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

Solve and check your answer.

1) b - 5 = 14
A) 19 B) 9 C) -9 D) -19
Answer: A

2) x - 10 = 14
A) x = 4 B) x = -24 C) x = -140 D) x = 24
Answer: D

3) 16 = x - 10
A) x = 26 B) x = 6 C) x = -26 D) x = -160
Answer: A

4) 11 + 8 = x + 18
A) x = 37 B) x = 21 C) x = 1 D) x = -15
Answer: C

5) 9 - 18 + 7 = 6 + x - 5
A) x = 9 B) x = 35 C) x = -13 D) x = -3
Answer: D

6) -5a + 5 + 6a = 7 - 22
A) a = -34 B) a = -20 C) a = 20 D) a = 34
Answer: B

7) -5x - 18 + 6x = -3
A) -15 B) 15 C) 21 D) -21
Answer: B

8) -24 + 14 = 3x + 2 - 2x
A) 12 B) -12 C) 40 D) -40
Answer: B

9) 9x - 5 - 8x + 1 = 3 + 4
A) x = -3 B) x = 11 C) x = 3 D) x = -11
Answer: B

10) 1 - 10 = x + 4 + 32
A) x = -58 B) x = -22 C) x = 22 D) x = 4
Answer: B

x
11) =5
5
A) x = 25 B) x = 10 C) x = 9 D) x = 1
Answer: A

1
 x
12) = -3
-3
A) -7 B) 1 C) -6 D) 9
Answer: D

x
13) =3-6
4
A) -12 B) -36 C) 12 D) 36
Answer: A

x
14) = -8 + 12
-3
A) 12 B) -60 C) -12 D) -36
Answer: C

1
15) - x = -1
6
A) x = -8 B) x = 0 C) x = -7 D) x = 6
Answer: D

2 3
16) - x=
9 4
27 27 8 27
A) x = - B) x = - C) x = - D) x =
4 8 27 8
Answer: B

x
17) + 5 = 13
8
A) x = 16 B) x = 144 C) x = 64 D) x = 146
Answer: C

1
18) x-3=1
6
A) x = -12 B) x = 12 C) x = -24 D) x = 24
Answer: D

y
19) = 4 + 32
-3
13
A) y = -39 B) y = -3 C) y = 16 D) y = -
3
Answer: A

-3
20) x = 12
5
36
A) x = - B) x = 63 C) x = 1 D) x = -20
5
Answer: D

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21) -4x = 8
A) x = -2 B) x = -12 C) x = 12 D) x = 1
Answer: A

22) -7x = -49

A) x = 2 B) x = 42 C) x = -42 D) x = 7
Answer: D

23) -x = 3
A) x = -3 B) x = 0 C) x = -1 D) x = 3
Answer: A

24) 9x + 7x = -128
A) 8 B) 64 C) - 64 D) -8
Answer: D

25) 5x + x = 12
A) -2 B) -5 C) 2 D) 5
Answer: C

26) 7x - 8x = 15
A) -1 B) -15 C) 0 D) 15
Answer: B

27) 3x - 5x = 17 - 11
A) -3 B) 2 C) 3 D) -2
Answer: A

28) 2(3x) = 27
9 2
A) x = 162 B) x = C) x = 21 D) x =
2 9
Answer: B

29) 5(-2x) + 6x = 20
1 7
A) x = - B) x = 1 C) x = - D) x = - 5
5 5
Answer: D

30) 6(-2x) = 16
4 3
A) x = 28 B) x = - C) x = -192 D) x = -
3 4
Answer: B

42
31) = 3(2x) + 2x
-2
21 7 23
A) x = -168 B) x = - C) x = - D) x = -
8 4 6
Answer: B

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Provide an appropriate response.
32) To solve the equation x + 3 = 24, what would you do?
A) Add 3 to both sides of the equation. B) Add -24 to both sides of the equation.
C) Add -3 to both sides of the equation. D) Divide both sides of the equation by 3.
Answer: C

33) To solve the equation x - 4 = 24, what would you do?

A) Add -4 to both sides of the equation. B) Add 4 to both sides of the equation.
C) Add -24 to both sides of the equation. D) Divide both sides of the equation by 4.
Answer: B

34) To solve the equation 16 = x + 4 what would you do?

A) Add -16 to both sides of the equation. B) Add 16 to both sides of the equation.
C) Add 4 to both sides of the equation. D) Add -4 to both sides of the equation.
Answer: D

35) To solve the equation -9 = x - 3 what would you do?

A) Add -3 to both sides of the equation. B) Add 3 to both sides of the equation.
C) Add 9 to both sides of the equation. D) Add -9 to both sides of the equation.
Answer: B

36) To solve the equation 45 = 9y what would you do?

A) Divide both sides of the equation by 9. B) Multiply both sides of the equation by 9.
C) Divide both sides of the equation by 45. D) Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation.
Answer: A

37) To solve the equation -4y = 32 what would you do?

A) Divide both sides of the equation by 32. B) Divide both sides of the equation by -4.
C) Add 4 to both sides of the equation. D) Multiply both sides of the equation by -4.
Answer: B

y
38) To solve the equation = 45 what would you do?
-5
A) Add 5 to both sides of the equation. B) Divide both sides of the equation by -5.
C) Divide both sides of the equation by 45. D) Multiply both sides of the equation by -5.
Answer: D

x
39) To solve the equation -27 = what would you do?
3
A) Multiply both sides of the equation by 3. B) Add 3 to both sides of the equation.
C) Divide both sides of the equation by 3. D) Divide both sides of the equation by -27.
Answer: A

Solve.
40) 3x + 6 = 27
A) x = 22 B) x = 3 C) x = 18 D) x = 7
Answer: D

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41) 4x - 8 = 4
A) x = 9 B) x = 3 C) x = 8 D) x = 12
Answer: B

42) 76 = -10x + 6
A) x = 13 B) x = 84 C) x = -7 D) x = 80
Answer: C

43) 15 - p = 26
A) -12 B) -11 C) 42 D) 11
Answer: B

44) -8x - 7 = 41
A) x = 60 B) x = 1 C) x = 56 D) x = -6
Answer: D

45) 20 = 6x - 10
A) x = 13 B) x = 24 C) x = 28 D) x = 5
Answer: D

46) -10 + 10x = -20

A) x = -16 B) x = 8 C) x = -1 D) x = -20
Answer: C

47) 71 = 1 - 7x
A) x = 11 B) x = 77 C) x = 81 D) x = -10
Answer: D

48) 8x - 7 = 20
27 9 19 13
A) x = B) x = - C) x = D) x =
8 2 2 8
Answer: A

49) 5x - 6 = 27
21 157 33 33
A) x = B) x = - C) x = - D) x =
5 5 5 5
Answer: D

50) 5y - 7 + 8y = 16
9 23 13
A) y = B) y = C) y = 3 D) y =
13 13 23
Answer: B

51) -5x = 2x - 28
1 28 28
A) x = B) x = 4 C) x = D) x =
4 3 5
Answer: B

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52) 7x - 14 = 2x + 1
13 13
A) x = 3 B) x = - C) x = D) x = -3
5 5
Answer: A

53) -7x + 48 = -3x + 12

A) x = -9 B) x = 9 C) x = 12 D) x = -12
Answer: B

54) -7x + 7 = 9 + 6x
13 1 13 2
A) x = - B) x = - C) x = D) x = -
2 16 2 13
Answer: D

55) -6a + 5 + 7a = 13 - 21
A) a = 39 B) a = 13 C) a = -13 D) a = -39
Answer: C

56) -6b + 1 + 4b = -3b + 6

A) b = 6 B) b = -1 C) b = 5 D) b = -6
Answer: C

57) 3p - 64 = 12p - 1p
A) p = 8 B) p = 10 C) p = -8 D) p = -16
Answer: C

58) -3x + 19 - 9x = -8x + 35

1 5
A) x = - B) x = - C) x = - 4 D) x = 4
4 4
Answer: C

59) -5 - 6y - 1 = -3y - 2 - 2y
8 1 12
A) y = B) y = - C) y = D) y = - 4
11 4 7
Answer: D

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Fill in the □ with the steps needed to solve the equation.
60) 2x + 4 = 8x + 11
+□ = □
0 + 4 = 6x + 11
+ □ □

-7 = 6x + 0

-7 = 6x
□ □

7
- = x
6
A) -2x, -2x, -4, -4, 6, 6 B) -8x, -8x, -4, -4, -7, -7
C) -2x, -2x, -11, -11, 6, 6 D) -8x, -8x, -11, -11, 6, 6
Answer: C

61) 9 - 4x = 6x + 2
+ □ = □

9 + 0 = 10x + 2
+ □ □
7 = 10x + 0

7 = 10x
□ □

7
= x
10
A) -6x, -6x, -9, -9, 10, 10 B) 4x, 4x, -2, -2, 7, 7
C) -6x, -6x, -2, -2, 10, 10 D) 4x, 4x, -2, -2, 10, 10
Answer: D

62) 14 - 3x = 5 - 8x
+ □= □

14 + 5x = 5 + 0
+ □ □
0 + 5x = -9

5x = -9
□ □

9
x=-
5
A) 3x, 3x, -14, -14, 5, 5 B) 8x, 8x, -14, -14, 5, 5
C) 8x, 8x, -5, -5, 5, 5 D) 3x, 3x, -5, -5, -9, -9
Answer: B

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 63) -8x + 4 + 7x = 11
□x + 4 = 11

+ □ □

-1x + 0 = 7

-1x = 7
□ □
x = -7
A) -1, -4, -4, -1, -1 B) -1, -4, -4, -7, -7 C) -1, -11, -11, -1, -1 D) 1, -11, -11, 7, 7
Answer: A

Solve for the variable.

64) 6x - (2x - 1) = 2
1 1 1 1
A) - B) C) D) -
8 4 8 4
Answer: B

65) 4(2x - 1) = 16
3 15 5 17
A) B) C) D)
2 8 2 8
Answer: C

66) -5(5y + 4) = 26
46 6 6 22
A) y = - B) y = - C) y = - D) y = -
25 25 5 25
Answer: A

67) -4(5x - 4) + 2x = 5
7 11 1 13
A) x = - B) x = C) x = - D) x =
6 18 2 20
Answer: B

68) -4(4x - 3) = 9 - 6x
21 3 6 9
A) x = - B) x = C) x = - D) x =
22 10 5 16
Answer: B

69) -6(y + 2) + 5(y + 3) = 16

A) y = - 11 B) y = 14 C) y = - 19 D) y = - 13
Answer: D

70) 2(x + 1) = -3(x + 6) + 21

1 26
A) x = B) x = - 5 C) x = - 28 D) x =
5 5
Answer: A

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 71) (6y2 - 3y - 2) - (6y2 - 1) = 25
28 26
A) y = - B) y = -78 C) y = - 8 D) y = -
3 3
Answer: D

72) (2x2 - 6x - 3) - (2x2 + 4) = 2x + 28

35 27 37 21
A) x = - B) x = - C) x = - D) x = -
8 8 6 4
Answer: A

73) (y2 - 5y + 4) - (6y + 5) = y2 + 11

2 18 10 12
A) y = - B) y = - C) y = - D) y = -
11 5 11 11
Answer: D

Solve and check your answer.

x x
74) - 4 =
3 5
A) 12 B) 20 C) 15 D) 30
Answer: D

x x
75) + = 20
12 6
10
A) x = B) x = 2880 C) x = 238 D) x = 80
3
Answer: D

1 2
76) 2x + =
7 5
14 9 9
A) x = B) x = -61 C) x = D) x =
75 70 2
Answer: C

1 5
77) 5x - =
5 4
25 29 29
A) x = B) x = C) x = -71 D) x =
96 100 5
Answer: B

x
78) - x = -4
2
A) 8 B) - 4 C) - 8 D) 4
Answer: A

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 x
79) + x = 16
7
A) x = 896 B) x = 14 C) x = 105 D) x = 2
Answer: B

x
80) - 4x = 2
3
2 1 6
A) x = 18 B) x = - C) x = - D) x = -
11 2 11
Answer: D

2 3 x
81) - =
7 4 28
A) 29 B) -13 C) -29 D) 13
Answer: B

x x 1
82) = +
9 4 9
1 5 4
A) 0 B) - C) - D) -
9 4 5
Answer: D

4 x 19
83) - =
5 4 20
3 3 3 3
A) - B) - C) D)
4 5 4 5
Answer: B

Solve the problem.

84) The length, L, and width, W, of a rectangle are given by L = (x + 13) m and W = 14 m. Find the value of x if the
perimeter is 78 m.
37
A) 12 m B) m C) 66 m D) 51 m
2
Answer: A

85) The lengths of the sides of a triangle are given by x, x + 4, and x + 8. Find the length of each side if the perimeter
is 36 cm.
A) 8 cm, 12 cm, 16 cm B) 24 cm, 28 cm, 32 cm
C) 9 cm, 13 cm, 17 cm D) 8 cm, 8 cm, 20 cm
Answer: A

86) The length, L, and width, W, of a rectangle are given by L = 6x and W = 11 in. Find the value of x if the area is
330 square inches.
77 5
A) in. B) in. C) 5 in. D) 264 in.
3 2
Answer: C

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 87) A yoga studio has width = 21 ft and length = 53 ft. The owner is enlarging the studio by increasing the width x
feet so that the new perimeter of the studio is 170 ft. How much should the width be enlarged?
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A) 11 ft B) ft C) 22 ft D) 96 ft
2
Answer: A

88) Elena is planning to enlarge a rectangular space with width = 11 ft and length = 22 ft by increasing the length x
feet so that the new area is 352 ft2 . How much should the length be enlarged?
A) 5 ft B) 143 ft C) 110 ft D) 10 ft
Answer: D

89) A triangle has a perimeter of 165 cm. The second side is 18 cm longer than the first. The third side is 15 cm
shorter than the first. Find the length of each side.
A) 44 cm, 62 cm, 59 cm B) 48 cm, 51 cm , 66 cm
C) 41 cm, 56 cm, 74 cm D) 39 cm, 54 cm, 72 cm
Answer: D

90) A rectangular carpet has a perimeter of 242 inches. The length of the carpet is 99 inches more than the width.
What are the dimensions of the carpet?
A) 115.5 inches by 121 inches B) 110 inches by 121 inches
C) 66 inches by 77 inches D) 110 inches by 11 inches
Answer: D

91) The length of a rectangular room is 4 feet longer than twice the width. If the room's perimeter is 188 feet, what
are the room's dimensions?
A) Width = 30 ft; length = 64 ft B) Width = 45 ft; length = 49 ft
C) Width = 60 ft; length = 128 ft D) Width = 35 ft; length = 74 ft
Answer: A

92) Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90°. If the measure of the first angle is x°, and the measure of the
second angle is (3x - 2)°, find the measure of each angle.
A) 1st angle = 22°; 2nd angle = 64° B) 1st angle = 23°; 2nd angle = 67°
C) 1st angle = 22°; 2nd angle = 68° D) 1st angle = 31°; 2nd angle = 59°
Answer: B

93) An isosceles triangle contains two angles of the same measure. If the measure of the third angle is 51° less than
the measure of either of the other two angles, find the measure of one of the identical angles. (Hint: The sum of
the angles of a triangle is 180°.)
A) 77° B) 26° C) 57° D) 115.5°
Answer: A

Solve.
94) Bill's manager earns $254 more per week than Bill does. The sum of Bill's weekly salary and his manager's
weekly salary is $1224. How much does Bill earn per week?
A) $254 B) $485 C) $475 D) $739
Answer: B

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 95) Juliana is training to run a marathon. In her second week of training she ran 16 km more than she did during
her first week of training. She ran a total of 150 km during the first two weeks of training. How far did she run
during her first week of training?
A) 75 km B) 68 km C) 83 km D) 67 km
Answer: D

96) During an intramural basketball game, Team A scored 19 fewer points than Team B. Together, the two teams
scored a total of 145 points. How many points did Team A score during the game?
A) 82 points B) 63 points C) 72 points D) 64 points
Answer: B

97) A 19-ft length of wire is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 8 ft shorter than the longer piece. What is the
length of the longer piece?
A) 14.5 ft B) 14 ft C) 13.5 ft D) 16.9 ft
Answer: C

98) Jaqueline and Reuben went shopping. Together they spent $95. Reuben spent 4 times as much as Jaqueline.
How much did Jaqueline spend?
A) $5.00 B) $19.00 C) $38.00 D) $76.00
Answer: B

99) Evelyn and Ralph collect baseball cards. Evelyn has three times the number of baseball cards that Ralph has.
Together they have 164 baseball cards. Find how many baseball cards Evelyn has.
A) 492 baseball cards B) 41 baseball cards C) 123 baseball cards D) 161 baseball cards
Answer: C

100) Alex sold his used electric saw and accessories for $450. If he received eight times as much money for the
electric saw as he did for the accessories, how much did he receive for the electric saw?
A) $400 B) $60 C) $50 D) $3600
Answer: A

101) There are 22 more sophomores than juniors in an 8 AM algebra class. If there are 72 students in this class, find
the number of sophomores and the number of juniors in the class.
A) 72 sophomores; 50 juniors B) 47 sophomores; 25 juniors
C) 25 sophomores; 47 juniors D) 94 sophomores; 50 juniors
Answer: B

102) For three days in a row, volunteers picked up trash on a particular beach. They picked up a total of 810 pounds.
On the second day they collected 21 pounds more than on the first day. On the third day, they picked up 39
pounds less than on the first day. How many pounds of trash did they pick up on the first day?
A) 264 pounds B) 276 pounds C) 290 pounds D) 708 pounds
Answer: B

103) A hardware store took an inventory of its paint. They had 1.5 times as many gallons of red paint as of blue
paint. They had 14 more gallons of yellow paint than red paint. Taken together, the red, yellow and blue paint
came to 238 gallons. How many gallons of blue paint were there? Round to the nearest gallon.
A) 75 gallons B) 84 gallons C) 56 gallons D) 28 gallons
Answer: C

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Write the sentence as an equation. Use x to represent "a number."
104) A number added to -22 yields -33.
A) -22 + x = -33 B) x - 33 = -22 C) x = -22 + 33 D) -22 - 33 = x
Answer: A

105) Nine subtracted from a number gives 44.

A) 9 - x = 44 B) 9 + x = 44 C) 44 - 9 = x D) x - 9 = 44
Answer: D

106) Eight times a number gives 64.

8
A) 8x = 64 B) x8 = 64 C) = 64 D) 8 + x = 64
x
Answer: A

107) If ten times a number is decreased by 6, the result is 144.

A) 10(x - 6) = 144 B) 10x - 6 = 144 C) 6(10 - x) = 144 D) 6 - 10x = 144
Answer: B

108) If six times a number is increased by 9, the result is 51.

A) 6x + 9 = 51 B) 9x + 6 = 51 C) 9(6 + x) = 51 D) 6(x + 9) = 51
Answer: A

109) If the sum of 4 and a number is multiplied by 6, the result is 38.

A) 4(6 + x) = 38 B) 6x + 4 = 38 C) 4x + 6 = 38 D) 6(4 + x) = 38
Answer: D

110) Twice the difference of 9 and a number yields -2.

A) 9 - 2x = -2 B) 2(x - 9) = -2 C) 2(9 - x) = -2 D) 2x - 9 = -2
Answer: C

111) Five times the sum of 7 and a number is -65.

A) 5x + 7 = -65 B) 7(5 + x ) = -65 C) 5(7 + x ) = -65 D) 5(7) - x = -65
Answer: C

Solve.
112) The product of 13 and a number is 52. Find the number.
A) 5 B) 676 C) 39 D) 4
Answer: D

113) Eight times the difference of 10 and a number gives 112. Find the number.
A) 32 B) 4 C) -32 D) -4
Answer: D

114) Nine times the sum of 5 and a number equals 90. Find the number.
A) -5 B) 45 C) -45 D) 5
Answer: D

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115) A number decreased by 7 is 10. Find the number.
A) -17 B) 17 C) 3 D) -3
Answer: B

116) Five times a number, added to -3, is 42. Find the number.
A) 225 B) 9 C) 45 D) -9
Answer: B

117) The product of a number and -8 yields twice the sum of that number and 90. Find the number.
A) 18 B) -8 C) -18 D) 8
Answer: C

118) Three times the sum of some number and 3 is equal to 7 times the number decreased by 19.
A) -28 B) -7 C) 28 D) 7
Answer: D

119) The difference of a number and 6 is the same as 38 decreased by the number. Find the number.
A) 22 B) 16 C) -22 D) -16
Answer: A

120) Seven times some number increased by 5 amounts to -7 added to the product of 4 and the number.
A) 4 B) 12 C) -12 D) -4
Answer: D

121) 5(3x) = 45
1
A) x = B) x = 3 C) x = 30 D) x = 675
3
Answer: B

122) 5x - 17 - 4x = -6
A) x = -11 B) x = 11 C) x = -23 D) x = 23
Answer: B

3
123) a = 22 + 5
5
2
A) a = 15 B) a = 16 C) a = 11 D) a = 9
3
Answer: A

124) -3x = 9
A) x = -3 B) x = -12 C) x = 1 D) x = 12
Answer: A

125) -4x + 4 = 40
A) x = -9 B) x = 44 C) x = 14 D) x = 40
Answer: A

14
 x
126) = -6 + 5 2
4
19
A) x = 1 B) x = 4 C) x = D) x = 76
4
Answer: D

127) 3(6y) - 4y = 42
7 1 23
A) y = - B) y = C) y = D) y = 3
25 3 9
Answer: D

128) 11y + 10 - 10y + 1 = -4 - 7

12
A) y = 0 B) y = -22 C) y = - D) y = 22
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Answer: B

129) 20 = -10 + 5y
A) y = 14 B) y = 6 C) y = 25 D) y = 29
Answer: B

130) 4x + 5 - 9x = 12
17 5 7
A) x = - B) x = - C) x = - D) x = 4
5 7 5
Answer: C

131) 4x = 10x + 24
1 12
A) x = - B) x = C) x = 6 D) x = -4
4 7
Answer: D

132) 4x + 6(5x - 6) = 9 - (4x + 8)

37 7 23 38
A) x = B) x = - C) x = D) x =
38 6 38 37
Answer: A

133) 2(5x - 1) - 2x = -25

23 27 8
A) x = - 3 B) x = - C) x = - D) x = -
8 8 23
Answer: B

134) 3(x + 5) = -5(x - 5) + 22

3
A) x = B) x = 4 C) x = - 11 D) x = - 31
2
Answer: B

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135) (4x2 + 3x + 2) + (-4x2 - 1) = 6x + 6
3 7 5
A) x = - 1 B) x = - C) x = D) x = -
5 9 3
Answer: D

x x
136) + = 10
8 2
A) x = 16 B) x = 76 C) x = 400 D) x = 2
Answer: A

1 1
137) 3x + =
5 2
7 1
A) x = 10 B) x = C) x = D) x = 1
30 10
Answer: C

x
138) +x=3
2
1
A) x = B) x = 2 C) x = 1 D) x = 18
2
Answer: B

139) The first side of a triangle is 10 feet longer than the second. The third side is 12 feet less than double the second.
The perimeter of the triangle is 90 feet. Let s represent the length of the second side and define the variable
expressions in terms of s for each of the three sides.
A) length of first side = s - 10 B) length of first side = s + 10
length of second side = s length of second side = s
length of third side = 2(s - 12) length of third side = 2s - 12
C) length of first side = s - 10 D) length of first side = s + 10
length of second side = s length of second side = s
length of third side = 2s - 12 length of third side = 12 - 2s
Answer: B

140) The first side of a triangle is 10 feet longer than the second. The third side is 10 feet less than double the second.
The perimeter of the triangle is 88 feet. Let s represent the length of the second side and write an equation. Do
not solve the equation.
A) s + (s + 10) + (2s - 10) = 88 B) s + (s + 10) + (10 - 2s) = 88
C) s + (s - 10) + 2(s - 10) = 88 D) s + (s - 10) + (2s - 10) = 88
Answer: A

141) The first side of a triangle is 9 feet longer than the second. The third side is 11 feet less than double the second.
The perimeter of the triangle is 86 feet. Find the length of each side of the triangle.
A) length of first side = 30 ft B) length of first side = 31 ft
length of second side = 21 ft length of second side = 22 ft
length of third side = 35 ft length of third side = 22 ft
C) length of first side = 31 ft D) length of first side = 22 ft
length of second side = 22 ft length of second side = 31 ft
length of third side = 33 ft length of third side = 51 ft
Answer: C

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142) Cathy is the office manager. The office assistant earns $12,000 per year less than Cathy. The sum of Cathy's
annual salary and the office assistant's annual salary is $80,000. Let C represent Cathy's annual salary and
define the variable expressions.
A) Cathy's annual salary= C B) Cathy's annual salary= C
office assistant's annual salary = C/12,000 office assistant's annual salary = 12,000 - C
C) Cathy's annual salary= C D) Cathy's annual salary= C
office assistant's annual salary = C - 12,000 office assistant's annual salary = C + 12,000
Answer: C

143) Cathy is the office manager. The office assistant earns $14,000 per year less than Cathy. The sum of Cathy's
annual salary and the office assistant's annual salary is $72,000. Let C represent Cathy's annual salary and and
write an equation. Do not solve the equation.
A) C + (C/14,000) = 72,000 B) C + (14,000 - C) = 72,000
C) C + (C - 14,000) = 72,000 D) (C + 14,000) = 72,000 + C
Answer: C

144) Cathy is the office manager. The office assistant earns $10,000 per year less than Cathy. The sum of Cathy's
annual salary and the office assistant's annual salary is $84,000. Find Cathy's and the assistant's annual salaries.
A) Cathy's annual salary: $51,000 B) Cathy's annual salary: $57,000
office assistant's annual salary: $33,000 office assistant's annual salary: $47,000
C) Cathy's annual salary: $47,000 D) Cathy's annual salary: $43,000
office assistant's annual salary: $37,000 office assistant's annual salary: $33,000
Answer: C

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