a week
the following data for several weeks. Graph a scatter plot using the given data.
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Time (min) 8.2 8.9 8.6 8.3 9 9.7 8.4 10.1
a. y c. y
12 12
11 11
10 10
Time (min)
Time (min)
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
Week Week
WITH ANSWERS
b. y d. y
12 12
11 11
10 10
Time (min)
Time (min)
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
Week Week
____ 74. Determine whether the sequence appears to be an arithmetic sequence. If so, find the common difference and
the next three terms in the sequence.
–5, –11, –17, –23, –29, . . .

a. Yes; common difference 6; next three terms are –23, –17, –11
b. Not an arithmetic sequence
c. Yes; common difference –7; next three terms are –36, –43, –50
d. Yes; common difference –6; next 3 terms are –35, –41, –47
____ 75. Sylvie is going on vacation. She has already driven 60 miles in one hour. Her average speed for the rest of the
trip is 57 miles per hour. How far will Sylvie have driven 7 hours later?
a. 402 miles c. 459 miles
b. 420 miles d. 399 miles
____ 76. Tell whether the function is linear. If so, graph the function.
a. y c. y
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 –4
–5 –5
WITH ANSWERS
b. y d. Not a linear function.

5
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
____ 77. Thomas is a car salesman. He is paid a salary of $1600 per month plus $300 for each car that he sells. His
salary can be modeled by the equation where x is the number of cars sold. Graph this
equation and give its domain and range.
a. f( x)
5000
Monthly Salary ($)
4000
3000
2000
1000
2 4 6 8 x
Number of Cars Sold
D: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
R: {$1600, $1900, $2200, $2500, ...}
WITH ANSWERS
b. f( x)
5000
Monthly Salary ($)
4000
3000
2000
1000
2 4 6 8 x
Number of Cars Sold
D: {$1600, $1900, $2200, $2500, ...}
R: {0, 1, 2, 3,...}
c. f( x)
5000
Monthly Salary ($)
4000
3000
2000
1000
2 4 6 8 x
Number of Cars Sold
D: {$300, $1900, $3500, $5100, ...}
R: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
WITH ANSWERS
d. f( x)
5000
Monthly Salary ($)
4000
3000
2000
1000
2 4 6 8 x
Number of Cars Sold
D: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
R: {$300, $1900, $3500, 5100, ...}
____ 78. This table shows the number of swimmers in the ocean at a given time. Find the rate of change for each time
period. During which period did the number of swimmers increase at the fastest rate?
Time 10:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 5:30 pm

Number of swimmers 41 55 64 70 80
a. Between 12:30 and 1:30 c. Between 10:30 and 12:30

b. Between 3:30 and 5:30 d. Between 1:30 and 3:30
____ 79. Find the slope of the line that contains and .
a. − 11 c. − 3
3 11
b. − 3 d. − 5
5 3
____ 80. At a summer camp there is one counselor for every 8 campers. Write a direct variation equation for the
number of campers, y, that there are for x counselors. Then graph.
WITH ANSWERS
a. c. y
y
25
25
20
Campers
20
15
Campers
15
10
10
5
5
1 2 3 4 5 x
Counselors
1 2 3 4 5 x
Counselors
b. d.
y y
25 25
20 20
Campers
Campers
15 15
10 10
5 5
1 2 3 4 5 x 1 2 3 4 5 x
Counselors Counselors
____ 81. The water level of a river is 34 feet and it is receding at a rate of 0.5 foot per day. Write an equation that
represents the water level, w, after d days. Identify the slope and y-intercept and describe their meanings. In
how many days will the water level be 26 feet?
a.
The slope is 34, and this is the rate at which the water level is receding. The y-intercept is
, and this is the water level after 0 days. In 120 days, the water level will be 26 feet.
b.
The slope is , and this is the rate at which the water level is receding. The y-intercept
is 34, and this is the water level after 0 days. In 16 days, the water level will be 26 feet.
c.
The slope is 34, and this is the rate at which the water level is receding. The y-intercept is
0.5, and this is the water level after 0 days. In 16 days, the water level will be 26 feet.
WITH ANSWERS
d.
The slope is , and this is the rate at which the water level is receding. The y-intercept
is , and this is the water level after 0 days. In 120 days, the water level will be 26 feet.
____ 82. The equations of four lines are given. Identify which lines are parallel.
Line 1: y = −7x + 6
1
Line 2: x+ 5 y = –6
Line 3: y = −5x – 8
y + 7 = − 7 (x + 4)
1
Line 4:
a. Lines 2 and 3 are parallel. c. All four lines are parallel.

b. Lines 1 and 2 are parallel. d. Lines 1 and 4 are parallel.
____ 83. Show that LMN is a right triangle.
y
L (5, 10)
10
8 M (9, 8)
2 4 6 8 10 x
–2 N (4, -2)
a. Slope of and slope of . is perpendicular to because

. LMN is not a right triangle because it does not contain a right angle.
b. Slope of and slope of . is not perpendicular to because
. LMN is not a right triangle because it does not contain a right angle.
c. Slope of and slope of . is perpendicular to because
. LMN is a right triangle because it contains a right angle.
d. Slope of and slope of . is perpendicular to because
. LMN is a right triangle because it contains a right angle.
____ 84. Graph . Then reflect the graph of across the x-axis. Write a function to describe the new
graph.
WITH ANSWERS
a. y c. y
5 5
4 f(x) 4 g(x)
3 3
2 2
1 1
–4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 x –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 x
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 g(x) –4 f(x)
–5 –5
b. y d. y
5 5
4 g(x) 4 f(x)
3 3
2 2
1 1
–4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 x –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 x
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 f(x) –4 g(x)
–5 –5
____ 85. A music club charges an initial joining fee of $20.00. The cost per CD is $10.25. The graph shows the cost of
belonging to the club as a function of CDs purchased. How will the graph change if the cost per CD goes up
by $2.00? (The new function is shown by the dotted line.)
WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
b. d.
WITH ANSWERS
____ 86. Tell whether the ordered pair (5, –3) is a solution of the system .
a. no b. yes
____ 87. Solve the system by graphing.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 88. Solve by using substitution. Express your answer as an ordered pair.
a. ( 3, −2) c. (− 4 , 1)
3
WITH ANSWERS
b. (− 8 , –3) d. (−2, 3)
3
____ 89. Solve by using elimination. Express your answer as an ordered pair.
a. (–2, –3) c. (0, –2)

b. (–2, 0) d. (–8, –6)
____ 90. Solve by using elimination. Express your answer as an ordered pair.
a. (3, 4) c. (3, 2)
b. (4, 3) d. ( 4 , 8 )
7 5
____ 91. Solve .
a. ( 1 , 15 )
2 2
b. This system has infinitely many solutions.

c. (− 1 , 17 )
2 2
d. This system has no solutions.
____ 92. Classify . Give the number of solutions.
a. This system is inconsistent. It has no solutions.

b. This system is consistent. It has infinitely many solutions.
c. This system is consistent. It has one solution.
d. This system is inconsistent. It has infinitely many solutions.
____ 93. Classify .
a. Inconsistent and independent system

b. Consistent and dependent system
c. Inconsistent and dependent system
d. Consistent and independent system
____ 94. Write an inequality to represent the graph.
WITH ANSWERS
a. y < 2x + 3 c. y > 2x + 3
b. y ≤ 2x + 3 d. y < 3x + 2
____ 95. Graph the system of linear inequalities . Give two ordered pairs that are solutions and two that
are not solutions.

a. (0, 0) and ( 4, 5) are solutions. c. (2, 2) and (0, 10) are solutions.
(2, 2) and (10, 1) are not solutions. (0, 0) and ( 5, 1) are not solutions.
b. (5, 6) and (0, 0) are solutions. d. (1, 2) and ( 6, 0) are solutions.

(1, 1) and (2, 0) are not solutions. (1, 5) and (0, 0) are not solutions.
WITH ANSWERS
____ 96. Graph the system of linear inequalities .
a. c.
WITH ANSWERS
b. d.
____ 97. The ticket office makes $5 profit on each evening ticket sold and $3 on each matinee ticket sold. The ticket
office wants to sell at least 50 evening tickets per week and at least 40 matinee tickets per week. Its goal is to
earn at least $250 profit in sales per week. Find all the possible combinations of evening tickets and matinee
tickets that the ticket office needs to sell to meet the goal. List two possible combinations.
a.
The possible combinations are represented by ordered pairs of whole numbers in the
solution region.
Two possible combinations:
55 evening tickets and 45 matinee tickets
WITH ANSWERS
b.
solution region.
c.
The possible combinations are represented by ordered pairs of numbers in the solution
region.
WITH ANSWERS
d.
solution region.
____ 98. A protozoan called a euglena is m long. Simplify .

a. 0.00001 c. 0.000001
b. 0.0000001 d. 1000000
____ 99. Simplify .

a. − 1 c. 8
8
b. –6 d. 1
8
____ 100. Evaluate for and .

a. − 1 c. 0
3
b. –9 d. 1
9
____ 101. The planet Mars has an average distance from the sun of about 141,600,000 miles. Write this number in
scientific notation.
a. 14.16 × 10 c. 1.416 × 10 8
b. 1.416 × 10 7 d. 0.1416 × 10
____ 102. Simplify .

a. c.
b. d.
WITH ANSWERS

a. c.
b. d.

a. 3 c. 1,296
b. 36 d. Cannot simplify
____ 105. Find the degree of the polynomial .

a. 6 c. 9
b. 12 d. 14
____ 106. Classify the polynomial according to its degree and number of terms.
a. The polynomial is a seventh degree monomial.

b. The polynomial is a linear monomial.
c. The polynomial is a seventh degree binomial.
d. The polynomial is a quadratic binomial.
____ 107. A toy rocket is launched from a platform 34 feet above the ground at a speed of 90 feet per second. The height
of the rocket in feet is given by the polynomial , where t is the time in seconds. How high will
the rocket be after 3 seconds?
a. 160 feet c. 2608 feet
b. 126 feet d. 256 feet
____ 108. Add or subtract.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 109. A company distributes its product by train and by truck. The cost of distributing by train can be modeled as
, and the cost of distributing by trucks can be modeled as , where x is
the number of tons of product distributed. Write a polynomial that represents the difference between the cost
of distributing by train and the cost of distributing by trucks.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 110. Multiply.

WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
b. d.
____ 111. Multiply.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 112. Multiply.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 113. A builder uses parallelogram-shaped stones as decoration around a building’s windows. The stones come in
many different sizes. Each stone has a base length of x inches and a height of inches. Write a
polynomial to describe the area of a stone. Then find the area of a stone that has a length of 6 units.
a. ; Area = 139 in2 c. ; Area = 114 in2

b. ; Area = 19 in. d. ; Area = 114 in2
____ 114. Multiply.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 115. A circular pool is surrounded by a circular walkway. The radius of the pool is and the radius of the
walkway is . Write a polynomial that represents the area of the walkway.
(Area of a circle is given by , where r represents the radius of the circle.)

a. c. 8
b. d.
____ 116. Weldon installed a square hot tub in his backyard and wants to enclose it with a fence. The fence will enclose
an area that is 4 feet longer and 2 feet wider than the hot tub. If Weldon bought a total of 44 feet of fencing,
what are the dimensions of the hot tub?
WITH ANSWERS
a. The hot tub is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide.

b. The hot tub is 13 feet long and 9 feet wide.
c. The hot tub is 16 feet long and 12 feet wide.
d. The hot tub is 5 feet long and 5 feet wide.
____ 117. The equation for the motion of an object with constant acceleration is where d is distance
traveled in ft, v is starting velocity in ft/s, a is acceleration in ft/s , and t is time in seconds. A racecar begins
with a velocity of 200 ft/s and accelerates at 100 ft/s . Write an expression for the distance the car travels
after t seconds. What is the GCF of the expression?
a. ; 100t c. ; 10t
b. ; 50t d. ; 200
____ 118. Factor the polynomial .

a.
b. Cannot be factored
c.
d.
____ 119. Factor by grouping.

a. c.
b. d.
____ 120. Factor .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 121. Factor x2 + 101x + 100.

a. (x + 101)(x + 100) c. (x + 5)(x + 20)
b. (x + 2)(x + 50) d. (x + 1)(x + 100)
____ 122. Factor the trinomial .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 123. Factor . Check that the original polynomial and the factored form have the same values for x = 0,
1, 2, 3, and 4.
a. (x + 20)(x + 36) c. (x + 4)(x + 9)
b. (x + 10)(x + 10) d. (x + 2)(x + 18)

WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
b. d.

a. Cannot be factored c.
b. d.
____ 126. Find all possible values of b such that can be factored.
a. 7, 8 c. 7
b. 7, 8, 13 d. 8, 13
____ 127. Determine whether is a perfect square. If so, factor it. If not, explain why.
a. Yes, is a perfect square.
b. No, is not a perfect square. 16x2 and 9 are perfect squares, but 24x is not a
perfect square. So is not a perfect square.
c. Yes, is a perfect square.
d. Yes, is a perfect square.
____ 128. Tell whether the polynomial is completely factored. If not, factor it.
a. Yes. c. No; .
b. No; . d. No; .
____ 129. Factor the polynomial completely.

a. c.
b. d.
____ 130. Write a polynomial that represents the volume of the prism using x.
2x
2x + 3
3x + 2
a. c.
b. d.
____ 131. Tell whether the function is quadratic. Explain.

WITH ANSWERS
x 0 2 4
y 21 1 9 37
a. No, the function is not quadratic. The second differences are not constant.
b. Yes, the function is quadratic. The second differences are constant.
x 0 1 2
y 0 1 8
a. Yes, the function is quadratic. The second differences are constant.

b. No, the function is not quadratic. The second differences are not constant.

a. This is not a quadratic function because the x-term is missing.
b. This is a quadratic function because it can be written in standard form as .
c. This is not a quadratic function because it is not written in standard form.
d. This is a quadratic function because it has an term.
____ 134. Use a table with values x = {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2} to graph the quadratic function y = 3x2.
a. y c. y
16 16
12 12
8 8
4 4
–8 –4 4 8 x –8 –4 4 8 x
–4 –4
–8 –8
–12 –12
–16 –16
WITH ANSWERS
b. y d. y
16 16
12 12
8 8
4 4
–8 –4 4 8 x –8 –4 4 8 x
–4 –4
–8 –8
–12 –12
–16 –16
____ 135. A rectangular picture measuring 5 in. by 9 in. is surrounded by a frame with uniform width x. Write a
quadratic function in standard form to show the combined area of the picture and frame.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 136. Find the axis of symmetry of the parabola.

y
10
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2
–4
–6
–8
–10
a. c.
b. d.
WITH ANSWERS
____ 137. The trajectory of a potato launched from a potato cannon on the ground at an angle of 45 degrees with an
initial speed of 65 meters per second can be modeled by the parabola: x – 0.0023x2, where the x-axis is
the ground. Find the height of the highest point of the trajectory and the horizontal distance the potato travels
before hitting the ground.
a. height: 109 m; distance: 435 m c. height: 218 m; distance: 21 m

b. height: 21 m; distance: 218 m d. height: 435 m; distance: 109 m
____ 138. The height of a curved support beam can be modeled by . Find the height and width of the
beam.
height
width
x.
a. height = 25 units; width = 60 units

b. height = 12 units; width = 60 units
c. height = 25 units; width = 120 units
d. height = 12 units; width = 120 units
____ 139. Graph . Find the axis of symmetry and the vertex.
WITH ANSWERS
a. y
12
10
4
(0, 4)
2
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2
–4
The axis of symmetry is . The vertex is (0, 4).

b. y
12
10
2
(1.5, 1.75)
–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
–2
–4
The axis of symmetry is . The vertex is .

c. y
12
10
2
(4, 0)
–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
–2
–4
The axis of symmetry is . The vertex is (4, 0).

WITH ANSWERS
d. y
12
10
2
(-1.5, 1.75)
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2
–4
The axis of symmetry is . The vertex is .
____ 140. Solve the equation x2 + 2x – 3 = 0 by graphing the related function.

a. The solutions are 1 and –3. c. The solutions are 2 and –3.
b. The solutions are –1 and –4. d. The solutions are –1 and 3.
____ 141. Solve the equation by graphing the related function.

a. c.
b. d.
____ 142. A golfer hits the golf ball. The quadratic function gives the time x seconds when the golf
ball is at height 0 feet. How long does it take for the golf ball to return to the ground?
a. 16 sec c. 10 sec
b. 5 sec d. 80 sec
____ 143. The height of an arrow that is shot upward at an initial velocity of 40 meters per second can be modeled by
, where h is the height in meters and t is the time in seconds. Find the time it takes for the arrow
to reach the ground.
a. 6 sec c. 8 sec
b. 4 sec d. 2 sec
____ 144. Write a polynomial to represent the area of the shaded region. Then solve for x given that the area of the
shaded region is 24 square units.
WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
b. d.
____ 145. Solve . If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.

a. 3.16
b. 100
c. 20
d. There is no solution as you cannot take the square root of a negative number.
____ 146. Solve by completing the square.

a. 3 and –2 c. 3 and 0
b. 6 and –2 d. 6 and 3
____ 147. Solve 3x2 – 6x + 1 = 0 by using the Quadratic Formula. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.
a. x ≈ 1.82 or x ≈ 0.18 c. There are no solutions.
b. x ≈ 6.82 or x ≈ 5.18 d. x ≈ 10.90 or x ≈ 1.10
____ 148. Workers preparing for the city’s Fourth of July celebration shoot an object straight up with an initial velocity
of 210 ft/s2 from a height of 3 feet above the ground. Will the object reach a height of 670 feet 0, 1, or 2
times? Use the equation where v is the initial velocity in feet per second and c is the initial
height in feet of the object above the ground. Use the discriminant to explain your answer.
a. 0 times; The discriminant is negative, so the equation has no solutions.
b. 2 times; The discriminant is positive, so the equation has two solutions.
c. Cannot determine. There is no discriminant in the equation.
d. 1 time; The discriminant is zero, so the equation has one solution.
____ 149. A farmer has 120 yards of fencing to build around a rectangular orchard. Let w be the width of the orchard.
Write an equation giving the area of the orchard. Find the dimensions of the orchard when the area is 900
square yards.
a. ; The width is 50 yd, and the length is 18 yd.
WITH ANSWERS
b. ; The width is 30 yd, and the length is 30 yd.

c. ; The width is 58 yd, and the length is 62 yd.
d. ; The width is 72 yd, and the length is 48 yd.
____ 150. In which month were the sales at The Music Warehouse the greatest? Use the graph to find the answer.
a. January c. February
b. May d. April
____ 151. On which day did the greatest number of students buy lunch? Use the graph to find the answer.
600
500
400
Students
300
200
100
M on Tues Wed Thur Fri

Day
a. Monday c. Friday
WITH ANSWERS
b. Wednesday d. Thursday
____ 152. Which type of video was rented most often? Use the graph to find the answer.
Rentals at Vicki's Videos

Children's
20 Action
60
Drama
50
Comedy
70
a. Comedy c. Action
b. Children’s d. Drama
____ 153. The monthly rents for five apartments advertised in a newspaper were $650, $650, $760, $1550, and $840.
Use the mean, median, and mode of the rents to answer the question. Which value gives the rent that was
advertised most often?
mean = $890, median = $760, mode = $650

a. The rent advertised most often is the median, $760.
b. The rent advertised most often is the mean, $890.
c. The rent advertised most often is the mode, $650.
____ 154. The number of calls answered by a paramedic team over an 8-day period are given. Use the data to make a
box-and-whisker plot.
12, 6, 8, 15, 14, 6, 14, 10

a.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
b.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
c.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
d.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
WITH ANSWERS
____ 155. The circle graph shows how the average American family spends its money. Explain why the graph is
misleading.
Clothing 6%
18% Food 15%

Transportation
Housing 31%
a. A family with an annual income of $32,000 spends about $2000 on clothing.

b. The sections of the graph do not add to 100%, so the percent for at least one type of
expense is not represented.
c. Some people might believe that transportation is a major expense.
d. The amount of money spent on transportation and food exceeds the amount of money
spent on housing.
____ 156. A statistician analyzes data from a company. She reports that the price of the company’s stock will go down.
She was asked two questions, and she answered them. What is the difference between the two questions?
What do the answers to the questions lead you to believe?
Question 1: What are the chances that the stock will go up instead of down?
Answer 1: One in one hundred.
Question 2: What are the chances that another company has the same data as this company?
Answer 2: One in several billion.
a. Question 1 asks about the accuracy of the statistician’s analyzing methods. Question 2
asks about the thoroughness of the data. Answer 1 leads you to believe that the statistician
is fairly confident in her analysis. Answer 2 leads you to believe that the statistician is
very confident that the data is thorough.
b. Question 1 asks about the thoroughness of the data. Question 2 asks about the accuracy
of the statistician’s analyzing methods. Answer 1 leads you to believe that the statistician
is fairly confident in her analysis. Answer 2 leads you to believe that the statistician is
very confident that the data is thorough.
c. Question 1 asks about the thoroughness of the data. Question 2 asks about the accuracy
of the statistician’s analyzing methods. Answer 1 leads you to believe that the statistician
is not confident in her analysis. Answer 2 leads you to believe that the statistician is very
WITH ANSWERS
confident that the data is thorough.

d. Question 1 asks about the accuracy of the statistician’s analyzing methods. Question 2
asks about the thoroughness of the data. Answer 1 leads you to believe that the statistician
is not confident in her analysis. Answer 2 leads you to believe that the statistician is very
confident that the data is thorough.
____ 157. Identify the sample space and the outcome shown for spinning the game spinner.
8 1
7 2
6 3
5 4
a. Sample space: {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8}

Outcome shown: 5
b. Sample space: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
Outcome shown: 5
c. Sample space: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Outcome shown: 5
d. Sample space: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
Outcome shown: 1
____ 158. An experiment consists of spinning a spinner. Use the results in the table to find the experimental probability
that the spinner does not land on purple. Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Outcome Frequency
red 8
purple 12
yellow 10
a. 11 c. 3
15 5
b. 2 d. 4
5 15
____ 159. A manufacturer inspects 800 personal video players and finds that 798 of them have no defects. What is the
experimental probability that a video player chosen at random has no defects? Express your answer as a
percent.
a. 99.5% c. 99.75%
b. 0.25% d. 97.5%
WITH ANSWERS
____ 160. In an election, 59% of the voters voted for a new school tax. What is the probability that a randomly-selected
voter did not vote for the tax? Express your answer as a percent.
a. 44% c. 59%
b. 41% d. 31%
____ 161. The probability of drawing a green marble from a marble bag is 40%. What are the odds in favor of drawing a
green marble?
a. 5:2 c. 2:3
b. 3:2 d. 2:5
____ 162. Jean spins two spinners. The results of both spins are shown. Tell whether the events are dependent or
independent. Explain your answer.
a. The spin on the first spinner does not affect the spin on the second, so the events are
independent.
b. The spin on the first spinner does not affect the spin on the second, so the events are
dependent.
c. The spin on the first spinner affects the spin on the second, so the events are independent.
d. The spin on the first spinner affects the spin on the second, so the events are dependent.
____ 163. A school has 6th, 7th, and 8th period Social Studies classes. One student from each class will be chosen to
represent the school in an essay contest. The 6th period finalists are Manuel, Sarah, Luis, and Eiko. The 7th
period finalists are Benji, Eric, and Sandra. The 8th period finalists are Hilda, Elizabeth, and Robby. How
many different ways can the students be chosen?
a. 15 c. 27
b. 10 d. 36
____ 164. There are 8 singers competing at a talent show. In how many different orders can the singers appear?
a. 5,040 c. 64
b. 56 d. 40,320
____ 165. Pat has 9 flowerpots, and she wants to plant a different type of flower in each one. There are 11 types of
flowers available at the garden shop. In how many different ways can she choose the flowers?
a. 19,958,400 c. 99
b. 110 d. 55
____ 166. Two stores carry small, medium, and large sweatshirts. The table shows the inventory at the stores. Arrange
the data in a matrix. Give the dimensions of the matrix.
WITH ANSWERS
Sweatshirt Inventory
Small Medium Large
Store A 6 21 13
Store B 16 32 28
a. c.
The dimensions are . The dimensions are .

b. d.
The dimensions are .

The dimensions are .
____ 167. Find the next three terms in the geometric sequence , 6, , , ...
a. –1, 6, –36 c. , ,
b. , , d. , ,
____ 168. The first term of a geometric sequence is 512, and the common ratio is 0.5. What is the 8th term of the
sequence?
a. 22.63 c. 4
b. 2 d. 8
____ 169. A computer is worth $4000 when it is new. After each year it is worth half what it was the previous year.
What will its worth be after 4 years? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
a. $1000 c. $125
b. $250 d. $500
____ 170. Tell whether the function is exponential. Explain your answer.
a. Exponential function.
As the x-values are increased by a constant amount, the y-values increase by the same
amount.
b. Exponential function.
As the x-values are increased by a constant amount, the y-values are multiplied by a
constant amount.
c. Not an exponential function.
As the x-values are increased by a constant amount, the y-values are not multiplied by a
constant amount.
d. Not an exponential function.
WITH ANSWERS
As the x-values are increased by a constant amount, the y-values increase by the same
amount.
____ 171. Graph .

a. c.
b. d.
____ 172. The fish population of Lake Collins is decreasing at a rate of 4% per year. In 2002 there were about 1,250
fish. Write an exponential decay function to model this situation. Then find the population in 2008.
a.
The population in 2008 will be about 978.45 fish.
b.
The population in 2008 will be about 300 fish.
c.
d.
WITH ANSWERS

____ 173. Look for a pattern in the data set. Which kind of model best describes the data?
Population Growth of Bacteria

Time (hours) Number of
Bacteria
0 2,000
1 5,000
2 12,500
3 31,250
4 78,125
a. exponential c. quadratic
b. cubic d. linear
____ 174. Use the information in the table to predict the number of termites in the termite colony after one year.
Termite Colony Population

Time (months) Number of Termites
0 20
1 80
2 320
3 1,280
a. 5,120 termites c. 16,777,216 termites

b. 335,544,320 termites d. 9,920 termites
____ 175. A realtor estimates that a certain new house worth $500,000 will gain value at a rate of 6% per year. Make a
table that shows the worth of the house for years 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. What is the real-world meaning of year 0?
Which type of model best represents the data in your table? Explain. Write a function for the data.
a.
Year 0 is the year when the house is new. The model that best represents the data in the
table is exponential because value increases at an exponential rate. A function for the data
WITH ANSWERS
is .
b.
is .
c.
is .
d.
is .
WITH ANSWERS
____ 176. Find the domain of the square-root function .

a. –8 c. −1
b. −8 d. –8
9
____ 177. Marguerite is given the function and 3, 4, and 8. She notices that two of these values
are not in the function’s domain. Which two values are not in the domain? What are the values of y for the
two x-values in the domain?
a. out of the domain: 4 and 8 c. out of the domain: 2 and 8
values of y: 3 and 5 values of y: 5 and 7
b. out of the domain: 4 and 8 d. out of the domain: 2 and 3
values of y: 7 and 9 values of y: 7 and 9
____ 178. Simplify the expression .

a. 4 c. 16
7 49
b. d.

a. c.
b. d.
____ 180. Multiply. Write the product in simplest form.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 181. Simplify the quotient
a. c.
b. d.
WITH ANSWERS
a. c.
b. 9 d.
____ 183. Solve the equation . Check your answer.

a. 4096 c. 81
b. 9 d. 9
8
____ 184. Solve . Check your answer.

a. z = 1 c. z = –4
4
b. z = 5 d. No solution.
____ 185. Solve the equation. Check your answer.
a. –2 c. 4
b. 6 d. 5

a. 81 c. 53
b. 9 d. 3

a. 81 c. 243
b. 959 d. 3
____ 188. The inverse variation xy = 3600 relates the length and width of a rectangle with an area of 3600 square
centimeters, where x is the length and y is the width in centimeters. Determine a reasonable domain and range,
and then graph the inverse variation xy = 3600.
a. –60 < x < 60 and –60 < y < 60 c. x > 0 and y > 0
WITH ANSWERS
y y
240 240
160 160
80 80
–240 –160 –80 80 160 x –240 –160 –80 80 160 240 x
–80 –80
–160 –160
–240 –240
b. x = all real numbers and y = all real d. x > 3600 and y > 3600
numbers y
y 240
240
160
160
80
80
–240 –160 –80 80 160 240 x

–240 –160 –80 80 160 240 x –80
–80
–160
–160
–240
–240
____ 189. The frequency of a radio wave varies inversely as its wavelength. If a 300-meter wave has a frequency of
1,000 kilohertz, what is the wavelength of a wave that has a frequency of 150 kilohertz? Round your answer
to the nearest meter.
a. 500 m c. 6,000 m
b. 2,000 m d. 45 m
____ 190. Simplify the rational expression . Identify any excluded values.
a. 3r; r 3 c. 3r; no excluded values
b. 3r; r 3 or 0 d. ;r 3
WITH ANSWERS
____ 191. The rate of heat loss from a metal object is proportional to the ratio of its surface area to its volume. What is
the ratio of a steel sphere’s surface area to volume? Compare the rate of heat loss for two steel spheres of
radius 2 meters and 3 meters, respectively.
a. The ratio of the surface area to the volume is . The 2-meter sphere loses heat at 1.5 times
the rate that the 3-meter sphere loses heat.
b. The ratio of the surface area to the volume is . The 2-meter sphere loses heat at 5 times
c. The ratio of the surface area to the volume is . The 2-meter sphere loses heat at 6 times
d. The ratio of the surface area to the volume is . The 2-meter sphere loses heat at times
____ 192. Multiply. Simplify your answer.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 193. Tina is organizing a contest for her friends. The winner of the contest can pick two movie tickets out of a bag
without looking. The bag contains movie tickets to Cinema 16 and movie tickets to Cinema 25. There are five
more Cinema 25 tickets than Cinema 16 tickets. Write and simplify an expression that represents the
probability that the winner will pick two Cinema 16 tickets. What is the probability that the winner picks two
Cinema 16 tickets if there are 8 Cinema 16 tickets in the bag before her first pick? Round your answer to the
nearest hundredth.
a.
The probability of picking two Cinema 16 tickets if there are 8 Cinema 16 tickets in the
bag before the first pick is about 0.13.
b.
c.
WITH ANSWERS
d.
____ 194. Add. Simplify your answer.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 195. Susan wants to find out how long it will take her to bike to a store that is 1 mile away, and then turn around
and walk home. Susan’s average cycling rate is 6 times her walking rate. Write and simplify an expression for
how long it will take Susan to bike to the store, and then turn around and walk home. If her walking rate is 2
miles per hour, how long will it take Susan to bike to the store, and then turn around and walk home?
a.
It will take Susan of an hour, or 5 minutes, to bike to the store, and then turn around
and walk home.
b.
and walk home.
c.
and walk home.
d.
It will take Susan 2 hours to bike to the store, and then turn around and walk home.
____ 196. Divide.
( ) ( )
a. c.
b. d.
____ 197. Divide.
a. c.
WITH ANSWERS
b. d.
____ 198. Yi-Pei can fold the laundry in 100 minutes. Charles can fold the laundry in 110 minutes. If Yi-Pei and Charles
work together, how long will it take them to fold the laundry? Round your answer to the nearest minute.
a. 5 minutes c. 210 minutes
b. 52 minutes d. 105 minutes
____ 199. Rita, Brittany, and Maria can complete a jigsaw puzzle in 1 hour and 30 minutes if they work together.
Working alone, it takes Rita 1 less hour to complete the jigsaw puzzle than it takes Brittany, and Brittany
completes the jigsaw puzzle three times as fast as Maria. How much time would it take each to complete the
jigsaw puzzle working alone?
a. Rita takes 5 hours, Brittany takes 6 hours, and Maria takes 18 hours.
b. Rita takes 2 hours, Brittany takes 3 hours, and Maria takes 9 hours.
c. Rita takes 4 hours, Brittany takes 5 hours, and Maria takes 15 hours.
d. Rita takes 3 hours, Brittany takes 4 hours, and Maria takes 12 hours.
____ 200. A camera is mounted at a point 4,400 ft from the base of a rocket launching pad. Assuming the rocket rises
vertically, what is the height of the rocket from its base when the camera angle is 30º? Round your answer to
the nearest foot.
a. 3,811 ft c. 2,200 ft
b. 7,621 ft d. 2,540 ft
WITH ANSWERS
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14. C
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23. D
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29. A
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31. A
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57. D
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112. B
113. C
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119. A
120. A
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123. D
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125. D
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146. B
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155. B
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157. B
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162. A
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171. D
172. C
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174. B
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185. D
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188. C
189. B
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191. A
192. B
193. A
194. C
195. C
196. C
197. D
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198. B
199. D
200. D

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MATH ONE (M1) ACT SUBJECT TEST

ALGEBRA ONE PRACTICE TEST

____ 2. Evaluate the expression m + o for m = 9 and o = 7.

____ 6. Evaluate the expression for and .

____ 11. Divide.

____ 16. Simplify .

____ 17. Simplify .

____ 20. Write using the Distributive Property. Then simplify.

____ 21. Simplify by combining like terms.

Step Procedure Justification

a. Multiply c. Combine like terms

a. Distributive Property; Associative Property; Commutative Property

____ 26. Add using a number line.

____ 31. Solve .

____ 33. If , find the value of .

____ 34. Solve .

____ 40. Solve for y.

____ 50. Solve the inequality ≤ 2 and graph the solutions.

____ 51. Solve the inequality 2f ≥ –8 and graph the solutions.

–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

____ 56. Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

____ 57. Solve .

The graph is continuous. The graph is continuous.

The graph is continuous. The graph is continuous.

____ 61. Give the domain and range of the relation.

a. D: {–15, 11, 13}; R: {–8, 5, 6}

____ 63. Give the domain and range of the relation.

a. D: {0, 1}; R: {–5, –1, 3, 6} c. D: {0, 1}; R: {–5, –1, 3, 6}

As Kyoko works more hours, her total pay increases.

____ 70. For , find when x = –1.

Shu Ling is about 12 miles from home in 12 hours.

Shu Ling is about 52 miles from home in 12 hours.

Shu Ling is about 40 miles from home in 12 hours.

–5, –11, –17, –23, –29, . . .

b. y d. Not a linear function.

Time 10:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 5:30 pm

a. Between 12:30 and 1:30 c. Between 10:30 and 12:30

a. Lines 2 and 3 are parallel. c. All four lines are parallel.

a. Slope of and slope of . is perpendicular to because

____ 87. Solve the system by graphing.

a. (–2, –3) c. (0, –2)

____ 91. Solve .

b. This system has infinitely many solutions.

d. This system has no solutions.

____ 92. Classify . Give the number of solutions.

a. This system is inconsistent. It has no solutions.

____ 93. Classify .

a. Inconsistent and independent system

are not solutions.

b. (5, 6) and (0, 0) are solutions. d. (1, 2) and ( 6, 0) are solutions.

____ 96. Graph the system of linear inequalities .

____ 98. A protozoan called a euglena is m long. Simplify .

____ 99. Simplify .

____ 100. Evaluate for and .

____ 102. Simplify .

____ 103. Simplify .

____ 104. Simplify .

____ 105. Find the degree of the polynomial .

a. The polynomial is a seventh degree monomial.

____ 110. Multiply.