Algebra 1

FINAL EXAM REVIEW

UNIT 1: Data Analysis

Measures of Center: Mean, Median, Mode

Measures of Spread: Range, IQR, MAD
5 Number Summary: Min, Q1, Median, Q3, Max Box and Whisker Plot
Outliers Formulas: Q1 1.5(IQR) and Q3 + 1.5(IQR)
Best Measures of Center and Spread
No outlier: Mean and MAD
Outlier: Median and IQR
Box and Whisker Plot, Histograms and Dot Plots (construct, shape)
Two-Way Frequency Tables

1. Consider the set of data.

12, 13, 13, 15, 16, 19, 19, 19, 20, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 25

Mean: _______________ Median: _______________ Mode: _______________

Range: _______________ IQR: _______________ MAD: _______________

Min: _______________ Q1: _______________ Q3: _______________ Max: _______________

Are there outliers? Show your work.

What is the best measures of center and spread? Explain.

2. Mrs. Johnson was comparing her 2nd and 4th period Accelerated Algebra 1 grades. She noted the mean
grade for 2nd period was 87% with a MAD of 2.5 and 4th period has a mean of 86% with a MAD of 7.
What can you conclude about her two classes?

3. Find the following using the box-and-whiskers plot.

IQR: _______________

Range: _______________

What percent of the data is higher than 85%?

4. The dot plots show the distributions of heights, in inches, for third grade girls in two classrooms. Which of
the statements are true? Circle your answer(s).

A. The center of the graph of class 1

is best measured by the median.

B. The center of the graph of class 2

is best measured by the mean.

C. Class 1 has a greater median

than class 2.

D. Class 1 has a greater interquartile

range than class 2.

5. A survey was administered to all high school seniors to determine the type of computer they owned. The
results are displayed in the following two-way frequency table.

a. What percentage of students have no computer?

b. What percentage of male students owned a laptop?

c. Given a student has a desktop, determine the probability the student is female.

8. Only one of the box-and-whisker plots correctly displays data about the ages of team members on a
company baseball team. The statements below are all true about the team. Use the statements to
correctly choose the box-and-whisker plot.

The youngest member is 20 years old.

About 75% of the members are between 25 and 34 years old.
No one is older than 34 years old.
About 50% of the members are at least 29 years old.

A.
C.

B.
D.
 9. Without calculating the MAD, describe which set of data has the smaller MAD.

SET A: 32, 36, 41, 44, 50 SET B: 32, 56, 62, 81, 97

10. Describe the shape of the data.

UNIT 2: Dimensional Analysis

Conversion Factors
Dimension Analysis
Accuracy in measurement (exact, estimate, approximate)
Perimeter, Area and Volume

1. How many square inches are in 20 square feet?

2. Decide which car is faster - a car that drives at 65 miles per hour or a car that drives at 1232 inches per
second.

3. Convert 288,000 ounces to tons.

4. Viktor is having a party for 100 people. He estimates each person will drink 2 cups of sweet tea. How many
gallons of sweet tea does he need?
5. Decide which is more accurate: 12 pounds, 12.5 pounds or 12.45 pounds? Explain.

6. Decide if the following are exact, approximated, or estimated. Justify your answer.

a. The number of people in the city of Milton.

b. The number of people in this class.

c. The length of a pencil.

UNIT 3 Linear Functions

Writing, solving and graphing Linear equations and inequalities

Solving Systems of Linear Equations by:
Substitution
Elimination
Graphing
Determine if solution is Inconsistent/Consistent
Determine if solution Independent/Dependent
Solution is an ordered pair
Graphing Inequalities use dotted lines, solid lines, shading correctly
Discrete vs. Continuous
Literal equations
Function Notation

1. Solve the following:

2
a) (x 3) 8 = 4 b) x + 15 < 5x 1
3
Draw a number line and interval notation.

2. Solve for A in the equation 2A 3C = 21.

3. Graph the following:

a) 2x 3y = 15 b) y > 3x 6

4. Amanda has two jobs: babysitting for $12 an hour and tutoring for $20 an hour. She hopes to save at least
$600 to put down on a car.

a. Write an inequality to model the situation. Let x represent the number of hours babysitting and y
represent the number of hours tutoring.

b. Draw the graph of the inequality you

created in part a. Think about how you
graph it!

c. Give an answer that is a solution to this inequality. Justify your answer algebraically.

d. Give an answer that is not a solution to this inequality. Justify your answer graphically.
6. Write the equation of the line that passes through the points (4, -3) and (-4, 1). Hint: Find the slope and
y-intercept.

7. Decide which of the following has the smallest rate of change. Justify your choice.

A. B. C.

x y
-1 -3 2
0 0 y x3
1 13 3
2 6

8. Evaluate the following expressions given the function g(x) = -3x + 4.

a. g(5) = b. Find x if g(x) = 20.

9. Given this graph of f(x) find:

a. f(3) = b. f(4) =

c. x when f(x) = 5 d. x when f(x) = 0

10.
Domain: ________________ Range: _________________
x-int: __________________ y-int: ___________________
Is the graph a function? Explain. _____________________
_____________________________________________________
f(8) = __________ Find x if f(x) = -4. x = ____________
Equation: ___________________________

UNIT 4 Linear Systems

Graphing a system of equations
Graphing a system of inequalities
Substitution
Elimination
Word Problems

1. Graph and classify the systems below.

a) y = 3x + 4 b) x + 2y > 8 c) 3x + 6y = 12
y = 2x 6 3x + 6y < 12 5x + 10y = 20

2. Solve the systems of equations using which every method you prefer.

a. 2x + 3y = 5 b. 2x 14y = -8
3x + 4y = 3 x 7y = 8
3. Cameron buys 15 new pieces of clothing (tops and bottoms). If each top cost $25 and each bottom costs
$30, determine how many tops and bottoms she purchased if she spent $405 (before taxes). Write and
solve a system of equations.

UNIT 5 Exponential Functions

Determining Transformations
f(x) = a(b)x h + k
Writing, solving and graphing exponential functions

Exponential Applications: f(x) = a(b)x
Compound Interest

1. The graph below shows the parent function, f(x) = (2)x, and the transformed function, g(x). Describe the
transformations and write a possible function for g(x).

Describe transformation(s):

g(x) = _______________________

2. Write possible (reasonable) equations for the 4 graphs below...

3. Sean opens a savings account with $600 and puts $50 into the account each year. Juan opens a savings
account with $400, which earns 10% annually.

a) Write an equation, S(x), that models the amount of money in Seans account for each year, x.

b) Write an equation, J(x), that models the amount of money in Juans account for each year, x.

c) On the graph sketch both S and J using the equations you

made above. Make sure you label the axes.

d) What is the slope of Seans equation and what does it mean

in this scenario?

e) What does the y-intercept mean in this scenario?

f) Find S(45) and describe the meaning.

g) When will Juan have $2000?

4. Sam bought a house for $200,000 in 2012. His new home appreciates at 3% per year.
a) Write a function that models the value, V(t) of his home after t years since 2012.

b) Find the value of Sams home in 2022.

c) During what year will Sams home double in value.

5. Kaitlin buys a car worth $40,000 which depreciates at 12% per year.
a) Write a function, V(t), which models the value of the car after t years.

d) Find the value of the car after 10 years.

e) How many years will it take for the car to be worth half of its original value?
6. Solve 162x = 64x 5 .

7. Consider the function f(x) = 2x 3. Describe the effect (transformations) the following functions would have
on f(x).

a) g(x) = 2x + 5. b) h(x) = -(2)x + 1 3 c) k(x) = 3(2)x 5

x 1
1
8. The function f(x) 8 is graphed below. Determine the following characteristics.
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Domain: ______________________________________

Range: _______________________________________

Horizontal Asymptote: _________________________

x-intercept: ___________________________________

y-intercept: ___________________________________

f(1) = ____________ f(___________) = 4

Recursive: ____________________________________