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Chapter 1 Test Answer the following questions to the best of your ability, making sure to
show your work wherever necessary. Please note that some problems are worth more than
others.
Problems 112: Simplification and Evaluation (50 points each)
1. Simplify

4( 145)
2(5+1) :

2. Use the distributive property to

rewrite 6(2 x +5) without
parentheses.
For problems 4 and 5, a=7 , b=3 , and
c=8

.
3. What is the value of the expression
16 a [c 2 ( b+ 4 ) ] ?
4. What is the value of

5 a+( c2 b)2 ?

5. Simplify 7 x+5 y 5 x +3 y .
6. Write out a verbal expression for the
3
algebraic expression 6 n 4 :
7. Write an algebraic expression for b
to the second divided by c to the
fourth:
8. Translate the product of seven and
the square of a number m is 112 into
an equation:
9. Solve the equation:
x=8 6 3 4 8+5

2
2
10.Simplify 3 x + 4(x +2 x +3) .

11.Write an equation representing the

following statement: 1 less than the
square of a number x, divided by 3,
is equal to 5.
12.What is the value of x in the equation
above (problem #11)?
Problems 1314: Solving Equations and Inequalities (75 points each)
14.Find the solution set for 16+b 40
13.Find the solution of 2 ( x5 )=30 if
if the replacement set is {22, 23, 24,
the replacement set is {19, 20, 21,
25}
22}.
Problems 1517: Functions and Graphs (75 points each)
15.Sketch a reasonable graph for the
16.Identify the coordinates of the point
following scenario: the height of a
B in the graph below.
bouncing ball after being dropped
from a two-story building. (Note: a

two-story building is typically about

25 feet tall).

Problems 1721: Number System (25 points each)

17.What kind of number (integer,
20.Place the following numbers in
order, from least to greatest:
rational, or irrational) is 25 ?
5
20 ,3. 8 , 3.8, , 8
18.What kind of a number (integer,
2
rational, or irrational) is

4
25 ?

21.What is a good rational

19.What kind of a number (integer,
approximation for 1834 ?
0
.144

rational, or irrational) is
?
Problems 1620: Word Problems (200 points each)
22.Tim biked twice as many miles on
24.If a bicycle wheel travels 26 inches
Tuesday as he did on Monday. He
in one revolution, and r represents
then biked five miles more on
the number of revolutions, what
Wednesday than he did on Tuesday.
equation would allow you to find d,
Write an expression to find the total
the distance the bike travels in
number of miles Tim biked if he
inches?
biked 6 miles on Monday. Then
25.Referring back to #19, what equation
evaluate that expression.
would allow you to find d in feet?
23.A certain movie theater charges
$8.50 per ticket, $5 for a small
popcorn, $2 for candy, and $3.25 for
a small soda. If Mika plans to buy at
least one ticket and at least one small
soda, draw a number line graph that
represents the what Mika might pay.