703 MC 01 – Algebraic Equations in One Unknown

Circle the correct answer.

v
1) The solution of  2 is
5
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 25

2) Solve the equation 4w + 12 = 0.

A. –8
B. –3
C. 3
D. 8

3) Solve the equation x – 3 = –9.

A. –12
B. –6
C. 3
D. 6

4) Solve the equation 4 = 18 – 2y.

A. –14
B. –7
C. 7
D. 14

5) Solve the equation 3z – 5 = 11 + 5z.

A. –8
B. –2
C. 2
D. 8

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6) Which of the following is an algebraic equation in one unknown?

A. 3x + 1 – 0
B. 2a – 2b = 1
C. t2 – 1 = s
D. 6–m=2

x  10
7) Which of the following is a correct step when solving the equation 4?
2
A. x – 5 = –4
B. x+5=4
C. x – 10 = –8
D. x + 10 = 8

8) Which of the following is a correct step when solving the equation 3(x + 2) = 15?
A. x+2=5
B. x + 2 = 45
C. 3x = 13
D. 3x + 2 = 15

x 3
9) Which of the following is a correct step when solving the equation  ?
2 4
A. 2x = 3
B. 2x = –3
C. 4x = –3
D. 4x = –12

10) Which of the following is a correct step when solving the equation 5x + 20 = 5 – x?
A. x+4=1–x
B. 4x = 25
C. 4x = –15
D. 6x = –15

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r 2
11) Solve the equation 5.
3
A. –13
B. 13
C. 17
D. 21

12) Solve the equation 4 + 8s = 4s + 4.

A. 0
B. 2
2
C.
3
3
D.
2

13) If d – (4 + 3d) = 8, then d =

A. –6
B. –2
C. 1
D. 3

14) Which of the following statements are FALSE?

I. a = x + 1 is an algebraic equation in one unknown.
II. 3x + 8 ≤ 14 is an algebraic equation.
III. The root of every algebraic equation is either positive or negative.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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15) What is the solution of 3a + 15 = 30?

A. –15
B. –5
C. 5
D. 15

1 1
16) What is the solution of 1  v ?
2 4
5
A.
4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6

p 4
17) Solve for p: 
20 5
A. –16
16
B. 
5
C. –1
1
D. 
25

18) Solve for q: –2(q + 6) = 12

A. –30
B. –12
C. –3
D. 0

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19) Consider the equation 4 – 3(3x – 2) = 7. After removing the brackets, the equation becomes
A. 4 – 9x – 2 = 7
B. 4 – 9x + 2 = 7
C. 4 – 9x – 6 = 7
D. 4 – 9x + 6 = 7

y y
20) Consider the equation   1 . After eliminating the denominators, the equation becomes
3 4
A. 3y – 4y = 1
B. 4y – 3y = 1
C. 3y – 4y = 12
D. 4y – 3y = 12

21) Which of the following is NOT a good step when solving the equation 2z + 10 + 3z = 5?
A. Combine the terms 2z and 3z.
B. Divide both sides of the equation by 2.
C. Subtract 10 from both sides of the equation.
D. Transpose the term +10 to the other side of the equation.

22) Which of the following equations has a positive solution?

A. 2x + 4 = 0
B. 3x – 2 = 0
C. 5 – 2x = 7
D. 6x + 1 = 1

23) Which of the following equations does NOT have the solution y = 1?
A. 2 – 2y = 0
B. y+2=3
C. 2(y – 1) = 0
D. 3y + 1 = 4y + 1

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4m
24) If  24 , then m =
3
A. 2
B. 16
C. 18
D. 32

4n  2
25) If   6 , then n =
3
A. –5
B. –4
C. 4
D. 5

26) Solve for a: –3(a + 5) = 4(5 – 2a)

A. –7
B. –1
C. 1
D. 7

3 b
27) Solve for b: 
4 6
A. –18
B. –6
C. –3
9
D. 
2

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28) If the product of 2p + 3 and 3 is 21, what is the value of p?

3
A.
2
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5

2q
29) The perimeter of a square is 120 cm. If each side of the square is cm long, find the value of q.
3
A. 20
B. 45
C. 80
D. 180

30) Erin has $r and Selina has $(20 + r) more than Erin. If they have $140 altogether, how much does
Selina have?
A. $40
B. $60
C. $80
D. $100

31) For any three numbers a, b, c, if a = b, then which of the following must be true?
I. c+a=c+b
II. c–a=c–b
III. ac = bc
a b
IV.  , where c ≠ 0
c c
A. I and II only
B. I, II and III only
C. II, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

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32) Which of the following equations has the same solution as 4 – x = 3?

A. 2x + 1 = 3
B. 2x + 2 = 0
C. 2x – 11 = 3
D. 2x + 4 = –10

33) Which of the following can be solved by combining like terms?

A. 4 – 2y = 5
B. 2(6 – y) = 0
C. 3y = 6 – y
5y
D. 1  7
2

1
34) Which of the following techniques does NOT help simplifying the equation  2( w  1) ?
3
A. Transposition of terms
B. Combining like terms with the same unknown
C. Removing brackets
D. Eliminating denominator

35) What is the solution of 0.4u + 1.2 = 1.9u – 1.8?

A. –2
B. –0.5
C. 0.5
D. 2

b b
36) What is the solution of  0?
3 5
A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 15

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37) If a number is added to 5 and then multiply the sum by 4, the product is 32. Find the number.
A. –3
B. 3
C. 12
D. 13

38) Subtracting 8 from a number is equal to the quotient of that number divided by 5. What is the
number?
A. 2
20
B.
3
C. 10
D. 20

39) The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 10, find the smaller number?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25

40) Which of the following has/have the solution x = –2?

I. 2x + 5 = 7 – x
II. –4(x + 4) = –8
x
III.  x3
2
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

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Answer
1) C 21) B

2) B 22) B

3) B 23) D

4) C 24) C

5) A 25) A

6) D 26) D

7) C 27) D

8) A 28) B

9) B 29) B

10) D 30) D

11) C 31) D

12) A 32) A

13) A 33) C

14) D 34) B

15) C 35) D

16) D 36) A

17) A 37) B

18) B 38) C

19) D 39) B

20) D 40) A

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