702 MC 01 – Introduction to Algebra

Circle the correct answer.

1) Which of the following is/are algebraic expression(s)?
I. 3×7
II. 3 + 7x
III. 7x – 3 = 0
A. II only
B. III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

2) How many variables are there in the algebraic expression 5x + 7y × 2x – 4z + 2?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

3) Which of the following is NOT a formula?

A. A = lw
B. y = mx + c
C. 3h (2 + k)
D. u + at = v

4) Which of the following pairs are like terms?

I. a2 and 2a3
II. xb and yb
III. –5c and 17c
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

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5) Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. (–a)(+b) = –ab
B. a + a + a = 3a
C. 2a + b = 2ab
aa
D.  2
a

6) Given C = m – 3n. What is the value of C when m = 5 and n = –2?

A. –17
B. –1
C. 1
D. 11

7) a⋅a⋅a⋅a⋅a⋅a=
A. 6a
B. 6a
C. a6
D. 6a6

8) Find the 5th term of the sequence 18, 25, 32, …

A. 39
B. 43
C. 46
D. 53

9) Find the 8th term of the sequence –1, 3, –5, 7, –9, …

A. –15
B. –13
C. 13
D. 15

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10) 5s ⋅ 3s =
A. 8s
B. 15s
C. 8s2
D. 15s2

11) 18u ÷ 6u =
A. 3
B. 12
C. 3u
D. 12u

12) Simplify 6 + 6k + 9 + 9k.

A. 30k
B. 15 + 15k
C. 15 + 15k2
D. 15 + 54k2

13) Simplify 3v ⋅ v ⋅ 9v2.

A. 12v3
B. 12v4
C. 27v3
D. 27v4

14) Simplify 9a – (6 – 3a).

A. 0
B. 6a – 6
C. 12a + 6
D. 12a – 6

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15) “Divide half of x by 3y equals K” can be written as

x
A. K
6y
x
B. K
3y
2x
C. K
3y
3 xy
D. K
2

16) “The product of u and the sum of 3 and v” can be written as

A. 3u + v
B. uv + 3
C. 3(u + v)
D. u(v + 3)

17) Which of the following algebraic expressions represents “Subtract an unknown from 12 and
multiply the difference by 4”?
A. n – 12 × 4
B. 12 – n × 4
C. 4(n – 12)
D. 4(12 – n)

3z
18) If z = –3, 
9  2z
A. –3
3
B. 
5
3
C.
5
D. 3

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19) Which of the following expressions are the same as ?
c2
I. a ÷ c2 × b
II. c2 ÷ (a ⋅ b)
III. (a ÷ c)(b ÷ c)
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

20) Some cookies are shared among n children. If each child gets x cookies and there are y cookies
left, what is the total number of cookies?
A. nx – y
B. nx + y
C. ny – x
D. ny + x

21) Paula has $80. If she spends $c every day, how much does she have after 2 weeks?
A. $(80 – 2c)
B. $(80 + 2c)
C. $(80 – 14c)
D. $(80 + 14c)

22) The product of a and b is smaller than 8. Which of following are NOT the possible values of a and
b?
A. a = –2, b = –4
B. a = –3, b = –2
C. a = 3, b = –3
D. a = –4, b = 5

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23) Find the 101th term of the sequence –1, 0, 1, 0, –1, 0, 1, …

A. 0
B. 1
C. –1
D. –2

24) What is the second term of the sequence with the general term –n2 + 4n?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8

25) The first 2 terms of the sequence an  n2 (n  1)(n  1) are

A. –1, 12
B. –1, –12
C. 0, 12
D. 0, –12

26) The general term of a sequence is 3n2. Which of the following statements about the sequence must
be true?
I. The second term is 12.
II. All the terms are odd numbers.
III. All the terms are positive.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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27) Which of the following sequence has the general term 5 – 3n?
A. 5, –3, –6, –9, …
B. 5, 2, –1, –4, …
C. 2, –1, –4, –7, …
D. 8, 11, 14, 17, …

28) Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?

A. –5, 2, 9, 16, …
B. –2, 4, –6, 8, …
C. 13, 5, –3, –11, …
D. –1, 0, 1, 2, …

3
29) Find the common ratio in the geometric sequence –12, 6, –3, ,…
2
A. –9
B. –6
C. –2
1
D. 
2

30) The general term of the sequence –1, 2, 5, 8, … is

A. n–2
B. 2n – 3
C. 3n – 2
D. 3n – 4

31) The general term of the sequence –1, –4, –9, –16, … is
A. n–2
B. –2n
C. –n2
D. n2 – 2

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32) A shirt costs $(6x – 5) and a tie costs $(80 – x). What is the total cost of the shirt and the tie?
A. $(5x – 75)
B. $(5x + 75)
C. $(7x – 85)
D. $(7x + 75)

33) Sam is 5c years old and his father is 3c times as old as him. How old is Sam’s father?
A. 8c years old
B. 15c years old
C. 8c2 years old
D. 15c2 years old

34) Alan bought 3 apples. He paid $20 and the change was $P. What was the price of an apple?
 20  P 
A. $ 
 3 
 20  P 
B. $ 
 3 
 20 
C. $  P 
 3 
 20 
D. $  P 
 3 

35) a–b÷c+d=
a b
A. d
c
b
B. a d
c
b
C. a
cd
ab
D.
cd

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36) Which of the following is different from the others?

A. 2a × 2a
B. a(4a)
C. 3a + a
D. (2a)2

37) Which of the following pairs of expressions are equal?

A. 4xy2, 4x2y
B. 3u4, 4u3
C. 2a – bc, bc – 2a
D. p2 + q3 + p2, q3 + 2p2

38) “t is not less than –12” can be expressed as

A. t  12
B. t  12
C. t  12
D. t  12

39) Which of the following is the constant term of the algebraic expression 2x – x + y2 – 6 – z?
A. y2
B. –z
C. 6
D. –6

40) If c is the middle one among three consecutive even numbers, then the other two numbers are
A. c – 1 and c + 1
B. c – 2 and c + 2
C. c – 2 and c + 4
D. c – 4 and c + 2

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Answer
1) A 21) C

2) B 22) A

3) C 23) C

4) B 24) C

5) C 25) D

6) D 26) C

7) C 27) C

8) C 28) B

9) D 29) D

10) D 30) D

11) A 31) C

12) B 32) B

13) D 33) D

14) D 34) A

15) A 35) B

16) D 36) C

17) D 37) D

18) B 38) B

19) B 39) D

20) B 40) B

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