Walnut Hill School for the Arts Math Algebra 1 Placement Test

1. Which of the following is an irrational number? 

2
A. -5 B.   C. 4  D. 5
3

2. Which group of numbers is ordered from least to greatest?

4 4 4 4
A. , − 0.9, − 3 B. −3, − 0.9, C. −0.9, ,−3 D. , − 3, − 0.9
5 5 5 5

3. Evaluate (6 − 4) ÷ 2 + 8 ÷ (4 − 2) + 1

1
A. 1 B. 8 C. 6 D. 3
2

4. Which ordered pair is not a solution of y = 2x + 1 ?

A. (3, 7) B. (0, 1) C. (-1, 1) D. (-3, -5)

5. If x = −3 and y = −5, then what does 3x − 2y equal?

A. -19 B. -1 C. 1 D. 19

6. What is the solution of −6x + 15 = −3 ?

A. -3 B. -2 C. 3 D. 6

3 x
7. What is the solution of = ?
5 15

A. 1 B. 6 C. 9 D. 25

8. What is the solution to the inequality 48 < −6h ?

A. h < −8 B. h > −8 C. h ≥ −8 D. h ≤ −8

9. What is the solution to the inequality 2(y + 5) + 7y ≤ 19 ?

A. y < 1 B. y ≤ 1 C. y > 1 D. y ≥ 1

10. What are the solutions of 3d − 4 < −10 or 2d + 7 ≥ 9 ?

A. d > −2 B. d ≤ 1 C. −2 < d ≤ 1 D. d < −2 or d ≥ 1

A. x = −1,2 B. x = −2,2 C. x = −2, 4 D. x = −5, 4

12. What is the slope of the line through the points (3, -2) and (5, 8)?

1 1
 A. B. 5 C. − D. −5
5 5

13. Which ordered pairs represent a linear function?

A. (−2,−15),(−1,−9),(0,−3),(1, 3),(2,9) B. (−2, 4),(−1,1),(0,0),(1,1),(2, 4)

C. (−2,−1),(−1,−4),(0,−5),(1,−4),(2,−1) D. (−2,−8),(−1,−1),(0,0),(1,1),(2,8)

14. Jill earns $45 per hour. Using p for her pay and h for the hours she works, what
function rule represents the situation?

A. h = 45 p B. p = 45h C. h = p + 45 D. p = h + 45

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15. What is the slope of the line with the equation y = − x − 3 ?
3

1 1
A. -3 B. -1 C. − D.
3 3

16. What is the equation of the line that has slope -4 and passes through the point (-2, -5)?

A. y = .5x − 4 B. y = −4x − 13 C. y = −.5x − 4 D. y = −4x + 3

17. What is an equation of a line passing through the points (-4, 3) and (-1, 6)?

A. y = −x − 7 B. y = −x − 1 C. y = 7x + 1 D. y = x + 7

18. What are the x- and y- intercepts of the graph of −7x + 4y = −14 ?

A. x-intercept : -7, y-intercept: 4 B. x-intercept : 7, y-intercept: -4

C. x-intercept : -2, y-intercept: 3.5 D. x-intercept : 2, y-intercept: -3.5

19. Which equation has a graph that is parallel to the graph of 9x + 3y = −22 ?

1 1
A. y = 3x − 22 B. y = −3x + 8 C. y = x + 12 D. y = − x − 2
3 3
 8x + 3y 2
20. What is when x = 2 and y = 3?
4y − 3x

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A. -22 B. -8 C. 7.5 D.
6

2x + y = 3
21. How many solutions does the system have?
6x = 9 − 3y

 A. one B. none C. infinite D. two

5x + 7y = 3
22. What is the solution to the following system of equations?
2x + 3y = 1

A. (-2, 1) B. (1, -2) C. (2, -1) D. (-1, 2)

23. Which is a solution of −8x + 5 ≥ 11 ?

1
A− B. 3 C. .25 D. -1
2

24. The graphs of the two lines 4x = 3y + 23 and 4y + 3x = −19

A. do not intersect B. are identical C. intersect at (-2, 5) D. are perpendicular

25. Which of the following points are not solutions of 2y − 5x > 6 ?

5 3
I. (-3, 4) II. (5, − ) III. ( , 5) IV. (2.6, 5)
3 4

A. I and II B. III only C. II and IV D. III and IV

26. What is the simplified form of 3𝑎! 𝑏 !! 𝑐 ! ?

!"! ! ! ! !"! ! !! ! !! ! ! !
A. B. C. D.
!! !!! ! !!! ! !!

27. Which of the following simplifies to a negative number?

!
A.  −4!! B.  (−4)!! C. 4!! D.
! !!
28. What is the simplified form of – (14𝑥 ! )! 𝑦 !! 𝑧 ?

!"! !"! ! !
A. − B. C. D. −
!! !! !! !!

29. Which of the following is written in scientific notation?

A.        73.4  𝑥  10! B.          0.09  𝑥  10! C. 80  𝑥  10! D. 4.22  𝑥  10!!

30. What is the simplified form of −3  𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! 5𝑥𝑦 !! ?

!"! !
A. − B. −15𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! C. −15𝑥 ! 𝑦 D. 15x4y
!!

!!!!
31. Which of the following is equivalent to ? (assume x≠ 0 and y ≠0)
!! !

A. 𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! B. 𝑥 ! 𝑦 C. 𝑥 ! 𝑦 D.          𝑥 !

32. A fraction reduces to 36. If its numerator is 6𝑥 ! , what is its denominator?

A. 6! 𝑥 B. 6! 𝑥 ! C. 6𝑥 ! D.    6! 𝑥 !

33. What is the simplified form of 8𝑏 ! 𝑐 ! + 4𝑏 ! 𝑐 !  ?

A. 12bc B. 12𝑏 ! 𝑐 ! C. 12𝑏 ! 𝑐 ! D.    12  𝑏 ! 𝑐 !

34. What is the difference between the following polynomials?

6𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 ! + 4 − (2𝑥 ! + 4𝑥 ! − 5)

A. 4𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 ! − 1 B. 8𝑥 ! + 6𝑥 ! − 1 C. 4𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 ! + 1 D. 4𝑥 ! − 6𝑥 ! + 9

35. What is the simplified form of 3𝑥 ! − 4𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 5𝑥 ! + 2𝑥 ! − 3𝑥 in standard

A. 5𝑥 ! + 10𝑥 ! − 𝑥 B. 8𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 C. 5𝑥 ! + 10𝑥 ! − 5𝑥 D.    5𝑥 ! + 5𝑥 ! − 𝑥

36. How can this product, 5𝑥 ! 2𝑥 − 3 , be simplified?

A. 5𝑥 ! + 2𝑥 − 3         B. 10𝑥 ! − 15𝑥 ! C. −5𝑥 ! D.  7𝑥 ! − 15𝑥 !

37. What is the GCF of the terms of 8𝑐 ! + 12𝑐 ! + 10𝑐  ?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 2c D. 4c
38. How can the polynomial 6𝑑 ! + 9𝑑 ! − 12𝑑 ! be factored?

A. 3𝑑 ! 2𝑑 ! + 3𝑑 − 4

B. 3𝑑 ! 3𝑑 ! + 6𝑑 − 9

C. 3𝑑 𝑑 ! + 3𝑑 ! − 4

D. 6𝑑 ! 𝑑 ! + 3𝑑 ! − 6

39. What is the simplified form of −3𝑧 ! 𝑧 + 2 − 4 𝑧 ! + 1    ?

A. −7𝑧 ! + 1

B. −3𝑧 ! − 4𝑧 ! − 6𝑧 − 4

C. −3𝑧 ! − 2𝑧 ! − 4

D. −3𝑧 ! − 10𝑧 ! − 4

40. Use the Distributive Property to determine the simplified form of 𝑥 − 2 2𝑥 + 3 .

A. 2𝑥 ! − 𝑥 − 6 B. 2𝑥 ! − 6 C.    2𝑥 ! − 7𝑥 − 6 D. 2𝑥 ! + 𝑥 − 6

41. What is the simplified form of 2𝑥 ! + 4𝑥 − 3 3𝑥 + 1  ?

A. 6𝑥 ! + 10𝑥 ! − 5𝑥 + 3

B. 6𝑥 ! + 14𝑥 ! + 5𝑥 − 3

C. 6𝑥 ! + 14𝑥 ! − 5𝑥 − 3

D. 6𝑥 ! − 10! − 5𝑥 − 3

42. What is the factored form of 𝑥 ! − 7𝑥 + 12 ?

A. 𝑥 − 5 𝑥 − 3 B. 𝑥 − 6 𝑥 − 1 C. 𝑥 − 2 𝑥 − 5 D. 𝑥 − 4 𝑥 − 3

43. What is the factored form of 𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 − 10 ?

A. 𝑥 + 5 𝑥 − 2

B. 𝑥 − 2 𝑥 − 5

C. 𝑥 − 5 𝑥 + 2

D. 𝑥 + 5 𝑥 + 2
44. What is the factored form of 4𝑥 ! + 12𝑥 + 5?

A. 2𝑥 + 4 2𝑥 + 3

B. 4𝑥 + 5 𝑥 + 1

C. 2𝑥 + 1 2𝑥 + 5

D. 4𝑥 + 1 𝑥 + 5

45. What is the factored form of 3𝑥 ! + 21𝑥 − 24?

A. 3 𝑥 + 8 𝑥 − 1

B. 3 𝑥 + 6 𝑥 + 1

C. 3 𝑥 + 5 𝑥 − 3

D. 3 𝑥 + 7 𝑥 − 3

46. What is the factored form of 𝑥 ! − 196?

47. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the length of the diagonal of a rectangular
garden with dimensions 12 ft by 16 ft.

A. 6 ft B. 14 ft C. 18 ft D. 20 ft

48. What is the solution of 𝑛! − 49 = 0  ?

A. -7 B. 7 C. ±7 D. ∅

49. What is the simplified form of 140

A. 4 35 B. 10 14 C. 2 70 D.    2 35

50. What is the simplified form of 3 5𝑐 ∙ 15𝑐 !  ?

A. 15𝑐 ! 3 B. 6𝑐 ! 5 C. 5𝑐 ! 3 D. 12𝑐 ! 5