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END-OF-COURSE EXAM
ALGEBRA 1 PRACTICE TEST
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Date: __________________________________________________
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS
Today you will be taking a Washington State Algebra I End-of-Course Practice Test. To
complete this test, you will need to use the answer document provided with this practice
test on Page 24. This practice test is designed to simulate the Washington State Algebra l
testing experience.
Three diferent types of questions appear on this test:
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While taking this test, remember:
1. Read each question carefully, including diagrams and graphs.
2. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer from the four choices given.
Mark only one response for each multiple-choice question.
3. For short-answer questions, write your answers in the box provided. You do not
have to use all of the space provided. Answers may be graphs, text, or calculations.
4.If a short-answer question asks you to show your work, you must do so to receive
full credit. If you are using a calculator, describe the calculation process you used in
enough detail to be duplicated, including the numbers you entered and the function
keys you pressed to fnd the answer. If a short-answer item has multiple parts, label
each section of work and clearly identify your answer for each part.
A formula sheet is provided for the Algebra I End-of-Course Exam, and is provided on
Page 22 and 23 of this Practice Test.
The Practice Test will be broken up into 4 diferent sections and completed over 3-50
minute periods:
Section 1: Questions 1-6
* Number, operations, expression and variables
Section 2: Questions 7-19
* Linear equations and inequalities
Section 3: Questions 20-31
* Characteristics and behaviors of linear and non-linear functions
Section 4: Questions 32-37
* Data and statistics
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* Be sure to answer all questions before you end each test session. However, do not
spend too much time on any one question.
* If you do not know the answer to a question, make your best guess and go on to the next
question.
* You will not be penalized for guessing.
ALGEBRA I END-OF-COURSE EXAM: PRACTICE TEST
1. Order the following numbers from least to greatest:

3, 62, 8.7 10
0
,
19
2
a.

19
2
, 3, 8.7 10
0
, 62
b.

62, 8.7 10
0
, 3,
19
2
.

8.7 10
0
, 3,
19
2
, 62
d.

3, 62,
19
2
, 8.7 10
0
2. If

y = x + 3! then when is " a #ositi$e number%
a. alwa"s
b. when & ' (3
. when & ' 3
d. ne$er
3. )im#lif"

20
a. 1*
b.

4 5
.

2 5
d.

5 2
4. )ol$e the e+uation for a.
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d = vt +
1
2
at
2
a.

a =
2d
vt
3
b.

a =
d vt
t
2
.

a =
2 d vt ( )
t
2
d.

a =
2d vt
t
2
,. )im#lif" the e&#ression:

x
2
y
10
( )
2
x
5
y
3
a.

y
17
x
b.

y
15
x
5
.

y
23
x
9
d.

y
26
x
7
-. Determine what $alues of & the e&#ression

5 x is defined for.
.&#ress "our answer with an ine+ualit".
/rite "our answer on the line.
0. )ol$e:

3x 1
5
= 8
a.

41
5
What are the defied !a"#e$ %f &' (((((((((((((((((((((
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b.

41
5
.

13
d.

13
1. /hih e+uation is

y =
1
3
x 5 in standard form%
a.

1
3
x + y = 5
b.

1
3
x y = 5
.

x 3y =15
d.

x + 3y = 15
2. 3ara4s ell #hone #lan osts 532.** a month! whih inludes 1** te&t messages. After she
uses all of her te&t messages! it will ost her 5.1, #er te&t message.
/rite an e+uation or ine+ualit" that ould be used to determine the total ost of
her ell #hone bill after her first 1** te&t messages.
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If 3ara onl" wants to s#end 543 on her ell #hone bill! how man" te&t messages
an she send%
1*. 6red! 3homas! and 7ahar" wor8ed at the ie ream store in the mall. 9ast wee8! 6red
earned more mone" than 3homas! but less than 7ahar". 3he gra#h shows the mone" earned
b" 7ahar" and 3homas.

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/hih area of the gra#h re#resents 6red4s #ossible wee8l" #a"%
a. P
b. :
. )
d. 3
11. 3he e+uation

13 2 x + 3 = 5
has two real solutions.
Determine the negati$e solution of the e+uation.
/rite "our answer on the line.
12. /rite an e+uation of the line that #asses through the #air of #oints.
;(,! (2<! ;3! (1<
What i$ the e)ati!e $%"#ti% %f the e*#ati%' ((((((((((((((((
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a.

y =
1
8
x +
11
8
b.

y =
1
8
x
11
8
.

y =
1
8
x
11
8
d.

y =
1
8
x +
8
11
13. /hih of these is the e+uation of a line with "(intere#t ;*! 2< and slo#e

1
3
%
a.

y =
1
3
x +2
b.

y = 2x +
1
3
.

1
3
y = 2x
d.

2y =
1
3
x
14. A 1!,**(gallon tan8 ontains 2** gallons of water. /ater begins to run into the tan8 at the
rate of 0, gallons #er hour. /hen will the tan8 be full but not o$erflowing%
a. 0 hours! 1 minutes
b. 10 hours! 2* minutes
. 2* hours
d. 22 hours! 4* minutes
1,. Aording to the gra#h! whih statement best desribes the slo#e%
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a. As the distane tra$eled inreases b" 2*! the amount of gas in the tan8 dereases b" 3.
b. As the distane tra$eled dereases b" 3! the amount of gas in the tan8 inreases b" 2*.
. As the distane tra$eled inreases b" 3*! the amount of gas in the tan8 inreases b" 2.
d. As the distane tra$eled dereases b" 2*! the amount of gas in the tan8 dereases b" 3.
1-. )ol$e for & in

4 < 3x + 2 14
.
Dis#la" the set of solutions that ma8es the om#ound ine+ualit" true b" gra#hing them on
the number line below.

10. /hih is the gra#h of the solution set of the s"stem of ine+ualities%
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x 2y 10
2x + y > 0
11. /rite an e+uation of the line that is #er#endiular to

y =
1
2
x +8 and goes through ;(4! ,<.
a.

y =
1
2
x + 3
b.

y =
1
2
x + 7
.

y = 2x +8
d.

y = 2x 3
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12. Onl" hoolate and $anilla ie ream ones are sold at an ie ream store. In one da"! the
number of hoolate ones sold was 1 more than 4 times the number of $anilla ones sold. A
total of 121 ones were sold that da".
9et = the number of hoolate ones sold.
9et $ = the number of $anilla ones sold.
/rite e+uations to determine the number of hoolate ones sold that da".
>se the e+uations to determine the number of hoolate ones sold that da".
)how "our wor8 using words! numbers! and?or diagrams.
2*. 3he hart shows the amount of total salar" ;ommission #lus base salar"< #aid to em#lo"ees
of a store that s#eiali@es in big sreen tele$isions.
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/hih e+uation best re#resents the total salar" ;3< that an em#lo"ee ma8es for selling an"
number of tele$ision sets ;n<%
a. 3 = ,*n A 1**
b. 3 = 1**;n A ,*<
. 3 = 1**n A ,*
d. 3 = ,*;n A 1**<
21. In 2***! ,,** #eo#le attended the )tate B bas8etball tournament. 3he enrollment has been
inreasing 2C annuall". )elet the e+uation that would determine the total number of #eo#le
who attend t "ears after 2***.
a.

y = 5500(.02)
x
b.

y = 5500(0.2)
x
.

y = 5500(1.02)
x
d.

y = 5500(1.2)
x
22. Dr. )hindler begins tra$eling east on Interstate 2* from )#o8ane with a full tan8 of gasoline.
Eis ar has a 1,(gallon gas tan8 and gets 3* miles #er gallon during highwa" tra$el.
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Let m = the number of miles Mr. Shindler has driven
Let g = the number of gallons of gas remaining in his tank
Se"e+t and ,#$tif- in the answer bo& whih e+uation desribes the relationshi#
between the number of miles Dr. )hindler has tra$eled and the number of gallons
remaining in his gas tan8.
a.

g =15 30m
b.

m = 30g 15
.

g = 15
m
30
d.

m =
30
g
15
)how "our wor8 using words! numbers! and?or diagrams.
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23. Fou are a full time em#lo"ee at a mar8eting firm. In order to maintain fulltime status "ou
must wor8 a minimum of 2, hours a wee8! and "ou annot wor8 more than 4, hours in a
wee8. Fou ma8e 52* #er hour.
Define the domain and range in the onte&t of the #roblem.
/rite "our answer on the line.
24. /hih funtion best re#resents the $alues in the table below%
a.

f (x) = x
3
b.

f (x) = x
.

f (x) =
1
x
d.

f (x) = x
2,. 9oo8 at the funtion:

f (x) = 2x
2
4x +5
.$aluate

f (x)
at

f (3)
.
/rite "our answer on the line.

x f(x)
(3 (20
(1 (1
* *
2 1
, 12,
D%.ai: (((((((((((((((((((( Ra)e: ((((((((((((((((((((
What i$

f (3)
/ (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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2-. /hih best desribes the differene;s< between the gra#hs of

f (x) = 5x +
3
4
and

g(x) = 10x +
3
4
%
a. 3he gra#h of f;&< is twie as stee# as the gra#h of g;&<.
b. 3he gra#h of f;&< is half as stee# as the gra#h of g;&<.
. 3he gra#h of f;&< has a "(intere#t of , while g;&< has a "(intere#t of 1*.
d. Both A and G are true.
20. Hra#h A is the gra#h of

y = 2(3)
x
and gra#h B is the gra#h of

y = 3(2)
x
.
/hih statement about the two gra#hs is true%
a. Both gra#hs A and B rise at the same rate.
b. Hra#h B rises at a faster rate than gra#h A.
. Hra#h A rises at a faster rate than gra#h B.
d. 3he "(intere#t of gra#h A is abo$e the "(intere#t of gra#h B.
21. )ol$e the e+uation

3
x
= 729
.
a. & = ,
b. & = -
. & = 243
d. & = 02-
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22. /hih table re#resents the reursi$e formula:
a / a-1 - 0
3*. Dar" reorded and gra#hed the dail" height of a growing #lant. Dar"Is gra#h was linear.
/hih table ould be Dar"Is data%
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31. 3his gra#h shows the relationshi# between the age of a #lanet in millions of "ears and the
number of moons the #lanet has.

/hih of these statements is true about the gra#h%
a. 3he de#endent $ariable is the number of moons.
b. 3he inde#endent $ariable is the number of moons.
. )ine the number of moons is sta"ing the same! there is no de#endent $ariable.
d. )ine the number of moons is sta"ing the same! there is no inde#endent $ariable.
32. Brad and 3om are om#aring their lassesI sores on a math test. Both of their lasses had
mean sores of 1* on the test! but BradIs lass had a range of - while 3omIs lass had a range
of 3*. If the highest #ossible sore was 1**! whih lass had the 9O/.)3 sore in it%
a. BradIs lass had the lowest sore in it.
b. 3omIs lass had the lowest sore in it.
. 3he lowest sore ourred in both lasses.
d. It annot be determined from the information.
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33. A ollege #rofessor at the >ni$ersit" of /ashington sur$e"ed 1,* students at the uni$ersit".
3he students were as8ed if the" #refer in lass or ta8e home tests. 3he #rofessor drew the
onlusion: JOne out of four ollege students #refer ta8e home tests.K .&#lain wh" this
onlusion is misleading.
a. 3he #rofessor sur$e"ed a small sam#le of the #o#ulation at one uni$ersit" but made
the onlusion about the entire #o#ulation of ollege students.
b. 3he sur$e" +uestion was biased toward in lass tests.
. 3he students were not seleted randoml".
d. 3he sam#le si@e was too small.
34. At a #artiular om#an"! e$er" em#lo"ee reei$es a 4C ost(of(li$ing inrease to their
salar".
/hat im#at does this ost(of(li$ing inrease ha$e on the mean and on the range of
em#lo"ee salaries at the om#an"%

a. 3he mean inreases but the range does not hange.
b. 3he mean does not hange but the range inreases.
. 3he mean and range both inrease.
d. 3he mean and range do not hange.
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3,. 3he gra#h shows the sto8 $alue for a tehnolog" om#an" from 2**2 to 2**,. 6rom this
gra#h! draw a line that fits the data and determine what is the most li8el" $alue of the sto8
for the "ear 2***%
a. 5*
b. 51*
. 52*
d. 53*
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3-. Lane gra#hed the relation between fund(raising #rofits for the hess lub and the number
of members.
/hih e+uation re#resents a line that fits the data%
a.

y = 29n +180
b.

y = 60n +180
.

y =
2
3
n +180
d.

y =
200
3
n +180
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30. /hih term best desribes the satter#lot below%
a. Positi$e orrelation
b. Negati$e orrelati$e
. 7ero orrelation
d. Perfet orrelation
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