Benchmark Assessment #1 Study Guide Ms. Catullo and Mr.

Lloyd The Benchmark will be worth 100 points and will be the first grade of the second quarter, so make sure to complete these practice problems CAREFULLY and ask QUESTIONS if you dont understand something! 1. What quadrant does the point (2, -3) lie in? (C.3.1.1)

2. A rectangle has vertices at points (2, 1), (-4, 1), and (-4, -2). Find the coordinates of the last vertex.

(C.3.1.1)

3. Find the next two numbers in the pattern.

(D.1.1.1)

1, 4, 16, 64, _____, ______

4. Aimee has to buy balloons, b, to decorate for the school dance. Balloons cost $1.50 each and she was told she needs to spend at least $45 of the budget on balloons. Write an inequality that models this situation. (D.2.2.2)

5. The science club is selling t-shirts to make money for their trip to the planetarium. The web t-shirts cost the club $140. They sell the t-shirts for $6 each. Write an inequality that shows how many t-shirts the science club would have to sell to make a profit of at least $250. (D.2.1.1.1)

6. Translate the following into a variable expression. five less than a number is 72

(D.2.1.1)

7. When solving the inequality 2 x 15 > 13 , what are the two steps you would have to take to solve? (Write in words). (D.2.1.1)

8. Solve, then graph the solution on a number line. 5 x 25

(D.2.1.1)

9. Using the formula for simple interest, how much interest is earned of the following? Principal = $2,300 Interest Rate = 2.9 %

(A.2.2.2)

Time = 6 years

10. Using the formula for simple interest, what is the total balance of the following? (A.2.2.2) Ms.Catullo creates a savings account with a $700 deposit. After a total of 3 years at an interest rate of 2%, she collects the interest and removes all of her money and closes the account. What is the total balance that she removes from the bank?

11. Evaluate the following (A.2.1.1):

24 + 3(2 + 7 ) 9

12. Simplify. 6x 14 5x

(D.2.1.3)

13. Simplify. 5(x 6) + 17x

(D.2.1.3)

14. Solve the following equation. 11 + 2.3y = 142.6

(D.2.1.1)

15. Simplify. 7x + 3(2y x)

(D.2.1.3)

16. Use the formula C = .56(F 32) to convert 21 Fahrenheit to Celsius. (B.1.1.4)

17. What is the value of p in the following equation? 3p 6 = 93

(D.2.1.2)

18. Solve. -4 + 8n > -12

(D.2.1.1)

19. Translate the following into a variable expression. (D.2.2.1) three less than four times the number y

20. Solve.

4x 2 = 2 .5 4

(D.2.1.1)

Using the graph below, answer questions 21, 22, & 23. 21. Which is the unlimited plan? (E.1.1.1)

22. Approximately how much would 27 MB of data cost if you were on Plan B?
(E.1.1.2)

23. Predict where Plan A and Plan B will intersect. (E.4.1.2)

24. How do you evaluate the following? (Write in words) (A.3.3.1 ) -26 3

25. Find the missing number in the following pattern. (D.1.1.1)

0, 2, 5, 9, _____, 20, 27, 35, 44,

26. What number comes next? (D.1.1.1)

22, 13, 4, -5, -14, ______

27. Translate the following into a variable expression. (D.2.2.1)

4( x 5 )

28. Amazon charges $9.99 per e-book to download their new releases. Grandma Moneybags just gave you $300 for your fourteenth birthday. You plan on downloading some books with the money, but you need to buy a Kindle first ($189.00 at www.Amazon.com ). If we let n = the number of books that could be downloaded, write an inequality that models this situation. (D.2.2.1)