Exam
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Solve for p in the following equation
p - 6 = 16
A) 22
B) -22
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C) 10
2) Solve for a in the following equation
a =1
A) 1
B) -1
D) -10
2)
C) -1 and 1
D) No solution
3) Solve for q in the following equation
q
= 41
5
A) 8
1
5
3)
B) 36
C) 205
4) Solve for all values of x in the following equation
x-2 = 3
A) 1
B) -5
D) 46
4)
C) -5 and 1
D) No solution
5) Isabel has already read 15 books from the library. After this she reads 4 books each month for y
months in a row until she read 63 books. Write an equation to show this, and solve for how many
months it took Isabel to read all the books after 15.
A) 15 + y = 63, 48 months
C) 15y + 4 = 63,
B) 15 + 4y = 63, 12 months
59
months
15
D) 4 + 63y = 15,
6) Solve for s in the following equation
50s - 43 = 52s - 81
A) 38
B) -19
11
months
63
6)
C) -38
D)
7) The lowest score on a test was 33. The difference between the highest and lowest score is 23. Write
an equation to find the highest score and solve for it.
A) h - 33 = 2×23
B) h + 23 = 33
C) h + 33 = 23
D) h - 33 = 23
h = 79
h = 10
h = -10
h = 56
8) The formula for the resistance of a conductor with voltage V and current I is R =
A) I = VR
5)
B) V =
R
I
C) V =
1
I
R
V
. Solve for V.
I
D) V = IR
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8)
9) Solve for f in the following equation
f
2 2
- =
45 9 9
A) 20
9)
B) -101
C) 101
10) Solve for y in the following equation
3 y - 2 = -27
A) 5
B) -7
D) 0
10)
C) -7 and 5
D) No solution
SHORT ANSWER. Find the solution to the question. Make sure to show your work.
11) Solve for m in the equation
6m = -72
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12) Solve for x in the following shape.
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13) Solve for x in the following equation
5x + 2 = 3x
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14) Leah scored p points in the first half of her basketball game, and in the second half she
scored 2 more points than she did in the first half. Her total points in the game was 14.
Write an equation to figure out how many points Leah scored and solve for p.
14)
15) Solve for b in the following equation
37b + 5 = 16 + 26b
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16) Rearrange the following formula to make d the subject
3 + 2ad = 4a
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17) If the total perimeter of the shape below is 50, solve for k.
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18) A video store charges a monthly membership fee of $7.50, but the charge to rent each
movie is only $1.00 per movie. Another store has no membership fee, but it costs $2.50 to
rent each movie. Write an equation to show how many movies are needed for the total
fees to be the same, and solve for this.
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19) Rearrange the following formula to make t the subject
3t - 6 = gt + t + 10
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20) Solve for x if the area of the shape below is 81.
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