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Math 1215P Pre-Test: Is This Class a Good Fit?

Question 1 of 25
Evaluate.

2
2 − −2 2 − 2·4

Question 2 of 25
Evaluate.

3
− 3·5 − −1 2−4

Question 3 of 25
Simplify.

4w − 6 − 2x + 6w − 4x

Question 4 of 25

Solve for w. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

− 16 = 4w + 4

Question 5 of 25

Solve for v. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

9 3 7
− =− v−
4 5 3

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Question 6 of 25
Solve for u. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

3 6 8
− + u= −
2 5 3

Question 7 of 25

Solve for u. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

− 5 = − 7u + 5 u − 3

Question 8 of 25

Solve for x.

− 4 − 5x + 7 − 4x = 6 x − 2 − 1

Question 9 of 25
Translate the sentence into an equation. Use the variable w for the unknown number.

The sum of 6 times a number and 2 equals 9.

Question 10 of 25

On Monday, a local hamburger shop sold a combined total of 390 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The
number of cheeseburgers sold was two times the number of hamburgers sold. How many hamburgers
were sold on Monday?

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Question 11 of 25

In the triangle below, suppose that m ∠ V = x + 6 °, m∠ W = 4x − 2 °, and m ∠ X = 3x °.

Find the degree measure of each angle in the triangle.
Hint: angle + angle + angle = 180, so fill in the blanks and solve for x.
V + + = 180

x + 6 °

4x − 2 °

W
3x °
X

Question 12 of 25

Jim runs 3 miles in 28 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would he run in 42 minutes?

Question 13 of 25
Answer the following questions.

(a) 419% of what number is 33.52?

(b) What percent of 27.5 is 17.16?

Question 14 of 25
Answer the following.

(a) An astronomer's infrared telescope is able to detect radiation with a wavelength of

6.21 × 10− 6 meters. Write this number in standard notation.

(b) The diameter of Uranus at its equator is approximately 51,100 kilometers. Write this
number in scientific notation.

Question 15 of 25

Solve for B.

A = 6B + C

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Question 16 of 25

Solve the inequality for x. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

6 + 5x ≥ − 4

Question 17 of 25

Solve the inequality for v. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

− 28 > − 18 − 2v

Question 18 of 25
Find the slope of the line graphed below. Simplify your answer as much as possible.
y
5

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

Question 19 of 25
Graph the line. y
8

− 3x + y = 3 6

2
x

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

-4

-6

-8

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Question 20 of 25
The equation of a line is given below.

2x − 3y = 18

Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept.

Then use them to graph the line.

x-intercept:
y-intercept:
y
8

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

-4

-6

-8

Question 21 of 25

Write equations for the horizontal and vertical lines passing through the point − 3, 1 .

horizontal line:

vertical line:

Question 22 of 25

3
A line passes through the point 8, 9 and has a slope of .
2
Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

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Question 23 of 25
Boris will rent a car for a day. The rental company offers two pricing options: Option A and Option B. For
each pricing option, cost (in dollars) depends on miles driven, as shown below.
y
65 Option A
60
55
50
Cost 45 Option B
in dollars 40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
x
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210

Miles driven

(a) If Boris drives the rental car 75 miles, which option costs more?

Option A Option B

How much more does it cost than the other option?

$
(b) For what number of miles driven do the two options cost the same?

If Boris drives less than this amount, which option costs more?

Option A Option B

Question 24 of 25
Use substitution to solve the system.

y = 2x − 5
5x + 3y = − 4

x =
y =

Question 25 of 25

The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 4 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

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Answers
Question 1 of 25 Question 11 of 25 Question 19 of 25

m ∠ V = 28°
y

8
−4 m ∠ W = 86°
6
m ∠ X = 66°
Question 2 of 25 4

12 Question 12 of 25
2
x

4.5 miles -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
Question 3 of 25 -2

− 32w + 8x Question 13 of 25 -4

8
-6
(a)
Question 4 of 25
-8
w = −5 (b) 62.4%

Question 5 of 25 Question 14 of 25
Question 20 of 25
5 (a) 0.00000621 meters
v=− .
x-intercept: 9
36
4
(b) 5.11 × 10 kilometers y-intercept: − 6
y
Question 6 of 25
Question 15 of 25 8
35
u= − . A−C
36 B=
6

6 4

Question 7 of 25
2
Question 16 of 25
u = −5 x
x ≥ −2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8

-2
Question 8 of 25
Question 17 of 25
3 -4
x= 5<v
2 -6

-8
Question 9 of 25 Question 18 of 25

6w + 2 = 9 2
−
3
Question 10 of 25

130 hamburgers

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Question 21 of 25

horizontal line: y=1

vertical line: x = − 3

Question 22 of 25

3
y= x−3
2

Question 23 of 25

(a) If Boris drives the rental car 75 miles, which option costs more?

Option A Option B

How much more does it cost than the other option?

$15
(b) For what number of miles driven do the two options cost the same?

150
If Boris drives less than this amount, which option costs more?

Option A Option B

Question 24 of 25

x =1
y = −3

Question 25 of 25

Larger number: 56
Smaller number: 14

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