Intermediate Algebra with Applications

and Visualization 5th Edition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Determine whether the expression is rational.

4
1)
x
A) Yes B) No
Answer: A

19
2)
x
A) Yes B) No
Answer: B

7 - 2x
3)
x2
A) Yes B) No
Answer: A

3 + 4x
4)
x
A) Yes B) No
Answer: B

Use the verbal representation of a rational function to find the symbolic representation.
5) Divide x by the quantity x plus 5.
x x x x+5
A) f(x) = B) f(x) = + 5 C) f(x) = D) f(x) =
x+5 x x-5 x
Answer: A

6) Add 3 to x and then divide the result by the quantity x plus 12.
x+3 x+3 x+3 x + 12
A) f(x) = + 12 B) f(x) = C) f(x) = D) f(x) =
x x - 12 x + 12 x+3
Answer: C

7) Divide x squared by the quantity x minus 19.

x2 2x x2 x2
A) f(x) = B) f(x) = C) f(x) = - 19 D) f(x) =
x - 19 x - 19 x x + 19
Answer: A

8) Compute the reciprocal of ten times x.

x 1 1
A) f(x) = B) f(x) = -10x C) f(x) = D) f(x) = 10
10 10x x
Answer: C

Identify the domain of f. Write your answer in set-builder notation.

5x
9) f(x) =
x+1
A) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ -1} B) {x|x ≠ -1} C) {x|x ≠ 1} D) All real numbers
Answer: B

1
 x+8
10) f(x) =
x-5
A) {x|x ≠ 5} B) {x|x ≠ -8} C) {x|x ≠ -5} D) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 5}
Answer: A

35 - x
11) f(x) =
8x + 7
7 8 7 7
A) x|x ≠ - B) x|x ≠ - C) x|x ≠ D) x|x ≠ - , x ≠ 35
8 7 8 8
Answer: A

x+6
12) f(x) =
x2 - 9
A) {x|x ≠ -3, x ≠ 3} B) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ 9}
C) {x|x ≠ -3, x ≠ 3, x ≠ -6} D) All real numbers
Answer: A

5x
13) f(x) =
4 - x2
A) {x|x ≠ -2, x ≠ 2, x ≠ 5} B) {x|x ≠ -2, x ≠ 2}
C) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ 4} D) {x|x ≠ -2, x = 0, x ≠ 2}
Answer: B

x+2
14) f(x) =
2
x - 64x
A) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 8} B) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ 64}
C) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 8, x ≠ -2} D) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 0, x ≠ 8}
Answer: B

x2 - 13
15) f(x) =
x2 + 5x - 24
A) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 3} B) {x|x ≠ -8, x ≠ 3, x ≠ 13}
C) {x|x ≠ -24, x ≠ 1} D) {x|x ≠ 8, x ≠ -3}
Answer: A

x2 + 2
16) f(x) =
2
2x - 5x - 7
7 7
A) x x ≠ - , x≠1 B) x x ≠ , x ≠ -1
2 2
2 7
C) x x ≠ , x ≠ -1 D) x x ≠ , x ≠ -2, x ≠ -1
7 2
Answer: B

2
 3
17) f(x) =
x3 - 36x
A) {x|x ≠ -6, x ≠ 6} B) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ 6}
C) {x|x ≠ -6, x ≠ 0, x ≠ 6} D) {x|x ≠ 0, x ≠ 36}
Answer: C

Graph y = f (x). Be sure to include any vertical asymptote as a dashed line.

1
18) f(x) =
x-3
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

C) D)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

Answer: B
3
 3
19) f(x) =
x
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

C) D)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

Answer: B

4
 1
20) f(x) =
4x
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

C) D)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

Answer: C

5
 x-2
21) f(x) =
x
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

C) D)
10 y 10 y

5 5

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-5 -5

-10 -10

Answer: D

6
 3
22) f(x) =
x2 + 4
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
2 y 2 y

1 1

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-1 -1

-2 -2

C) D)
2 y 2 y

1 1

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-1 -1

-2 -2

Answer: B

7
 1
23) f(x) =
7x + 3
y

A) B)
10 y 5 y

8 4
6 3
4 2
2 1

-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5x
-2 -1

-4 -2
-6 -3
-8 -4
-10 -5

C) D)
5 y 10 y

4 8
3 6
2 4
1 2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5x -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
-1 -2

-2 -4
-3 -6
-4 -8
-5 -10

Answer: B

8
 4
24) f(x) =
9 - x2
10 y

-10 -5 5 x

-5

-10

A) B)
2 y 2 y

1 1

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-1 -1

-2 -2

C) D)
2 y 2 y

1 1

-10 -5 5 x -10 -5 5 x

-1 -1

-2 -2

Answer: D

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Evaluate f(x) at the given value of x by hand.
7x - 7
25) f(x) = ;x=3
7x
4 14 2 66
A) B) - C) D)
3 73 3 73
Answer: C

9 x2 - 8 x
26) f(x) = ; x = -3
5x
19 19
A) 7 B) - C) D) - 7
5 5
Answer: D

6x - 3
27) f(x) = ; x = -4
2
5x + 2x + 3
7 27 7 9
A) B) - C) - D) -
25 85 25 25
Answer: D

9 x2 - 2 x + 6
28) ;x=2
2 -x
163 163
A) Undefined B) C) 326 D) -
2 2
Answer: A

Use the graph to evaluate the expression.

29) f(3)
y
5
4
3
2
1

-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
A) 2 B) Undefined C) 1 D) 4
Answer: A

10
30) f(2)
5 y

4
3
2
1

-3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

A) 5 B) Undefined C) -10 D) -5
Answer: B

31) f(-2)
y
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

A) -3 B) Undefined C) -1 D) -2
Answer: A

32) f(2)
5 y

4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

A) 5 B) 2 C) Undefined D) 10
Answer: C

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Solve the equation.
x-2
33) = -2
x+6
14 10
A) x = 14 B) No solution C) x = - D) x = -
3 3
Answer: D

-5 1
34) =-
x+5 7
30
A) x = 40 B) x = - C) x = 30 D) No solution
7
Answer: C

x+1 x+2
35) =
2 3
A) x = 3 B) x = -1 C) x = 1 D) x = -3
Answer: C

x-7 -8
36) =
x-1 x-1
A) x = - 1 B) No solution C) x = 1 D) x = -1
Answer: D

-10 -5
37) =
x-5 x+7
1 1
A) x = - 19 B) x = 3 C) x = - , D) x = 5, -7
5 7
Answer: A

Solve the problem.

38) Evaluate (f + g)(2) given f(x) = x - 3 and g(x) = x - 7.
A) 8 B) -6 C) 0 D) 14
Answer: B

39) Evaluate (f - g)(-3) given f(x) = 2x2 - 6 and g(x) = x - 1.

A) 14 B) -9 C) 16 D) 10
Answer: C

40) Evaluate (fg)(-4) given f(x) = x + 7 and g(x) = 3x2 + 10x + 3.

A) -121 B) -63 C) -561 D) 33
Answer: D

41) Evaluate (f/g)(-3) given f(x) = 4x - 1 and g(x) = 5x2 + 14x + 4.

13 5 5 4
A) - B) C) D)
7 11 7 7
Answer: A

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42) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = 3x - 3 and g(x) = -7x + 7.
A) 10x - 4 B) -5x + 10 C) -4x + 4 D) -4x2 + 4
Answer: C

43) Find (f - g)(x) given f(x) = 9x - 9 and g(x) = 7x - 7.

A) -2x + 2 B) 16x - 16 C) 2x - 2 D) 2x - 16
Answer: C

44) Find (fg)(x) given f(x) = 7x - 2 and g(x) = 9x + 3.

A) 63x2 - 15x - 6 B) 63x2 - 6 C) 16x2 + 3x + 1 D) 63x2 + 3x - 6
Answer: D

45) Find (f/g)(x) given f(x) = 7x - 5 and g(x) = 5x - 2.

5x - 2 5x + 2 7x + 5 7x - 5
A) B) C) D)
7x - 5 7x + 5 5x + 2 5x - 2
Answer: D

46) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = 4x - 3 and g(x) = -9x2 + 6.

A) -9x2 + 4x - 3 B) 13x - 3 C) -5x2 + 3 D) -9x2 + 4x + 3
Answer: D

47) Find (fg)(x) given f(x) = 3x + 1 and g(x) = 5x2 - 1.

A) 15x3 - 1 B) 15x3 - 3x2 + 5x - 1 C) 15x3 + 5x2 - 3x - 1 D) 3x3 + 5x2 - 1
Answer: C

900
48) If the average cost per unit C(x) to produce x units of plywood is given by C(x) = , what is the unit cost for
x + 30
10 units?
A) $22.50 B) $60.00 C) $3.00 D) $90.00
Answer: A

212,500
49) Suppose the cost per ton, y, to build an oil platform of x thousand tons is approximated by y = . What is
x + 425
the cost per ton for x = 20?
A) $10,200.00 B) $477.53 C) $25.00 D) $10,625.00
Answer: B

50) In the following formula, y is the minimum number of hours of studying required to attain a test score of x:
0.55x
y= . How many hours of study are needed to score 85? Round to the nearest hundredth of an hour.
100.5 - x
A) 3.02 hr B) 5.18 hr C) 30.20 hr D) 100.85 hr
Answer: A

1200
51) If the average cost per unit C(x) to produce x units of plywood is given by C(x) = , what do 800 units cost?
x + 40
A) $24,000.00 B) $1142.86 C) $320.00 D) $1199.95
Answer: B

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 312,500
52) Suppose the cost per ton, y, to build an oil platform of x thousand tons is approximated by y = . What is
x + 625
the cost per ton for x = 400?
A) $200,000.00 B) $304.88 C) $121,951.22 D) $156.25
Answer: B

7.1x
53) Suppose a cost-benefit model is given by y = , where y is the cost in thousands of dollars for removing x
100 - x
percent of a given pollutant. Find the cost of removing 80% to the nearest dollar.
A) $7100 B) $4000 C) $28,400 D) $5680
Answer: C

Simplify.
6 1
54) ∙
7 7
1 1 1 6
A) B) C) D)
6 7 2 49
Answer: D

1 3
55) ∙
2 5
7 3 1 6
A) B) C) D)
13 10 10 5
Answer: B

21 17
56) ∙
29 27
119 493 7 19
A) B) C) D)
261 567 261 28
Answer: A

8 5
57) ∙
3 2
4 15 13 20
A) B) C) D)
3 16 5 3
Answer: D

2 1
58) -
5 10
1 1 1 4
A) - B) - C) - D) -
100 25 15 15
Answer: B

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 1 3
59) - ÷ -
6 4
1 2 9 2
A) - B) C) D) -
8 9 2 9
Answer: B

2 1
60) ÷ -
11 5
11 2 10 10
A) B) - C) D) -
10 55 11 11
Answer: D

Simplify the expression.

(y + 9)(y - 4)
61)
(y - 4)(y + 6)
y- 9 y+9 y+ 4 2y - 4
A) B) C) D)
y- 6 y+6 y+ 2 2y + 2
Answer: B

a 2 - 7a
62)
(a + 8)(a - 7)
1 a a-7 a2
A) B) C) D)
a+8 a+8 a+8 a+8
Answer: B

4x + 3
63)
2
20x + 23x + 6
1 4x + 5 4x + 3 4x
A) B) C) D)
5x + 2 5x + 23 2
20x + 23x + 6 5x + 2

Answer: A

42m 3p2
64)
7m 8p
6p 6m 5
A) 6m 5p2 B) 6mp C) D)
m5 p

Answer: C

2x + 2
65)
6x2 + 16x + 10
2x + 2 1 2x + 3 2x
A) B) C) D)
2
6x + 16x + 10 3x + 5 3x + 16 3x + 5

Answer: B

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 y2 + 11y + 18
66)
y2 + 12y + 27
y+ 2 11y + 2 11y + 18 y2 + 11y + 18
A) B) C) D) -
y+ 3 12y + 3 12y + 27 y2 + 12y + 27
Answer: A

y2 + 2y - 8
67)
y2 + 7y - 18
2y - 8 y2 + 2y - 8 y+ 4 2y - 4
A) B) - C) D)
7y - 18 y2 + 7y - 18 y+ 9 7y - 9

Answer: C

m 2 - 64
68)
m 2 - 16m + 64
m+8 m-8 1
A) B) C) D) 1
m-8 m+8 m-8
Answer: A

m 2 - 25m
69)
25 - m
A) -m B) m + 5 C) m D) -(m + 5)
Answer: A

Find the reciprocal.

17
70)
19
17 19
A) 19 B) - C) 17 D)
19 17
Answer: D

71) 9x
9 1 x
A) B) C) -9x D)
x 9x 9
Answer: B

23
72)
x
x 23 1 x
A) - B) C) D)
23 x 23x 23
Answer: D

16
 x
73)
x + 16
1 x + 16
A) B) x(x + 16) C) 16 D)
x(x + 16) x
Answer: D

y+ 9
74)
y
y+ 9 1 y
A) - B) C) D) 9
y 9 y+ 9
Answer: C

x
75)
20
20 x
A) B) - C) 20 D) x
x 20
Answer: A

6
76)
a-b
a-b 6 6 a+b
A) B) - C) 6(a - b) D)
6 a b 6
Answer: A

(x - y)2
77)
x
x 1 x x
A) B) C) 1 - D)
(x - y)2 y2 y (x - y)

Answer: A

2
78)
25m 2 + 47m
2 -25m 2 - 47m 25m 2 + 47m 2
A) B) C) D)
25m 2 - 47m 2 2 25m 2 + 47m
Answer: C

n 2 - 7n + 11
79)
n 2 - 3n
n 2 + 3n n 2 + 7n + 11 n 2 - 3n
A) B) C) 11 D)
n 2 - 7n + 11 n 2 + 3n n 2 - 7n + 11
Answer: D

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Multiply. Leave the answer in factored form when appropriate.
2z 3 20
80) ∙
4 z2
10z2 z 10
A) B) C) 10z D)
z3 10 z

Answer: C

2p - 2 5p2
81) ∙
p 4p - 4
2 8p2 + 16p + 8 5p 10p3 - 10p2
A) B) C) D)
5p 5p3 2 4p2 - 4p
Answer: C

k2 + 6k + 8 k2 + 8k
82) ∙
k2 + 10k + 16 k2 + 11k + 28
k k 1 k2 + 8k
A) B) C) D)
2
k + 10k + 16 k+7 k+ 7 k+ 7

Answer: B

k2 + 11k + 24 k2 + 5k
83) ∙
k2 + 13k + 40 k2 - 4k - 21
k2 + 5k k 1 k
A) B) C) D)
k-7 k-7 k- 7 2
k + 13k + 40
Answer: B

3x2 32
84) ∙
4 x3
24 x5 x 24x2
A) B) C) D)
x 42 42 x3
Answer: A

5y 8y + 4
85) ∙
10y + 5 7
y 4 4 4
A) B) C) y D) y
7 7 7 35
Answer: C

y2 - 9 y - 7
86) ∙
7y + 21 y - 3
(y - 7)(y - 3) 1 y- 7
A) B) y - 7 C) D)
7(y - 3) 7 7
Answer: D

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 z 2 + 14z + 49 z 2 - 4z
87) ∙
z 2 - 16 z+7
z(z + 7) (z + 7) z z(z + 7)
A) B) C) D)
z+4 z+4 z-4 z-4
Answer: A

x2 + 3x + 2 4x3 - 25x
88) ∙
2x3 + 5x2 5x + 5
(x - 2)(2x - 5) (x + 2)(2x + 5) (x + 2)(2x - 5) (x + 2)(2x - 5)
A) B) C) D)
5 5x 5x 5x2
Answer: C

Divide. Leave the answer in factored form when appropriate.

5x - 15 x - 3
89) ÷
x x3
1 5x2 - 30x + 45
A) B) 5x2 + 5x C) 5x2 D)
5x2 x4
Answer: C

4p - 4 9p - 9
90) ÷
p 8p2
32p3 - 32p2 32p 9 36p2 + 72p + 36
A) B) C) D)
9p2 - 9p 9 32p 8p3
Answer: B

3x2 x3
91) ÷
4 28
x 21 21x x5
A) B) C) D)
21 x x3 37

Answer: B

30x10 20x3
92) ÷
12y9 12y6
25x7 2y7 3x7 25x13
A) B) C) D)
6y3 3x3 2y3 6y15
Answer: C

z 2 - 36 z - 6
93) ÷
z z-7
z (z + 6)(z - 7) (z - 6)(z 2 - 6)
A) B) C) D) (z + 6)(z - 7)
(z + 6)(z - 7) z z(z - 7)
Answer: B

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 9x2 - 1 3x - 1
94) ÷
x2 - 64 x+8

x-8 3x - 1 (3x - 1)(9x2 - 1) 3x + 1

A) B) C) D)
3x + 1 x+8 (x2 + 8)(x + 8) x-8

Answer: D

y3 - 9y y2 + 4y - 45
95) ÷
y2 - 81 y2 + 18y + 81
(y + 9)(y + 5) (y - 9)(y - 5) y y(y2 - 9)
A) B) C) D)
y(y2 - 9) y(y2 - 9) y- 5 (y - 9)(y - 5)

Answer: D

z 2 + 11z + 30 z 2 + 6z
96) ÷
z 2 + 12z + 35 z 2 + 10z + 21
z+3 z+3 z
A) B) C) z + 3 D)
z z 2 + 7z z2 + 12z + 35
Answer: A

z 2 + 12z + 32 z 2 + 8z
97) ÷
z 2 + 13z + 36 z 2 + 2z - 63
z-7 z z-7
A) B) C) D) z - 7
z 2 + 9z z 2 + 13z + 36 z

Answer: C

x2 - 25 10x - 50
98) ÷
x2 - 8x + 16 x2 - x - 12
10(x + 5) (x - 5)(x + 3) (x + 5)(x + 3)
A) B) C) D) x + 3
(x + 3)(x - 4) 10(x - 4) 10(x - 4)
Answer: C

Solve the problem.

x-1 x-4
99) If f(x) = and g(x) = , find (fg)(x).
x2 + 3x - 28 x-1
x-4 x-1 1 1
A) B) C) D)
x-7 x+7 x+7 x-7
Answer: C

3 x-3
100) If f(x) = and g(x) = , find (fg)(x).
x2 - 9x + 18 x+6
3 3 3(x - 3) 3(x - 3)
A) B) C) D)
x-6 x2 - 36 x-6 x2 - 36
Answer: B

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 101) If f(x) = x2 - 100 and g(x) = x - 10, find (f/g)(x).
1
A) x3+ 1000 B) C) x - 10 D) x + 10
x + 10
Answer: D

7x - 6 6 - 7x
102) If f(x) = and g(x) = , find (f/g)(x).
72 12
1 (7x - 6)2 1
A) - B) - C) D) -6
6 6 6
Answer: A

103) The area A of a rectangle is 4x2 + 5x - 21 and its width W is x + 3. Find the length L of the rectangle.
A) 4x2 - 7 B) 4x + 7 C) 4x - 21 D) 4x - 7
Answer: D

104) The area A of a rectangle is 4x2 + 21x - 18 and its width W is x + 6. Find the length if the width is 16 feet.
A) 40 ft B) 37 ft C) 10 ft D) 61 ft
Answer: B

105) The area A of a rectangle is given by x2 - 16. Find its length if its width is x - 4.
1
A) x - 4 B) x + 4 C) D) x3 + 64
x+4
Answer: B

106) The area A of a rectangle is given by x2 - 64 and its width W is x - 8. Find the dimensions of the rectangle when
x = 12.
A) 80 by 4 B) 12 by 4 C) 4 by 4 D) 20 by 4
Answer: D

107) The volume V of a box with a square bottom is 8x3 + 17x2 + 2x. If its height is x, find the area of the bottom.
2
A) 8x + 17 + B) 8x2 + 17x + 2 C) 8x4 + 17x3 + 2x2 D) 8x3 + 17x2 + x
x
Answer: B

108) The area A of a triangle is 15x2 + 14x - 8. Find its height if the base of the triangle is 3x + 4.
5x + 2
A) B) 2(5x - 2) C) 2(5x + 2) D) 5x - 2
2
Answer: B

Find the least common multiple.

109) 30, 18, 15
A) 18 B) 90 C) 45 D) 30
Answer: B

110) 20, 12, 15

A) 20 B) 30 C) 12 D) 60
Answer: D

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 111) 500, 300, 150
A) 1500 B) 300 C) 500 D) 750
Answer: A

112) 50x5 y , 30x4 y3 , 15x2 y4

A) 50 x5 y4 B) 150 x5 y4 C) 75 x20y12 D) 30 x5 y
Answer: B

113) 9xy , 15x2

A) 45 xy2 B) 45 xy3 C) 45 x2 y D) 45 x3 y
Answer: C

114) 8x - 56 , x2 - 7x
A) 8 x(x - 7 ) B) 8 x - 7 C) 8 x2 - 56 D) 8 x2 - 7
Answer: A

115) x2 + 6 x + 5 , x2 + 7 x + 6
A) (x + 5 )(x + 1 )(x + 6 ) B) (x + 5 )(x + 1 )
C) (x - 5 )(x - 1 )(x + 6 ) D) (x + 1 )(x + 6 )
Answer: A

116) x2 - 11 x + 30 , 4 x - 24
A) 4 (x - 5 )(x + 6 ) B) 4 (x + 5 )(x + 6 ) C) 4 (x - 5 )(x - 6 ) D) 4 (x + 5 )(x - 6 )
Answer: C

Simplify.
4 4
117) +
9 9
7 7 8 9
A) B) C) D)
9 8 9 10
Answer: C

5 1
118) -
21 21
4 1 4 1
A) B) C) D)
7 3 21 2
Answer: C

5 1
119) -
7 2
3 1 4 4
A) B) C) D)
14 7 7 9
Answer: A

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 4 3
120) -
5 20
13 7 1 3
A) B) C) D)
20 10 20 5
Answer: A

7 1
121) -
12 16
3 1 1 25
A) B) C) D)
16 6 8 48
Answer: D

2 2
122) +
9 7
32 4 1
A) B) 2 C) D)
63 63 4
Answer: A

13 3
123) +
15 8
2 149 16 149
A) B) C) D)
15 23 23 120
Answer: D

3 5
124) +
16 81
19 19 323 323
A) B) C) D)
210 7776 35 1296
Answer: D

5 7 1
125) + +
6 9 2
13 19 228 13
A) B) C) D)
108 9 17 17
Answer: B

8 3
126) +
14 x 14 x
11 14 x 11
A) B) C) D) 1
14 x 11 28 x
Answer: A

16 3
127) -
14 x 14 x
13 14 x 13
A) B) C) D) 13
28x 13 14 x
Answer: C

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 3m 12
128) -
m- 4 m- 4
3 3 (m + 4 )
A) B) 3 C) D) 0
m- 4 m- 4
Answer: B

10 z + 20 8 z - 9
129) +
z + 11 z + 11
2 z + 29 18 z + 11 11 z + 31 9z + 9
A) B) C) D)
z + 11 z + 11 9z + 2 7 z + 20
Answer: B

2 4
130) -
21x 15x2
2(5x - 14) 2 8 -2
A) B) - C) D)
105x2 315x2 105x2 21x + 15x2
Answer: A

3 9
131) -
10x 14x2
6 -6 3(7x - 15) -18
A) - B) C) D)
140x2 10x + 14x2 70x2 70x2
Answer: C

2 1
132) +
8x + 16 32x - 320
7x - 82 9x - 78 -7x + 82 9x - 78
A) B) C) D)
32(x + 2)(x - 10) (8x + 2)(4x - 10) (8x + 2)(4x - 10) 32(x + 2)(x - 10)
Answer: D

2 7
133) +
2 2
y - 3y + 2 y - 1
9y - 12 9y - 12
A) B)
(y - 1)(y + 1)(y - 2) (y - 1)(y - 2)
28y - 12 12y - 9
C) D)
(y - 1)(y + 1)(y - 2) (y - 1)(y + 1)(y - 2)
Answer: A

x 8
134) -
2 2
x - 16 x + 5x + 4
x2 - 7x + 32 x2 - 7x + 32
A) B)
(x - 4)(x + 4) (x - 4)(x + 4)(x + 1)
x2 - 7 x2 + 7x + 32
C) D)
(x - 4)(x + 4)(x + 1) (x - 4)(x + 4)(x + 1)
Answer: B

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 8 2 x-4
135) - +
4 - 5x 5x - 4 5x2 + 16x - 16
-9x - 44 7x + 20 -5x - 28
A) None of these B) C) D)
(5x - 4)(x + 4) (5x - 4)(x + 4) (5x - 4)(x + 4)
Answer: B

11xy x-y
136) -
x2 - y2 x + y
-x2 + 13xy - y2 x2 + 13xy + y2 -x2 + 9xy - y2 x2 + 9xy + y2
A) B) C) D)
(x + y)(x - y) (x + y)(x - y) (x + y)(x + y) (x + y)(x - y)
Answer: A

8y 5y
137) -
2 2
y + 9y + 14 y + 7y + 10
13y2 + 75y 3y2 + 5y
A) B)
(y + 2)(y + 2)(y + 5) (y + 2)(y + 7)(y + 5)
3y2 + 5 3y2 + 5y
C) D)
(y + 2)(y + 7)(y - 7) (y + 2)(y + 2)(y + 7)(y + 5)
Answer: B

8x - 1 x-4
138) -
x + 4x - 21 x2 - 9
2

7x + 3 7x2 + 20x + 25
A) B)
(x - 3)(x + 3) (x - 3)(x + 3)(x + 7)
9x - 5 9x2 + 26x - 31
C) D)
(x - 3)(x + 7) (x - 3)(x + 3)(x + 7)
Answer: B

Solve the problem.

x 8
139) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x-5 x-5
9x 8 x+8 8x
A) B) - C) D)
x-5 5 x-5 2
x - 10x + 25
Answer: C

4 x
140) Find (f - g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x-4 x-4
4+x 1
A) B) 1 C) -1 D)
x-4 x-4
Answer: C

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 6 7
141) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x 6x
13 43 43x 43
A) B) C) D)
x2 x 6 6x

Answer: D

1 7
142) Find (f - g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
3x 18x
1 1 1 13
A) - B) C) - D) -
3x 18x 18x 18x
Answer: C

1 1
143) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x+8 x-8
2 2x 1 -16
A) B) C) D)
(x + 8)(x - 8) (x + 8)(x - 8) x (x + 8)(x - 8)
Answer: B

1 1
144) Find (f - g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x+9 x-9
1 2x -18 18
A) B) C) D)
18 (x + 9)(x - 9) (x + 9)(x - 9) (x + 9)(x - 9)
Answer: C

1 1
145) Find (f + g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x-8 x
8 -16 1 2x - 8
A) B) C) D)
x(x - 8) x(x - 8) 2x - 8 x(x - 8)
Answer: D

1 1
146) Find (f - g)(x) given f(x) = and g(x) = .
x-7 x
2x - 7 7 7 1
A) B) C) - D) -
x(x - 7) x(x - 7) x(x - 7) 7
Answer: B

v2 - v1
147) The formula a = gives an object's average acceleration a when its velocity changes from v1 at time t1 to
t2 - t1
v2 at time t2 . Solve for t2.
v2 - v1 v2 - v1 + at1 v2 - v1 + t1 a - t1
A) t2 = B) t2 = C) t2 = D) t2 =
a - t1 a a v2 - v1

Answer: B

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 2Tt + Qq
148) The formula A = gives a student's average A after T tests and Q quizzes, where each test counts as 2
2T + Q
quizzes, t is the test average and q is the quiz average. Solve for T.
Qq - QA 2At + QA - Qq
A) T = B) T =
2A - 2t 2t
Qq - A 2t + Qq - QA
C) T = D) T =
2A - 2t 2A
Answer: A

Find the least common denominator (LCD).

2 6
149) ,
x x+1
A) x B) 12 C) x(x + 1) D) x + 1
Answer: C

1 6 8
150) , ,
35x 5x2 7x3

A) 7x3 B) 35x2 C) 35x3 D) 35x5

Answer: C

5 2
151) ,
6x + 36 x2 + 6x

A) 6x2 + 36 B) 6x(x + 6) C) 6x + 6 D) 6x2 + 6

Answer: B

4 9 4
152) , ,
x 5+x 5-x
A) 25x2 B) x2 + 25 C) x(5 + x)(5 - x) D) x + 5
Answer: C

1 1
153) ,
2 2
x + 18x + 81 x + 9x
A) x(x + 1)(r + 9) B) x(x + 9) C) x(x + 9)2 D) (x + 9)2
Answer: C

8 7
154) ,
x2 - 5x x2 - 2x - 15
A) x(x - 5)(x + 3) B) x(x - 8)(x + 3) C) x(x - 8)2 D) (x - 8)2
Answer: A

8 8
155) ,
2 2
x + 3x - 4 x + 4x - 5
A) (x + 4)(x - 1) B) (x - 1)(x + 5) C) (x + 4)(x - 1)(x + 5) D) (x - 4)(x + 1)(x + 5)
Answer: C

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 4 3
156) ,
x2 - 11x + 30 -4x + 24
A) -4(x + 5)(x - 6) B) -4(x - 5)(x - 6) C) -4(x + 5)(x + 6) D) -4(x - 5)(x + 6)
Answer: B

Solve the equation.

x+2
157) = -4
x+6
26 22 22
A) - B) - C) D) No solutions
5 5 3
Answer: A

8 7
158) =
x+9 5
23 11 103
A) - B) C) No solutions D)
7 5 7
Answer: A

x+1 x+2
159) =
2 3
A) 3 B) 1 C) -1 D) -3
Answer: B

2 x
160) =
x 5x - 12
24
A) 0 B) 0, 36 C) 0, D) 4, 6
9
Answer: D

x + 10 -5
161) =
x - 15 x - 15
1
A) 15 B) -15 C) - D) No solutions
15
Answer: B

4 -8
162) =
x-8 x+4
1 1
A) - , B) 8, -4 C) - 20 D) 4
8 4
Answer: D

Solve the rational equation symbolically, numerically, or graphically.

1 42
163) 1 + =
x x2
1 1
A) 7, 6 B) 7, -6 C) -7, 6 D) - ,
7 6
Answer: C

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 7 5 4
164) - =
x + 3 x - 3 x2 - 9
A) 40 B) -20 C) 2 10 D) 20
Answer: D

5-x 3 7
165) + =
x 4 x
29
A) 8 B) C) -4 D) -8
20
Answer: D

5x 1
166) +3=
6 7
32 24 25 6
A) B) - C) - D)
7 7 7 5
Answer: B

x-2 9
167) =
x-2 2-x
A) -7 B) 7 C) 11 D) -11
Answer: A

4 1 9
168) + =
x- 4 2x - 8 2
A) 1 B) 45 C) 5 D) -3
Answer: C

Solve f(x) = 0 for the given f(x).

1
169) f(x) = - 49x
x
1 1 1
A) No solutions B) -7, 7 C) - , D)
7 7 7
Answer: C

6-x
170) f(x) = -3
x
6 3 3
A) B) - C) D) No solutions
5 2 2
Answer: C

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Use the graph to solve the rational equation.
4
171) - 1 = -3
x
y
8
4
y1 = - 1 (solid line)
6 x
4 y2 = -3 (dashed line)

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

A) No solutions B) 0 C) 2 D) -2
Answer: D

2
172) = 2x
x2

y
8 2
y1 = (solid line)
6 x2
4 y2 = 2x (dashed line)

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

A) No solutions B) 1 C) 0 D) -1
Answer: B

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Solve the rational equation graphically. Approximate your answer to the nearest hundredth if appropriate.
1 1
173) =
x-3 5
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) -8 B) 0.13 C) -0.13 D) 8
Answer: D

8
174) 4 - =6
x
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) 4 B) -4 C) 8 D) -8
Answer: B

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 27
175) = -x
x2
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) 3 B) 5 C) -10 D) -3
Answer: D

-2
176) x =
x+3
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) -3, -1 B) -2, -1 C) 2, 1 D) -2
Answer: B

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 2 1
177) =
x+2 x-8
y

A) 10 B) 6 C) 18 D) -14
Answer: C

8 4
178) =
x-5 x
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) 5 B) -0.2 C) -5 D) -1.67
Answer: C

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 2 2
179) + =1
x x+3
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) 2 B) -2, 3 C) 3 D) 2, -3
Answer: B

12 14
180) - =1
x-4 x+4
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) -10, 12 B) 10, -12 C) No solution D) -14, 12

Answer: B

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 1 42
181) 1 + =
x x2

y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) 7, -6 B) 7, 6 C) -7, 6 D) -0.25, 0.33

Answer: C

1 1
182) + =7
x x2

y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) -0.46, 0.31 B) -0.63, 0.91 C) -0.23, 0.16 D) -0.31, 0.46

Answer: D

Solve the formula for the specified letter.

1
183) A = h(B + b) for b
2
2A + Bh 2A - Bh A - Bh
A) b = B) b = 2A - Bh C) b = D) b =
h h h
Answer: C

PV pv
184) = for P
T t
pv pvT tvT pvV
A) P = B) P = C) P = D) P =
tTV tV pV tT
Answer: B

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 E
185) I = for r
R+r
E E - IR IR E-R
A) r = - IR B) r = C) r = D) r =
I I E I
Answer: B

A
186) P = for r
1 + rt
A- P P-1 P-A
A) r = P - tA B) r = C) r = D) r =
Pt At 1+t
Answer: B

1 1
187) + = c for b
a b
1 1 a 1
A) b = B) b = -a C) b = D) b = ac -
ac c ac - 1 a
Answer: C

1 1 1
188) + = for c
a b c
a+b ab
A) c = B) c = a + b C) c = D) c = ab(a + b)
ab a+b
Answer: C

H
189) S = for m
mt1 - mt2
H + St2 SH H H
A) m = B) m = C) m = D) m =
St1 t1 - t2 St1 - t2 S(t1 - t2 )

Answer: D

H
190) S = for t2
m(t1 - t2)
H - Smt1 mt1 - SH Smt1 - H Smt1 - H
A) t2 = B) t2 = C) t2 = D) t2 =
Sm Sm m Sm
Answer: D

dR
191) L = for d
D- d
LD LD L(D - d)
A) d = LD - R - L B) d = C) d = D) d =
R-L R+L R
Answer: C

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 nE
192) I = for n
nr + R
I(nr + R) IR IR
A) n = B) n = C) n = D) n = IR - E + Ir
E Ir - E E - Ir
Answer: C

Solve.
193) Martha can rake the leaves in her yard in 3 hours. Her younger brother can do the job in 4 hours. How long will
it take them to do the job if they work together?
12 7
A) hr B) 12 hr C) 4 hr D) hr
7 12
Answer: A

194) One maid can clean the house three times faster than another. Working together they can clean the entire house
in 3 hours. How long would it take the faster maid cleaning alone?
3
A) hr B) 3 hr C) 5 hr D) 4 hr
4
Answer: D

195) Frank can type a report in 2 hours and James takes 7 hours. How long will it take the two of them typing
together?
9 14 14
A) hr B) hr C) 7 hr D) hr
14 5 9
Answer: D

196) An experienced accountant can balance the books twice as fast as a new accountant. Working together it takes
the accountants 8 hours. How long would it take the experienced accountant working alone?
A) 4 hr B) 12 hr C) 16 hr D) 20 hr
Answer: B

197) Amy can clean the house in 7 hours. When she works together with Tom, the job takes 5 hours. How long
would it take Tom, working by himself, to clean the house?
1 1
A) 18hr B) 17 hr C) 2 hr D) 18 hr
2 2
Answer: B

198) Jeff takes 5 hr longer to build a fence than it takes Bill. When they work together, it takes them 6 hours. How
long would it take Bill to do the job alone?
A) 12 hours B) 10 hours C) 9 hours D) 11 hours
Answer: B

199) A loaded moving truck is traveling 25 mph faster than a freight train. In the time it takes the train to travel 180
miles, the truck travels 280 miles. Find the speed of the truck.
A) 140 mph B) 70 mph C) 25 mph D) 14 mph
Answer: B

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 200) A boat goes 320 miles downstream in the same time it can go 240 miles upstream. The speed of the current is 9
miles per hour. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
A) 56 mph B) 72 mph C) 63 mph D) 54 mph
Answer: C

201) A jet plane traveling at a constant speed goes 1200 miles with the wind, then turns around and travels for 1000
miles against the wind. If the speed of the wind is 50 mph and the total flight took 4 hours, find the speed of the
plane in still air.
A) 550 mph B) 525 mph C) 605 mph D) 435 mph
Answer: A

202) A plane flies 450 miles with the wind and 350 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If the speed of
the wind is 25 mph, what is the speed of the plane in still air?
A) 225 mph B) 200 mph C) 205 mph D) 190 mph
Answer: B

Simplify the complex fraction. Leave the answer in factored form when appropriate.
1
5
203)
5
8
25 1 8
A) B) C) 8 D)
8 8 25
Answer: D

5
8
204)
8
3
64 3 15 5
A) B) C) D)
15 5 64 3
Answer: C

5
3
205)
1
6
1 5 18
A) B) C) 10 D)
10 18 5
Answer: C

8
11
206)
7
8 77 4 8
A) B) C) D)
11 8 9 77
Answer: D

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 12
7
207)
3
36 7 4
A) B) C) D) 4
7 4 7
Answer: C

1
+1
a
208)
1
-1
a
a 1+a
A) 1 B) C) D) 1 - a2
1 - a2 1-a

Answer: C

9 10
-
x2 - 16 x+4
209)
11 7
-
2
x - 16 x - 4
-31 - 10x -10x - 49 -10x + 49 9x - 40
A) B) C) D)
7x - 39 -7x - 17 -7x - 17 11x - 28
Answer: C

-3 5
+
x+3 x+5
210)
5 -3
-
x+5 x+2

-(x + 2) 2x2 + 4x 2x2 + 4x 2x2 - 34x + 60

A) B) C) D)
x+3 8x2 + 49x + 75 2x2 - 23x + 75 2x2 - 31x + 75
Answer: B

7
-7
5r - 1
211)
7
+7
5r - 1
2 + 5r 2-r 5r 2 - 5r
A) B) C) D)
5r r 2 - 5r 5r
Answer: D

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 x5
2y8
212)
x2
y6

x3 x3 x3 x7
A) B) C) D)
2y14 y2 2y2 2y14
Answer: C

Simplify the expression, using only positive exponents in your answer.

m -1 + z-1
213)
m -1 - z-1
z+m z-m z+m z+m
A) B) C) D)
z-m z m z
Answer: A

x-2
214)
x-2 - y-2
y2 y y2 y2 - x2
A) B) C) D)
y2 + x2 y2 - x2 y2 - x2 y2
Answer: C

x-6 + y-6
215)
x-1 + y-1
y6 + x6 1 1 y6 + x6
A) B) C) D)
x5 y6 + x6 y5 x+y x5 + y5 x5 + y5
Answer: A

x-2 - 36y-2
216)
10y - 60x
y + 6x x + 6y y2 + 6x
A) B) C) 10x - 60y2 D)
10x2 y2 10x2 y 10x2
Answer: A

Solve.
217) A commuter travels to work, driving a distance d at speed r. At the end of the day, she returns home and drives
the same distance 6 mph faster, at a speed r + 6. Her average speed for the round trip can be represented by the
2d
expression . Simplify this expression.
d d
+
r r+6
1 r(r + 3) r(r + 6) dr(r + 6)
A) B) C) D)
r+3 r+6 r+3 dr + 3
Answer: C

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 218) The fixed monthly payment required to amortize a loan of L dollars over a term of n months at an annual
Lr r -n
interest rate of r is given by ÷ 1- 1+ . Write this expression as a complex fraction.
12 12
Lr Lr
1-
12 Lr 12 Lr
A) B) C) D)
r -n r -n r -n r -n
1- 1+ 12 - 1 + 1+ 1- 1+
12 12 12 12
12

Answer: A

V
219) The total current flowing through a particular circuit is given by , where V represents voltage and R
1 1
+
R R-8
represents resistance. Simplify this expression.
V V(R - 8) VR(R - 8)
A) B) VR(R - 8) C) D)
R(R - 8) 2(R - 4) 2(R - 4)
Answer: D

220) If two light bulbs have resistances R1 and R2 , then their combined resistance R is given by the complex fraction
1
R= . Evaluate this formula when R1 = 50 ohms and R2 = 90 ohms. Round to the nearest tenth of an
1 1
+
R1 R2

ohm.
A) 140 ohmsohm B) 32.1 ohms C) 50.01 ohms D) 0.031 ohms
Answer: B

221) The fixed monthly payment required to amortize a loan of L dollars over a term of n months at an annual
Lr
12
interest rate of r is given by . Evaluate this expression when L = $200,000, r = 0.07, and
r -n
1- 1+
12
n = 360 months .
A) $1463.67 B) $1264.07 C) $1397.14 D) $1330.60
Answer: D

Solve the proportion.

1 x
222) =
3 18
A) 3 B) 15 C) 18 D) 6
Answer: D

3 x
223) =
5 15
A) 11 B) 15 C) 9 D) 6
Answer: C

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 6 x
224) =
8 24
A) 6 B) 48 C) 144 D) 18
Answer: D

14 9
225) =
x 18
A) 14 B) 252 C) 28 D) 126
Answer: C

9 23
226) =
x 138
A) 54 B) 15 C) 9 D) 106
Answer: A

Write a proportion that models the situation described. Then, solve the proportion for x.
227) 11 is to 12, as 3 is to x
11 3 36 11 x 33 11 x 11 11 3 38
A) = ;x= B) = ;x= C) = ;x= D) = ;x=
12 x 11 12 3 10 12 3 4 12 x 11
Answer: A

228) A rectangle has sides of 6 and 11. In a similar rectangle, the longer side is 44 and the shorter side is x.
6 44 242 6 44 487 6 x 6 x
A) = ;x= B) = ;x= C) = ; x = 24 D) = ; x = 26
11 x 3 11 x 6 11 44 11 44
Answer: C

229) If 3.3 ounces of oil are to be added to 16.5 gallons of gasoline, then x ounces of oil should be added to 39.5
gallons of gasoline.
16.5 x 3.3 x
A) = ; x = 197.5 ounces B) = ; x = 8.1 ounces
3.3 39.5 16.5 39.5
3.3 x 3.3 x
C) = ; x = 7.9 ounces D) = ; x = 7.8 ounces
16.5 39.5 16.5 39.5
Answer: C

230) If at a given speed a car can travel 142.8 miles on 6 gallons of gasoline, then the car can travel x miles on 102
gallons of gasoline at that speed.
6 x 142.8 x
A) = ; x = 2435 miles B) = ; x = 2435 miles
142.8 102 6 102
6 x 142.8 x
C) = ; x = 2427.6 miles D) = ; x = 2427.6 miles
142.8 102 6 102
Answer: D

Solve the problem.

231) Suppose that y is directly proportional to x and that y = 40 when x = 8. Find the constant of proportionality k.
Then use y = kx to find y when x = 17.
320
A) k = 7; y = 119 B) k = 320; y = C) k = 5; y = 85 D) k = - 5; y = - 85
17
Answer: C

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232) Suppose that y is directly proportional to x and that y = 39 when x = 6. Find the constant of proportionality k.
Then use y = kx to find y when x = 15.
78
A) k = 234; y = B) k = 6.5; y = 112.5 C) k = 6.25; y = 93.75 D) k = 6.5; y = 97.5
5
Answer: D

233) Suppose that y is directly proportional to x and that y = 14.4 when x = 6. Find the constant of proportionality k.
Then use y = kx to find y when x = 15.
86.4
A) k = 2.6; y = 36 B) k = 86.4; y = C) k = 2.4; y = 36 D) k = 2.4; y = 39
15
Answer: C

234) Suppose that y is directly proportional to x and that y = 3.5 when x = 7. Find the constant of proportionality k.
Then use y = kx to find y when x = 10.
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A) k = 1.5; y = 4 B) k = 0.5; y = 5 C) k = 0.5; y = 4 D) k = 24.5; y =
20
Answer: B

235) Suppose that y is inversely proportional to x and that y = 40 when x = 9. Find the constant of proportionality k.
k
Then use y = to find y when x = 8.
x
40 320
A) k = 72; y = 9 B) k = ;y= C) k = 180; y = 22.5 D) k = 360; y = 45
9 9
Answer: D

236) Suppose that y is inversely proportional to x and that y = 17.5 when x = 5. Find the constant of proportionality k.
k
Then use y = to find y when x = 25.
x
A) k = 3.5; y = 87.5 B) k = 95; y = 3.8 C) k = 80; y = 3.2 D) k = 87.5; y = 3.5
Answer: D

237) Suppose that y is inversely proportional to x and that y = 26.4 when x = 6. Find the constant of proportionality k.
k
Then use y = to find y when x = 36.
x
A) k = 158.4; y = 4.4 B) k = 146.4; y = 4.4 C) k = 176.4; y = 4.9 D) k = 4.4; y = 158.4
Answer: A

238) Suppose that y is inversely proportional to x and that y = 3.5 when x = 7. Find the constant of proportionality k.
k
Then use y = to find y when x = 10.
x
49 49 49
A) k = 9.8; y = B) k = 4.9; y = C) k = 24.5; y = D) k = 0.5; y = 5
50 20 20
Answer: C

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Solve the problem. Round amounts to the nearest tenth if necessary.
239) Suppose that z varies jointly with x and y and that z = 405 when x = 9 and y = 15. Find the constant of variation
k. Then use z = kxy to find z when x = 3 and y = 4.
A) k = 5; z = 60 B) k = 0.3; z = 3.6

18225
C) k = 3; z = 36 D) k = 54,675; z =
4
Answer: C

240) Suppose that z varies jointly with x and y and that z = 1080 when x = 9 and y = 16. Find the constant of variation
k. Then use z = kxy to find z when x = 3 and y = 10.
A) k = 7.3; z = 219 B) k = 7.5; z = 225
C) k = 7.8; z = 234 D) k = 155,520; z = 5184
Answer: B

241) Suppose that z varies jointly with x and y and that z = 504 when x = 7 and y = 16. Find the constant of variation
k. Then use z = kxy to find z when x = 7 and y = 4.
A) k = 4.9; z = 137.2 B) k = 3.9; z = 109.2
C) k = 4.5; z = 126 D) k = 56,448; z = 2016
Answer: C

242) Suppose that z varies jointly with x and y and that z = 10.5 when x = 7 and y = 3. Find the constant of variation
k. Then use z = kxy to find z when x = 2 and y = 6.
147
A) k = 220.5; z = B) k = 5; z = 60 C) k = 0.3; z = 3.6 D) k = 0.5; z = 6
8
Answer: D

Determine whether the data represent direct variation, inverse variation, or neither.
243) x 1 2 3 4
y 2.2 4.4 6.6 8.8
A) Neither B) Direct C) Inverse
Answer: B

244) x 1 2 3 4
y 72 36 24 18
A) Direct B) Neither C) Inverse
Answer: C

245) x 1 2 3 4
y 2.5 2.7 3 3.4
A) Direct B) Neither C) Inverse
Answer: B

246) x 1 4 8 11
y 7 28 56 77
A) Neither B) Inverse C) Direct
Answer: C

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Use the graph to determine whether the data represent direct variation, inverse variation, or neither.
247)
y
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 x

A) Direct B) Neither C) Inverse

Answer: A

248)
y
8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x

A) Neither B) Inverse C) Direct

Answer: B

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 249)
y
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x

A) Neither B) Inverse C) Direct

Answer: B

250)
y
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x

A) Inverse B) Direct C) Neither

Answer: B

Determine the equation of variation.

251) x 1 2 3 4
y 1.6 3.2 4.8 6.4
1.6
A) y = 3.6x B) y = C) y = 1.6 + x D) y = 1.6x
x
Answer: D

252) x 1 2 3 4
y 96 48 32 24
96 80
A) y = 80x B) y = C) y = 96x D) y =
x x
Answer: B

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 253)
y
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 x

12
A) y = 1.5x B) y = 2.5x C) y = D) y = 2x
x
Answer: D

254)
y
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x

12 x
A) y = -x + 13 B) y = 12x C) y = D) y =
x 12
Answer: C

Solve the problem.

255) The volume V of a given mass of gas varies directly as the temperature T and inversely as the pressure P.
If V = 168.7 in.3 when T = 230° and P = 15 lb/ in.2 , what is the volume when T = 350° and P = 15 lb/in. 2?
A) 236.7 in. 3 B) 256.7 in.3 C) 266.7 in. 3 D) 216.7 in. 3
Answer: B

256) The intensity I of light varies inversely as the square of the distance D from the source. If the intensity of
illumination on a screen 5 ft from a light is 2 foot-candles, find the intensity on a screen 20 ft from the light.
1 1 50
A) 2 foot-candles B) 1 foot-candles C) foot-candle D) foot-candle
8 8 401
Answer: C

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 257) The weight of a body above the surface of the earth is inversely proportional to the square of its distance from
the water of the earth. What is the effect on the weight when the distance is multiplied by 2?
A) The weight is divided by 4. B) The weight is divided by 2.
C) The weight is multiplied by 4. D) The weight is multiplied by 2.
Answer: A

258) The period of vibration P for a pendulum varies directly as the square root of the length L. If the period of
vibration is 2.5 sec when the length is 25 inches, what is the period when L = 4 inches?
A) 3 sec B) 3.25 sec C) 2.75 sec D) 1 sec
Answer: D

259) The gravitational attraction A between two masses varies inversely as the square of the distance between them.
If the force of attraction is 9 lb when the masses are 2 ft apart, what is the attraction when the masses are 6 ft
apart?
A) 2 lb B) 4 lb C) 1 lb D) 3 lb
Answer: C

260) The time T necessary to make an enlargement of a photo negative varies directly as the area A of the
enlargement. If 100 seconds are required to make a 5-by-4 enlargement, find the time required for a 6-by-6
enlargement.
A) 252 sec B) 144 sec C) 216 sec D) 180 sec
Answer: D

261) The weight of a liquid varies directly as its volume V. If the weight of the liquid in a cubical container 5 cm on a
side is 375 g, find the weight of the liquid in a cubical container 3 cm on a side.
A) 27 g B) 81 g C) 9 g D) 12 g
Answer: B

262) The shadow cast by an object on a sunny day varies directly as the height of the object. If a person 72 inches tall
casts a shadow 55 inches long, how tall is a tree which casts a shadow 48 feet in length?
A) 62.84 feet B) 63.5 feet C) 82.5 feet D) 36.67 feet
Answer: A

Divide.
9x7 - 30x5
263)
3x3
A) 3x4 - 30x5 B) 9x7 - 10x2 C) -7x9 D) 3x4 - 10x2
Answer: D

10x6 - 25x3
264)
-5x6
5 5
A) 10x6 + B) -2 + 5x3 C) -2 + D) -2 - 25x3
x3 x3
Answer: C

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 -48x7 - 30x6 - 48x5
265)
-6x6
8 8
A) 8x - 30x6 + B) 8x + 5 + C) 8x + 5 D) 16x + 5
x x
Answer: B

-45x10 + 27x9 + 45x5

266)
9x3
A) -45x7 + 27x6 + 45x2 B) -45x13 + 27x12 + 45x8
C) -5x13 + 3x12 + 5x8 D) -5x7 + 3x6 + 5x2
Answer: D

-8x9 - 6x8 + 10x7 - 10x4

267)
2x4
A) -4x13 - 3x12 + 5x11 - 5 B) -8x5 - 6x4 + 10x3 - 10
C) -8x13 - 6x12 + 10x11 - 10 D) -4x5 - 3x4 + 5x3 - 5
Answer: D

268) (30x6 + 18x9 - 30x10) ÷ 6x3

A) 30x3 + 18x6 - 30x7 B) 5x3 + 3x6 - 5x7
C) 5x9 + 3x12 - 5x13 D) 30x9 + 18x12 - 30x13
Answer: B

269) (-25x10 - 15x8 - 10x6 - 25x2 ) ÷ -5x2

A) -25x8 - 15x6 - 10x4 - 25 B) -25x12 - 15x10 - 10x8 - 25
C) 5x8 + 3x6 + 2x4 + 5 D) 5x12 + 3x10 + 2x8 + 5
Answer: C

270) (8x5 y3 - 10x2 y2 - 6x3 y) ÷ (-2x2 y)

A) -4x3 y3 - 5y2 - 3xy B) -4x3y2 + 5y + 3xy
C) -4x3 y2 + 5y + 3x D) -4x3y2 - 5y - 3x
Answer: C

x2 - 121
271)
x - 11
A) x + 11 B) x2 - 11 C) x + 121 D) x - 121
Answer: A

x2 + 6 x + 8
272)
x+4
A) x - 4 B) x + 2 C) x3 - 4 D) x2 + 2
Answer: B

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 x2 + 7 x - 18
273)
x +9
A) x + 2 B) x2 - 2 C) x - 2 D) x2 + 8 x - 9
Answer: C

274) ( 2 m 2 + 6 m - 20 ) ÷ (m + 5 )
7
A) m - 4 B) 2 m + 4 C) 2 m - 4 D) 2 m - 4 +
m -4
Answer: C

275) (y 2 + 12 y + 36 ) ÷ (y + 6 )
6
A) y2 + 6 B) y + 6 C) y - 6 D) y +
y +6
Answer: B

276) (p2 + 2 p - 1 ) ÷ (p + 4 )
2 7 7
A) p - 7 + B) p - 2 C) p - 2 + D) p + 2 +
p +4 p +4 p +4
Answer: C

277) (x2 + 10 x + 12 ) ÷ (x + 7 )
9 x +3 9
A) x + 4 B) x + 3 + C) D) x + 3 -
x +7 x +7 x +7
Answer: D

278) ( 5 r3 - 28 r2 - 3 r - 54 ) ÷ (r - 6 )
9
A) 5 r2 + 2 r + 9 B) 5 r2 + 2 r + C) r2 + 9 r + 2 D) 5 r2 - 2 r - 9
r -6
Answer: A

279) (8x3 - 2x2 - 7x + 10) ÷ (4x + 5)

A) 2x2 - 3x + 2 B) x2 - 3x + 2 C) x2 + 3x - 2 D) 2x2 + 2
Answer: A

x4 - 16
280)
x2 - 4
A) x2 - 4x + 2 B) x2 + 4 C) x2 + 2x + 2 D) x2 - 4
Answer: B

x4 + 9x2 + 10
281)
x2 + 1
1 2
A) x2 + 8x + B) x2 + 8x + 1 C) x2 + 8 + D) x2 + 8
2 2
x +1
Answer: C

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 282) (16x5 + 4x4 - 20x3 - 24x2 - 28x - 12) ÷ (4x2 - 4x - 4)
A) 4x3 + 5x2 - 4x + 3 B) 4x3 + 5x2 + 4x + 3 C) 4x3 - 5x2 + 4x + 3 D) 4x3 + 5x2 + 4x - 3
Answer: B

Use synthetic division to divide.

x3 - 4x2 + 2x - 7
283)
x+4
-143
A) x2 - 8x + 34 + B) x3 - 4x2 + 34x - 143
x+4
-79 -143
C) x2 - 8x + 18 + D) x2 - 8x + 34 +
x+4 x3 - 4x2 +2x - 7
Answer: A

12x2 + 41x - 28
284)
x+4
A) x - 7 B) -7x + 4 C) -12x + 7 D) 12x - 7
Answer: D

285) (-5x3 - 15x2 - 5x + 10) ÷ (x + 2)

-5 2 -15 -5
A) 5x2 - 2x + 5 B) x + x+
2 2 2

C) -5x2 - 5x + 5 D) -5x - 5

Answer: C

286) (6x3 + 34x2 + 26x + 30) ÷ (x + 5)

6 34 26
A) x2 + x+ B) 6x2 + 4x + 6 C) 6x + 4 D) -6x2 - 5x + 6
5 5 5
Answer: B

287) ( 7 m 3 + 11 m 2 - 4 m + 4 ) ÷ (m + 2 )
A) m 2 + 3 m + 7 B) 7 m 2 - 3 m + 2 C) 7 m 2 + 3 m + 2 D) m 2 + 4 m + 5
Answer: B

288) ( 8 r3 - 70 r2 - 10 r - 72 ) ÷ (r - 9 )
8
A) 8 r2 - 2 r - 8 B) 8 r2 + 2 r + C) r2 + 8 r + 2 D) 8 r2 + 2 r + 8
r -9
Answer: D

289) (-3x3 - 14x2 - 6x + 8) ÷ (x + 4)

-3 2 -7 -3
A) -3x - 2 B) -3x2 - 2x + 2 C) x + x+ D) 3x2 - 4x + 2
4 2 2
Answer: B

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 x4 + 256
290)
x-4
512 256
A) x3 - 4x2 + 16x - 64 + B) x3 + 4x2 + 16x + 64 +
x-4 x-4
512
C) x3 + 4x2 + 16x + 64 D) x3 + 4x2 + 16x + 64 +
x-4
Answer: D

Solve the problem.

291) The area A of a rectangle is 15z 2 + 14z - 8. If the width W of the rectangle is 3z + 4, find the length L of the
rectangle.
1 1
A) 5z - 2 + B) 15z - 2 - C) 5z + 2 D) 5z - 2
3z + 4 3z + 4
Answer: D

292) The area A of a rectangle is 4x2 + 2x - 2. If the width W of the rectangle is 2x - 1, find the length L of the
rectangle when x = 10 feet.
A) 28 ft B) 22 ft C) 18 ft D) 19 ft
Answer: B

293) The area A of a rectangle is 15x2 - 9x + 2. If the length L of the rectangle is 5x + 2, find the width W of the
rectangle.
9 8
A) 3x + 5 B) 3x - 3 C) 3x - 4 + D) 3x - 3 +
5x + 2 5x + 2
Answer: D

294) The volume of a rectangular box is x3 - 5x2 - 12x + 36. If the width of the box is x - 2 and its length is x + 3, find
the height of the box.
A) x - 3 B) x + 6 C) x - 6 D) x + 33
Answer: C

295) The area A of a triangle is 10x2 + 7x - 12. If the height of the triangle is 2x + 3, find the length of its base.
5x + 4
A) 5x - 4 B) 2(5x + 4) C) D) 2(5x - 4)
2
Answer: D

Evaluate p(k) by dividing p(x) by x - k and determining the remainder.

296) p(x) = x2 + 2x - 5, k =-3
A) -10 B) -2 C) 8 D) -20
Answer: B

297) p(x) = 4x2 - 5x - 9, k = -1

A) 0 B) 9 C) 11 D) 4
Answer: A

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 298) p(x) = x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 36, k = -4
A) 36 B) 13 C) 120 D) 0
Answer: D

299) p(x) = x3 - 5x2 + 3x - 5, k = 4

A) -137 B) 1 C) -132 D) -9
Answer: D

300) p(x) = 7x3 - 27x2 + 3x - 28, k = 4

A) 29 B) 28 C) 0 D) 27
Answer: C

301) p(x) = 4x3- 4x2 - 3x + 5, k = -3

A) -130 B) -158 C) -86 D) -42
Answer: A

302) p(x) = 7x4 + 8x3 + 2x2 - 3x + 33, k = -2

A) 146 B) 129 C) 71 D) 95
Answer: D

Evaluate p(k). Then determine whether x - k is a factor of p(x).

303) p(x) = x2 + 3x + 5, k = -3
A) 5; no B) -5; no C) 0; yes D) 5; yes
Answer: A

304) p(x) = x2 - 12x - 13, k = -1

A) 12; no B) 13; yes C) 0; no D) 0; yes
Answer: D

305) p(x) = 5x2 - 3x - 8, k = -1

A) 0; yes B) 8; yes C) 8; no D) 0; no
Answer: A

306) p(x) = x3 - 4x2 + 4x - 7, k = -4

A) -151; no B) 0; yes C) -87; no D) -151; yes
Answer: A

307) p(x) = 9x3 + 5x2 - x - 89, k = 2

A) -17; no B) -17; yes C) 0; yes D) 1; no
Answer: D

308) p(x) = 9x3 - 35x2 + 4x - 32, k = 4

A) 37; yes B) 0; yes C) 0; no D) 37; no
Answer: B

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309) p(x) = x3 + 2x2 + 5x + 24, k = -3
A) 11; yes B) 11; no C) 0; no D) 0; yes
Answer: D

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