Algebra 1 Name_____________________________________________

Semester 1 Exam Review

1. Solve the equation |4x - 6| = 26

2. Simplify −4𝑥 + 10 + 5𝑥 − 7:

3. What is the solution to 3 + 5(2𝑥 − 3) = 2(𝑥 + 1)?

4. The formula 𝑃 = 2𝑊 + 2𝐿 represents the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle.

Rewrite the expression in terms of W.

5. The table below shows the year and the number of households in a building that
had high-speed broadband internet access.

Find the slope for the years between 2004 and 2007.

6. Kamal is reducing his calorie intake. He has been eating 1800 calories per day but
wants to reduce that by 50 calories per day. Write an equation that represents this
scenario.

7. Solve −5𝑥 + 6 ≥ 56

8. The length of a rectangle is 4 more than triple its width. If the rectangle has a
perimeter of 80 inches, find the length and width.

9. Write the solution to the inequality below in interval notation.

−3(𝑥 + 2) − 3𝑥 < 2𝑥 + 18

10. Solve the compound inequality below.

−27 < 7𝑥 − 13 ≤ 8
11. Write an equation in Slope-Intercept Form for the line that passes through the points
(-2, 4) and (2, 12).

12. Debenhams sells socks, x, for $4 and gloves, y, for $7. Naya spent $56 on these
items. Write an equation to represent this situation.

13. Are the lines below parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

y = -8x + 2 and x + 8y = 30

14. A school has a budget of at least $250 per classroom to buy notebooks. An English
notebook, x, costs $10 and an Arabic workbook, y, costs $5. Write an inequality that
describes this scenario.
ANSWERS:

1. x = 8 and x = -5
2. x + 3
3. x = 7/4
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4. 𝑊 = #

5. m = 1/8
6. y = -50x + 1800
7. 𝑥 ≤ −10
8. W = 9 and L = 31
9. (−3, ∞)
10. −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3
11. y = 2x + 8
12. 4x + 7y = 56
13. Neither
14. 10𝑥 + 5𝑦 ≥ 250