Exam 1 Review
Exam 1 Review
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1. Evaluate the following expression: 3 + ( 115+5
2 ×3 )
÷ 4−2
2 %
9
0.761 %
55.93 %
1 %
200
1.071 %
0.59 %
6. In a particular class of 22 students, 11 are men. What fraction of the students in the class are men?
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7. If there are 12345 students at Rocky Valley College and of the students take speech, how many
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students take speech at Rocky Valley College?
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9. It is estimated that each guest at a party will eat pounds of chocolates. How many guests can be
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served with 15 pounds of chocolate?
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10. of a birthday cake was left over from a party. The next day, it is shared among 3 people. How big a
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piece of the original cake did each person get?
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11. Jenny measured cup of flour and cup of flour. How many total cups of flour did Jenny measure?
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Give your answer in reduced terms.
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12. Rebecca picked of a basket of apples yesterday. Today, she picked of a basket of apples. What
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part of a basket of apples has Rebecca picked in all?
Give your answer as a fraction, reduced to lowest terms.
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13. There are ten pieces of pizza. Anthony ate of the pizza for dinner. He ate of the pizza for a
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bedtime snack. How much of the pizza has he eaten in all?
Give your answer as a fraction, reduced to lowest terms.
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Exam 1 Review
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Simplify ( 6 x 3 y 3 )
4 2
18 x y
Simplify 2 5
6x y
Simplify 3 x−2 y 3
(−2 m )2−2 m2
0 0
8 c +7 c
( )
2 0
9 x +5 x +4
2
20. Divide and simplify. This is not a long division problem. Hint: Answer has 3 terms.
11 10 9
24 x +21 x −18 x
9 =
3x
5
21. Evaluate 9 2
−1
22. Evaluate 16 4
23. Rewrite with rational exponents and then use the properties of exponents to simplify the following as
much as possible. Assume all bases are positive. Hint: State your answer using rational exponents.
√3 x =
√4 x
24. Rewrite using a rational exponent. Assume all variables are positive.
√
5 6 z4
b
9
=¿
1
3
1
5
2
x + =−4 x−2
3 ( )
26. Solve 8 ( x +1 ) +6=−7 ( x+3 ) for x algebraically. If your answer is a fraction, write it in reduced,
fractional form. Do NOT convert the answer to a decimal.
Exam 1 Review
z ( ny+ u )=g+t z =¿
( 5 n+na
a )
=t
30. If two resisters, with resistance R1 and R2 respectively, are in parallel, the total resistance R is given
1 1 1
by = +
R R1 R2
. Solve for R
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Key
1. 84
2. 3600
3. 29 x=58 ~ 2
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4. x−4=12 ~ 16
761 5593 71
5. 0.2222 ~ 22.22 ~ 1000 ~ 76.1 ~ 10000 ~ 0.5593 ~ 0.005 ~ 0.5 ~ 1 1000 ~ 107.1 ~
59
~ 0.0059
10000
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6. 22
7. 4115 students
1
8. 20
cup
9. 27 guests
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10. 24
7
11. 12 cup
11
12. 24
37
13. 40
14. 625
15. -8
2 3
3x 3y
16. 25 x 6 y 7 ~ 1296 x 12 y 12 ~ 3 ~ 2
y x
17. −243 ~ 2 m2 ~ 15 ~ 1
5 4
18. 42 x +6 ~ 16 w 2+ 14 w−4 ~ 4 t 2−4 t−3 ~ 9 x + 15
19. 2 b3 x+ 3 b2+ 1
20. 8 x 2+ 7 x−6
21. 243
1
22. 2
1
23. x 12
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65 z 5
24. 9
b5
13
25. 5
−7
26. 3
27. 30
g+ t g +t−uz
28. ny +u ~ zn
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ta
29. 5+a
R1 ⋅ R 2
30. R + R
1 2