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Name:___________________________Class: ________ Date:_______________

Multiple Choice (13 Problems)


Write in the blank the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

_____1. Translate the sentence into an equation: _____5. Camila is 3 years older than her sister. The
sum of their ages is 29. Which equation can be used
Four times a number decreased by 3 is -89.
to find their ages?

A. –3n + 4 = –89 B. 4n + 3 = –89 A. x + 3 = 29


B. x + (x + 3) = 29
C. 4n – 3 = –89 D. 4 – 3n = –89 C. 3 + x + 29 = x
D. x – (x – 3) = 29
_____2. Translate the sentence into an equation:
Five times the sum of a number and 6 is –2.
_____6. An online movie streaming plan has an annual
fee of $20 and $4 per movie watched. Another plan
A. 6n + 5 = –2 B. 5n + 6 = –2 charges an annual fee of $15 plus $5 per movie watched.
C. 5(n + 6)= –2 D. 5+ n + 6 = –2 Which equation can be used to find the number of
movies when the cost of the plans the same?

_____3. Translate the sentence into an equation:


A. m = 20 + 4 + 15 + 5
3 less than one-half a number is the number increased by 6. B. 20m + 4 = 15m + 5

A. 3 −
1
𝑛 =𝑛 + 6 B.
1
𝑛− 3 =𝑛 + 6 C. 20 + 4m = 15 + 5m
2 2
D. 20 + 4m + 15 + 5m
1 1
C. 3𝑛 − 2
= 𝑛 +3 D. 3 − 2
+ 6 =𝑛

_____4. Marianna wants to buy a new tennis racket _____7. Which value of x makes the equation true?
that costs $57.50. She has $8 and plans to save $4.50
each week. Which equation can be used to find the 6(x − 3) = 4x − 7
number of weeks it will take her to save the money?
A. −5.5 B. −2
A. 4.50w + 8 = 57.50
B. 8w + 4.50 = 57.50
C. 1.1 D. 5.5
C. 4.50w + 57.50 = 8
D. 8w + 57.50 = 4.50
_____8. Which value of y makes the equation _____ 12. The steps Christa took to solve the
below true? equation are shown below. What should Christa
4y + 20 = 4y change in order to correctly solve the equation?

A. 0
B. 5
C. Null Set
D. All real numbers

A. Nothing; she solved the equation correctly.


_____9. How many solutions does the equation
have? B. Remove the absolute value from the original
2(x + 3) = 2x + 6 equation and solve the resulting linear equation.

A. One solution C. Subtract 3 from both sides before writing two


separate linear equations.
B. Two solutions
C. No solutions D. Subtract 3 from both sides and then add 4 to
both sides before writing two separate linear
D. Infinitely many solutions equations.

_____ 10. The formula PV = 300R is used in


chemistry. How can this formula be solved for P?

A. Divide both sides of the formula by P. _____ 13. What value(s) of x make the equation
below true?
B. Divide both sides of the formula by V.
2𝑥 − 4 =− 2
C. Subtract P from both sides of the formula.
A. Only −4 B. Only 4
D. Subtract V from both sides of the formula. C. No Solutions D. −4 and 4

_____ 11. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is


1
𝐴 = 2 ℎ(𝑎 + 𝑏). Which literal equation is solved
for h?

A. h = 2A(a + b)

B. h = A − 2a − 2b

2𝐴
C. ℎ = 𝑎+𝑏

𝐴
D. ℎ = 2(𝑎+𝑏)

Short Response (7 Problems)


Show all the necessary work!

14. Solve the equation. Check your solution.


2(3a + 5) = 4a – 5(2a – 4)
Show your work.

Answer

15. Solve the equation. Check your solution.

5|𝑛 + 10| − 2 = 28
Show your work.

Answer
16. The figures below show sketches of Dylan’s and Earl’s flower gardens. If the perimeter of each of their
gardens is the same, what is the length and width of Dylan’s garden?

Show your work.

Answer Length Width

17. Abir has $1.35 in nickels and dimes in his pocket. He has six more dimes than nickels. Write and solve an
equation to find the number of nickels Abir has.
Show your work.

Answer
18. Mary is 6 years younger than Matthew. Twelve years ago, Matthew was twice as old as Mary was then.
Write an solve an equation to find how old they are now.
Show your work.

Answer

19. Find the age of five brothers whose ages are consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first, the third
and the fifth is two less than five times the second. [Only algebraic solution is accepted.]
Show your work.

Answer

20. Shoe sizes and foot length are related by the formula S = 3F – 24, where S represents the shoe size and F
represents the length of the foot, in inches.
a. Solve the formula for F. b. Use the formula from part a:
Show your work. How long is your foot in inches?
Show your work

Answer Answer

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